To See or Not to See, That is the Question

What we see is what we get! We need to see things from God’s perspective.

Summary

God wants us to see Him and get a hold of his perspective of ourselves and our world. God wants to transform us with His word so that we can take His saving love and grace into the marketplace. Will you let God transform your life today and cause you to see things His way?

Outline

1. Ezekiel 47:6 – Ezekiel asked if he sees.
   1. Pr. Dave preached on this some months ago on “heading into deep waters” focusing on the river of life that flows from the temple – the emphasis was on momentum.
   2. We need to see ourselves as part of the river of life that is flowing to the nations with growing momentum.
   3. God is after reviving people, making dead things come alive again.
   4. God is trying to paint the picture of revival in our minds – the picture we paint is what we get.
   5. In the last year many ministries have sprung up from Life Springs in the last year.
   6. What is our dream today – God has been speaking prophetically over the years to impart His dream to us.
   7. God wants to make possible things that we have thought were impossible.
   8. To see or not to see really is the question.
2. God is after revival.
   1. We get so used to the norm – the Brownsville revival – they had a great church, yet he began longing for more.
   2. He would lock himself into the church and groan for something more – he became burdened that there was more for the church.
   3. A visitation requires desperation.
3. Dreams of Heroes of faith.
   1. Abraham was to dream of the multitude of his offspring when he had none.
      1. They were promised seed when they were too old.
      2. God says, “Is there anything too hard for me?”
   2. Joseph was a dreamer – his dream got him into trouble – a dream of greatness.
      1. It got him sold into slavery.
      2. He could have easily forgot those dreams, but God had put it into his heart. He never let go of God’s dream.
      3. He got a reputation of being a man with the Spirit of God.
      4. He was reconciled to his brothers.
      5. He was used by God to save Israel.
   3. Moses
      1. His parents saw something special in him.
      2. He was ordained to be the deliverer of Israel from slavery, and he caught that dream as a young man, yet after his failed attempt in the flesh, he lost the dream.
      3. God visits Moses and resurrects his dream.
      4. Sometimes we need to see a miracle to dare to believe again.
      5. Moses at Sinai Moses was called up to the mountain where he saw God.
   4. Gideon
      1. After they were in the Promised Land – a generation that did not know the Lord or see His mighty works did evil in the sight of the Lord.
      2. Then came Gideon’s time to deliver the people of God.
      3. The consequences of forsaking God brought great oppression.
      4. The Lord called him a mighty man of valor.
      5. That was an identity crisis for Gideon, it was a call to believe God.
4. How do you see the world?
   1. Through rose colored glasses – I’m OK and you are OK
   2. Maybe you see everything as impossible and negative.
   3. Our God is the author of the impossible dream.
5. The greatest gift Pr. Dave ever go was the gift to believe and dream again.
   1. Before transformation, God has to transform our minds.
   2. As the Word of God got into his mind, it transformed him.
   3. God healed Pr. Dave’s brokenness and He will heal anyone.
6. Last week Pr. Mike painted a picture of the normal Christian life.
   1. It was the testimony of someone who sees God for who He is.
   2. It made Pr. David want to make an impact in this generation.
7. Pr. David experienced the Jesus Movement revival.
   1. Thousands gathered and encountered Jesus.
   2. There he got a passion to be used by God.
8. There comes a time when it is time.
   1. There is a time to restructure from worldly views to eternal.
   2. There comes a time when it is time to see by the Spirit.
   3. There is a world waiting for a people such as us.
   4. THE RIVER OF LIFE IS FLOWING IT IS TIME FOR US TO GET INTO THE FLOW.
   5. WILL WE CONNECT WITH THE DREAM OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD?
9. There is a push in the Spirit
   1. There is a push to not just see but to ENGAGE.