Dreams - we all have them.  Not the ones at night, but the dreams of being someone special or doing something big.  In this message Pastor Don speaks about God giving everyone a dream, and how if given the opportunity Satin will steal that dream.  He goes on to point out that dreams have no shelf life, and that they usually come with a price. Often realizing a dream will take you out of your "comfort zone", ultimately making you a better person.

Message Outline -

Introduction:

In 583 the Babylonians destroyed the temple and ripped down the walls. 70 years have past.

Every Jewish person had a dream of rebuilding the temple and the walls.

Satan is a dream stealer, a dream discourager, if you allow he will crush your dreams, he uses time, past history, other people. Neh2:1-8

#I         Dreams do not have a shelf life.

a.       Judges 6:13

b.      Ezekiel 37:1-7

c.       What do you do when you are waiting for God?

d.      Neh 1:4

e.       Leaders have visions for the future, for something that does not exist in the present, it is real to them they can see it, they can feel it, they can touch it, they can hear it. 

#II        There is always a price to pay to accomplish goals and dreams.

a.       Neh. 2:7 He has to leave his comfort zone and cross hostile territory.

b.      Vs. 19 he is mocked

c.       It is some times harder to rebuild then it was the first time.

d.      You slide back down that hill and look back up to see where you were.

e.       Harder to take the test the 2^nd time.

f.        Abraham Lincoln

g.       Lawyer

#III      To every life God gives dreams.

a.       There your dreams

Conclusion:

Every person since Adam and Eve has the capacity for spiritual passiveness. God still asks, ”Where are you?”  

Hiding? With out God the destiny of man is grim, By the sweat of your brow, dust to dust. We need a Savior so that life is more then a toil.