The next several sermons will focus on our dreams. As a church we have been asking for people to share their dreams and hopes for the church's future. Several of them are unusual. One, for example, it is suggested we put Dr. Pepper in all the water fountains.
When we take the time to dream we are given permission to imagine the impossible. We are given an invitation to look at what could be even if it is impractical.
The first theme for the three Sunday sermons is "Pipe dreams". I want us to think about what could be and what might, to some, seem impossible.
The Christian faith is filled with that kind of thinking. It began with Easter and continued through the thinking that the church had of the second coming of Christ. The early church had "pipe dreams" and those dreams influenced how they live and what they did.
What are the "pipe dreams" we might have for our church?
1. a family life center
2. development of another United Methodist Church in Fort Collins
3. a latch key program for children after school
4. a coffee house atmosphere and we hire a full time chef to keep food available when people come to the church to visit, to take classes, to read, and to get to know each other
5. a book store for people to purchase at a reduced rate the best of literature to have for future reference
What are the "pipe dreams" we might have for our lives?
1. to make a difference in the world by what we do and say
2. to influence a young person in a way that will change their lives
3. to write a book that will be read by many people who will have learned from our wisdom
4. to leave a legacy that others will want to follow and develop so that what we start with our lives will be so important that others will want to continue it and perfect it
5. to understand the Christian faith to the point that we live it
What are your "pipe dreams"?
I'd like to hear from you. Write me at charlesschuster@fcfumc.net. If you are willing to have others read your thought click on the box below.
I look forward to your emails.
Charles Schuster
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