#284 YES Series# 3, Put A Foundation On Your Dream!

#284 YES Series# 3, Put A Foundation On Your Dream!
By: Pastor Karl Thomas

2 Corinthians 1:20 NIV  “For no matter how many promises God has made, they are “Yes” in Christ. And so
through him the “Amen” is spoken by us to the glory of God”

Ephesians 3:20-21  “Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think (Dream / Imagine), according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.”

Genesis 37:5  “Now Joseph had a dream, and he told it to his brothers; and they hated him even more.”
You must have a dream!

What Is Your Dream?
Distinguishes You   Releases Your Potential     Energizes You    Attitude Aligns     Motivates You

Genesis 37:18-19  “Now when they saw him afar off, even before he came near them, they conspired against him to kill him. Then they said to one another, ‘Look, this dreamer is coming!ʼ”
Dream Killers Will Come!
You Must Overcome Them!

DREAM and foundation … Images  …  When I first moved to London … 1 London Place hole in ground

John Wooden … Quote … 30 Minutes first practice how to put on your socks and shoes … Practice over!

You don’t fail God’s tests … you get to take then over again!

Acts 26:19 (NLT) “And so, King Agrippa, I obeyed that vision from heaven.”
2 Timothy 1:11  “…to which I was appointed a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.”

1 Corinthians 15:10 (NLT) “But whatever I am now, it is all because God poured out his special favor on me— and not without results. For I have worked harder than any of the other apostles; yet it was not I but God who was working through me by his grace.”

Genesis 39:1:2  “Now Joseph had been taken down to Egypt. And Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him down there. The Lord was with Joseph, and he was a successful man;…”

1. Godʼs With You
Joseph entered his master’s house began naked, without a thing.
Genesis 39:3 “And his master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord made all he did to prosper in his hand.”

Genesis 39:21 “But the Lord was with Joseph and showed him mercy, and He gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison.”  

Genesis 39:23  “The keeper of the prison did not look into anything that was under Josephʼs authority, because the Lord was with him; and whatever he did, the Lord made it prosper.”

Genesis 41:38 “And Pharaoh said to his servants, ‘Can we find such a one as this, a man in whom is the Spirit of God?ʼ”
“…this man so obviously filled with the spirit of God?” (NLT)

2. Godʼs Word Has Power
Isaiah 55:11 “So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, But it shall accomplish what I please, And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.”

Jeremiah 1:12 (AMP)  “Then said the Lord to me, You have seen well, for I am alert and active, watching over My word to perform it.”

Romans 10:10 “For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.”

Proverbs 4:23 “Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.”
Issues:– (to-tsaw-aw’ ) boundaries, limit, border, extremity.
Your heart condition establishes the boundary of your experience in life.

Hebrews 11:7 (AMP)   “[Prompted] by faith Noah, being forewarned by God concerning events of which as yet there was no visible sign, took heed and diligently and reverently constructed and prepared an ark for the deliverance of his own family.”

3. Godʼs Your Heavenly Father
1 John 3:1 (NIV)  “See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!”
They took Josephʼs coat but they could not take his fathers love.

4. Godʼs Name Is Valued
Genesis 39:9 “How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?” HONOUR GOD WITH LIFE!
1 Samuel 17:45 “But I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.”

5. Godʼs Purpose Is Embraced
Colossians 1:29 (NLT)  “Thatʼs why I work and struggle so hard, depending on Christʼs mighty power that works within me.”  Faithful stewardship of His Word!

6. Godʼs Heart Is Expressed
Joseph served people. — He helped with the dreams of others before he realized his own.
Ephesians 6:8 (NLT)  “Remember that the Lord will reward each one of us for the good we do…”

7. Godʼs Plan Is Engaged
Genesis41:40-41 “‘You will be in charge of my court, and all my people will take orders from you. Only I, sitting on my throne, will have a rank higher than yours.ʼPharaoh said to Joseph, ‘I hereby put you in charge of the entire land of Egypt.ʼ”

Habakkuk 2:2 “Write the vision And make it plain.”
Pray it out!  Lay it out!   Act it out!   Navigate It out!
Respond to challenges that come.

Genesis 41-14  “Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him quickly out of the dungeon; and he shaved, changed his clothing, and came to Pharaoh.”
New Clothing For New Season
Iʼm coming out … my destiny has arrived!

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