Catching God’s Vision for My Life

Matt Brown • • Week 1

Pastor Matthew Stephen Brown confronts the way we look at American politics, and reminds us about God’s ultimate presence in our daily lives and how He orchestrates His plan for your future.

WHAT YOU CAN DO THIS WEEK

Think about the story of Jonah so far. You could read Jonah 1:1-16 (NLT). What stood out to you from his experience? In what ways does his experience remind you of your life? Ask God to help you discover His vision for your life and what He wants to do in you and through you. What do you sense are some specifics of this vision? Have a conversation with Him about trusting and obeying the direction He is leading you. Finally, think about any current or past storms in your life. Pray God will reveal in what ways He has used a storm to reveal who you really are and to redirect you from running away from His plan for you. Ask Him to show you an action you can take this week to follow His vision for you.

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Despite Jonah’s obedience, he was unhappy when the Ninevites repented and God showed them mercy. He knew YHWH to be a God who shows mercy and compassion to sinners. It was the very reason why Jonah was so reluctant to prophetically speak to the nation. Sadly, many Christians have a heart like Jonah's. Loving our enemies is hard, but that is what makes us different! We have to learn to genuinely love them and rejoice when they repent. We have to die to ourselves to be made alive in God. A real movement of God reveals the hatred in our hearts. The challenge and goal of this series is for us to confront this hatred, moving from hate to hope in a season of political tension. We are called to hold to our spiritual mission during political or national conflict.

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