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Isaiah 6-- with illustrations

Sermon Notes: Can you name some biblical dreams and visions? Other notable Xian dreams and visions? Do you ever wake from a vivid dream, and it felt very real? Perhaps you even write it down. And in the morning it has faded and you don’t see why it made sense. Or perhaps we still remember it quite clearly, but as we try to describe it to someone it makes less and less sense. Maybe, not because they don’t make sense, but because we don’t have the language to describe. Or because in dreams more than one thing can be true at a time--like being totally afraid and totally hopeful and something gets lost in the communication Reveal a deeper truth Jungian We are more vulnerable Allow us to have a different type of experience --- I remember the first time I read today’s vision from the prophet Isaiah “Wow, that’s incredibly weird.” This week “Wow, that’s incredibly weird.” God has some sort of floating throne, and a giant robe, and there are angelic seraphim beings wit

We are Witnesses

We have all seen the commercials: Hi, I am Flip Flippen, a real life person-- definitely not an actor. Boy howdy, I am here to tell you Biggest and Cheapest brand salsa is the only salsa I ever buy. And I am from Texas. Salsa is one thing. I can understand salsa inspiring serious devotion. But these types of ads are common in all industries. I have always wondered who exactly likes their insurance enough to do these “real person” commercials? I thought we all just chose the least offensive insurance; nobody loves filing claims after their stuff gets broken. And who is brand loyal to like Bayer Aspirin? Yo, all the chemical formulas are the same. Aspirin is aspirin. Moreover, the testimonies seem so extreme. This vacuum saves me so many hours of work, I started a new business! This contact solution changed my life! I can see like new! Finally, with this credit card I have financial freedom!  Watching these “real people” testimonies, I had long wondered, what, if any, product I