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Crew Leader

Introduction (2 minutes)

Use the Zoom chat feature to keep everyone connected. As people join in, ask for their first and last name, email address, and where they are tuning in from. Save the chat as an attendance record.

Reflect

Ask Crew members to share their favorite points from the talk. What phrase or moment did they relate to the most?

Icebreaker: Reflection or Conversation Starter or Virtual Icebreaker (5 minutes)

For your icebreaker, choose from the options below. Have Crew members unmute themselves to share.

Conversation Starters (Choose One)
  • What's something you did this week that you feel proud of?
  • What did you eat for breakfast?
  • Name the best book you’ve ever read.
  • What’s your morning routine?
  • What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever been given?
  • If your life was a story, what would the title be?
Virtual Icebreakers (5 minutes)

Preaching Game - Choose random items and allow individuals to find ways to encourage others using that item. (Pick 2-3 volunteers)

Show-and-Tell - Pick an object in your home that has significance for you, something with a funny story behind it, anything unique, or something you've used to simply pass the time.

Crew Discussion

Feliz, Sano, Santo: Mucho mas, un poquito feliz

Pastor Rich Wilkerson, Jr.

Continuing the Conversation
Last Crew's Call to Action

God calls for us to forgive while maintaining boundaries necessary to steward and nurture our souls. This week, lean in to the wisdom of Solomon and study the book of Proverbs to help you develop tools for cultivating Godly relationships while asking God for the courage to forgive. Don’t forget to check out additional resources at https://www.vouschurch.com/care.

Escritura

Romanos 12:1-2

Por lo tanto, hermanos, tomando en cuenta la misericordia de Dios, les ruego que cada uno de ustedes, en adoración espiritual,[a] ofrezca su cuerpo como sacrificio vivo, santo y agradable a Dios. 2 No se amolden al mundo actual, sino sean transformados mediante la renovación de su mente. Así podrán comprobar cuál es la voluntad de Dios, buena, agradable y perfecta.

REFERENCIAS: Romanos 12 | Hebreos 13:17 | Santiago 1:8 | Salmos 86:11 | Proverbios 23:7

Punto Principal

¿Qué hay en tu sique? Lo más probable es que tengas 100 pensamientos dando vueltas, algunos buenos y otros malos. Es difícil separarnos de nuestros pensamientos, por lo que debemos reconocer que nuestros pensamientos y mentes son poderosos y una parte importante de nuestra alma. La buena psicología brota de una espiritualidad sana, que Dios nos ha regalado cuando nos arrepentimos y cambiamos nuestra mentalidad a la verdad de la palabra de Dios. La transformación de la mente cambiará tu vida y es un camino que comienza con la entrega a Dios. Aunque vivimos en un mundo donde nuestras mentes están constantemente bombardeadas con todo tipo de información e ideas para ser felices, sanos y santos, se requiere la elección diaria de dejar de pensar como el mundo y convertirnos en un sacrificio vivo para Dios.

Tenemos que adoptar la enseñanza de Jesús para ser felices, saludables y santos

1.  Recuerdos

Los recuerdos del pasado pueden influir en las percepciones del presente. Sin embargo, podemos romper este patrón y transformar nuestras vidas cuando permitimos que la palabra de Dios renueve nuestra mente. Al procesar los recuerdos de nuestro pasado, Dios nos llama a volver a centrar nuestra mente en Él. Reenmarcar nuestros recuerdos permite que las alegrías y tristezas pasadas agudicen las herramientas que Él nos dio para servir a Su Reino.

Por último, hermanos, consideren bien todo lo verdadero, todo lo respetable, todo lo justo, todo lo puro, todo lo amable, todo lo digno de admiración, en fin, todo lo que sea excelente o merezca elogio. Filipenses 4:8

A medida que obedecemos a Dios, Él aparece en el momento justo
Si bien los recuerdos pueden influirnos hoy, no somos nuestro pasado; nuestra verdadera identidad se encuentra en el Señor
Se dice que nuestros pensamientos dan forma a nuestra vida. A medida que acercamos nuestra mente a Dios, nuestra vida se transforma.

Como una oruga que se convierte en mariposa, nosotros también podemos transformar nuestra vida a medida que buscamos cosas mejores y más elevadas en Cristo

¿Cómo podemos dejar que Dios reformule un recuerdo pasado en algo positivo que nos sirva hoy?

2. Lo que percibes lleva a lo que crees

Nuestra percepción del mundo da forma a nuestras creencias y la manera en que vivimos nuestras vidas todos los días. Aunque es común escuchar a la gente usar el término “mi verdad”, como creyentes nos aferramos a la verdad absoluta, la verdad de Dios. Percibir la vida de la manera que Dios quiere para nosotros requiere que reformulemos nuestra percepción. La dirección de nuestro enfoque determina el rumbo de nuestra vida. Mantengámonos fieles a la creencia que tenemos en Jesús y al sacrificio que hizo por nosotros. No solo para darnos la eternidad, sino también paz plena, alegría y libertad en nuestra realidad.

