Here's the Point from CrossPoint Christian Church in Whittier, CA

“Daring to Plant in Faith” (Daring Faith: The Key to Miracles).

GOD’S LAWS OF PLANTING AND HARVESTING
 
 1.    EVERYTHING STARTS AS A SEED
God said, “Let the land have seed-bearing plants and trees that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their varieties.”  Genesis 1:11

  2.    NOTHING HAPPENS UNTIL A SEED IS PLANTED
Jesus said, “Unless a grain of wheat is buried in the ground, it cannot reproduce. But if it dies, it will produce much fruit.”  John 12:24. Jesus said, “The kingdom of God is like someone who plants seed in the ground. Night and day, whether the person is asleep or awake, the seed still grows, but the person does not know how it grows.”  Mark 4:26-27 (NCV)

 3.    WHEN I HAVE A NEED I SHOULD PLANT A SEED
“Do your planting in the morning and in the evening, too! You never know whether it will all grow well or whether one planting will do better than the other.”  Ecclesiastes 11:6 (TEV)

4.    WHATEVER I PLANT IS WHAT I’LL REAP
“You will reap exactly what you plant.”  Galatians 6:7b (TEV)

“The person who plants selfishness, ignoring the needs of others, and ignoring God, harvests a crop of weeds. That’s all he’ll have to show for his life! BUT the one who plants in response to God, letting God’s Spirit do the growth work in him, harvests a crop of real life, eternal life!” 
Galatians 6:7b-8 (MSG)

5.    I’M NOT THE ONLY SOWER
“I sent you to reap where you didn’t plant; others had already done work before you, and you will gather the harvest.”  John 4:38

6.    I ALWAYS REAP IN A DIFFERENT SEASON THAN I SOW 
 “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven... A time to plant and a time to harvest...a time to scatter and a time to gather...”  Ecclesiastes 3:1-5
 
  7.    I MUST BE PATIENT & NOT GIVE UP
“Let us not get tired of doing what is right, for after a while we WILL reap a harvest of blessing IF we don’t get discouraged and give up.”
Galatians 6:9 (LB)

8.    I ALWAYS REAP MORE THAN I SOW      
 “Some seed fell on good soil. It came up, grew and produced a crop, MULTIPLYING thirty, sixty, and even a hundred times.”  Mark 4:8
 
 9.    I INCREASE MY HARVEST BY PLANTING MORE SEED       
 “Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will reap generously. Each one should give what he’s decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.”  2 Corinthians 9:6-7
 
 “The world of the generous gets larger and larger; the world of the stingy gets smaller and smaller.”  Proverbs 11:24 (MSG)
 
 10.    THE MORE SEED I PLANT THE MORE GOD WILL GIVE ME     
 “For God, who supplies seed to the farmer and bread to eat, will give you more and more seed to plant and will make it grow so that you can give away more and more fruit from your harvest!”  2 Corinthians 9:10 (LB)
 
 11.    I PLANT BY FAITH, NOT BY MY FEELINGS     
 “Those who plant in tears will harvest with shouts of joy. They weep as they go to plant their seed, BUT they sing as they return with the harvest.”  Psalm 126:5-6 (NLT)
 
 12.  THE BEST TIME TO PLANT IS NOW
 
Ecclesiastes 11:4 “Those who wait for perfect weather will never plant seeds; and those who look at every cloud will never reap a harvest.
 

Punto Principal: Sembrar en fe sin importar las circumstancias es vivir para la gloria de Dios.

Gálatas 6:7-10 

(Daring Faith: The Key to Miracles – Part 4). Does your imagination shape your life? There are some things we shouldn’t imagine; can’t imagine and things that we should imagine.
 
WHAT WE LEARN FROM GOD-INSPIRED DREAMING

 1.    MY IMAGINATION SHAPES MY LIFE
“...For as a man thinks in his heart, so he is.”  Proverbs 23:7 (KJV)
“Be careful how you think; your life is shaped by your thoughts.”  Proverbs 4:23 (TEV)

 2.    IMAGINING IS ESSENTIAL TO LIVING BY FAITH
“What is faith? It is the confident assurance that what we hope for is going to happen. It is the evidence of things we cannot yet see.” Hebrews 11:1 (NLT)
“We set our eyes not on what we see but on what we cannot see. What we see will last only a short time, but what we cannot see will last forever.”2 Corinthians 4:18 (NCV)

