Pastor Dale Benson
- 2 Kings 6:17 (NLT)
- John 2:9 (NLT)
- John 4:11-12 (NLT)
- John 4:27 (NLT)
- Luke 7:47 (NLT)
- John 8:10 (NLT)
In each of the stories above, God has to give the people in the story a new perspective.
I spent the last week looking at my own past to begin looking in the future:
- 55 years ago today, my eyes saw the first light of day.
- 40 years ago today, I received my learner's permit for driving.
- 39 years ago today, I received my driver's license.
- 37 years ago today, I registered to vote and registered with the selective service.
- 6 years ago today, I was installed as lead pastor of The Naz and 5 months later the church was hit by a tornado.
Roughly 2 years ago, at the behest of the city we began working on a new master plan for the campus which would be a huge undertaking. To be honest, I was ready for someone else to take on that plan a few years down the road, but God had a different perspective on the situation.
And that's what I would like to talk to you about today: Our perspective vs. God's perspective.
I would like to take a moment and put a little shift in our perspective. As it pertains to the church:
Rise Up:
- Goal - $3.8 million
- Raised 2.5 million, and other monies that have come in that have not been pledged.
- Collected $800,000
- You have risen up in Prayer.
- You have risen up in Generosity.
- Now is the time to rise up in Action.
Nate Bargatze on Marriage
- Marriage Mentors
- Marriage Course begins this Wednesday.
Drug Problem - I was drug to church Sunday morning, Sunday night, and Wednesday night.
- For those struggling with addiction they need someone to come to them.
- The Prodigal Father waited on the porch.
- The Son of God was sent to seek and to save the lost.
For something to grow…something else must die.
- “Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.” -Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Worry and anxiety happen when we move our perspective from the present to the future or the past.
- 1-800-662-HELP
- 1-800-273-TALK
There are always people behind the stories of Why.
Don’t wait for the people to show up at the new facilities at The Naz.
