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"I Have a Dream" | Pastor Ben Kellert

Sunday, October 19th, 2025

 

Proverbs 29:18

  • NIV - "Where there is no revelation, people cast off restraint;  but blessed is the one who heeds wisdom’s instruction."
  • The Living Bible - "Where there is ignorance of God, crime runs wild; but what a wonderful thing it is for a nation to know and keep his laws."
  • KJV - "Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he."

I HAVE A DREAM

“I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.” -Martin Luther King Jr

Hebrews 11:1  "Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see."

Psalm 27:13b  "I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living."

Joel 2:28-30 “And afterward,
    I will pour out my Spirit on all people.
Your sons and daughters will prophesy,
    your old men will dream dreams,
    your young men will see visions.
29 Even on my servants, both men and women,
    I will pour out my Spirit in those days.
30 I will show wonders in the heavens
    and on the earth,
    blood and fire and billows of smoke."

2 Peter 3:9  "The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance."

*If He doesn’t come today, it’s because He’s extended His hand of mercy to give people another chance to come to Him.*

1st Key is Prayer

  • Prayer is the key to Heaven and Faith unlocks the door!
  • God, reveal yourself to...____, give them a heart that cannot refuse that revelation and will accept that revelation and will respond to that revelation in their life!
  • John 10:10  "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full."

2nd Key is Remove the Idols

  • An idol can be anything that we put before God - Anything that keeps God from having 1st place in our lives!

3rd Key is Rediscover God's Word

  • We need to put a premium on the Bible... what does God have to say about that??
  • Psalm 119:105  "Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path."
  • God never speaks without a reason
  • Matthew 5:18  "For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished."

Reasons saturating ourselves in the word is so important:

1. God watches His word to be sure it accomplishes what He promised 

  • Isaiah 55:11 "so is my word that goes out from my mouth:
        It will not return to me empty,
    but will accomplish what I desire
        and achieve the purpose for which I sent it."

2. God's word helps us keep our lives in check 

  • Hebrews 4:12  “For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow;  it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.”

3. Putting His word in its proper places allow us to have answered prayer

  • John 15:7 “If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.”

The harvest is ripe, the time is short and we have a job to do - we cannot delay!

2 Chronicles 7:14  “if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land."

I have a Dream... to see a church that conquers new territory for God!

 

*Next, click here to watch the full replay of this sermon: "I Have a Dream".