3.    GREAT LIVES ARE BUILT AROUND GREAT DREAMS
“May God enlighten the eyes of your mind so that you can see the hope that his calling holds for you.”  Ephesians 1:18 (NJB) “Where there is no vision, the people perish.”  Proverbs 29:18 (KJV)

4.    GOD’S DREAM FOR MY LIFE IS BIGGER THAN MY DREAM
“God can do anything, you know—far more than you could ever IMAGINE
or guess or request in your wildest dreams! He does it not by pushing us around but by his Spirit working deeply and gently within us.”  Ephesians 3:20-21 (MSG)

Let The Size Of My God, Determine The Size Of My Goals

 5.    DOUBT IS THE ENEMY OF IMAGINATION
“If you need wisdom, just ask God for it, because He is generous and enjoys giving to everyone. But when you ask God, you must believe in faith and not doubt for a doubtful mind is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is driven back and forth, and tossed about by the wind.  Such doubters cannot decide about anything they do, so they should not imagine receiving anything from the Lord.”  James 1:5-7

“The man said ‘Please heal my son if you can.’ Jesus replied ‘What do you mean, “If I can?” Anything is possible IF a person believes.’ The father replied, ‘I do believe, but help me not to doubt!’”  Mark 9:21-24 (NLT)

6.    GOD’S SPIRIT & WORD FUEL MY IMAGINATION
“I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper who will be with you forever. That helper is the Spirit of Truth...you’ll know him, because he lives with you and will be IN you!”  John 14:16-17 (GW) “Open my eyes to see the wonderful truths in your law... Help me understand the meaning of your commandments, and I will meditate on your wonderful miracles.”  Psalm 119:27 (NLT)

THE KEY: A DAILY QUIET TIME
“The Sovereign Lord has given me his words of wisdom, so I know what to say to all these weary ones. Morning by morning he wakens me and opens my understanding to his will.”  Isaiah 50:4 (NLT)

7.    GROWING MY CHARACTER WILL CLARIFY MY VISION
“To your faith, add goodness; and to your goodness, add knowledge; and to your knowledge, add self-control; and to your self-control, add patience; and to your patience, add service for God; and to your service for God, add kindness for your brothers and sisters in Christ; and to this kindness, add love for everyone. IF all these things are in you and are growing, they will help you to BE USEFUL AND PRODUCTIVE in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. But anyone who does not have these things CANNOT SEE CLEARLY.”  2 Peter 1:5-9 (NCV)

 8.    IF A DREAM IS FROM GOD, IT WILL BE CONNECTED
 SOMEHOW TO HIS CHURCH & PLAN FOR THE WORLD
 “If you try to keep your life for yourself, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake and for the sake of the Good News, you will find true life.”  Mark 8:35 (NLT) 

Filipenses 4:6-9

AUDACIA PARA IMAGINAR

Una Fe Audaz; La Clave para los Milagros - Parte 4

LECCIONES DE SUEÑOS INSPIRADOS POR DIOS:

MI IMAGINACIÓN DA
“Porque cual es su pensamiento en su corazón, tal es él.”  Proverbios 23:7a (RVR1960)

“Cuida tu corazón, porque este determina el rumbo de tu vida.”  Proverbios 4:23 (NTV)

La advertencia de Dios acerca de Babel: “El Señor dijo: «Esta gente es una sola, y todos ellos tienen un solo lenguaje. Ya han comenzado su obra, y ahora nada los hará desistir de lo que han PENSADO hacer.”  Génesis 11:6 (RVC)  

IMAGINAR ES ESENCIAL ___

“La fe es la confianza de que en verdad sucederá lo que esperamos; es lo que nos da la certeza de las cosas que no podemos ver.” Hebreos 11:1 (NTV) 

“No nos fijamos en las cosas que se ven, sino en las que no se ven; porque las cosas que se ven son temporales, pero las que no se ven son eternas.”  2 Corintios 4:18 (RVC)
LAS GRANDES VIDAS SE
“Pido que Dios les abra la mente para que vean y sepan lo que él tiene preparado para la gente que ha llamado.” Efesios 1:18 (PDT)

“Cuando no hay visión, el pueblo se desvía.” Proverbios29:18 (RVC)

EL SUEÑO DE DIOS PARA MI VIDA __

“Por el poder de Dios que obra en nosotros, él puede hacer mucho más de lo que jamás podríamos pedir o imaginar.” Efesios3:20 (PDT)

