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When God Says Go...With a Vision

 Fresh Vision for the Journey Ahead

Guest Speaker: Jeremy Louison

As part of our UNGLUED: When God Says Go series, we welcomed Pastor Jeremy from Pioneer Church in Memphis. His message challenged us to move beyond feeling stuck and embrace God's vision for our lives, families, and communities.

When Life Feels Stuck

Many of us know what it feels like to be stuck.

The plans aren't working. The relationships aren't improving. The progress we hoped for isn't happening. In those moments, we often assume it's our responsibility to fix everything ourselves.

But Pastor Jeremy reminded us of an important truth:

"You are not powerful enough to get yourself out of every mess you put yourself into."

The Christian life is not ultimately about self-improvement. It is about surrendering to Christ, the One who rescues, restores, redeems, and redirects us.

The Difference Between Sight and Vision

One of the central ideas of the message was the difference between sight and vision.

  • Sight is what we see with our eyes open.
  • Vision is what we see with our eyes closed in faith.

Using the story of the twelve spies in Numbers 13, Jeremy pointed out that ten spies allowed what they saw to determine what they believed. They saw giants and concluded that God's promise was impossible.

Joshua and Caleb saw the same giants but believed God's promise anyway.

The difference wasn't the situation. The difference was vision.

When we allow our circumstances to define our faith, we become stuck. When we trust God's promises, we move forward.

Fresh Vision Is Available for Everyone

One encouraging reminder was that vision is not limited by age.

Whether you're a student, a parent, a grandparent, or somewhere in between, God still has purposes for your life.

If God has given you another day and breath in your lungs, He still has something for you to do.

The question is not whether God has a vision.

The question is whether we are willing to receive it.

Vision Comes with a Cost

We often want vision without sacrifice.

But throughout Scripture, God gives vision through a process that involves a broken heart and obedience.

Jeremy shared how God broke his heart for Memphis before calling him to plant a church there. What began as a city he never expected to serve became the place where God called him to invest his life.

The pattern appears throughout Scripture:

  • God broke Moses' heart for his people.
  • God broke Nehemiah's heart for Jerusalem.
  • God tried to break Jonah's heart for Nineveh.

Vision often begins when God allows us to feel His burden for people.

The challenge is not simply receiving that burden. The challenge is remaining obedient after our hearts have been broken.

Vision Requires Obedience

In Acts 1, Jesus instructed His followers to return to Jerusalem and wait for the promised Holy Spirit.

Jerusalem was not a comfortable place. It was the city where Jesus had been rejected and crucified.

Yet obedience required them to go where Jesus sent them rather than where they preferred to be.

Many times we feel stuck because we are waiting for clarity while God is waiting for obedience.

The next step forward is often not a new revelation but simply obeying what God has already said.

Vision Comes with Power

Jesus promised His followers:

"You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses..." (Acts 1:8)

God never calls His people to accomplish His purposes in their own strength.

The same Holy Spirit who empowered the early church empowers believers today.

This power is not about personal success or influence.

It is power to:

  • Break cycles of sin.
  • Share the Gospel boldly.
  • Love difficult people.
  • Serve faithfully.
  • Live supernatural lives.
  • Believe God for what seems impossible.

Kingdom vision is always accompanied by Kingdom power.

Go Anyway

Jeremy acknowledged that following God's vision can be frightening.

Noah built an ark before anyone had seen rain.

Gideon fought with only 300 men.

Mary accepted God's call without knowing how everything would unfold.

Each one moved forward despite fear.

Sometimes obedience looks like confidence.

Other times it looks like taking the next step while still afraid.

Either way, obedience moves us forward.

Generational Blessings, Not Just Broken Curses

The message concluded with a powerful challenge.

Many Christians pray against generational curses—and rightly so.

But we must also intentionally establish generational blessings.

Faith, generosity, prayer, obedience, and trust in God should not stop with us. They should become part of the inheritance we leave for future generations.

As parents, grandparents, neighbors, and church members, we have the opportunity to plant seeds today that will bear fruit long after we are gone.

As Jeremy said:

"The harvest for tomorrow depends on the seed that you put in today."

A Challenge for This Week

Ask God for fresh vision.

Not just for your future, but for today.

  • What is God calling you to do?
  • Where is He asking you to obey?
  • Who has He placed in your life to love, serve, or disciple?
  • What generational blessing can you begin building right now?

God is still giving vision.

God is still empowering His people.

And God is still calling His church to go.

 

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