As a part of our Last Lecture sermon series, today was about dreaming big...I gave everyone crayons & note cards to write their dreams for our church. Some are in pictures & can't be written here, but I am touched & moved by the dreams that this congregation has within them....Now, comes the work of living into these dreams.
Growth in numbers
Growth in Spirit
Growth in outreach into community & beyond
Growth in care of our building
Growth in programs of all areas of the church
Dreaming Big for Christ
Make the church more handicap accessible
Lots of young families in church
2 services (or more) full :)
Keep memories alive
Love & tolerating one another
Peace in the world & people getting along
To be a better person tomorrow than I was today
To be a better person
I dream for people...dreams for people that don’t dream...BIG dreams are good.
I dream of a church with fellowship area & kitchen on same level as worship area...in other words, no stairs.
Coffee house for adults, youth, & children’s meetings after school to hang out, play games, work on homework, etc…
People using their God given skills to help or serve others
Where we are all accepted for who we are
A full church every Sunday
Families with young children journeying with our Faith family
Successful building drive ($$); Break ground for building rennovations
I want to go to college & get a good education
Walk hand in hand with God’s love
larger attendance & more prayers to God
A full building
All the pews filled every Sunday
To dream for people & loved ones & for those who have lost someone
A bigger & better music program
Loving, comfortable, growth, acceptance, welcoming
More people come to our church
Enough food, clothing, housing, understanding, health, compassion, love, generosity, peace, education for all
No more Malaria
Vital discipleship
Be a positive force in the universe
Dreams of peace
To better our food pantry for our church & our community
Find a way to raise money for the new furnace
That the building program will happen
That we can help more families who are in need
That the people of the world can live in peace
A full & happy church
I dream of a new furnace & a new kitchen & a bigger congregation
I love the church
The church will grow & renew
Remove hunger
All live as one
More mission work by all ages to bring Jesus to everyone
Show people how the love of God can enrich the lives of individuals & their own lives
Let the Holy Spirit take over all thoughts & actions of our everyday lives.
Feel the love of God & pass that love on
I dream the church will become a huge church
That there was 1,000 people at church
That the building was big enough for 1,000 people
To get more people to come to our church & worship with us
I dream for more people coming here.
I dream to be a better person today & tomorrow
I dream a church that smells like cinnamon rolls
I dream a church that sounds like a song
I dream a church that looks like a welcoming place for all
I dream a church that has a treehouse playground outside
I dream that we all love each other
I’ll dream of someone to take over the corn stand after next year
I dream of air conditioning in the summer
I dream for our church to get bigger in membership & and in space
Full pews hearing God’s words
Larger sanctuary to hold more people.
I dream of a choir & congregation singing the “old time” hymns on Sundays
A social atmosphere for people to have fun together socially
I dream a church helping others
I dream a church getting the Holy Spirit out
I dream a church spreading joy & learning the needs of others
I dream a church that learns to listen to God for doing & keeps on doing