No percibas las cosas por lo que son, sino por lo quien tú eres
Una creencia es aquello que consideras es absolutamente cierto
Necesitamos reforzar nuestra creencia en la verdad de Dios todos los días

Si no te gusta cómo te sientes, revisa tu forma de pensar

¿De qué manera refuerzas tus creencias y reenfocas tu perspectiva en la verdad de Dios?

Resumen

El político Arthur Fletcher dijo una vez que "una mente es algo terrible para desperdiciar". Sin embargo, cuando construimos nuestros recuerdos, percepciones y creencias sobre el fundamento de Cristo Jesús, nuestra mente se convierte en una herramienta invaluable para la transformación. Con la renovación constante de nuestros pensamientos de acuerdo con la voluntad de Dios, es seguro que se producirán cambios positivos y productivos.

Llamado A La Acción

¿Hay un recuerdo doloroso, una percepción falsa o una creencia limitante que te ha estado frenando? Pídele a Dios a través de la oración que lo reformule desde su perspectiva. Si necesitas ayuda adicional, utiliza los recursos que se encuentran en https://www.vouschurch.com/happy

Anuncios

Road to VOUSCon [Camino a VOUSCon]

Acompáñanos en el Camino a VOUSCon en una carrera de relevos de 40 días por el estado de Florida. Desde Jacksonville hasta Miami, corredores de todas las regiones están invitados a participar en la proclamación de la buenas nuevas. ¿Nuestra meta? VOUSCon 2025. Liderados por un equipo esencial de VOUS, colaboraremos con iglesias asociadas a lo largo del camino, destacando el cuerpo de Cristo y apoyando a la iglesia local mediante iniciativas semanales de ayuda comunitaria.

Salida: Domingo, 11 de mayo

Llegada: Jueves, 19 de junio

Más info

ILMC Día de Servir

El Día de Servir se celebrará el sábado 12 de julio y queremos que todos nuestros crews participen en mostrar amor por nuestra ciudad, así que ¡inscriban a su crew en un proyecto de Día de Servir! Para ver los proyectos e inscribirse, ¡hagan clic aquí! Entreguen su formulario antes del miércoles 2 de julio.

Cuándo: Sábado 12 de julio

Dónde: Todas las sedes de VOUS

Hora: 10:00 a.m.

Domingos en VOUS

VOUS SoMi

8:45AM / 10:30AM / 12:30PM / 6PM

VOUS City

10:30AM / 12:30PM / 6PM

VOUS Miami Gardens

10:30AM / 12:30PM

VOUS DD

10:30AM / 12:30PM

Church Online

10AM / 5PM Español

Growth Track

Después de cada servicio u online vouschurch.com/growthtrack

Crew Leader

Introduction (2 minutes)

Use the Zoom chat feature to keep everyone connected. As people join in, ask for their first and last name, email address, and where they are tuning in from. Save the chat as an attendance record.

Reflect

Ask Crew members to share their favorite points from the talk. What phrase or moment did they relate to the most?

Icebreaker: Reflection or Conversation Starter or Virtual Icebreaker (5 minutes)

For your icebreaker, choose from the options below. Have Crew members unmute themselves to share.

Conversation Starters (Choose One)
  • What's something you did this week that you feel proud of?
  • What did you eat for breakfast?
  • Name the best book you’ve ever read.
  • What’s your morning routine?
  • What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever been given?
  • If your life was a story, what would the title be?
Virtual Icebreakers (5 minutes)

Preaching Game - Choose random items and allow individuals to find ways to encourage others using that item. (Pick 2-3 volunteers)

Show-and-Tell - Pick an object in your home that has significance for you, something with a funny story behind it, anything unique, or something you've used to simply pass the time.

Crew Discussion

What Did You Expect?

Pastor Luke Barry

Continuing the Conversation
VOUSCon 2023: Reflect

VOUSCon was nothing short of a miracle! We're still praising God for all He did. Reflection builds gratitude. Spend the first few minutes of Crew sharing a testimony or reflection from VOUSCon 2023.

Continuing the Conversation
Last Crew's Call to Action

God calls for us to forgive while maintaining boundaries necessary to steward and nurture our souls. This week, lean in to the wisdom of Solomon and study the book of Proverbs to help you develop tools for cultivating Godly relationships while asking God for the courage to forgive. Don’t forget to check out additional resources at https://www.vouschurch.com/care.

Scripture

Ephesians 3:20-21 NKJV

Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

Additional Scripture References: John 11:32; Job 13:15; John 11:5; Matthew 14:31

Main Idea

Life often doesn't meet our expectations, leading to frustration and disappointment. We may hope for one outcome, only to be met with something entirely different, creating a gap between what we expected and what we experienced. This gap can lead us to question God, our faith, and our hope. But through stories like that of Lazarus and Job, we learn that God isn’t in the business of just meeting expectations, He’s in the business of exceeding them.

