Introduction

Good morning, dear friends.

We're here today, gathered in faith, love, and hope. We're here to listen, learn, and lean on the Word of God. We're here to find comfort, courage, and clarity.

Our Scripture today is Jeremiah 29:11.

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

A powerful promise, isn't it? A promise that speaks of God's love, His plans, and His purpose for us.

G.K. Chesterton once said, "Hope is the power of being cheerful in circumstances that we know to be desperate." And isn't that what Jeremiah 29:11 is all about? It's about finding hope in desperate times, trusting in God's plans even when we don't understand them.

Today, we're going to talk about God as our life coach. We're going to talk about the trials we face and how they shape us. We're going to talk about the promise of a future and hope. We're going to talk about God's love, His plans, and His purpose for us.

But before we do, let's bow our heads in prayer.

Dear Heavenly Father, we thank You for this day. We thank You for Your Word, for Your promises, for Your love. We ask that You open our hearts and minds today as we listen to Your Word. Help us to understand Your plans for us, to trust in Your promises, and to find hope in Your love. In Jesus' name, we pray, amen.

Let’s get started!

God as Our Life Coach

When we think about coaching, we often think about sports or personal development. We think about someone guiding us, pushing us, helping us to reach our full potential. But have you ever thought about God in this way? Have you ever considered Him as your ultimate life coach?

God has a game plan for us: He has a strategy, a playbook, if you will. And this playbook is His Word, the Bible. It's filled with instructions, advice, and guidance for us. It's our manual for life, our guidebook for navigating the challenges and trials we face.

God doesn't leave us to figure things out on our own: He's there with us, guiding us, directing us, encouraging us. He's there to pick us up when we fall, to cheer us on when we succeed, to correct us when we make mistakes. He's there to help us grow, to help us learn, to help us become the best version of ourselves.

God's coaching is not limited by time or space: He's always there, always available, always ready to help. He's there in the morning when we wake up, in the evening when we go to bed, and every moment in between. He's there in the good times and the bad, in the highs and the lows, in the victories and the defeats.

God’s goals: And God's coaching is not just about helping us achieve worldly success or personal goals. It's about helping us fulfill our divine purpose, our God-given destiny. It's about helping us become who He created us to be, to live the life He planned for us. In Jeremiah 29:11, God declares His plans for us. He declares His intention to prosper us, to give us hope and a future. This is God's promise to us, His commitment as our life coach. He's not just interested in our temporary success or happiness. He's interested in our eternal well-being, our everlasting joy.

God's coaching is to shape us: Specifically it’s about shaping our character, molding our hearts, transforming our minds. It's about helping us develop the fruits of the Spirit - love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. It's about helping us become more like Christ, more loving, more compassionate, more forgiving, more humble.

God's coaching is not just for our benefit: It's for the benefit of others as well. It's about helping us become a blessing to others, a light in the darkness, a beacon of hope. It's about helping us make a positive impact in the world, to make a difference in the lives of others.

Trials as Tools for Shaping Us

Trials, those tough times that test our faith, our patience, and our endurance, are often seen as obstacles ... View this full PRO sermon free with PRO