1St place dream – Father
1St place passion – Father
Mathew 16:24-26 NIV
24 Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. 25 For whoever would save his life[g] will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. 26 For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul?
Question #4 Does a child who is always given candy ever come to appreciate vegetables?
John 14:9 ESV
9 Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?
Question #5 How many Christians drink deeply from the well of living water?
Shallow: Worship, Community, Witness is weak.
John 4:10 ESV
10 Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, ‘Give me a drink,’ you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.”
Question #6 When our lesser dreams shatter, do we reach for Father’s Eternal Dream?
The world provides many more lesser dreams.
Acts 1:14-15 ESV
14 All these with one accord were devoting themselves to prayer, together with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.[c] 15 In those days Peter stood up among the brothers (the company of persons was in all about 120)
Great Multitudes 500 saw him resurrected 120 on Pentecost
Footnotes
g. Matthew 16:25 The Greek word means either life or soul; also in verse 26.
c. Acts 1:14 Or brothers and sisters. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, the plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters; also verse 15