When Jesus called the disciples, He first said, “Come, Follow me.” We often want to do God’s plan but on our own terms, but it doesn’t work like that. In order to become what God is calling us to be, we have to learn to leave our nets in order to follow Him whole heartedly.

God plan and desire for us is not to accomplish the possible but the impossible. There should be a God-given desire in each of us to challenge the giants and scale the mountains that so often stand between the land of ordinary and the land of purpose.

We are living in a culture where Jesus has become what we want Him to be. We have created a Jesus that fits in with our likes, our schedule and our lives. What are the consequences of this fake Jesus and how can we find once again the real Jesus? These questions and so much more are answered in this life-changing message.

We are living in a culture where Jesus has become what we want Him to be. We have created a Jesus that fits in with our likes, our schedule and our lives. What are the consequences of this fake Jesus and how can we find once again the real Jesus? These questions and so much more are answered in this life-changing message.

this week Steve Woodrow, directional pastor at Crossroads Church, spoke about the awareness and awakening of our spiritual appetite

Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go. We cannot discover new oceans unless we the courage to lose sight of the shore. The Israelites were living in caves and holes because of fear. God used one man to change the state of a nation. What could God do through you if you had the courage to obey Him?

We all have secrets that we keep to ourselves. We keep things a secret because we are ashamed and feel guilty. We keep secrets because we want people to see us a certain way. What we need to realize is that these secrets are keeping us from experiencing God in His fullness and all of the things that He has in store for us. People can’t save you, people can’t change you, and people can’t recover what has already been broken. But there is One that does and He already knows your secrets and calls for you.

Do you know God loves you? This seems like such an obvious question and scores of people would say yes, but our lives, our worries, our stresses and our regrets tell a different story. Just because you know something doesn’t mean you are experiencing it. You know that God loves you, but are you truly experiencing His love? Right now, if you stopped for a moment... and thought, “How would I feel right now if I truly believed God loved me?” If we are honest, most of us don't believe that God really does love us, at least not consistently, because we know who we are behind closed doors, we know what we have done... how could God love that?

As believers we should have an appetite for the impossible, we should have an excitement to encounter opportunities that are impossible. Seeing the impossible is an opportunity to see how great God truly is. “The only place where your dream becomes impossible is in your own thinking.” – Robert Schuller

We have all spoken ourselves out of a dream that we once dreamed and we have all have or have tried to talk ourselves out of what God has put on our heart to do. If what you are dreaming about doesn’t require an infinite God to step in to your finite life to accomplish that dream, you are dreaming to small! We should be praying big and bold prayers, asking God to do the impossible through us!

Fight for Freedom - 2 Corinthians 3:17 - Brent Phillips - Encounter Houston -  When was the last time you experienced God’s presence and power? When last was your heart set on fire with a burning desire to do whatever it is that God is asking you ...