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Wonder:
The Breathless Adventure Of
Chasing The Heart Of God
You were made for wonder.
It's the I-can’t-catch-my-breath experience of life with God. Wonder is the only logical response to the nearness of the King and His Kingdom. It sees Kingdom all the time, everywhere. Live in wonder and you discover that God’s heart is like an underground labyrinth with more twists and turns, more places to discover and more surprises to unearth than you could ever imagine. Best of all, God invites people of wonder to explore freely and experience fully the depths of His heart.
In Wonder, you'll learn the CSI approach to following Jesus where you're constantly dusting the various spaces of life for fingerprints. God’s fingerprints. The forensic evidence that He has been in your space and left hints of His presence. Discover His fingerprints and you'll detect His hand. Find His hand and you'll see His face.
Live in wonder and you'll experience the breathless adventure of chasing God's heart.
Reactions to the message which was the foundation of this book, Wonder:
BILL JOHNSON: The word that Michael brought to us this morning I could not have scripted or asked for a better word for us. I feel like the Lord has honestly brought the man of God here to bring us a word, to feed us with the manna from Heaven.
(Bethel Church, Redding CA)
From some who heard the message:
-This was one of those "change you for life" messages that you never want to forget.—SW
-I believe this to be a landmark message for many. Even a historic message for the movement.—RT
-I had to sit in the parking lot of the church where I minister and cry as you gave words to the longing that has been in my heart for years. —FP
-One the best message I’ve heard—OA
-This message is INSANE!!! WOW! My favorite in a long time!—CK
-I heard this last week driving to and from school. It challenged me on so many levels, but especially in what really matters—DN
-Felt like a significant word for now!! So grateful!—RP
-Hung on every word of that awesome message.—SD
-It was so good!!! The presence of childlike wonder shifts the atmosphere.—JT
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Wonder
God is a God of wonders, so that automatically makes us a people of wonder. Wonder is our natural environment just as worship is our native tongue. When we live in wonder--the CSI approach to life in God--we are constantly dusting the difficult places of life for fingerprints...God’s fingerprints. The power of wonder is in its militant stance against the apathy and agony of the broken world around us. Delivered at Bethel Church, Redding, California, this signature message is filled with hope that will rekindle the childlike wonder in your life with Jesus.
Prisoners of Hope
Few of us see the raw and robust power and essential and crucial nature of this thing we call "hope". Yet there has been a strategic and focused attack of the enemy on this sustaining power that comes from the expectation of a preferable future. But darkness cannot overcome people who refuse to turn off the lights! The power of Hope is it rewrites history and authors destiny based on what God says not what we see. This message delivered at City Sanctuary in Deland, Florida is designed to instill a robust and resilient hope in weary hearts.
Hidden Treasure In Our Haunted Places
Jesus got too close for comfort. When He came as us, for us, the Incarnation put him near enough to touch. He said that is how the Kingdom of God works--it is now "at hand" because Jesus brought it into arms reach. No longer estranged or distant, His coming made sure we got close enough to hear God's heartbeat.
There's Seed In Those Stumps
There are points in life where you feel like your life is a massive field of stumps...potential and hope clear cut with nothing left. Isaiah knew that feeling in the moments where his friend and hero, Uzziah, died. But in those same empty moments, he saw the Lord and from then on saw everything differently. God made it clear, in the Kingdom, there's always holy seed left in the stumps.