DIGGING DEEPER
WEEKEND OF OCTOBER 25, 2026
SERMON NOTES
For the Sake of the World
A Heart for the Nations
Big idea: God's heart is for
all people, not just us.
- Genesis 1:27–28
- Genesis 11:1–9
- Genesis 12:1–3
- Revelation 5:9
- Revelation 7:9–10
- Revelation 21:24–26
- Revelation 22:1-5
Challenge: take a small step to align with God’s plan for the nations.
- Ask God if He wants you to sponsor a child in Kenya.
- Attend one of the four “Prayer for Our World” nights (this Thursday or the next three)
- Trace the tread of God’s heart for all nations between Genesis and Revelation with these Scriptures:
1. From Israel’s worship and kingdom
- 1 Kings 8:41–43
- Psalm 67
- Psalm 87
- Psalm 145:9
- Isaiah 2:2–4
- Isaiah 49:6
- Isaiah 56:3–8
- Isaiah 60
- Amos 9:11-12
- Ezekiel 47:21-23
2. From the Gospels and the early church
- Luke 2:32
- Mark 11:17
- Matthew 28:19–20
- Acts 1:8
- Acts 13:47
DIGGING DEEPER
To what extent do you feel God’s heart for all people right now in this season of your life?
How much has busyness, distraction, and “compassion fatigue” affected you these days? Any ideas about what to do to refresh your heart and focus?
Pick several of the Scripture passages in the notes to read and reflect upon. What do they show us about God’s heart and plan?
Which people or groups are hardest for you to believe God loves and wants to redeem? Why is that? What would help you align with God’s heart for them more?
Discuss the challenge steps - what’s holding you back from taking one or more of them and what will you do about that?
Looking for questions based on a past sermon?