February 3, 2008 Sermon Notes

Pastor Marty Grubbs -- February 3, 2008
“When Dreams Come True”
You Were Made for This – Discovering God’s Dream for Your Life, part 5
Genesis 24

Abraham believed and was faithful.

“… and the Lord had blessed him in every way.” -Genesis 24:1
“The Lord, the God of heaven …will send His angel before you.” -Genesis 24:7
“By faith Abraham ... obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going.” -Hebrews 11:8
“… because He (God) considered him faithful.” -Hebrews 11:11

Prayer provides wisdom and discernment.

“Then he prayed, ‘O Lord, God of my master Abraham, give me success today.’” -Genesis 24:12

Action steps:

1. Get moving. -Genesis 24:10, 13
2. Pray specifically. -Genesis 24:14
3. Ask questions. -  Genesis 24:17
4. Serve with humility. -Genesis 24:19, 20
5. Pay attention. -Genesis 24:21
6. Be thankful. -Genesis 24:26-27
7. Have faith.  

“I will go.” -Rebecca, in Genesis 24:58
“May it be to me as you have said.” -Mary in Luke 1:38
“Not as I will, but as You will.” -Jesus in Matthew 26:39

“Jesus … give me one glorious ambition for my life: To know and follow

hard after You. To grow as Your disciple in the truth. This world is empty,

pale, and poor compared to knowing You my Lord, lead me on and I will

run after You.” —Mark Altrogge

 

 

A morning thought...

In search of finding God’s will for our lives, we become as little children who daydream that they can do the impossible: fly like Superman or overpower villains as Power Rangers. God empowers each human being with gifts and a desire to use those gifts for His honor and glory. “Each person is given something to do that shows who God is: Everyone gets in on it, everyone benefits” [I Corinthians 12:7, The Message]. The sooner God’s people understand and become intentional in embracing the process of being used of God to accomplish what He intends for them to do, the greater good for God’s kingdom will be realized. There will be an explosion of mission, of purpose, and of kingdom growth.

I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use. So it is that we embrace the elements God has placed within us along with prayer to sustain and forge the new territories God has envisioned us to inhabit. The Apostle Paul says, “Throw yourselves into the work of the Master, confident that nothing you do for Him is a waste of time or effort” [1 Corinthians 15:50; The Message]. Dreams become reality!

—George Skramstad, 2008