What is vision fueled by? Faith-filled steps, testimony and God's promises.

Every faith journey towards the promises of God being fulfilled always involve WHO (Who made the promises?), WHAT (What did God promised?), HOW (How will God fulfill His word?) and WHEN (When will God come good on His word?). The mistake we often make is focusing on that which God does — the HOW and the WHEN — when our focus should be on WHO (the God of the Impossible who made the promise) and WHAT (the unique and specific things He’s promised me).

When you abide in God you begin to move with God; or more to the point: He begins to move you and the burden of your heart begins to move away from radical individualism, which is the culture of the day, towards God’s view of human flourishing which is how can I love and serve others according to God’s will and way — it’s then that you start to see the world around you “rightly”.How does the compassion of Christ overflow from me to others?1) Have a right view of God2) Have a right view of yourself3) Have a right view of your situation

Nehemiah’s vision didn’t start as a vision, it started as a concern and burden for his nation and its people. Vision begins as a concern. What burdens and concerns you? What breaks your heart?(1) Let His heart become your heart(2) Follow God’s “general will”(3) Take the long view(4) Make the decision to belong(5) Don’t settle for what you can do

God is our life source - in every way faithful and abundantly good. When the world sees us as a church, our hope is that they see an overwhelmingly generous family.

God has established a unique and beautiful unity for His people...but how are we actively guarding unity in our local church?

When partnering with God to share Jesus with others, my effort is never redundant but neither is my ability decisive as to whether someone believes in Jesus or not.

We need to recognize the God of the impossible working in our lives- He reveals our hearts and helps us to respond to Him.