Stirring the Waters
Only 37% of pastors have a biblical WV we are in a battle of worldviews
Branson amazing views; dirt filled river and stirred it up, nutrients, my heart stirred
Isa 42:13 The LORD will march out like a champion, like a warrior he will stir up his zeal; with a shout he will raise the battle cry and will triumph over his enemies.
Stirring the Waters!
The religious leaders accused Jesus of stirring up the people, and still does, still will
Greg, what is all this stirring about?
Stirring is getting ready for change; it might seem messy at first but it brings life
Stirring the waters is seeing things differently; opening up to new possibilities
John 5 the lame man was trapped wrong worldview, but Jesus came to stir the water
There are many believers who are trapped by wrong worldview, love God but wrong worldview
Jesus came to stir up the worldview of our time!
WV of the pagan temple; made for healing, cleanse the body, empty self; dream filled
Jude 1:8 on the strength of their dreams these ungodly people pollute their own bodies
Material WV even today is to empty yourself; to be open to what the world fills
Jesus came to stir up the world’s pool; to help us see differently
Romans 15:13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Try empty sin, filled Jesus; filling with world dreams, drugs, dragons, Dr. Strange
Jesus came to stir up the worldview of human effort!
After the lame man walked the worldview of Pharisees saw what he carried, not legs
The self-worldview combines our own efforts with Jesus’ redemption forgiveness
Adam/Eve saw fruit like God; God walked garden be like Him, Jesus is a filter not fruit
Saw nakedness; compromise leads to emptiness; new worldview stinks, efforts fail
Pergamum Rev 2 Satan has a throne and lives; temptation holds teaching of Balaam
1 Thess 5:6 let us not be like others, who are asleep but let us be awake and sober
Sober, not serious but focused in spirit; compromise dulls our spirit
Jesus came to stir up the worldview of our Failure!
The failure WV is to blame everyone and everything for the failure
John 5:7 I have no one to help me…
The wrong WV focuses on problems, people, life is not fair
How can I change my WV; it’s embedded into who I am? How make Jesus filter?
John 5:8 Then Jesus said to him, “Get up! Pick up your mat and walk.”
We must Get up to Look up: which means rise up think differently; set minds above
What is keeping you from looking up? Houdini stuck in small-town jail
We must Pick up to Pull up; means to lift up; what holds us down, keeps us down
What old way of believing is keeping you tied down? Pull up
We must Walk out to Act out; means progress; to make good use of opportunities
God is a God of now, if not now when, now is the time of your salvation, today
James 1:14 tempted when they are dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed.
Dragged away is not a good picture; like hunting or fishing enticing bait
Without Jesus as our filter, we only see the bait
The two thieves had two different views
Two men in prison one sees bars the other sees stars