2022 Non-Series Sermons

Delivered on 01/02/2022

The apostle Paul opens every one of his letters in the New Testament with the same prayer of blessing: "Grace and peace." These two words are not a formality; they're a blessing that God has for our lives. In this message, Pastor Buddy Owens will teach your members the deep meaning of grace and peace, why they are connected, and their impact on our lives. Your members will discover the fullness of God's grace and peace.

This resource includes:

• MP3 audio of the message — Listen to how Pastor Buddy preached this message, noting his tone, pitch, speed, and other variations of delivery.
• Transcript — Follow along as you listen to the audio message and mark the document with your own notes and highlights.
• Outlines (blank and with fill-ins) — Customize these outlines to your message and give them to your members to take notes as you preach.
• Message slides (.jpeg and PowerPoint) — Customize these slides to highlight certain parts/Scriptures in your message.
• Talk It Over Discussion Questions — Give these engaging, follow-up reflection questions to your small groups to discuss what they learned from your message in their weekly meetings.

Delivered on 04/10/2022

Whether it's an invitation to get coffee that produces a lifelong friendship, or an invitation to a date that leads to finding the love of your life, a simple invitation can have a lasting impact. In this message, Pastor Tom Holladay shows us how God uses invitations to change our lives and the lives of others.

Share this message leading up to Easter to inspire your members to invite their friends and family to your Easter services, where their lives will be changed through the Good News of Jesus.

This resource includes:

• MP3 audio of the message for easy listening on an iPhone, Android, or any other MP3 player.
• Transcript to read while listening to the audio and to highlight passages that stood out.
• Outlines (blank and with fill-ins) to understand the structure of the message and give to your members to take notes on.
• Message slides (.jpeg and PowerPoint) that can be used as a visual display as you preach this message.
• Talk It Over Discussion Questions to give to your small groups to discuss what they learned from your message.

Delivered on 04/14/2022

Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection bought us the forgiveness of our sins and the promise of eternal life with him in heaven. But that's only a part of it; there's so much more that was accomplished on the Cross.

In this message, Pastor Buddy Owens helps us recognize the immediate application that Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection has for our lives today by exploring three truths that we need to take hold of and allow to direct our lives.

This resource includes:

• MP3 audio of the message for easy listening on an iPhone, Android, or any other MP3 player.
• Transcript to read while listening to the audio and to highlight passages that stood out.
• Outlines (blank and with fill-ins) to understand the structure of the message and give to your members to take notes on.
• Message slides (.jpeg and PowerPoint) that can be used as a visual display as you preach this message.

Delivered on 04/17/2022

Every Easter, we look at Jesus' sacrifice for us on the Cross and the eternal life we have because of his resurrection. But since we know that Jesus is alive today, what has he been doing for the last 2000 years? In this Easter message, Pastor Rick Warren looks at five key things Jesus is doing in our lives and in our world today and shares a snapshot of what heaven will be like.

Share this message leading up to Easter to inspire your members to invite their friends and family to your Easter services, where their lives will be changed through the Good News of Jesus.

This resource includes:

• MP3 audio of the message for easy listening on an iPhone, Android, or any other MP3 player.
• Transcript to read while listening to the audio and to highlight passages that stood out.
• Outlines (blank and with fill-ins) to understand the structure of the message and give to your members to take notes on.
• Message slides (.jpeg and PowerPoint) that can be used as a visual display as you preach this message.
• Talk It Over Discussion Questions to give to your small groups to discuss what they learned from your message.

Delivered on 05/28/2022

Because we live on a planet broken by sin, all of us will at some point experience pain, loss, and suffering in this life. And as Christ followers, God expects us to help others in their pain and grief because he helps us in our own pain (2 Corinthians 1:3-4). In light of all of the things we have to grieve about in our world today, how can you help a friend or a loved one in your life who is in deep pain?

In this message, Pastor Rick Warren looks at how to deal with the losses of life and help someone in deep pain when you don't know what to say. You will learn why God gave you the ability to cry and why you need to cry with people who are in pain more often.

