It hasn\u2019t happened very often, but it happened again recently.\u00a0\u00a0I don\u2019t always dream, and when I do, I often don\u2019t remember parts of it the next day, but this particularly Saturday night I had a very clear dream.\u00a0\u00a0In my dream, I remembered a few events from my early years. Then the dream shifted to a Bible verse.\u00a0\u00a0In the dream it was like I was preparing a sermon, complete with outline and illustrations.\u00a0\u00a0I woke up, went to my I-Pad, and started typing the sermon, as I remembered it from the dream. After a little additional work on it, I preached the sermon a few weeks later.\u00a0\u00a0You who are non-preacher types, may not understand this, but we who preach, often know whether a sermon is directly from God or from our own sermon preparation study (which may also be from God, but not so direct).\u00a0\u00a0I would love to hear from some of my preaching friends, as to the frequency of this happening to them, or even if it is very rare – I\u2019m referring to the sermon that comes directly from God, like in a dream vs. the sermon that comes from God as a part of ongoing study and preparation. And I would love to hear from my non-preaching friends, especially those who listen to sermons on a regular basis, can you tell the difference in the two types of sermons described above?\u00a0\u00a0Now, before you think I\u2019ve gone wacky, remember the Old Testament says, \u201cold men shall dream dreams\u201d (Joel 2:28).<\/p>\n
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