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Sep182013

My Dream

I’m not quite sure why when God speaks prophetically to me, he has always used 
dreams. Recently I received a word from the Lord that encouraged and challenged 
me to keep my eyes on the prize; that is always Jesus. The setting is our new 
campus.

“My Dream”
The church campus was alive with energy! There was a buzz, a picture of a hive, 
bees moving with purpose. It was a Sunday morning and the freshness of a dream 
fulfilled still hung in the air. Everyone was so happy to be in their place. New people 
couldn’t help but be swept into the embrace of God’s love and grace. While the 
physical building held the attention of young and old alike, it was the spirit of the 
place that captured my attention.

As the first of two services began, the presence of God, ushered in by skilled 
musicians and praising people, created an atmosphere that was both heavy and 
light. From that moment on, we experienced God himself and all of the time, money, 
frustrations, stress and pain seemed to vanish. As he promised it would, this place 
had become a habitation for the Lord of Glory!

This particular day we had a guest speaker, a friend who was accompanied 
by his entire family, his wife, adult children and grandchildren. While not the 
norm, this entire family’s presence mirrored what was happening in the church 
body…complete families coming together to experience the communion of a people 
hungry for God and his precious word.

The most amazing sight was reserved for the end of each service. The service had 
no end. It wasn’t that we stayed all day. We didn’t. But as people left, they carried 
what they had received to their worlds and in doing so, church never ended. It was 
the picture of a dairy farm. The people were the milk trucks and left the campus 
for their delivery routes each day. For the younger generation it is like telling the 
story of your life through the various outlets of social media. The story never ends. 
Everyday a new wave of information hits your “friends,” “followers,” and those 
within your sphere of influence. 

In short, I saw a church who refused to be content with what God had blessed them 
with and sought to replicate that blessing in others.
From this place, we could reach the world, to touch it with the same grace and love 
that has transformed us. To Love People to Life.

“Make our sons in their prime like sturdy oak trees. 
Our daughters…as bright as fields of wildflowers. 
Fill our barns with great harvest…our fields with huge flocks. 
Protect us from invasion and bless us with the strength of service. 
Eliminate division from our streets. How blessed the people who have all this!
How blessed the people who have God! “
Psalm 144:12-15 MSG & TVV

 

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