Dream Bigger
There is a dream that God has for your life that is bigger than the one you are currently living.
Bigger than your fears.
Bigger than your disappointments.
Bigger than your limitations.
Bigger even than the dreams you’ve imagined for yourself.
God has always been in the business of redeeming people into purpose — inviting ordinary people into His extraordinary mission to bring hope, healing, and restoration to the world.
In the Gospel of Mark 16:9–20, we catch a glimpse of what I like to call God’s “Pentecost Project” — His great mission to renew the world through surrendered people.
But before Jesus sends His followers into the world, He first restores something inside of them: Their ability to dream again. Jesus Restores Deflated Dreams
The people in this passage were carrying disappointment, confusion, and fear. Mary Magdalene had been trapped in darkness before Jesus set her free. Two discouraged disciples walked the road to Emmaus, trying to process shattered expectations. The disciples themselves had left everything to follow Jesus, only to watch Him crucified before their eyes.
Their dreams had deflated.
But resurrection has a way of breathing life back into dead places. When Jesus appears to them after rising from the grave, it is as though He is saying: “Because I am alive, hope can live again too.”
That’s still true today.
Jesus still restores things that feel buried beneath failure, exhaustion, regret, grief, or disappointment. He revives hope, renews purpose, and awakens people who had quietly stopped expecting much from life.
God’s Dream for You Includes Preaching
Jesus commissions His followers to go and preach the gospel.
And yes — that includes you.
As Augustine of Hippo famously said:
God’s Dream for You Includes Increasing Belief
The message we carry is not vague optimism. It is Jesus Himself.
One of the great surprises of spiritual growth is that maturity does not lessen your need for Jesus — it deepens it.
The more you grow, the more you realize you need:
God’s Dream for You Includes Increasing Expectation
The disciples were sent with an expectation that God would move powerfully through them.
Why? Because God-sized missions require God-sized power.
If we are only attempting things we can accomplish comfortably on our own, we may not be living fully inside God’s dream for us.
God still delights in doing what only He can do:
Expectancy creates space for faith to breathe.
God’s Dream Begins With Obedience
Near the end of the passage, the disciples simply begin obeying. They go. They move. They respond.
That’s how God’s dream usually starts. Not with having every answer. Not with perfect clarity.
But with one faithful step.
The people God uses most powerfully are rarely the people who feel most qualified.
They are simply the people willing to obey.
Dream Big Again
God’s dream for this world is breathtakingly large — and in His grace, He invites us into it.
I don’t know exactly what role God has for your life, but I do know this:
It will involve preaching, believing, expecting, and obeying.
So dream again.
Not merely about comfort or success.
But about purpose.
About impact.
About joining God in the redemption of the world.
Because the risen Christ is still calling ordinary people into an extraordinary story.
Bigger than your fears.
Bigger than your disappointments.
Bigger than your limitations.
Bigger even than the dreams you’ve imagined for yourself.
God has always been in the business of redeeming people into purpose — inviting ordinary people into His extraordinary mission to bring hope, healing, and restoration to the world.
In the Gospel of Mark 16:9–20, we catch a glimpse of what I like to call God’s “Pentecost Project” — His great mission to renew the world through surrendered people.
But before Jesus sends His followers into the world, He first restores something inside of them: Their ability to dream again. Jesus Restores Deflated Dreams
The people in this passage were carrying disappointment, confusion, and fear. Mary Magdalene had been trapped in darkness before Jesus set her free. Two discouraged disciples walked the road to Emmaus, trying to process shattered expectations. The disciples themselves had left everything to follow Jesus, only to watch Him crucified before their eyes.
Their dreams had deflated.
But resurrection has a way of breathing life back into dead places. When Jesus appears to them after rising from the grave, it is as though He is saying: “Because I am alive, hope can live again too.”
That’s still true today.
Jesus still restores things that feel buried beneath failure, exhaustion, regret, grief, or disappointment. He revives hope, renews purpose, and awakens people who had quietly stopped expecting much from life.
God’s Dream for You Includes Preaching
Jesus commissions His followers to go and preach the gospel.
And yes — that includes you.
- You may not stand behind a pulpit, but your life is already preaching something.
- Your workplace can become a pulpit.
- Your dinner table can become a pulpit.
- Your team, your neighborhood, your friendships, your reactions, your integrity — all preach.
- You don’t need a polished sermon.
- Your compassion preaches.
- Your consistency preaches.
- Your hope preaches.
- Your character preaches.
As Augustine of Hippo famously said:
“Preach the gospel at all times. If necessary, use words.”
God’s Dream for You Includes Increasing Belief
The message we carry is not vague optimism. It is Jesus Himself.
One of the great surprises of spiritual growth is that maturity does not lessen your need for Jesus — it deepens it.
The more you grow, the more you realize you need:
- His wisdom,
- His strength,
- His peace,
- and His presence.
God’s Dream for You Includes Increasing Expectation
The disciples were sent with an expectation that God would move powerfully through them.
Why? Because God-sized missions require God-sized power.
If we are only attempting things we can accomplish comfortably on our own, we may not be living fully inside God’s dream for us.
God still delights in doing what only He can do:
- healing hearts,
- restoring people,
- opening doors,
- changing lives,
- and surprising us with grace.
Expectancy creates space for faith to breathe.
God’s Dream Begins With Obedience
Near the end of the passage, the disciples simply begin obeying. They go. They move. They respond.
That’s how God’s dream usually starts. Not with having every answer. Not with perfect clarity.
But with one faithful step.
- A conversation.
- A surrender.
- A changed habit.
- A courageous yes.
The people God uses most powerfully are rarely the people who feel most qualified.
They are simply the people willing to obey.
Dream Big Again
God’s dream for this world is breathtakingly large — and in His grace, He invites us into it.
I don’t know exactly what role God has for your life, but I do know this:
It will involve preaching, believing, expecting, and obeying.
So dream again.
Not merely about comfort or success.
But about purpose.
About impact.
About joining God in the redemption of the world.
Because the risen Christ is still calling ordinary people into an extraordinary story.
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