You don't have to wait for different people or a different place to live--the Holy Spirit wants to move in the extraordinary in what you think is ordinary.

Joseph adopted God so that we could be adopted by God

It is not enough to know about the Holy Spirit -- we need to KNOW the Holy Spirit and experience his working in our lives.

(1) Tune In. Rom. 8:5
(2) Be Bold. Zech. 4:6, 2 Tim. 1:7
(3) Embrace Community.

Lean into God's voice and don't be afraid to step out.

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Psalm 32:8
Proverbs 3:5-6
Acts 16:6-10
John 10:27
1 Samuel 3:8-10
Proverbs 25:2
Psalm 119:105; Hebrews 4:12; 2 Timothy 3:16
1 Kings 19:11-13
Proverbs 15:22; Proverbs 19:20-21
Judges 6:36-40; Revelation 3:7
James 1:5; 2 Timothy 2:7

Jesus didn't change the disciples' vocation -- he changed their purpose.
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Now With Purpose
- RESPOND to his call
- Choose to OBEY
- TRUST him with the details

Frederick Büechner “The sacred Moments, the moments of miracle, are often the everyday moments which, if we do not look with more than our eyes or listen with more than our ears, reveal only…the Gardner, a stranger walking down the road behind us, a meal like any other meal. But when we listen with all our being- we see Jesus himself.”

Resolute: Firmly fixed

Attributes of the Palm Tree:
The Palm Tree breaks the Bands
The Palm Tree Bends but does not break
The Palm flourishes in the Desert
Groups of Palms form an Oasis
The older the Palm the sweeter the Fruit
The Palm Tree cannot be Grafted
The Palm Tree will not Burn
The Palm Tree is Evergreen

Scripture References

Lk. 9:51
Isa. 50:5-9
Jn. 12:12-16
Lk. 18:31-33
Lk. 9;62
1 Cor. 15:58
Jn. 12:16
Rev. 7:9-10
Ps. 92:12
Jn. 3:16
Jn. 18:36

Crisis: A stage in a sequence of events at which the trend of all future events is determined.” Dru Dodson

“Moses has to go into the desert for 40 years to learn the difference between human manipulation and divine power.” Richard Foster

“All leaders are constantly being trained by God but not all of them learn from the training.” Dr. Robert Clinton

“We do not read about, 'Moses my leader but Moses my servant.” Oswald Chambers

Song of Solomon 4:16
Hag. 1:5-7
Rom. 12:2
Gen. 28:10-16
Ephesians. 4:22-24
Phil. 1:9-11
1 Chr. 12:32