Levi Lusko - Fresh Life Church
The City In The Sky
Hebrews 11:8-16
Revelation 21:1-5
We risk the ocean - Ecclesiastes 11:1
Solomon built a shipping enterprise.
Sending out boats full of grain.
There are risks involved.
"many days" in-between.
When you open yourself up to risk, you open yourself up to reward.
When we risk the ocean, we'll see the wild blue yonder.
In the ancient world the ocean always spoke of separation.
Jesus is that bridge.
How did Abraham have the faith to venture out into the wild blue yonder?
He did it by focusing on the city in the sky.
Common misconceptions :
Your body you die in will be the body you live in forever
You die and go to heaven and live there forever
Heaven comes down and is eventually on this planet again.
Fight to keep our eye on the city in the sky.
What are the barriers?
1. Comfort
Comfort zones don't keep your life safe, they keep your life small.
Remedy - compassion
The more you care, the more you risk.
Think of the things you're willing to endure if you love someone.
The church doesn't exist for us.
We are the church and we are here to reach the world.
2. Clarity
We need to be able to be redirected.
Here I am, send me.
Remedy - connection
God : you walk with Me!
3. Control
Needing to control the timeline.
Let go + let God.
Remedy - courage
Go for it anyway!
4. Clinging to the past
Don't cling to the past.
Be full present, right here, right now.
Remedy - confession
More about where you're headed to.
Focus on the city in the sky.
Revelation 21:27
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