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2020 Vision – 1 Write the Vision
Happy New Year!
We
want to see
you have the best year ever.
2020
Vision
Do
you want this year to be like last year?
No
one says “happy old year.” You don’t want to
“groundhog’s day” last year all over again?
If
you want this year to be different then you must be willing to be
different. You must change.
Do
you want to have a successful year?
What
is success? Have you defined it?
If
you want a successful year you at least need to take the time to
define what that success is.
Far
too many people give lip service…
-“new
year new me…”
-“resolutions
that are positive but unrealistic…”
-“declare
“this is going to be the best year ever” and expect it to just
happen… kinda like when Michael Scott from the Office declares
bankruptcy – “I
declare bankruptcy” Video
Lip
service
Lip
service is to consent in one’s words while dissenting in one’s
heart.
You
can declare all you want with your mouth, but until it connects with
your heart and flows through your life you haven’t really done
anything.
Jesus
warns us about lip service…
Matthew
15:8 (NIV2011) “‘These people honor me with their lips, but their
hearts are far from me.
(Isaiah
29:13 prophecy)
What
you say, what is in your heart, and what flows out of your life need
to agree together.
Do
you want to have a successful year?
You
need more than lip service. You need to define your success.
Today
I want you to give yourself a target to aim for. Give yourself a
mission.
Mission–
whatever you define as success this year becomes your mission.
Your mission is what you are trying to accomplish this year.
-So
many people don’t know their mission. A life with no target is
aimless.
Find
it! Define it!
Vision
The vision is how you will accomplish your mission.
It
is not enough to have a dream of something better. Lip service is not
enough..
You
need to plan… envision… work every day…
We
saw Elizabeth dance earlier. She was amazing! Who here thinks that
was her first time dancing?
She
did not just decide I’ll try dancing and jump on a stage.
-She
made dancing her mission and then envisioned working hard until it
became a reality.
-She
envisioned hours of practice.
-She
envisioned exercise to strengthen and perfect technique.
-She
envisioned falling but getting back up to try again.
You
want to get in shape… that is WHAT you want to do…
-but
can you ENVISION yourself at the gym 3 to 6 times a week?
-can
you envision yourself not eating at the all you can eat buffet?
-can
you envision yourself running…?
If
you can’t envision it… it is just lip service.
You
want to have healthier finances… get out of debt, save for future…
-but
can you envision a budget?
-can
you envision saying no to impulse buys so that you can say YES to
saving?
-can
you envision cutting spending out of your life? -cancel
subscriptions-
If
you can’t envision it… it is just lip service.
You
want to be closer to God this year?
-but
can you envision committing to attending worship services more
regularly?
-joining
a connect group, and first Wednesday worships?
-can
you envision reading your Bible and praying?
-can
you envision growing your faith and sharing your faith…?
-can
you envision influencing your family and friends? Can you envision
your family & friends sitting in the empty seat beside you?
If
you can’t envision it… it is just lip service.
2020
Vision
You
need 2020 vision. On this first Sunday of the year you need to
ENVISION this year
Proverbs
29:18 (KJV) Where there is no vision, the people perish:
Your
successful year will perish without a vision… All your goals and
dreams with perish.
In
the NIV translation is says without a vision the people will cast off
restraint.
Without
a vision you will cast off restraint… you will wander away from the
vision… We need restraint of a focus vision.
What
are you going to do this year? (Mission)
How
are you going to do it? (Vision)
It
is not enough to know in this moment. You need to know it throughout
the year!
Habakkuk
2:2 (NIV2011) Then the Lord replied: “Write down the vision
and make it plain on tablets so that whoever reads it may run with
it.
-Write down the vision. What is written down does not change and is not forgotten. When you write It down it represents that a decision has been made.
-Remember
it. Science tells us that when we write it down we are more likely to
remember it. Just by writing down your goals you are more likely to
accomplish them.
-Make
it plain. It doesn’t need to be confusing. It needs to be well
thought out. You need to be able to communicate your mission &
vision.
-Can
others run with your vision? Is your vision compelling?
God
spoke to this prophet, Habakkuk, to write down the vision, make it
plain, so that whoever reads it may run with it. That is what the
entire Bible is! It is the written down vision of God, and you are
invited to run with it.
You
can write down a vision for your life today and it will take you
through this year. But even more powerful is this… what
you write down today, someone else may run with.
-Your
spouse
-Your
Children
-Your
neighbor
-People
you don’t know yet
-People
you may never meet
Write
down the vision
When
you came in today you were handed note cards…
I
want you to spend time today writing down the vision.
On
this simple note card I want you to…
-define
your success. Define your mission.
-go
beyond lip service and define HOW you will accomplish. Challenge
yourself and write down what you will do.
Before
you come and spend time talking to God and writing down the vision, I
want to tell you to focus on the future.
Future
Focus
Wherever
you focus you end up traveling… That is why they tell you to
keep your eyes on the road.
Some
people have trouble focusing on this year because they are still
focused on last year..
-past
mistake
-past
heartbreak
-past
decision
Your
vision is all about the future.
Philippians
3:13-14 (NIV2011) …one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and
straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win
the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
ONE
THING I DO… FORGETTING (behind) AND PRESSING (toward)
God
gives you permission to forget what is behind you.
Repent
of the past so you can look forward.
We
talked about defining success for this year.
Should
God be a part of that definition?
