theCrossroads UPC Guest Pulpit - Elias Limones
Apr 25, 2021
Elias Limones, a passionate Pastor from California and noted preacher from BOTT 2003, shares insights on spiritual vision and revival. He defines 'spiritual myopia' as focusing too closely on personal needs, urging believers to look towards the broader mission. Limones emphasizes the church's potential for revival and the need for renewed vision in outreach and church planting. Through vivid illustrations and heartfelt calls to action, he inspires listeners to embrace their role in reaching diverse communities and fostering spiritual growth.
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Progressive, Limitless Spiritual Growth
- Elias Limones teaches that spiritual growth is progressive and unlimited; believers can go higher and deeper in Christ without limit.
- He uses Scripture analogies (eagle, root tree) to show continual advance into greater glory and strength.
Lift Your Eyes To The Harvest
- Do lift your spiritual vision beyond personal needs and local concerns and look to the harvest fields ready for revival.
- Practice seeing beyond culture, language, and material barriers to reach the lost in your city.
Spiritual Myopia Explains Stalled Fruitfulness
- Limones identifies spiritual myopia as focusing only on close, personal concerns and missing the wider mission.
- He connects short-sightedness to lack of added virtues in 2 Peter and to being unfruitful in Christ.
