EPISODE 0209 | Church Values Part 5.1: Excellence Over Perfection

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In this episode of the Under God Podcast, Pastor Nate and Pastor Keegan Sidhu dig deep into the final core value in the Kingdom Culture series: Operational Excellence. But this isn’t a business seminar—it’s a discipleship call. Excellence isn’t just about performance—it’s about worship, honor, and obedience to a holy and excellent God. With humor, real-life stories, and biblical insight, they explore how excellence reflects God's nature, why sloppiness isn’t spiritual, and how giving God your best matters—even if no one else sees it. From personal discipline to church leadership, they explain why excellence is the natural overflow of those who’ve truly encountered Jesus.


Main Topics Covered

✔️ Why Operational Excellence is a Kingdom value—not just a corporate one
✔️ How excellence reflects the character of God
✔️ The connection between work and worship
✔️ Why “doing your best” requires feedback from spiritual family
✔️ How sloppiness in church settings damages witness and worship
✔️ What Scripture says about God’s excellence in creation, plans, and perfection

Key Scriptures

📖 Genesis 1:31 – “God saw all that He had made, and it was very good…”
📖 Jeremiah 29:11 – “For I know the plans I have for you… plans for good…”
📖 Deuteronomy 32:4 – “His deeds are perfect; everything He does is just and fair.”
📖 Psalm 8:1 – “How excellent is Your name in all the earth…”
📖 John 17:4 – “I brought glory to You… by completing the work You gave me to do.”
📖 Ephesians 2:10 – “We are God’s masterpiece, created… to do good works…”
📖 Philippians 3:12–14 – “…I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the prize…”

Key Takeaways

🔹 Excellence is worship. Whether you’re preaching, parenting, or cleaning a bathroom, how you do it reflects your view of God.
🔹 God is excellent. Creation, redemption, and everything in between show us that God does nothing halfway.
🔹 "Good enough" isn't good enough when God has called you to give your best—not just for results, but because He’s worthy.
🔹 Excellence is not perfection—it's giving your all, staying accountable, and growing under pressure.
🔹 You were made for more. As God’s masterpiece, your life is meant to reflect the Creator’s intention, not culture’s laziness.
🔹 True excellence requires community. Others help you see what you can’t—and push you toward your actual potential.

Notable Quotes

“Excellence isn’t perfection. It’s the pursuit of your best—for God’s glory, not your ego.”
“God’s the original creative—and He doesn’t do sloppy.”
“If you’ve truly encountered Jesus, you won’t need to be motivated to give your best.”
“Some people know church, but they don’t actually know Christ.”
“We bear the name of God—how we live should reflect His excellence.”

🎧 Listen now and be challenged to raise your standards, not for the applause of people, but for the glory of a worthy King. You were made for more.


Resources


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