Elevate.Church in Moore Oklahoma

October 25, 2026

Pastor Jermaine Vaughn

Genesis 6–9

Matthew 24:36–39

Luke 17:26–30

Genesis 6:1–4

Genesis 6:5–9

Genesis 6:14, 18–19

NOAH'S FAITH

Hebrews 11:7

GOD'S GRACE

2 Peter 3:9

Genesis 7:12, 16

GOD'S PLAN

Genesis 9:1

GOD'S COVENANT

Genesis 9:8–9

Genesis 9:12–13

NOAH = Rest

JESUS IS THE ARK

ARK = Shelter, refuge, sanctuary, place of protection

ARE YOU ON BOARD?

October 11, 2026

Pastor Jermaine Vaughn

• Luke 15:8–10 NKJV
• Luke 15:1–2 NKJV
• Luke 15:8 NKJV

THE LOST COIN IS PART OF A WHOLE

EVERY SOUL MATTERS TO GOD

THE COIN WAS PART OF THE SYMBOL OF HER COVENANT

IMAGO DEI = In the image of God

WE MUST LIGHT UP THE DARKNESS

NO ONE IS BEYOND REACH

• Luke 15:9 NKJV
• Luke 15:10 NKJV

GOD HIMSELF CELEBRATES!

WHAT THIS REVEALS ABOUT...

• GOD: God rejoices over the repentance and recovery of sinners.

• JESUS: Jesus takes the initiative.

• PEOPLE: Each person has value and a place in God’s plan.

• RESPOND: Share God’s heart for the lost and God’s joy when sinners come to Jesus.

October 4, 2026

Pastor Jermaine Vaughn

Luke 15:3–4 NKJV

JESUS IS DIFFERENT

GOD NOTICES WHO IS LOST

YOU ARE COUNTED AND NUMBERED!

GOD TAKES THE INITIATIVE

GOD NEVER STOPS SEARCHING

Luke 19:10 NIV

Matthew 9:11–13 NKJV

YOU MATTER

YOU ARE OF GREAT VALUE AND WORTH TO GOD

Luke 15:5 NKJV

YOU DID NOT FIND GOD; GOD FOUND YOU.

LET THE SHEPHERD CARRY YOU.

WE WERE LOST > WE WERE FOUND > GOD REJOICES

Luke 15:6 NKJV

SHARE IN GOD'S JOY

Luke 15:7 NKJV

HEAVEN IS MOVED WHEN JUST ONE LOST SOUL IS FOUND

HEAVEN IS MOVED TO FIND LOST SOULS

OUR HEARTS SHOULD ALSO BE MOVED FOR THE LOST

WHAT DOES THIS REVEAL ABOUT...

• GOD: God has a desire to save.

• JESUS: He came to seek and save the lost.

• PEOPLE: Every person matters to God.

Matthew 18:11–14 NKJV

September 27, 2026

Pastor Jermaine Vaughn

• Luke 15:1-2 NIV

PRODIGAL = recklessly extravagant or lavish, unreasonably and excessively generous to the point it seems wasteful.

• Luke 15:11-12 NIV
• Luke 15:13, 14-16 NIV
• Luke 15:17-19 NIV

Characteristics of Repentance

1. RECOGNITION
2. RESOLUTION
3. REVERENCE
4. RESIGNATION
5. RELOCATION
6. RETURN

• Luke 15:20 NIV

The Goodness of God leads to Repentance

God sees you, even when you are far away

God has compassion toward His children

• Luke 15:21

God has not disowned you!

• Luke 15:22

THE FATHER RESTORED…

1. His IDENTITY
2. His AUTHORITY
3. His POSITION

• Luke 15:23-24 NIV

YOU DON’T HAVE TO CHANGE BEFORE YOU COME HOME

• Luke 15:25-27 NIV
• Luke 15:28-29 NIV

He runs to meet us, and He comes looking for us.

We are loved based on our position, not our performance

• Luke 15:30-31, NIV

WHAT DOES THIS REVEAL ABOUT…

GOD: God of unconditional love and grace

JESUS: Jesus welcomes sinners

PEOPLE: People have a shared need for mercy, grace, compassion

RESPOND: …

• John 6:37 NKJV

September 20, 2026

Pastor Jermaine Vaughn

SUBSTITUTE = A person or thing acting or serving in the place of another

EXCHANGE = The act of giving one thing and receiving another in return

• Romans 5:6-8 NIV
• Genesis 22:1-2 NKJV

The land of Moriah = a region that became the future site of the temple, also includes Golgotha/Calvary

• Genesis 22:3-5 NKJV
• Genesis 22:6-7, 8, 9

The Father and the Son acted together

• Genesis 22:10-12 NKJV
• Genesis 22:13-14 NKJV

GOD ACCEPTED THE SUBSTITUTIONARY SACRIFICE

• Genesis 22:15-17 NKJV

JEHOVAH JIREH = The Lord will provide

JESUS IS THE LAMB THAT WOULD BE PROVIDED

• John 1:29 NKJV

BAR-ABBAS

BARABBAS RESPRESENTS US

Barabbas receives the PARDON, Jesus receives the PENALTY

• 2 Corinthians 5:21 NIV

Jesus took our sin and gave us His righteousness

• John 3:16-17 NKJV
• Romans 12:1-2 NIV

September 13, 2026

Pastor Jermaine Vaughn

AGAPE = Divine love, perfect love, selfless love, unconditional love, supernatural love, covenantal love

God's love is Abundant (1 John 3:1)

God's love is Unstoppable (Romans 8:35-39)

