Notes from the Sermon

This week I'm visiting a new/old church. I went here for a while over a decade ago when it was Bible Fellowship Church. Now it's called Encounter. 

The title of the sermon is When Your Dreams Can't Come True and it's based on 1 Samuel 21 and 2 Samuel 15. 

The end of the year is all about transitions. The speaker had a dream of starting a new church, but it didn't happen. 

When your dreams can't come true, you can take control (an illusion) or surrender to the One who's really in control. 

We obviously need to do the second. 

Remember how God was faithful in the past and take heart - God will be faithful now and in the future. Trust God. 

No one's life is better off when they take control. We hurt ourselves and we hurt others. 

When life feels like it's spinning out of control it's a reminder of who is really in control. 

Just because the lights go out on your dreams, it doesn't mean the lights go out on your faith. 

We may not understand but if we surrender to God all will be well. We may not feel it, but it is so. Don't let your emotions drive your faith. 

David and Jesus prayed the same prayer of surrender to God in the Garden of Gethsemane. 

Surrender is a process. It's not giving up but it is giving up control.