A CHURCH WITH A VISION

A Church with a Vision
David Davis
Proverbs 29:18


Proverbs 29:18 - ‘‘Where there is no vision, the people perish.’’

Before we ever receive what God wants - do what God wants - or become what God wants us to be, we must do three things.
I. VISUALIZE II. VERBALIZE III. VITALIZE

I. VISUALIZE

Jeremiah 29:11 ‘‘For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.’’ Nehemiah wanted to rebuild the old walls around Jerusalem - surrounded by rubbish. Nehemiah could only see (visualize) strong walls. In fact - even his enemies asked him - ‘‘Will they revive the stones out of the heaps of rubbish?’’ It’s exciting to visualize and believe that God can and will do exciting wonders among us; When you think about it - there are three kinds of people in a church. 1. Those who aren’t looking. 2. Those who look backward. 3. Those who look at today with the future before them in their eye sight.
Which one are you? Which one would you like to be? When you visualize - you actualize your behavior.

I. VISUALIZE II. VERBALIZE

Jeremiah 29:12 ‘‘Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.’’

Begin with yourself. Now, you may think talking to yourself is dangerous - but it promotes right thinking and right acting when it is positive. If this isn’t true - then why did Jesus say - ‘‘Say to this mountain, be thou removed ... ‘‘ and ‘‘decree a thing and it shall be establis ...

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