Beyond Belief!
Vision Weekend is a perfect launching pad for the year…not just for our church, but for our lives, our growth, our transformation. One of the key reasons we kick off the year with Vision Weekend is because it’s fresh, there’s an air of optimism and possibility, and there’s this clean stretch of road in front of us…asking God, “So what do have for us this year?”
There’s a universal sense that people want a better year than last year…even if last year was good. Everyone wants an advancing year. And I love this series, “I Believe in God, But…”, because we all want to be single-minded, with what we say and what we do going together.
While we’re quick to spot hypocrisy in others, when we’re honest, we recognize it in ourselves too. This series will deal with the gap, the discrepancy between what we believe and the way we live. Don’t you want that? I do! I love that we’re all going to see the hypocrisy gap closed in our lives!
Here are some of the ringing lines from the weekend…
- God will not bless the life of casual belief that is meant to be authentic faith where He changes you to be like Him from the inside out.
- God never wanted to be a checkmark on a list. He never campaigned for your vote.
- Jesus Christ died on the cross to win your heart. He gave up His own life to become the Ruler of yours!
- God loves us too much to bless a check-mark, impostor-style belief in Him.
- The world doesn’t need to see perfect people but people that mean it!
This is going to be a year BEYOND BELIEF, a year where we go beyond a check-mark faith, beyond a prayer or a casual belief that doesn’t change us. He’s got much, much more for you than that! What if 2012 is the year you begin to live Beyond Belief in your marriage, your dating, your parenting, your finances, your purpose…beyond belief with your friends and relatives! What if?
I started out Vision Weekend with a bold promise (a promise like I rarely make). I promised that if you’ll come to this series with an open mind and a willing heart, God will do something significant in your life and in your soul. I meant it. Bring someone with you. I think we could all use a solidifying year, especially after such a beautiful 2011 in our church – such a maturing and a thickness and an honoring of the Lord.
p.s. Artists, teams, volunteers…you guys KILLED it this weekend! Thanks for going all out welcoming our honored guests. That service was remarkable, I heard the VIP was jam-packed, and Reverb…I loved that you were there in strength this weekend giving Fused a run for their money toward the balcony! It’s gonna be a FANTASTIC year…a year BEYOND BELIEF! Let’s dive in!