Will
you allow God to help you define your future?
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Happy New Year!
We
want to see
you have the best year ever.
2020
Vision
Do
you want this year to be like last year?
No
one says “happy old year.” You don’t want to
“groundhog’s day” last year all over again?
If
you want this year to be different then you must be willing to be
different. You must change.
Do
you want to have a successful year?
What
is success? Have you defined it?
If
you want a successful year you at least need to take the time to
define what that success is.
Far
too many people give lip service…
-“new
year new me…”
-“resolutions
that are positive but unrealistic…”
-“declare
“this is going to be the best year ever” and expect it to just
happen… kinda like when Michael Scott from the Office declares
bankruptcy – “I
declare bankruptcy” Video
Lip
service
Lip
service is to consent in one’s words while dissenting in one’s
heart.
You
can declare all you want with your mouth, but until it connects with
your heart and flows through your life you haven’t really done
anything.
Jesus
warns us about lip service…
Matthew
15:8 (NIV2011) “‘These people honor me with their lips, but their
hearts are far from me.
(Isaiah
29:13 prophecy)
What
you say, what is in your heart, and what flows out of your life need
to agree together.
Do
you want to have a successful year?
You
need more than lip service. You need to define your success.
Today
I want you to give yourself a target to aim for. Give yourself a
mission.
Mission–
whatever you define as success this year becomes your mission.
Your mission is what you are trying to accomplish this year.
-So
many people don’t know their mission. A life with no target is
aimless.
Find
it! Define it!
Vision
The vision is how you will accomplish your mission.
It
is not enough to have a dream of something better. Lip service is not
enough..
You
need to plan… envision… work every day…
We
saw Elizabeth dance earlier. She was amazing! Who here thinks that
was her first time dancing?
She
did not just decide I’ll try dancing and jump on a stage.
-She
made dancing her mission and then envisioned working hard until it
became a reality.
-She
envisioned hours of practice.
-She
envisioned exercise to strengthen and perfect technique.
-She
envisioned falling but getting back up to try again.
You
want to get in shape… that is WHAT you want to do…
-but
can you ENVISION yourself at the gym 3 to 6 times a week?
-can
you envision yourself not eating at the all you can eat buffet?
-can
you envision yourself running…?
If
you can’t envision it… it is just lip service.
You
want to have healthier finances… get out of debt, save for future…
-but
can you envision a budget?
-can
you envision saying no to impulse buys so that you can say YES to
saving?
-can
you envision cutting spending out of your life? -cancel
subscriptions-
If
you can’t envision it… it is just lip service.
You
want to be closer to God this year?
-but
can you envision committing to attending worship services more
regularly?
-joining
a connect group, and first Wednesday worships?
-can
you envision reading your Bible and praying?
-can
you envision growing your faith and sharing your faith…?
-can
you envision influencing your family and friends? Can you envision
your family & friends sitting in the empty seat beside you?
If
you can’t envision it… it is just lip service.
2020
Vision
You
need 2020 vision. On this first Sunday of the year you need to
ENVISION this year
Proverbs
29:18 (KJV) Where there is no vision, the people perish:
Your
successful year will perish without a vision… All your goals and
dreams with perish.
In
the NIV translation is says without a vision the people will cast off
restraint.
Without
a vision you will cast off restraint… you will wander away from the
vision… We need restraint of a focus vision.
What
are you going to do this year? (Mission)
How
are you going to do it? (Vision)
It
is not enough to know in this moment. You need to know it throughout
the year!
Habakkuk
2:2 (NIV2011) Then the Lord replied: “Write down the vision
and make it plain on tablets so that whoever reads it may run with
it.
-Write down the vision. What is written down does not change and is not forgotten. When you write It down it represents that a decision has been made.
-Remember
it. Science tells us that when we write it down we are more likely to
remember it. Just by writing down your goals you are more likely to
accomplish them.
-Make
it plain. It doesn’t need to be confusing. It needs to be well
thought out. You need to be able to communicate your mission &
vision.
-Can
others run with your vision? Is your vision compelling?
God
spoke to this prophet, Habakkuk, to write down the vision, make it
plain, so that whoever reads it may run with it. That is what the
entire Bible is! It is the written down vision of God, and you are
invited to run with it.
You
can write down a vision for your life today and it will take you
through this year. But even more powerful is this… what
you write down today, someone else may run with.
-Your
spouse
-Your
Children
-Your
neighbor
-People
you don’t know yet
-People
you may never meet
Write
down the vision
When
you came in today you were handed note cards…
I
want you to spend time today writing down the vision.
On
this simple note card I want you to…
-define
your success. Define your mission.
-go
beyond lip service and define HOW you will accomplish. Challenge
yourself and write down what you will do.
Before
you come and spend time talking to God and writing down the vision, I
want to tell you to focus on the future.
Future
Focus
Wherever
you focus you end up traveling… That is why they tell you to
keep your eyes on the road.
Some
people have trouble focusing on this year because they are still
focused on last year..
-past
mistake
-past
heartbreak
-past
decision
Your
vision is all about the future.
Philippians
3:13-14 (NIV2011) …one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and
straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win
the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
ONE
THING I DO… FORGETTING (behind) AND PRESSING (toward)
God
gives you permission to forget what is behind you.
Repent
of the past so you can look forward.
We
talked about defining success for this year.
Should
God be a part of that definition?
Will
you allow God to help you define your future?