Wednesday, November 1, 2017

"A HIGHER PURPOSE" - Wednesday November 1, 2017


REWIND... THE CONTINENTAL SINGERS OPENING NIGHT 

REHEARSAL CAMP, JUNE 2004


Our new album was called “Airborne” with a picture of legs and colored tennis shoes up in the air. Everyone was talking about a driving purpose for our lives.







I want you, Continental Singers, sitting here tonight to know that there is a bigger reason that you showed up here this week. Bigger than you could have ever imagined.  Something is going to happen and it’s going to be more exciting than you could have ever dreamed or hoped for.  The Bible puts it this way…  “No eye has seen, nor ear has heard, and no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love Him.”  God has prepared something for you, a purpose, a higher purpose, just for you this summer and we get to be part of it, too!

TIME Magazine recently had an article about people your age, that said, “The part of the brain that makes teenagers more responsible, is not finished maturing yet!”  BIG SURPRISE! “Adolescents tend to seek out situations where they can allow their emotions to run wild, contributing to an appetite for thrills, strong sensations, and excitement.”  And that is one big reason why you are here with us, because Continental Singers offers the same appetite for excitement.

God has called you to a higher purpose.  Jeremiah 29 says “God has a plan for you”.  John 15 says “Jesus chose you”. Ephesians 1 says “It was before you were born”.  And Romans seals it all by adding that “Everything works out for the best for those who love God and are called for His purpose”.  That’s you… YOU, Continental Singer.  God decided YOU were going to be here tonight, and for a higher purpose that only He knows that will happen this summer.

There are three other things we know, too:

1.   We are going to bring pleasure to the Lord.  Psalm 92 says it this way, “It is good to praise the Lord and make music to Your name, O Most High, to proclaim Your love in the morning and faithfulness at night”.
2.   Your performance is designed to “Pass the Flame and Unite the World” like the Olympic athletes this summer, but you will do it by expanding the kingdom of God.
3.   You will prevail.  Your persistence and hard push against all obstacles will bring big results.  You will help others go “Airborne” as you go for a higher purpose.

God uses amateurs to accomplish his purpose.  That’s why he chose me and you, along with people like David, who was anointed to be a king while still a teenage shepherd.  Paul told Timothy not to worry about his youth, but just to be an example for the Lord.  That’s your charge and call as well.

Now get busy.   Reach for that “Higher Purpose”.






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