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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

SEVEN: Jesus Cósmico

Brooke Ligertwood

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.

Palavra

Apocalipse 2:18-29 (NVI)Ao anjo da igreja em Tiatira escreva: Estas são as palavras do Filho de Deus, cujosolhos são como chama de fogo e os pés como bronze reluzente. Conheço as suasobras, o seu amor, a sua fé, o seu serviço e a sua perseverança, e sei que vocêestá fazendo mais agora do que no princípio. No entanto, contra você tenho isto:você tolera Jezabel, aquela mulher que se diz profetisa. Com os seus ensinos, elainduz os meus servos à imoralidade sexual e a comerem alimentos sacrificados aosídolos. Dei-lhe tempo para que se arrependesse da sua imoralidade sexual, mas elanão quer se arrepender. Por isso, vou fazê-la adoecer e trarei grande sofrimento aosque cometem adultério com ela, a não ser que se arrependam das obras que elapratica. Matarei os filhos dessa mulher. Então, todas as igrejas saberão que eu souaquele que sonda mentes e corações, e retribuirei a cada um de vocês de acordocom as suas obras. Aos demais que estão em Tiatira, a vocês que não seguem adoutrina dela e não aprenderam, como eles dizem, os profundos segredos deSatanás, digo: não porei outra carga sobre vocês; tão-somente apeguem-se comfirmeza ao que vocês têm, até que eu venha. Àquele que vencer e fizer a minhavontade até o fim darei autoridade sobre as nações. Ele as governará com cetro de ferro e as despedaçará a um vaso de barro. Eu lhes darei a mesma autoridade querecebi autoridade de meu Pai. Também lhe darei a estrela da manhã. Aquele quetem ouvidos ouça o que o Espírito diz às igrejas.

Referências: Salmo 19:1-4, 1 Coríntios 10:16, João 17:15-19, Gálatas 5:13, 1Coríntios 8:12, Daniel 2:44, 7:13-14

Ideia Principal

Você já teve que comprometer seus valores por causa do conforto de alguém? Podeser difícil permanecer firme em suas crenças e falar a verdade sem parecerintolerante. No entanto, Jesus é o modelo perfeito do que significa serapaixonadamente intolerante: administrar a verdade em amor e combater asmentiras do inimigo com perseverança.Comprometer nossos valores nos diz que não há problema em fazer a coisa erradapelo motivo certo.

1. O espírito de JezabelO espírito de Jezabel vem de uma rainha de mesmo nome. Em seu apogeu, arainha Jezabel usou sua influência para comprometer as crenças e ocomportamento do rei Acabe, que então influenciou o povo de Israel. Há umparalelo direto em relação à serpente e como ele enganou Eva, fazendo suapergunta: “Deus realmente disse aquilo?” Causando a queda da humanidade.

Embora a pessoa de Jezabel tenha desaparecido há muito tempo, o espírito deseus caminhos enganosos permanece, ameaçando não apenas desmantelar acongregação de Tiatira, mas a Igreja atual. Quando nos deixamos corromper poruma mentalidade “ou/e” quando se trata do Evangelho e do mundo, sofremos lesõesdolorosas em nossas almas.

1 Reis 16:30-31 NVI“Acabe, filho de Onri, fez o que o Senhor reprova, mais do que qualquer outro antesdele. Ele não apenas achou que não tinha importância cometer os pecados deJeroboão, filho de Nebate, mas também se casou com Jezabel, filha de Etbaal, reidos Sidônios, e passou a prestar culto a Baal e adorá-lo.”

Não podemos ter um pé enraizado em Jesus e o outro enraizado no mundo e não esperar consequências disso
O que fazemos com nossos corpos afeta nossas almas
Quando estivermos em sintonia com o Espírito de Deus, seremos capazes de reconhecer o espírito de Jezabel e quaisquer espíritos falsificados

Deus se preocupa com a verdade e com a falsidade porque isso afeta nossa prática.

Como é ter um pé enraizado em Jesus e outro no mundo? Por que isso é prejudicial para nossas almas?

2. Libertação do Espírito de Jezabel

Como cristãos, somos chamados a não comprometer quem somos pelo mundo aonosso redor. É fácil como humanos nos relacionarmos com este mundo e amar tudosobre ele porque estamos nele. No entanto, Jesus quer que tenhamos oentendimento de que, embora estejamos neste mundo, não pertencemos a ele,pertencemos a Ele. O espírito de comprometimento, ou melhor ainda, de engano,mente para nós que fazer boas ações tem peso suficiente para nos poupar dosnossos pecados.

2 Pedro 3:8-9 (MSG) Não negligencie o óbvio aqui, amigos... Ele está se contendo porcausa de vocês, segurando o Fim porque ele não quer que ninguém se perca. Eleestá dando a todos espaço e tempo para mudar. Ele é misericordioso.

Ele nos dá tempo para nos arrependermos, mas devemos fazer isso voluntariamente
Ele nos disciplina porque nos ama. Porque Ele nos ama, Seu fogo penetra e expõe o que está em nós, o que é fatal para nós
Temos a liberdade de fazer escolhas. Garanta que suas escolhas não o escravizem

Jesus não vai tolerar nada que nos escravize, porque ele veio para nos libertar.

Deus já expôs uma área em sua vida que você precisava mudar? Compartilhe como a transformação ocorreu.

Conclusão

A palavra de Deus é muito clara e específica para nossas vidas. Ao estudarmos olivro de Apocalipse, recebemos este presente de Jesus, nossa estrela da manhã,para aprender a lidar com as tribulações e a ser discípulos para nossa geração. Nãohá dúvidas sobre Sua palavra e, como seguidores de Cristo, nossas vidas devemestar alinhadas com a Bíblia e não com o mundo. Não podemos servir a Deus eestar presos no mundo ao mesmo tempo. Somos novas criaturas em Cristo, e o quefazemos com nosso corpo e nossa vida importa para Deus. Tudo é significativo paraJesus. Esta é a boa notícia: Ele é um bom pai, devagar para se irar e abundante emamor, e devemos estar cientes de que o mundo tentará nos enganar. Lembre-seque você foi comprado por um preço mais alto, para ser herdeiro do amor do Pai.

Chamada Para A Ação

Dedique um tempo essa semana a ler e estudar os versículos de referência pra mensagem dessa semana. Escreva e reflita sobre as áreas em sua vida que precisam ser transformadas, e peça pra que o Espírito Santo revele a verdade dEle na sua vida.

Anúncios

DOMINGOS NA VOUS

VOUS SoMi

8:45h / 10h / 12h / 18h

VOUS City

10h / 12h / 18h

VOUS DD

10h / 12h

Igreja Online

10h / 17h Espanhol

Growth Track

Após cada serviço ou inscreva-se online em 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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