This resource includes:

• MP3 audio of the message for easy listening on an iPhone, Android, or any other MP3 player.
• Transcript to read while listening to the audio and to highlight passages that stood out.
• Outlines (blank and with fill-ins) to understand the structure of the message and give to your members to take notes on.
• Message slides (.jpeg and PowerPoint) that can be used as a visual display as you preach this message.
• Talk It Over Discussion Questions to give to your small groups to discuss what they learned from your message.

Delivered on 06/05/2022

In June 2021, after 43 years of leading Saddleback Church, Pastor Rick publicly announced that he was starting the formal search for his successor. And after a one-year search, Pastor Rick and Kay Warren found the next Senior Pastor of Saddleback—Pastor Andy Wood and his wife Stacie!

In this special message, Pastor Rick shares the journey of finding his successor and introduces Andy and Stacie Wood, who share how they gave their "Yes" to Jesus. Kay Warren also takes a moment to answer some general questions that may arise and what is next for her and Pastor Rick at Saddleback!

This resource includes:

• MP3 audio of the message for easy listening on an iPhone, Android, or any other MP3 player.
• Transcript to read while listening to the audio and to highlight passages that stood out.
• Talk It Over Discussion Questions to give to your small groups to discuss what they learned from your message.

Delivered on 06/11/2022

One of the causes of discouragement is misplaced priorities. We waste energy on secondary issues—we let our ultimate goals get crowded by urgent needs. We get caught up in doing what everyone else wants us to do, instead of what God has called us to do. As a result, we end up trying to do too much!

In this message, Pastor Rick shares how to clarify what matters most in life and reorder our priorities accordingly so that we can truly make a difference in the world today.

This resource includes:

• MP3 audio of the message for easy listening on an iPhone, Android, or any other MP3 player.
• Transcript to read while listening to the audio and to highlight passages that stood out.
• Outlines (blank and with fill-ins) to understand the structure of the message and give to your members to take notes on.
• Message slides (.jpeg and PowerPoint) that can be used as a visual display as you preach this message.
• Talk It Over Discussion Questions to give to your small groups to discuss what they learned from your message.

Delivered on 06/19/2022

Have you ever been in a storm of life and wondered, "Lord, where are you? What did I do to deserve this? Why am I in this storm?" Even though it may be hard to see at first, God is there with you and there is a purpose to the storm.

In this message, Pastor Buddy Owens shares how God uses storms to test our faith and teach us lessons about who he is and who we are.

This resource includes:

• MP3 audio of the message for easy listening on an iPhone, Android, or any other MP3 player.
• Transcript to read while listening to the audio and to highlight passages that stood out.
• Outlines (blank and with fill-ins) to understand the structure of the message and give to your members to take notes on.
• Message slides (.jpeg and PowerPoint) that can be used as a visual display as you preach this message.
• Talk It Over Discussion Questions to give to your small groups to discuss what they learned from your message.

Delivered on 06/26/2022

In today's culture, we still face a division of cultures, colors, and countries. As a church, how do we deal with this division? How do we avoid succumbing to separation?

In this message, Pastor William Dwight McKissic looks at Romans 16, and how it shows us a beautiful portrait of unity and diversity within the early church as an example to follow.

This resource includes:

• MP3 audio of the message for easy listening on an iPhone, Android, or any other MP3 player.
• Transcript to read while listening to the audio and to highlight passages that stood out.
• Talk It Over Discussion Questions to give to your small groups to discuss what they learned from your message.

Delivered on 07/03/2022

We know prayer is important because Jesus repeatedly showed us how important it is in the New Testament. And of all the things the disciples could have asked Jesus to teach them about, they asked him to teach them how to pray.

In this message, Pastor Steve Stroope shows us why we can believe that prayer actually works and gives us the six prerequisites to answered prayer.

