"the art of vision" Tagged Sermons

God’s Vision for Me: He Gives Me a Name

“If you view God as random then you won’t trust that He is doing something in the midst of everything” (Pastor Les) If God is random then we cannot trust Him or know Him in the same way we cannot trust a friend who is not a principled person.  God is principled and works through processes.  We can know Him and we can also know the processes through which He prefers to work.  . Romans 8:29-30 gives us a 5…

The Art of Maintaining Vision

The question is never what lies before me but rather What Lies within me?  And, what lies are within me?  I mentioned last week that during a time of prayer, listening to a great message or reading an inspiring book that VISION seems to be right there, very clear and resonates with us emotionally and actually makes us hopeful and happy simply to envision ourselves being that person in our vision, leading that sort of life.  We close the book…

The Art of Finding Vision

Lots of people struggle with admitting to having vision yet every one of us has vision.  Pastor Les breaks down Proverbs 29:18 and describes vision as both deeply spiritual and fiercely practical. The Bible teaches that we receive vision four different ways… Thru God and angels Thru experiences, such as prophecy, vision, etc. Thru scripture Thru natural functions You may be surprised to learn that Nehemiah did not have a vision to save the city but rather a deep desire.  And,…