29.Aug.2007 Build the Church with Passion and Vision

When you are in the will of God, things are not easy. There is a war going on. Our war cry is that we will build the church. Don’t think that you are in the will of God because everything is going well. Christians go through trials. To be warriors for God we have to be constantly growing through challenges and breaking through obstacles.

Everything I do in life is designed so that I will build the house of God. I want you to own that on the inside as your life theme. That you will build the church. A lot of church members/ministers are out there to tear the church down. We build up, not tear down. God simply wants a full house. The churches that will be full are full because we have compelled people to come in. The difference between a church on fire to a church that isn’t is the same as the difference between uncooked dough and fresh bread. You have to add fire.

In Leviticus, the priest always kept the temple fire burning. We have to have fire and passion in our church. That’s what makes church compelling. People are attracted to fire, to life, to music. Isaiah 64:4 says that God works with those who wait for Him and He meets with those who rejoice. When you become a compelling church you attract not only people but God.

We need to build not only churches but also the people in the churches. We need to create environments that release, not restrict. We want to build the lives and dreams of our members so that they are equipped to go forth and reach the lost – expanding God’s kingdom and building God’s church.

Expanding God’s Kingdom and building God’s church requires vision. We have to have vision. Whatever your vision is, that is where you are going. If you want to go one way, but the train of your thoughts – your vision – is going another way, that is where you will end up. You vision will always determine where you will go.

The great thing about thoughts is that you can change them. Change your vision. See it. Believe it. That is how faith works. It’s called vision. See it. Name it before God.