#14 UNDERSTANDING GREATER LOVE: WE NEED DREAMERS... DREAM ON...
I CAN ONLY IMAGINE... THE LOVE GIFT
By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com
TEXT:
John 15:13 (KJV) Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
John 15:13 (MSG) This is the very best way to love. Put your life on the line for your friends.
I LOVE GOOD IMAGINATIONS... EVERY GENERATION NEEDS SOME GOOD DREAMERS...
I CAN ONLY IMAGINE THE POSSIBLITIES OF A SERVANT IN THE HANDS OF A MIGHTY GOD?
DO WE REALIZE EVERYTHING AROUND US STARTED AS AN IDEA IN SOMEONE'S MIND?
Genesis 37:19 (KJV) And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.
A friend of mine told me often: WE IN THE USA ASK THE WRONG QUESTIONS?
He said we ask: WHERE IS THE GOD OF ELIJAH?
He said: I ASK WHERE ARE THE ELIJAHS OF GOD?
WHAT IS A DREAMER...
Starting fires is very hard? A match?
Improve the kerosene lamp? The light bulb?
Write a letter? THE TELEGRAPH? THEN THE TELEPHONE...
Walking is hard and slow? Horse? Buggy? Automobile? Airplane? Jet? Rocket?
President John Kennedy said:
SOME PEOPLE SEE THINGS THE WAY THEY ARE AND WONDER: WHY?
I SEE THINGS THAT COULD BE AND WONDER: WHY NOT?
Kennedy also said:
ASK NOT WHAT YOUR COUNTRY CAN DO FOR YOU,
BUT ASK WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR YOUR COUNTRY!
A FISH PLACED IN A SMALL BOWL WILL STAY SMALL?...
A FISH IN THE POND CAN GROW BIGGER?
MANY DESIRE TO BE A BIG FISH IN A SMALL POND?
SOME ARISE TO BE A LITTLE FISH IN A BIG LAKE?
GOD CALLS US TO BE A BIG FISH IN A BIG OCEAN? THE WORLD?
THERE IS A RULE THAT IS AS EFFECTIVE AS THE LAW OF GRAVITY...
IMAGINE TODAY THE BEAUTY OF THE GOLDEN RULE...
There is a rule that could CURE every WOW and SIN in this world...
Imagine a world of love and kindness?
Luke 6:31 (KJV) And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.
Luke 6:31 (MSG) "Here is a simple rule of thumb for behavior: Ask yourself what you want people to
do for you; then grab the initiative and do it for them!
COULD YOU IMAGINE A WORLD WHERE WE ACCEPTED THE GREAT DUTY
AND HONORED THAT?
CAN YOU IMAGINE MEETING JESUS?
CAN YOU IMAGINE BEING ONE OF THE FEW PEOPLE THAT MET JESUS AND WALKED AWAY SAD?
We dictate the mood that we walk in by our WORDS and DEEDS.
This wonderful young man came to JESUS...
JESUS HAD COMPASSION AND LOVED HIM...
JESUS SAW THE POTENTIAL IN THIS YOUNG MAN...
Mark 10:21 Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy
way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and
come, take up the cross, and follow me. 22 And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved:
for he had great possessions.
NO SADDER WORDS OF PEN OR TONGUE THAN THE WORDS: WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN!
IMAGINE A WORLD THAT LOVED TO FREELY GIVE...
Matthew 10:8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils:
freely ye have received, freely give.
THE LOVE GIFT WITHOUT THE GIVER SEEMS SO EMPTY!
BUT THOSE THAT CHOOSE TO GIVE --- HELPS MANY.
1. The giver helps others when they give their love gift.
No gift no matter how small is ever forgotten!
The LOVE GIFT can have BENEFITS many years down the road.
The man gave an offering to missions to help PRINT Bibles. The missionary gave the Bible to
a poor SICK MAN. In his sickness (TB) he could do nothing, he was dying.
The man read the New Testament and said: IF THIS IS REAL, JESUS CAN HELP ME AND
SAVE ME, AND MAYBE HE WILL HEAL ME.
The man was healed from TB, he went to school and became a PASTOR.
TODAY HE PASTORS THE LARGEST CHURCH IN THE WORLD ---
David Yonggi Cho. David Yonggi Cho, pastor of Yoido Full Gospel Church in Seoul, South Korea.
