Get a Bigger View Of God

The real authentic faith

Matthew 17:20 “You don’t have enough faith,” Jesus told them. “I tell you the truth, if you had faith even as small as a mustard seed, you could say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it would move. Nothing would be impossible.”

What a scripture! The important thing to grasp here is the context of the physical realm. Jesus was not just using this as an example He really meant it. He was trying to show us that with Him anything is possible. By faith a mountain literally could be moved. That is the kind of faith we need to get a hold of. We have got to make a declaration over our lives that we will live by faith. That we serve a God who does the impossible, a great big God who loves me enough to come into my world and make the impossible possible.

The Influence on the Church and Your Worship Ministry

As you grow and take on this new and BIGGER view of God it will affect everything you do. Every decision you make, every conversation, every thought, every belief, and every interaction. You will become the greatest influence to those around you. You will find yourself with an incredible amount of faith and trust not only for yourself but also for every person you come in contact with. It will strengthen the house of God.

Your personal times in worship will deepen and you will experience a new hunger for a relationship with God and a new love for the house of God. This kind of faith will make worship more then music, or a melody, or a cool band. It will transform a worship service from a sing along to an incredible, empowering, and life giving experience and encounter with the living presence of God.

The challenge…

Ask yourself this question,

“What do I really believe a Sunday morning service needs to possess to see people impacted?”

Take a moment and honestly assess your answer…

How easy was it to instantly picture a rockin band, emotionally stirring sermon? How about an exciting and innovative children’s program? How about a cool café? Be honest! It’s easy to set our eyes on the natural things that we can create. Churches in America are full of great programs. Programs are important and very helpful in Christian growth however; the danger in this thought process is that it can pull away from the faith that is the foundation of who Jesus is. It can tend to put too much of an emphasis on the form and in that we subtly begin to let go of the power. Our faith and trust in God decreases as we invest more and more energy into programs and events.

I’m not saying we shouldn’t have an awesome worship time, great teaching, and innovative programs because those are all crucial. As a church though, it is so important for us to challenge our thinking on this issue.

Do I believe I serve a big enough God who can take a desperate and lost person and turn them inside out by simply the presence of His mighty hand?

What’s important to me in church and/or my ministry?

Everyday we should be asking ourselves these questions as we let our heavenly father search our hearts.

TRUST THAT AS YOU STEP OUT IN FAITH AND EXPERIENCE THE PRESENCE AND BRING THE PRESENCE OF GOD IN YOUR WORSHIP, HE WILL MOVE!!! WE MUST TRUST IN THE POWER OF THE CROSS.

Jesus,

Show me how to have a bigger view of you. You are an awesome and mighty loving God. Give me the faith to really believe that I can move mountains. Help me to trust in your power more then anything I could create. You are truly the only one who can change and capture a heart. I long for an even deeper time in your presence. To meet with you face to face and to learn to trust in the power of your awesome hand.