August 11, 2011 in
2011 Willow Creek Leadership Summit with
- More on Steven Furtick
- “He doesn’t know what cannot be done…” – Craig Groeshel on Steven Furtick
- “I’m an expert at being just dumb enough to believe that God can do anything..”
- I want to have some stories to tell when I’m older about how God came through Big. I don’t want to build my 401K account, buy a boat, and just die.
- Elisha was a “drop the boom” message kind of guy- speaking boldly the Truth to the king.
- We can study, prepare, and do all we can do- but only God can send favor, mercy, salvation, and make it rain.
- We can be filled and inspired with great music and information, the difference between a daydream and a vision is the audacity to act, to start.
- “If your vision for your company or church isn’t intimidating to you, there’s a good chance it’s insulting to God.”
- Start digging ditches- Faith that God will bring the rain… Faith without works is dead.
- When we (pastor’s) say we’ve heard from God, what we mean is 55% sure, probably, give or take, possibly, I think….
- We’re comparing our behind the scenes with someone else’s highlight reel
- If we will dig the ditches, God will send the rain. When we do what we can do, He will do only what He can do.
- When in doubt start digging ditches. Not one ditch, a bunch of ditches… keep digging them…
- Sometimes it can feel like nothing is happening but you have no idea what God is doing.
- Believe God can do great things!