Dejo que el tamaño de mi Dios, determine ___
LA DUDA ES ___
“Si a alguno de ustedes le falta sabiduría, pídasela a Dios, y él se la dará, pues Dios da a todos generosamente sin menospreciar a nadie. Pero que pida con fe, sin dudar, porque quien duda es como las olas del mar, agitadas y llevadas de un lado a otro por el viento. Quien es así no piense que va a recibir cosa alguna del Señor.”  Stg. 1:5-7 (NVI)

Ten misericordia de nosotros y ayúdanos si puedes. — ¿Cómo que “si puedo”? —preguntó Jesús—. Todo es posible si uno cree. Al instante el padre clamó: — ¡Sí, creo, pero ayúdame a superar mi incredulidad!"                 Marcos 9:22-24 (NTV)

EL ESPÍRITU DE DIOS Y LA PALABRA DE DIOS ________

“Yo le pediré al Padre, y él les dará otro Abogado Defensor, quien estará con ustedes para siempre. Me refiero al Espíritu Santo, quien guía a toda la verdad....  ustedes sí lo conocen, porque ahora él vive con ustedes y después estará en ustedes.” Juan 14:16-17 (NTV)

“Ayúdame a comprender el significado de tus mandamientos, y meditaré en tus maravillosas obras.”     Salmos 119:27 (NTV) 

LA CLAVE: __
“El Señor Soberano me ha dado sus palabras de sabiduría, para que yo sepa consolar a los fatigados. Mañana tras mañana me despierta y me abre el entendimiento a su voluntad.”  Isaías 50:4 (NTV) 

EL DESARROLLO DE MI CARÁCTER ___ “A su fe, virtud; a su virtud, entendimiento; al entendimiento, dominio propio; al dominio propio, constancia; a la constancia, devoción a Dios; a la devoción a Dios, afecto fraternal; y al afecto fraternal, amor. Porque estas cualidades, si abundan en ustedes, les harán crecer en el conocimiento de nuestro Señor Jesucristo, y evitarán que sean inútiles e improductivos. En cambio, el que no las tiene ES TAN CORTO DE VISTA QUE YA NI VE.”        2 Pedro 1:5-9 (NVI) 

SI EL SUEÑO ES DE DIOS, DE ALGUNA FORMA SE CONECTARA CON __
“Si tratas de aferrarte a la vida, la perderás; pero si entregas tu vida por mi causa y por causa de la Buena Noticia, la salvarás.”  Marcos8:35 (NTV) 

Message Preview: “Daring to Give God My Best” (Daring Faith: The Key to Miracles – Part 3). In 2 Timothy 2:3-7 Paul references a soldier, an athlete and a farmer in encouraging Christ-likeness. He writes “Endure hardship with us like a GOOD SOLDIER of Christ Jesus. No one serving as a soldier gets tied up in civilian affairs—he wants to please his commanding officer. Similarly, if anyone competes as AN ATHLETE, he does not receive the victor’s crown unless he competes according to the rules. And the HARDWORKING FARMER should be the first to receive a share of the crops. Think about these three illustrations, and the Lord will help you to understand how they apply to you.” Come hear the rest of the message! We invite you to come join us each week as we gather together to glorify God through fellowship with one another and to study God's Word.

Outline: http://tiny.cc/deugjz

Una Fe Audaz; La Clave para los Milagros - Parte 3

LOS BENEFICIOS DE CREER EN JESÚS

What Happens When You Have Faith (Daring Faith: The Key to Miracles – Introduction). The gospel shows us how God makes people right with himself—that it begins and ends with FAITH. The Scripture says those who are right with God will live by trusting in Him” Romans 1:17. “Without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him” Hebrews 11:6. What is faith? “It is the confident assurance that what we hope for is going to happen and to be certain of things we do not yet see” according to Hebrews 11:1. We invite you to come join us each week as we gather together to glorify God through fellowship with one another and to study God's Word.

Sermon Outline:
http://tiny.cc/nvsjjz

Una Fe Audaz: La Clave para los Milagros - Parte 2

Punto Principal: Ejercemos una fe audaz, reconociendo que es solamente Dios quien logra sus propósitos para su gloria. 

“What It Means To Have Faith” (Facing Life with Faith). What does having faith mean? In Hebrews 11:6 the writer says "Without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him." Can we live life without faith? We invite you to come join us each week as we gather together to glorify God through fellowship with one another and to study God's Word.

Sermon Outline:
http://tiny.cc/nvsjjz

1 Pedro 2:18-23

Es necesario entender que hemos sido llamados a sufrir para la gloria de Dios y seguimos a Cristo.