Chasing Huckleberries : week 4

Levi Lusko - Fresh Life Church

Where The Wild Things Are

Declare to Go : You're never going to let me down!

"You feel out of control when you take what you feel, over what is True!"

"Look up a little bit more."

Mark 9:1-9 

1In the beginning the Word already existed.The Word was with God,and the Word was God.2He existed in the beginning with God.3God created everything through him,and nothing was created except through him.4The Word gave life to everything that was created,1:3-4 Or and nothing that was created was created except through him. The Word gave life to everything.and his life brought light to everyone.5The light shines in the darkness,and the darkness can never extinguish it.
1:5 Or and the darkness has not understood it.
6God sent a man, John the Baptist,1:6 Greek a man named John.  7to tell about the light so that everyone might believe because of his testimony. 8John himself was not the light; he was simply a witness to tell about the light. 9The one who is the true light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.

To chase huckleberries you have to go : where the wild things are.

This weeks H : Higher

Jesus transfigured before them.
Jesus came to earth by adding humanity, and still not losing any deity.

Peter, James + John were allowed to see Jesus' glory for a second.

Moses + Elijah were saying, "look at Jesus. It's through Jesus you get to Heaven. Don't look at us." 

John 5:39

This powerful encounter happened high up.
Go high up to get the goodness we're talking about.
The higher you climb, the more glory you'll find.

6 Takeaway Truths :

1. Little by little eventually becomes a lot!
This isn't going to be as easy as I hoped.
I'm going to be here a while.
Keep going. Consistency.
Keep moving forward. 

2. You take on the character of what you are in contact with!
After a while of huckleberry picking you'll find your hands are turning purple.
The more contact with Jesus, you start behaving differently.
Are you giving Jesus time?
May my mind be renewed as I spend time with Jesus.
May my fingertips have Bible residue on them.

3. You see more of what you stare at!
The longer you sit, the more huckleberries you see.
Once you see Him glow, you can pull that back out once you're feeling low.

4. Nothing will change your altitude like your attitude!
Do you know how much your attitude changes circumstances?
You can bring a great attitude into a bad day and find glimpses of God's Goodness.
Attitude is a better predictor of success than your IQ!
Fix issue or a growth issue.
I can still make the choice to rejoice!
When you're thankful it's impossible to have a bad attitude at the same time.

5. To go high, you've gotta get low!
You have the opportunity to choose to see being left out as a gift.
Maybe God is testing you.
Grow close to God in those moments of feeling left out.
Don't get bitter.
Don't say anything.
Choose to stay quiet.
God opposes the proud but praises the humble.

6. Don't cling to the wrong thing!
It's tempting to eat all the huckleberries on the mountain and to not come down and make pancakes or a pie for a neighbor.
We need to touch those who are afflicted by the fires of hell.
Bring what's wild to those who are in the wilderness.
Gather here, so we can scatter there!