WE HAVE A DREAM OF A CHURCH where people don’t just receive grace, but
practise it.

WE HAVE A DREAM OF A CHURCH where those who come in feeling
condemned, get accepted; of a church where the fallen are restored, where
the hurting are healed, and the lost are saved.

WE HAVE A DREAM OF A CHURCH where the love of God in people’s hearts is
so strong that gossip & backbiting is rejected; and people are talked up and not
talked down, and where unity is more important than winning an argument.

WE HAVE A DREAM OF A CHURCH where everyone counts; where everyone is
appreciated; where everyone is valued - not because of who they are down
here, but because of who they are up there.

WE HAVE A DREAM OF A CHURCH where people are welcomed regardless of
what they have done; where prodigals are received with open arms, and not
with religious judgementalism.

WE HAVE A DREAM OF A CHURCH where Christ is loved, honoured and
worshipped in spirit and in truth; where the only bystanders in times of worship
are those who don’t yet know the Lord.

WE HAVE A DREAM OF A CHURCH where community is not considered in rows
of people, but in selfless sacrifice, of laying down lives for each other.

WE HAVE A DREAM OF A CHURCH where the young can function in leadership
and not just be nice for the elderly to look at, but where young people in early
age sense a destiny, and become part of the church as much as anyone else.

WE HAVE A DREAM OF A CHURCH where the leaders serve with humility, and
not because of ego, status or position.

WE HAVE A DREAM OF A CHURCH where people who are single, divorced,
widowed or orphaned, feel secure and as much a part of the family as anybody
else.

WE HAVE A DREAM OF A CHURCH where the people come to the meetings not
when it suits them, but when it suits Him.

WE HAVE A DREAM OF A CHURCH where the weight of the work doesn’t rest on
a few, but where everybody shares the load and plays their part in reaching the
world.

WE HAVE A DREAM OF A CHURCH where those who are called to go, go, and
those who are called to stay, support them in their going.

WE HAVE A DREAM OF A CHURCH where everybody considers the other better
than themselves.

WE HAVE A DREAM OF A CHURCH where everything that is done is done with
passion & excellence, and where lost souls are our top priority.

WE HAVE A DREAM OF A CHURCH where women are allowed to reach their full
potential in Christ, and not be held back simply because of their gender.

WE HAVE A DREAM OF A CHURCH where the Holy Spirit gets excited about
being present, and is free to do whatever he wants to do.

WE HAVE A DREAM OF A CHURCH where people come to Christ every week,
and needs are met by the Risen Lord!

WE HAVE A DREAM OF A CHURCH where every member gets excited with the
thrill and the buzz of destiny, and gives 100% to the will of God while they still
have breath in their body.

WE HAVE A DREAM OF A CHURCH where the bible is preached and loved and
obeyed, and where the sound of our Amen’s cannot any longer be restrained.

WE HAVE A DREAM OF A CHURCH where the first priority of the people is not
what they can get, but what can they give, and where love is not merely with
words, but with deeds.

WE HAVE A DREAM OF A CHURCH where even our enemies have to respect us
and admire us.

WE HAVE A DREAM OF BEING GOD’S KIND OF CHURCH … is it
possible… is it possible on this planet to have a church like that?

ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE!

Acknowledgements:
Pastor Alan Hewitt, Hope Community Church, Newtown, Powys
www.hope-community-church.org.uk