This resource includes:

• MP3 audio of the message for easy listening on an iPhone, Android, or any other MP3 player.
• Transcript to read while listening to the audio and to highlight passages that stood out.
• Outlines (blank and with fill-ins) to understand the structure of the message and give to your members to take notes on.
• Message slides (.jpeg and PowerPoint) that can be used as a visual display as you preach this message.
• Talk It Over Discussion Questions to give to your small groups to discuss what they learned from your message.

Delivered on 07/09/2022

Sometimes it's easy to feel like we're stuck on the train of life, going through the same things over and over again with no way of getting off. How do we change? What if the exit is there but we can't see it? When this happens, what we need is a revelation—for God to open our eyes.

In this message, Pastor Louie Giglio talks about the significance of what Jesus did for us. Because of Jesus, we can get off the train of the mundane and step into a brand new future.

This resource includes:

• MP3 audio of the message for easy listening on an iPhone, Android, or any other MP3 player.
• Transcript to read while listening to the audio and to highlight passages that stood out.
• Talk It Over Discussion Questions to give to your small groups to discuss what they learned from your message.

Delivered on 07/17/2022

Seeing someone have an overreaction usually causes us to stop and stare—or maybe run for cover. But whenever someone is overreacting, you can almost always assume there's something else going on, because the cause doesn't match the effect. So what if there was a way to leverage the power of a reaction for something good?

In this message, Pastor Andy Stanley teaches us how Jesus wants us to put thought and intentionality into our reactions and master the art of the under-reaction.

This resource includes:

• MP3 audio of the message for easy listening on an iPhone, Android, or any other MP3 player.
• Transcript to read while listening to the audio and to highlight passages that stood out.
• Talk It Over Discussion Questions to give to your small groups to discuss what they learned from your message.

Delivered on 07/24/2022

Pastor Tom and his wife Chaundel Holladay have served Saddleback Church for 31 years. And as they transition out of their roles and step into what God has for them next, Pastor Tom takes a moment to share what he has learned about God through all these years.

In his last message, Pastor Tom Holladay looks back at his years in ministry and shares three of the gracious, life-changing gifts God has given him and all of us.

This resource includes:

• MP3 audio of the message for easy listening on an iPhone, Android, or any other MP3 player.
• Transcript to read while listening to the audio and to highlight passages that stood out.
• Outlines (blank and with fill-ins) to understand the structure of the message and give to your members to take notes on.
• Message slides (.jpeg and PowerPoint) that can be used as a visual display as you preach this message.
• Talk It Over Discussion Questions to give to your small groups to discuss what they learned from your message.

Delivered on 07/30/2022

Have you ever wondered why God created the universe? Or questioned God's purpose for history and how we fit into it? No matter where we are in the world, we have the God-given instinct to realize that there is more to life than our present circumstances. We know that we were made for more than just the here and now. But we can't see the entirety of God's plan without his help.

In this message, Pastor Rick shares why God created the universe, what he's doing in history, and what he wants us to do during our time here on Earth.

This resource includes:

• MP3 audio of the message for easy listening on an iPhone, Android, or any other MP3 player.
• Transcript to read while listening to the audio and to highlight passages that stood out.
• Outlines (blank and with fill-ins) to understand the structure of the message and give to your members to take notes on.
• Message slides (.jpeg and PowerPoint) that can be used as a visual display as you preach this message.
• Talk It Over Discussion Questions to give to your small groups to discuss what they learned from your message.

Delivered on 08/27/2022

You are looking at Pastor Rick Warren's last message as Saddleback's Senior Pastor!

For his farewell message, Pastor Rick preaches, word-for-word, the very first message he taught at the very first service of Saddleback Church in 1980. You'll discover 5 reasons Saddleback Church is guaranteed to succeed.

This resource includes:

• MP3 audio of the message for easy listening on an iPhone, Android, or any other MP3 player.
• Transcript to read while listening to the audio and to highlight passages that stood out.
• Outlines (blank and with fill-ins) to understand the structure of the message and give to your members to take notes on.
• Message slides (.jpeg and PowerPoint) that can be used as a visual display as you preach this message.
• Talk It Over Discussion Questions to give to your small groups to discuss what they learned from your message.