God’s power to perform exceeds our ability to ask

1. Hope and Expectation

Faith grows through hope and trusting God’s timing. Positive expectations can fuel faith, while unmet expectations can lead to disappointment. Often, we expect something specific from God but find ourselves limiting Him to only a particular outcome. When we don’t see Him come through just as we expected, we can find ourselves frustrated and disappointed — where was God? The truth is, God is always at work. We may not always see Him moving, or understand His plan, but He has something greater in mind.

Disappointment can tempt us to give up on expectations, but it’s an opportunity to strengthen our faith
God’s plans always exceed our expectations
Don't allow your expectations of what God was “supposed” to do get in the way of what He wants to do

If God always met your expectations, how could He ever exceed them?

What areas of your life are you waiting for God to show up? How can you operate from faith in the present as you hope for the future?

2. Endurance and Enjoyment

Job’s story is a powerful example of enduring pain and disappointment without losing faith. Even in his suffering, Job declared, “Though He slay me, yet will I hope in Him.” Despite the immense loss, he continued to trust God, showing us that our hope can remain, even in the midst of struggle. Endurance is the ability to trust that God is working, even when we can’t see it.

Endurance strengthens our faith through trials
God hasn’t called us to merely endure life, He’s called us to enjoy it
Enjoying life is appreciating the little, it’s not a pain-free life, but a grateful one

We can say: “God, I don’t understand everything but I trust you in everything”

How has a difficult season strengthened your appreciation for God’s blessings?

Summary

Possibly the greatest source of frustration in life is unmet expectations. The difference between what we expected versus what we experienced often leads us to stop expecting. But there’s an invitation of faith amidst the frustration. Don’t lower your expectations; lift your faith. Give God something to exceed. God can do it, the question is: can you believe it?

Call To Action

Identify areas where you may be limiting God by expecting a specific outcome. Practice finding gratitude by celebrating the little things.

Announcements

Care Request Form

If someone in your Crew needs care, we want to come alongside you. Our Care Response Team is designed to equip you to walk with people in different seasons of their life.Our team is committed to celebrating life’s best moments with you and offering support through its hardest ones.We would love to come around you for the following life events:
+ Marriages
+ Births
+ Deaths
+ Hospitalizations/Illness

Please submit a request at vouschurch.com/requestcare

VOUSCon 2025: Dying to be Different

This isn’t just another conference. It’s a holy moment to encounter Jesus, be filled with His presence, and reset your heart around what matters most. Over three days of powerful worship, teaching, and community, you’ll be equipped to lead with clarity and live with boldness.

From curated workshops to next-level add-ons, VOUSCon is designed to meet you where you are and where you lead—whether that’s in your church, your workplace, or the middle of a major life decision. Every session is crafted to grow your faith and strengthen your voice.

For more information or to purchase tickets, click here.

When: Thursday, June 19th - Saturday, June 21st

Where: Watsco Center
1245 Dauer Dr
Coral Gables, FL 33146

VOUSCon Prayer Night

VOUSCon is here! On Wednesday before kicking off VOUSCon 2025 in strength and unity we are going to pray.

Don't miss the moment to join us in prayer. Please RSVP by clicking here for our FREE VOUSCon Prayer Night

When: Wednesday, June 18th
Time: 7:00PM
Where: Watsco Center
1245 Dauer Dr
Coral Gables, FL 33146

The Road to VOUSCon

Join us on the road to VOUSCon as we embark on a 40-day relay run through the state of Florida. From Jacksonville to Miami, runners from every region are invited to participate in carrying the good news. Our finish line? VOUSCon 2025. Led by a core VOUS team, we’ll link arms with partner churches along the way, spotlighting the body of Christ and championing the local church through weekly outreach initiatives.

Starting Line: Sunday, May 11
Finish Line: Thursday, June 19

Learn More

ILMC Serve Day

Serve Day is happening Saturday, July 12th, and we want to get ALL of our crews involved in loving our city so please sign your crew up for a Serve Day project! To see the projects and sign up, please click here! Please have your form in by Wednesday, July 2nd.


When
: Saturday, July 12th
Where
: All VOUS Locations
Time
: 10:00 AM

Sundays at VOUS

VOUS SoMi

8:45AM / 10:30AM / 12:30PM / 6PM

VOUS City

10:30AM / 12:30PM / 6PM

VOUS Miami Gardens

8:45AM / 10:30AM / 12:30PM

VOUS DD

10:30AM / 12:30PM

Church Online

10AM / 12:00 PM / 5PM Español


Growth Track

After every service or join online at vouschurch.com/growthtrack

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