Passion Conference 2013 Session 1
If you missed out the First Session of Passion 2013 Conference by Louie Giglio, below is the little sermon note I gathered. God bless.
Louie Giglio started off sharing the vision he caught for Passion Movement back in 1996. His sermon is based on Ezekiel 37:1-14 - The Valley of Dry Bones, centering on the message that God alone can bring life and bring immeasurably more into our life if we believe, setting us free from ALL captivity.
His message (Not complete):
In 1996 I saw a stadium in Korea FILLED with students [on fire for Jesus]. We prayed that God would do that in our generation. Here we are, 16 years later and I'm looking at another stadium, full of 60k people.
We didn't know… we had seen 1,000 students on a Monday night in 1996. That was amazing, but we didn't know what to ask. God just said GO.
God is building a global army.
We wanted [Passion] to be solely focused on the fame, the glory of Jesus Christ.
I believe that God is the God of immeasurably more than what you can ask or imagine.
Let's be honest tonight, many of us came into the door in captivity. Something has a grip on us. When you trace that back there could be events, sure… but at the end of the day it's our foolishness that forgets who God is.
And He asked me (Ezekiel), "Son of man, can these bones live?" Ezekiel answered, "Oh sovereign Lord, you alone know…" ~ The wisest answer. Ezekiel knew the power of God.
Whenever God asks us a question, the best answer is "Oh sovereign Lord, you alone know…”. Do we believe that God can do immeasurably more?
Mark 9:14 is the story of Jesus when he heals a boy possessed by an impure spirit. Insight to this: “Things could be going crazy, but Jesus has an amazing ability to focus in that moment.”
Everything is possible in he who believes. The boy’s father exclaimed, When Jesus saw that a crowd was running to the scene, he rebuked the impure spirit. 'I do believe! He lifted [the boy] to his feet and he stood up.
God, I do believe you can immeasurably more, but help the part of me that doesn't believe. And I think God loves that prayer.
When the Lord appeared to [Ezekiel], he fell down, face down, astounded in the glory of God. So when he was asked the question if these bones can live, he said only you know, Lord. What we want to say in these days is that Jesus is great. There is no one that rivals him in any way. Jesus is coming here, he is speaking, he is posing the question, he is saying do you think I can immeasurably more in your generation? The first thing God said he was going to do was speak the word of God into the death, into the valley, into the dryness. We just want to say keep receiving the word of God. All of us together in the community groups, the same passage of scripture. Here's what he said I'm going to do… I am going to make breath enter you and you will come to life. I will attach tendons to you… that's all about repair. God says don't count me out, I can repair. I can make ligaments, I can make skin, I can repair what is gone. You will come to life then you will know that I am the Lord. That is our prayer, that at the end of these days you will be astounded by God. At the end we'll know he did something in our lives that no one else can do. He healed something, repaired something, feed something…
Please speak the word, breath into me, reconnect all this brokenness and I will know that you alone are God. I need you Jesus to come into my valley of dried bones… when Jesus comes it's always true. Jesus come.
People have come in here with chains and addictions, but when Jesus comes the bound go free. When Jesus is on the scene the dead come to life. The gospel moves in action. He who has the son (Jesus) has the life and he who does not have the son does not have life. When you are dead you are hopeless and helpless apart from the intervention of the almighty God. It's not because of Passion. It's because of Jesus that you'll see. The poor in spirit in this house and the nations will be lifted. We're going to fight for justice, we're going to shine a light on modern day slavery. We're going to bring freedom to the 27 million women and men and children trapped in slavery. People are going to be sent. That always happens when Jesus shows up.
When Jesus comes, he sends us out. When Jesus comes, God is glorified. God always gets the glory when Jesus comes. Every knee will bow, every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the father. Every knee will bow, every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the father. If Jesus is here, then we're going to leave this place and we're going to walk out to live our lives for the glory of God. And it all has to do with the voice of God.
Jesus, we thank you that you are the living word of God. We thank you that you are immortal, invisible, yet word made flesh. You are the living word of God, you speak the word of God. We ask that you would come and speak to everybody in this building. #Passion 2013
Do you think your dreams can live? Do you think your heart can live again? Can the stone in your chest be replaced with a beating heart?
Can you believe in the fact that God believes in you?
Can you be healed of the wounds that have been inflicted on you?
Just say back to Him… you are God. Only you know what you can do, but you are God almighty...
"Here's my heart, Lord. Speak what is true." - David Crowder (Closing)
"Promise maker, promise keeper. You finish what you begin." - Kristian Stanfill (Closing)
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