{"id":512,"date":"2016-10-09T11:43:18","date_gmt":"2016-10-09T16:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/media.porticocommunity.com\/?p=512"},"modified":"2016-10-10T10:34:18","modified_gmt":"2016-10-10T15:34:18","slug":"big-time-dreams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/media.porticocommunity.com\/?p=512","title":{"rendered":"Big Time Dreams"},"content":{"rendered":"<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-512-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.porticocommunity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/10-9-16.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.porticocommunity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/10-9-16.mp3\">http:\/\/media.porticocommunity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/10-9-16.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><b>MESSAGE NOTES<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The dream I want to see become reality is\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Some dreams are good, but ______________________________________.<\/p>\n<p>Matthew 16:16-18<\/p>\n<p>Acts 1:8-9<\/p>\n<p>Acts 2:22-24, 36-41<\/p>\n<p>Acts 2:42-47<\/p>\n<p><b>God dreams of a church that:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>________________\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ________________\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ________________<\/b><\/p>\n<p>If we want to realize God\u2019s dream for us, it\u2019s going to take _______________________________\u00a0 giving __________________________________.<\/p>\n<p><b>Isaiah 40:29\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u201cHe gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>2 Corinthians 12:9<\/b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u201cMy grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>Philippians 4:13<\/b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u201cI can do all things through him who strengthens me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Are you willing to ________________________________________for us?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>CONNECTING QUESTIONS<\/b><\/p>\n<p>What dreams did you have as a kid?<\/p>\n<p>How would you complete this statement today: the dream I want to see become reality is&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><b>SCRIPTURE QUESTIONS<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Read Acts 2:42-47.\u00a0 In the message we heard about three things (starting with the letter \u201cg\u201d) that God dreamed his church would be:\u00a0 Can you recall what they are?<\/p>\n<p>How do you see each of them portrayed in this scripture passage?<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll be unpacking those three things more fully next week, but for now\u2026. which one do you think will be easiest for you?\u00a0 Which of them do you think you will find hardest to do?\u00a0 Why?<\/p>\n<p><b>APPLICATION QUESTIONS<\/b><\/p>\n<p>From the message: \u201cIf we\u2019re going to realize God\u2019s dream for our church, it\u2019s going to take every one of us giving everything we\u2019ve got.\u201d\u00a0 What does that statement stir up in you?<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to the dream God has for His church and the part you play in it, what are the things that hold you back most?<\/p>\n<p>Look up these verses from the message:\u00a0 Isaiah 40:29\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2 Corinthians 12:9\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Philippians 4:13<\/p>\n<p>How do they encourage you to embrace God\u2019s dream for His church (and for you personally)?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MESSAGE NOTES The dream I want to see become reality is\u2026 Some dreams are good, but ______________________________________. Matthew 16:16-18 Acts 1:8-9 Acts 2:22-24, 36-41 Acts 2:42-47 God dreams of a church that: ________________\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ________________\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ________________ If we want to realize God\u2019s dream for us, it\u2019s going to take _______________________________\u00a0 giving __________________________________. Isaiah 40:29\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u201cHe &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/media.porticocommunity.com\/?p=512\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Big Time Dreams<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":222,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"audio","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-audio","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-big-time","post_format-post-format-audio"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/media.porticocommunity.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/512","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/media.porticocommunity.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/media.porticocommunity.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/media.porticocommunity.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/media.porticocommunity.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=512"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/media.porticocommunity.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/512\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":515,"href":"http:\/\/media.porticocommunity.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/512\/revisions\/515"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/media.porticocommunity.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/222"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/media.porticocommunity.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/media.porticocommunity.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/media.porticocommunity.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}