ALL BECAUSE SOMEONE GAVE.
a. The money for the Bible.
b. The hands that carried the Bible.
c. The mouth that testified.
2. The giver helps SELF when they give to the others, to the church, and to missions.
3. THE GIVER HELPS THE CREATOR OF THE UNIVERSE AND ETERNITY.
Giving never makes poor. Giving is a long term investment that has great rewards.
2 Corinthians 9:7 Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly,
or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.
IMAGINE THE POSSIBILITIES IF WE FACTORED IN GOD!
IMAGINE A WORLD THAT LOVED TO FREELY GIVE...
IMAGINE A WORLD WHERE GOOD COMES OUT OF BAD...
Matthew 10:8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils:
freely ye have received, freely give.
I CAN NOT FAIL... IF I KEEP GETTING UP AND TRYING AGAIN...
THIS MISTAKE OPENS THE DOORS OF OPPORTUNITY TO ALLOW GOD TO SHOW HIS STUFF.
Psalm 68:1 Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him.
Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God,
to them who are the called according to his purpose.
LOVE UNDERSTANDS WE NEED VISION, WE NEED TO DREAM, IT IS TIME TO IMAGINE
A NEW HOPE, A GREATER PEACE... QUIT MOURNING DEATH... THE GRAVE IS EMPTY...
CELEBRATE LIFE...
IF THE BLIND LETS THE BLIND --- WE ARE ALL DOOMED TO THE DITCH...
GOD, PLEASE OPEN THE EYES OF MY HEART...
Proverbs 29:18 Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.
IT IS THE BELIEVER'S RIGHT AND PRIVILEGE TO IMAGINE AND HOPE FOR THE DAY...
Psalm 62:5 My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.
LOVE UNDERSTANDS WE NEED TO DREAM BEYOND TODAY...
WE MUST FOCUS ABOVE THESE TROUBLES AND HEARTACHES...
A GREATER THAN IS AMONG US...
1 Corinthians 15:51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead
shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. 53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption,
and this mortal must put on immortality. 54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and
this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written,
Death is swallowed up in victory. 55 O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?
CONCLUSION: I WILL LOVE! I WILL GIVE! I WILL SERVE!
DREAM AND IMAGINE THIS: SOME DAY I WILL TAKE MY LAST STEP HERE, I WILL LAY
ME DOWN TO SLEEP, AND MY NEXT STEP WILL BE ON THE GOLD STREETS OF THE NEW
JERUSALEM! DREAM AND IMAGINE I WILL HOLD MY WIFE'S HAND AND THE NEXT HAND
I HOLD MIGHT JUST BE THE HAND OF MY SAVIOR...
I DREAM AND IMAGINE OF STRUGGLING FOR MY NEXT BREATH AND THEN FIND THE
NEXT BREATH SO FRESH AND EASY, HEY THIS IS HEAVEN...
I WILL FIGHT NO MORE BATTLES OF PAIN AND TRIALS, THERE WILL BE NO MORE
TEARS, WOW --- I DREAM OF HEAVEN --- MY HOME --- MY ETERNAL HOME!
Can Only Imagine Lyrics
I can only imagine What it will be like When I walk By Your side
I can only imagine What my eyes will see When Your face Is before me
I can only imagine yeah
[Chorus:]
Surrounded by Your glory, what will my heart feel
Will I dance for You Jesus or in awe of you be still
Will I stand in Your presence or to my knees will I
fall Will I sing hallelujah, will I be able to speak at all
I can only imagine I can only imagine
I can only imagine When that day comes And I find myself Standing in the sun
I can only imagine When all I will do Is forever Forever worship You
I can only imagine yeah I can only imagine
Surrounded by Your glory, what will my heart feel Will I dance for You Jesus or in awe of
You be still Will I stand in Your presence or to my knees will I fall
Will I sing hallelujah, will I be able to speak at all I can only imagine yeah I can only imagine
Surrounded by Your glory, what will my heart feel Will I dance for You Jesus or in awe of
You be still Will I stand in Your presence or to my knees will I fall Will I sing hallelujah, will
I be able to speak at all
I can only imagine yeah I can only imagine Yeah yeah I can only imagine, I can only imagine,
I can only imagine, I can only imagine When all I will do Is forever, forever worship you
I can only imagine. UNKNOWN
His servant, Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com
