What I Forgot To Say

This past Sabbath I preached a message from  Hebrews 12:1-3  called  Reference Point .    Reference points are powerful because we look to them to interpret the reality around us. Too often, we choose our reference points poorly. We look to what we should have done or could have had.    We compare ourselves with the others who are smarter, prettier, and wealthier. But Christians have a reference point that rest of the world doesn’t have… Christ! When we look to others we don’t look to criticize or compare but to see Christ and show Christ! When we look at ourselves, we don’t look at who we are but who we are in Christ! We fix our eyes on who Christ is and what He has done. And there’s a promise…  we will not grow weary and loose heart ! Here’s what I forgot to say…. Our world is populated with people who are drifting, unsure of their own identity. God is inviting each of us to run with intentionality in the identity we have in Him.    We are searching for our own identity and

This past Sabbath I preached on a message from Ephesians 3:14-21 called  100Big .   Not familiar with the term “100 Big”? Don’t worry. There's nothing wrong with you.   It's a term that my kids made up. In our home “100” is the ultimate superlative. So “100 Big” is the biggest you can get.   God is not just big, He’s 100 Big.   When we stretch our imaginations to their limit, we grasp only a glorious speck of our 100 Big God!   We can’t fully understand Him but we can fully surrender to Him. Here’s what I forgot to say…. We are missing out on spiritual growth when… …we stop stretching our concept of God. …the wonders of God all make perfect sense. …we no longer allow God’s glory to mess with our perspective. …we appeal to the leftovers of God’s resources instead of the riches of His glory (v. 16). …we become so content with “Big” that we lose our appetite for “100 Big”. When we are “filled with all the fullness of God” (v.19) we don’t get a little versi