This is the third year that we have had this conference.
And this is the first time that I have attended it.
One word... amazing.
Rich Wilkerson Jr. is such a great preacher. He spoke two of the three nights of ministry. I don't think that I've ever learned to much in such a short time.
The first night he spoke about having a collision with Christ.
Tonight I would like to share my notes with you.
I pray that you will be as blessed as I was.
Collision With Christ
Everything that happens in life is by divine appointment.
Their is no such thing as coincident or fate. God has designed every moment on this earth for some specific purpose. He plans everything out in His perfect timing.
Luke 7:11-12
"Soon afterward, Jesus went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd went along with him. As he approached the town gate, a dead person was being carried out- the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her."
Jesus appeared at exactly the right time. He could have come fifteen minutes earlier and missed this crowd. Or fifteen minutes later and missed it as well. But He came right on time.
Just think for a minute. This woman was a widow. Her husband was dead. Imagine her inner turmoil. She now has to run her household. She has to work the farm. She was to pay the bills. Manage her servants. But she has one jewel. One spark in her dark life. Her son.
And now he too is dead.
The depression and oppression that would have been over her at this instant is incredible.
And here comes Jesus. Right on time to intercede.
And here comes Jesus. Right on time to intercede.
Now another interesting fact is the name of the city.
Nain.
Nain means the "beautifully afflicted."
What an interesting name.
Here is this woman, all of her dreams had died. Her husband, her income, her stability. And now her one and only son.
Everything that she ever had and that she had ever known has disappeared. Her entire dreams are gone.
But we serve a God who is always on time.
He sees you. He sees me. He sees us in our times of need.
Luke 7:13-14
"When the Lord saw her, his heart went out to her and he said, "Don't cry." Then he went up and touched the coffin, and those carrying it stood still, He said. "Young man, I say to you, get up!" The dead man sat up and began to talk, and Jesus gave him back to his mother."
What's just amazing about this is that the woman didn't even say anything! She never asked the Lord for a miracle. His heart went out to her and he acted on it.
She had her collision with Christ. A beautiful one.
A collision with Christ is about to take place in your life. Jesus says don't cry. When Jesus says don't cry it's because he's fixing to do something about it.
He cares about your feelings. God is close to the broken hearted. He has compassion on us.
God came to us because we couldn't go to Him.
If we don't have our collision with Christ we won't make it.
Jesus has compassion on us. Not sympathy.
There is one word that divides compassion and sympathy: action.
We serve a God whose love outweighs our faith in Him.
He has love that outweighs words.
How many of you have had dreams that have died?
What do you do when your dreams die?
I'll tell you what happens to me.
I become a mess.
But you wanna know something? Our mess is where the Messiah does His best work. He came for you and me. He cares.
Our dead dreams are in the past. We can't revive them. Only God can.
But there is something that we can do. We can look ahead to what tomorrow has in store for us.
What's tomorrow looking like?
Tomorrow's looking good.
Don't give up on today because tomorrow is on its way.
Tomorrow breakthrough's coming.
Tonight a collision is happening.
