Gods Agenda

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POWERLUNCH BALTIMORE Pastor Nate Butler, Host
Minister www.powerlunchonline.com September 5,
2007
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Eyes Wide Shut
Pastor Nate Butler September 5,
2007 www.powerlunchonline.com
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• 1999 Stanley Kubricks
• Movie Entitled
• Eyes Wide Shut
• Tom Cruise Nicole Kidman

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In Summary

• Eyes were open to Fantasy,
• But shut to Reality
• Open to Temptations without
• But Shut to the Love within

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• I can have my eyes open to see what I want to see
  
• But eyes shut to what I dont want to see

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• Open to fantasy
• Closed to reality
• Open to what I dont have
• Closed to what I have
• Open to complaining
• Closed to giving thanks

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Judges 610

• 9 And I delivered you out of the hand of the
  Egyptians, and out of the hand of all that
  oppressed you, and drove them out from before
  you, and gave you their land
• 10 And I said unto you, I am the LORD your God
  fear not the gods of the Amorites, in whose land
  ye dwell but ye have not obeyed my voice.

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• Eyes Wide Open to the fact that God had them in
  captivity
• Eyes Wide Shut as to the reason why they are in
  their dilemma
• Eyes Open to the Predicament
• Eyes Closed as to the Reason

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Numbers 114 - 5

• 4 And the mixt multitude that was among them fell
  a lusting and the children of Israel also wept
  again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?
•  5 We remember the fish, which we did eat in
  Egypt freely the cucumbers, and the melons, and
  the leeks, and the onions, and the garlic

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• Eyes Wide Open to the fact that they know
  creature comforts
• Eyes Wide Shut as to the miracles performed by
  God to get them delivered
• Eyes Open to the Conditions
• Eyes Closed to the Gods Power

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Eyes Wide Shut

• Provisions
• Healings
• Relationships
• Friends
• Love

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How does one know if eyes are Wide Shut?

• When
• Problems not Solutions
• Provisions are never enough
• Potential is not realized
• Promise not recognized

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Eyes Wide Open

• When
• Discover Solutions to Problems
• There are enough Provisions
• I see my value, worth, and Potential
• I recognize claim Promises of God