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2015 Dream God-sized Dreams 2 28 15 |
2014 Wisdom 3 7 14 Be Sweet 3 20 14 Dreams Remembered 12 20 14 |
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Saturday, February 28, 2015 |
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Scripture: 2 Kings 4:1-7 (NIV) - "Elisha said, "Go around and ask all your neighbors for empty jars. Don't ask for just a few." Message: The widow was in need of a miracle. Elisha gave the instructions, and now it was up to her obedience. How many empty jars did they gather? What was her level of faith and expectancy? When the last jar was full, the oil stopped flowing. But what if she had gathered more? With the Lord, there is always more. Read the invitation of the Lord in Isaiah 55. And go gather and get ready, don't ask for just a few. Prayer: Lord may our hearts be lifted up to dream God sized dreams. May our expectancy be for the God of the impossible. Speak Lord, for your servant is listening. Amen. Pastor Daniel Ivey |
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Friday, March 7 2014 |
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Scriptures: James 1:5-8 - "If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That man should not think he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all he does." Proverbs 2:7 - "He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk in integrity." Message: If any of you lacks wisdom...well, I think that probably encompasses us all. Who doesn't lack wisdom? Who doesn't need to ask God for insight into the matters of life that we face? Yet, I ask us all to look in the mirror today and be true to ourselves: have I asked for wisdom today? I remember coming across these verses in the Bible, and especially the book of Proverbs and Ecclesiastes when I was a young teenager. I took it to the bank, the storehouse of Heaven. I believed that if I would just simply ask God for wisdom with a prayer of faith, that God would give it just as God promised, liberally and without reproach. I set myself out to pray for wisdom regularly in my prayer life. But, we have to ask and pray in faith. We have to believe that God is able and that God is willing. Almighty God is certainly able. Maybe what you need to know today is that God is more than eager to give than you are to receive. Prayer: Lord, show me the way to receive what You offer. Grant me wisdom, so I may know Your will for my life. Amen. Pastor Daniel Ivey |
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Thursday, March 20, 2014 |
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Scripture: Ephesians 4:32 - "Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you." Message: Be kind to one another. My Granny always told it to me this way, "Be sweet!" Be sweet. This is something that has really stuck with me throughout my years. I like to pass that word on to others. "Be sweet!" But why? Just to be sugary and nice? Just to be syrupy and sweet? No, because God in Christ forgave us. We are to be sweet, kind and compassionate people who are about the mission of God to be forgiving people, because we are the people of God who have been forgiven by God. Next time you feel like being anything else but sweet toward someone else, and maybe even hold something against them. I'd like you to consider how much of your own faults you'd like God to continue to hold against you. How much of your sin are you willing to let God hold onto and not forgive? I think I'm hearing crickets, so the answer must be none. Therefore, we are called to hold onto none as well. Be forgiving. Be compassionate. Be kind. Be sweet! Prayer: Father God, help me to be sweet in all my dealings with others and help me to remember to be sweet to myself. Pastor Daniel Ivey |
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Saturday, December 20, 2014 |
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Scripture: Luke 1:5-80 - "In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zacharias....And the child grew and became strong in spirit, and he lived in the wilderness until he appeared publicly in Israel. (Read this entire passage for the story of the birth of John the Baptist)Message: Zacharias and Elizabeth always wanted to be parents, but old age had come upon them. Their dreams and prayers of family seemed to be forgotten, or at least accepted as loss. Then the angel Gabriel pops in on the scene in the Temple with extraordinary news. Not only a son, but the forerunner of the Messiah, John the Baptist. Now it is doubtful that Zacharias had recently in his old age prayed a prayer for a son. This gives us insight into God's timing. Sometimes our dreams and hopes of old, come to fruition now or in the future. But instead of believing the word of the Lord from Gabriel, Zacharias questioned. At his doubting and questioning, his voice went mute. He remained mute all of Elizabeth's pregnancy and after his son was born. But on the eighth day when the baby was to be named, Zacharias wrote the words of the Lord from Gabriel's mouth, "His name is John." This then led to the glory of God being released in prophetic utterance. Here we draw two points. First, the things we've prayed for are never forgotten. Second, our voice in this world is only authentic and effective if it is backed by faith. Prayer: Lord, may we always remember, that You remember. May we always trust that You are trustworthy and that You hold the future. Pastor Daniel Ivey |
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