HopeCity Mt Dora

Who am I?
Where did I come from?
And, Where am I going? 
Some where in life we ask these 3 questions.

Your birthday is so special to God that He says that "before you were in your mother's womb I knew you." Pslam 139. And He has a "plan for your life." Jeremiah 29:11. He knows you and cares about everyday that you are on planet Earth and beyond.

How can I get God to answer my prayers? The formula:

• Ask
• Don't stop asking for it
• Ask for bold, big things, God size
• Keep Circling your prayer until you have it

The pain of their oldest child Chad dying from a long battle with cancer at the age of 9! The hope of seeing him again and that he is there waiting for his family. How do you pastor a church with all the pain from life that seems to be unfair? Romans 8:8 "...what we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory he will reveal to us later."

God's ways are like Opposite Day! "My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts," says the Lord. "And My ways are far beyond anything you could imagine." Isaiah 55:8 "He must increase, but I must decrease." John 3:30

Don't let fear stand in your way. Crazy Giant Faith, like the shepherd boy David had, means we stop fearing the giants. 3 Steps to CGF! Romans 8:31 "...God is for us..."

If a duck can attack something 10 times its size fearlessly, we can be lion chasers and pursue God size dreams. Jeremiah 29:11

What we are passionate about gives us purpose. Purpose equals hope. Hope keeps purpose alive.

Losing your balance can be messy. It can even be deadly. Rick talks about losing balance on a black diamond ski slope. Things got messy fast. But the hardest balance to keep is spiritual balance. The apostle Paul talked to his young friend Timothy, a leader in training. He said, physical training has some benefit, spiritual training benefits us here and in eternal life. Mind, Body, Spirit. All 3 need to be balanced, but the Spirit balanced in us seems to balance everything else evenly. How can this be helpful for your life?

Even scientists don't know what dark matter is. They just know that it "is". Could it be God's ingredient for His creations? People have a hard time believing that in the beginning there was "nothing". God created the universe by speaking it into existence. Side note: Rick talks about his love for sport cars and the showdown between a Corvette and a Porsche he was driving.