Sermon Preview 8.02.09
A few years ago a study was made of 200 people that we would call "very successful." It was discovered that all 200 had one common denominator: each had dared to dream big dreams and set goals, and reach out to achieve those goals.
The apostle Paul dared to dream of a world where all mankind would hear the gospel of Jesus Christ. And even though he was persecuted and beaten, shipwrecked and imprisoned, Paul kept on following his dream.
Martin Luther dared to dream of a church where the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ could be preached freely, and common people could hear and understand the message of the Bible. And before he died, millions of people were able to have the Bible in their own language, to read and study it for themselves.
Daniel Warner dared to dream of a church where there would be no denominational walls, no denominational names or creeds or organizations to separate us from each other, where we could all just be Christians. "Not the only Christians, but Christians only." And we are a result of his dream.
Maybe we need to dream, too. As a congregation we need to see the greatness of our potential, and the possibilities that God sets before us, because little dreams lead to little service. But big dreams lead to big service, and eternal results.
Join us this Sunday as we ask ourselves, "How big are our dreams? And what are we going to do about them?"
Our text for the morning will be Joshua 14:6-12
See ya Sunday!
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