Is Your Dreams Alive

Is your Dreams Alive?

1. Genesis 37.1-11

2. Acts 16:9-15

Psalm 126

We all have dreams. I am not referring to our dreams in a fantasy world while we slept soundly but to those vivid dreams we had when we were younger, at least once upon a time in our colorful life. Everyone must have had a chance to say, "One day, I’m going to be this and that… go there and beyond….own those and that…." On and on the list went. That was when we were younger. As we grew, our dreams grew, too.

Let us carefully and attentively learn from the life of Joseph, "the dreamer", whose name means "increase or addition" in Hebrew. His dreams, and the manner he devoted his life chasing it, engrave boldly several essential principles on how we may reach the place of "a dream came true".

? A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

“Dreams transform into thoughts

And thoughts result in action.”

Illustration

During some revival meetings a woman under deep conviction of sin could not find peace. She asked the preacher and heard from him the way of peace, but was still in deep distress of soul. As friend, converted at the meetings, told her: 'I did nothing, Christ has done all. He "made peace by the blood of His cross.’"

But she could not understand, and still thought she must do something for her own salvation. She went home, kneeled in prayer, fell asleep on her knees, and dreamed. In her dream she was falling over a precipice and clutched at a twig to save herself. A voice said, 'Let go the twig,' but still she clung to it with all her might. 'I cannot save you unless you let go the twig,' came the voice again. With strength almost spent, she let go and found herself in the arms of the Savior. Then she awoke and saw how God in her dream had showed her clearly the way of salvation.

1. Do not expose your dreams: (Genesis 37:1- 5)

“And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.

And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:

For, Behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf.

And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.”

2. Do not People destroy your dream: (Genesis 37:1- 5)

When you share something people will destroy it.

Illustration

Martin Luther dared to dream of a church where the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ could be preached freely, & common people could hear & understand the message of the Bible. And before he died, millions of people were able to have the Bible in their own language, to read & study it for themselves.

3. Do not give up on your dream: (Genesis 42:6-9).

Who old was Josph was when his dream came true?

Genesis 41:46

“And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt”.

Illustration

The chines bamboo tree takes 5years to grow out the earth and takes 5 weeks to grow 90 feet tall. But patients is very important.

Patients need if your dream had to be fulfilled

Conclusion:

To Keep dream alive

1. Do not expose your dreams

2. Do not People destroy your dreams

3. 3. Do not give up on your dream