Acts 9:10-12
10 Now there was a disciple at Damascus named Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision, “Ananias.” And he said, “Here I am, Lord.” 11 And the Lord said to him, “Rise and go to the street called Straight, and at the house of Judas look for a man of Tarsus named Saul, for behold, he is praying, 12 and he has seen in a vision a man named Ananias come in and lay his hands on him so that he might regain his sight.”
As you can see I have added a verse to our scripture for this week. Over the pass couple of weeks I have found my focus on vision. It seem as if God says been saying to me that I should call us to remember the vision. Our vision has the greatest importance to what God is calling us to. It is important to remember that we are striving to be intentionally multi-ethnic. We want our worship to reflect the that diversity. Most of all we want to see people receive Christ as their Lord and Savior. As you read the Acts text and some of the text below. Enter a time of prayer remembering our vision. Visions like ours only come by dependence on God and intentional work by us. I have placed list of items at the bottom to focus your prayer time around.
OUR VISION NEEDS FAITH...
1. Faith in the power of the gospel
a. To save souls - Ro 1:16-17
b. To produce souls that have been born again - 1 Pe 1:22-25
2. Faith in the power of the Lord
a. To open doors for His prepared servants - 1 Co 16:8-9; Re 3:8
b. To empower His servants wanting to do His will - Ph 4:13; Ep 3:16,20
OUR VISION NEEDS BOLDNESS...
1. A virtue displayed often by the early Christians - Ac 4:13; 9:27; 13:46; 14:3; 19:8; 28:31
2. For which they prayed and solicited prayers - Ac 4:29,30; Ep 6:19-20
3. A boldness based upon our hope in Christ - 2 Co 3:12
4. To say what needs to be said, when it needs to be said, despite the circumstances - 1 Th 2:2
OUR VISION NEEDS PERSISTENCE...
1. Not losing heart, for we shall reap in due time - Ga 6:9
2. Always abounding, knowing that our labor is not in vain - 1 Co15:58
-- Many visions are never realized because people give up too soon!
Prayer Focus
1) Musicians that can help us reflect the diversity that we seek.
2) A team of volunteers that can work with Jr. & Sr. high young people.
3) People with the heart for children ministry to be added to the team.
4) Latino persons that desire to worship in a multi- ethnic setting.
5) Hmong persons that desire to worship in a multi- ethnic setting.
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If God has called you to the ministry of The Compass, then your individual/personal vision will be in line with the vision of the church's. In fact, the church's vision will not be fully realized without the contribution of your personal vision.
What has God been impressing upon your heart to do on the East Side of St. Paul (not just in the church but in the community)? Where have you stepped out in faith and seen the Lord work on your behalf? The answer to these questions will help you determine your personal vision, and the more you move in that direction the more confirmation of your vision you will receive.
I would urge you today to send an email to Pastor T. telling him what you think your personal vision is. Just think of how the vision of the compass could be defined and what The Compass could accomplish as a group if Terrance could get a glimpse of what God wanted to do through each one of us!
Sometimes we tend to think that vision needs to come through a human, and that human is responsible to motivate us toward action. As Christians, this is not the case. Our vision comes from our highest Leader, Jesus Christ, who is the author of all we see and all that will be. Let us bring together our personal visions under the umbrella of The Compass, and striving together in the unity of a common purpose we shall see amazing things unfold.
Respectfully submitted by R. Fox
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