Visions – Apprentice 2 Jesus

We are unaware

I am working on a message to be given July 4 and the text I am working on is in Ezekiel 2. I have backed up into chapter 1 for context and found myself bogged down in weird visions and impossible interpretations. Bible study and sermon prep is fun.

The dream deferred

Reading for Today: Ps. 61, 62, 68 Gen. 42:1-17 1 Cor. 5:1-8 Mark 3:19b-35 “A goal is a dream with a deadline.” — Napoleon Hill

The boldness to interpret dreams

Reading for today: Ps. 40, 54, 51 Gen. 40:1-23 1 Cor. 3:16-23 Mark 2:13-22 When a world needs the boldness of the prophet, where is the church?

Principles for Living in Babylon

We’ve spent so much time cursing our culture and wringing our hands over things.

To dream and keep on dreaming

Never stop asking God for HIS vision for your life.

The Daniel Generation

In our day it’s important to realize we are bridging key cultural shifts. For those my age (somewhere north of 39, you know) it is key we pay attention. This is a word I think the Lord dropped into my heart as I listened to a great preacher utilize the text from Daniel: He shallContinue reading “The Daniel Generation”

Speaking with boldness into this culture

“We both had dreams,” they answered, “but there is no one to interpret them.” Then Joseph said to them, “Do not interpretations belong to God? Tell me your dreams.” (Gen. 40:8) We don’t like dreams very much. We chalk it up to what we ate last night. But this culture is shifting. There is a realizationContinue reading “Speaking with boldness into this culture”

Daring to pray differently

I woke up this morning with text from Isaiah 2 on my heart and this challenge from the Lord: “Will you dare to pray differently?” This is what Isaiah saw. With the doom and gloom of Isaiah 1, he still saw something different (2:1). The Lord has challenged me over the past few months to ask HIM forContinue reading “Daring to pray differently”

The place of longing

There is a place of waiting God will take us. He will birth a dream in us and then it seems… the dream delays. The question at that point is this: “Will you keep pursuing? Will you keep asking? Will you keep longing for what God wants to do?” For there is still a visionContinue reading “The place of longing”

This is an EASY Thing for God

2 Kings 3:14-19 Elisha prophesied for Joram, not out of any love for the man, but out of respect for Jehoshaphat. The trouble was Moab and Joram wanted to know if they were going to be okay. The thought that stands out for me is this: “This is an easy thing in the eyes ofContinue reading “This is an EASY Thing for God”