Love is not necessarily a feeling. Love is a Decision

Romans 5:6-8 NIV

Hosea 1:2-3 NLT

Jezreel - God scatters, God sows

Lo-Ruhamah - Not loved

Lo-Amni - Not mine

Hosea 1:10-11 NLT

Hosea 2:1 NLT

God's Indictments

• Idolatry
• Unappreciation
• Hypocrisy

Hosea 2:6-7 NLT

God's Intent

Hosea 2:14-16 NLT

Hosea 2:19-20, 23 NLT

God's Promise

Hosea 3:1, 2, 3, 4-5 NLT

Hosea's Prophecy = The RELENTLESS and RECKLESS LOVE OF GOD

Hosea 6:6

Matthew 9:13 NIV

• Hosea = Salvation
• Gomer = Complete/Whole

CHARACTERISTICS OF RELENTLESS LOVE

1. LOVE COVERS (1 Peter 4:8)
2. LOVE DRAWS (Jer 31:3)
3. LOVE RECONCILES (Matt 43-44)
4. LOVE GIVES (John 3:16-17)

September 6, 2026

Pastor Jermaine Vaughn

RIPPLE EFFECT = A gradually spreading and coninuous effect or influence resulting from the impact from an initial encounter.

WHAT KIND OF RIPPLES WILL YOU MAKE?

I WILL IMPACT WHEREVER GOD LAUNCHS ME

• Acts 1:8 NKJV

JERUSALEM: The Jewish Foundation (Acts 1-7)

• Acts 2:1-4, 5-8, 41 NIV

JUDEA/SAMARIA: The Outcasts and Outsiders Included (Acts 8-12)

• Acts 8:1, 4-5 NIV
• Acts 10:44-46 NIV

THE ENDS OF THE EARTH: The Global Mission (Acts 13-28)

• Matthew 26:39, 42, 44 NKJV

WE HAVE BEEN COMMISSIONED

• Matthew 28:18-20 NKJV
• Mark 16:14-15 NKJV

MAKE WAVES WHERE GOD LAUNCHES YOU!

• Revelation 7:9 NIV

August 30, 2026

Pastor Jermaine Vaughn

FORGIVENESS = The pardon of a debt

• Mathhew 18:15, 16, 17 NLT
• Matthew 18:21, 22 NKJV
• Matthew 18:23-24, 25-27 NKJV

WHAT WE NEED MOST IS MERCY (FORGIVESNESS)

• Matthew 18:28-30 NKJV
• Matthew 18:31-35 NKJV
• Matthew 6:14-15 NIV
• Luke 17:3-5 NIV

WHO DO YOU NEED TO FORGIVE?

FORGIVE BASED ON THE FORGIVENESS GOD HAS GIVEN YOU, NOT BASED ON IF SOMEONE DESERVES TO BE FORGIVEN

FORGIVENESS DOES NOT MEAN YOU ARE GIVING A PASS, IT MEANS YOU ARE GIVING IT TO GOD

GOD CAN USE BETRAYAL

FOREGIVENESS IS SELFISH

• Ephesians 4:31-32

Reconciliation means to be made friendly again

• Matthew 5:23-24 NKJV

FORGIVENESS DOES NOT ALWAYS LEAD TO RECONCILIATION

FORGIVE YOURSELF

RECEIVE GOD'S FORGIVENESS

• 1 John 1:9 NKJV

August 23, 2026

Pastor Jermaine Vaughn

PATTERN OF THE LETTERS

1. Christ Characteristic
2. Commendation
3. Critique
4. Correction/Commands
5. Challenge
6. Promise

• Revelation 3:14 NKJV
• Revelation 3:15-16 NKJV
• Revelation 3:17 NKJV

GOD'S PERSPECTIVE IS WHAT MATTERS MOST

JESUS STILL WANTS A RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU

• Revelation 3:18 NKJV
• Revelation 3:19 NKJV

YOUR SIN HAS NOT EXTINGUISHED GOD'S LOVE

THE LORD'S DISICPLINE IS MOTIVATED BY HIS LOVE

• Revelation 3:20 NKJV

OPEN THE DOOR OF YOUR LIFE TO JESUS

• Revelation 3:21 NKJV

JESUS IS THE AMEN

• Revelation 3:22 NKJV

LESSONS TO THE SEVEN CHURCHES

1. Ephesus: Love Christ
2. Smyrna: Trust Christ
3. Pergamum: Reject Compromise
4. Thyatira: Live Holy
5. Sardis: Wake Up
6. Philadelphia: Hold Fast
7. Laodicea: Get Zealous

TO THE LAST DAY CHURCH...

Remain wholeheartedly devoted to Christ, faithful under pressure, uncompromising in truth, holy in conduct, spiritually awake, persevering in obedience, and fervent in love. OVERCOME...I AM COMING QUICKLY

August 16, 2026

Pastor Jermaine Vaughn

STRUCTURE OF THE LETTERS

• Christ Characteristics
• Commendations
• Criticisms
• Corrections/Commands
• Promise to overcomers

Revelation 3:7, 8 NKJV

Faithfulness = commitment even when things are hard

GOD CAN USE WEAK PEOPLE!

• 1 Corinthians 1:27-29 NKJV
• 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 NKJV

WE NEED MORE THAN POWER, WE NEED GOD'S FAVOR

• Revelation 3:9 NKJV

Where there is Gospel opportunity, there is gospel opposition.

• Isaiah 54:17 NKJV
• Revelation 3:10 NKJV

JESUS WILL SUSTAIN AND PROTECT US

• Revelation 3:11 NKJV

HOLD ON TO WHAT YOU HAVE

• Revelation 3:12 NKJV
• Revelation 3:13 NKJV