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The Father of Faith- we learn from our father

2 Corinthians 5:7 (NKJV) 7 For we walk by faith, not by sight.

Blessed To Bless- Christianity is being blessed to bless

Genesis 12:2 (NASB95) 2 And I will make you a great nation,

And I will bless you, And make your name great; And so you shall be a blessing;

Genesis 22:18 (NASB95) 18 “In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”

Galatians 3:29 (NIV) 29 If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.

----Imagine----

Made In The Image of God- Imagination is a God given ability because we are made in His image

Imagination Ouotes--

The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination the imagination is more important than knowledge - Albert Einstein

Imagination will often carry us to worlds never thought possible - Carl Sagan

Imagination is the soil that brings dreams to life-

The only limit to your impact is your imagination and commitment- Tony Robbins

Imagination- the ability to form mental picture in the brain often as the result of information inputed. Imagination is the ability to form pictures or ideas in the mind.

Everybody has the ability to imagine, but imagination becomes powerful when you turn it into manifestation. Every material thing that was created by humans was first imagined. Creativity begins in the mind before it becomes physical.

Illustration- close your eyes and picture your lunch. Thats your imagination.

Negative Imagination

- People are taking about me.

-Worst Case Scenario Imagination-

-Carnal Imagination - imagining things that feeds the lust of the flesh

Imagination That Opposes God.

2 Corinthians 10:4–5 (KJV 1900) 4 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) 5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

You Have Authority Over Your Mind-

Abraham “Whatever You Can See I Will Give You”

Genesis 13:14–15 (NKJV) 14 And the Lord said to Abram, after Lot had separated from him: “Lift your eyes now and look from the place where you are—northward, southward, eastward, and westward; 15 for all the land which you see I give to you and your descendants forever.

Abrahams Mind Imagines What This Meant

The possibilities

Living in the land, Benifits for his Children

Building Homes, Cities, Armies

Gods Word Activates The Imagination

Illustration- Saying to child” I have an awesome gift I want to give you for christmas” The childs imagination is activated and the mind pictures the possibilities.

What can you see in your imagination when you are meditating on Gods word?

Wide Open Spaces

2 Corinthians 6:11–13 (The Message) 11–13 Dear, dear Corinthians, I can’t tell you how much I long for you to enter this wide-open, spacious life. We didn’t fence you in. The smallness you feel comes from within you. Your lives aren’t small, but you’re living them in a small way. I’m speaking as plainly as I can and with great affection. Open up your lives. Live openly and expansively!

Imagination Isnt Just For The Young

Abraham 65+ left Ur- 75+ at this promise

Genesis 26:4 (NIV) 4 I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed,

The Word Activates With Incredible Power

Ephesians 3:20 (NIV) 20 Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us,

The miraculous, supernatural power of God at work within us builds images of the possibilities

Immeasurebly More- than the natural mind

Mighty Power Within

The Word Activates The Imagination

Hebrews 4:12 (NIV) 12 For the word of God is alive and active (Powerful). 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.

Gods word activates, engages and influences our thoughts to form mind pictures of possibilities that don’t yet exist.

Illustration- “Go into all the world” I see pictures - Travelling to places......

For God So loved The world- See his love being poored out on your family

Meditate On Scripture

- Dont be in a hurry

- Pray Holy Spirit Speak to Me

-Look for Him speaking through the word and prayer

- Allow your mind to imagine the scripture becoming a reality

Call them into Existence