2008 Summer Sermon Series
The Life You’ve Always Wanted
by John Ortberg
June 14/15
Chapter 1: We Shall Morph Indeed: The Hope of Transformation
Exodus 3:1-15 Romans 12:1-2
June 21/22
Chapter 2: Surprised by Change: The Goal of Spiritual Life
Chapter 3: Training vs. Trying: The Truth about Spiritual Disciplines
Matthew 22:34-40 1 Corinthians 9:24-25
June 28/29
Chapter 4: A “Dee Dah Day”: The Practice of Celebration
Nehemiah 8:9-12 Isaiah 55:12 Psalm 118:24
July 5/6
Chapter 6: Interrupting Heaven: The Practice of Prayer
2 Chronicles 7:14-15 Matthew 6:5-13
July 12/13
Chapter 5: An Unhurried Life: The Practice of “Slowing”
Ecclesiastes 3:1-14 Mark 1:32-39
July 19/20
Chapter 7: Appropriate Smallness: The Practice of Servanthood
Philippians 2:6-11 Mark 10:35-45
July 26/27
Chapter 8: Life Beyond Regret: The Practice of Confession
Psalm 51 James 5:16
August 2/3
Chapter 9: The Guided Life: Receiving Guidance from the Holy Spirit
1 Samuel 3:1-10 John 10:1-4
August 9/10
Chapter 10: A Life of Freedom: The Practice of Secrecy
Matthew 6:1-6,16-18 1 Corinthians 4:3-5
August 16/17
Chapter 11: An Undivided Life: The Practice of Reflection on Scripture
2 Timothy 3:16-17 Psalm 1:1-3
August 23/24
Chapter 12: Life with a Well-Ordered Heart: Developing Your Own
“Rule of Life”
Proverbs 4:23 Colossians 3:17
August 30/31
Chapter 13: A Life of Endurance: The Experience of Suffering
Genesis 22:1-14 James 1:2-4