Dutch Sheets - Dream: Discovering Gods Purpose for Your Life

2012 by Dutch Sheets

Published by Bethany House Publishers

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Ive been encouraged to dream again! In the past it was dreams that moved us from one stage of life to the next. But when recent circumstances brought change, it was different. I was losing hope that I could ever dream again. Dutchs latest book has changed that. Thanks, Dutch! Right book! Right time!

Willard Thiessen, New Day Ministries

Compelling, life-changing, and life-redirecting! This book will stir your faithour world and our lives will be powerfully changed when each of us becomes an outlet for the dreams of our Creator.

Jim Hodges, president, Federation of Ministers and Churches International

As you go through these pages filled with Gods truth, your heart is stirred and moved into a place of acknowledging, accepting, and believing the thoughts, ideas, and desires God has placed within you. Expectancy and hope will arise in your spirit for your God-given dreams to become a reality.

Dr. Ch Ahn, senior pastor, HROCK Church, Pasadena, California; president, Harvest International Ministry; international chancellor, Wagner Leadership Institute

Dream. The word evokes one of two responses in our hearts: excitement and anticipation or sadness and resignation. It all depends on whether we are still dreaming or not. Weaving current, relatable stories of dreamers with scriptural examples of biblical dreamers, Dutch offers us a way to rekindle the dream if it has waned, or stoke the flames if it is roaring in our spirits!

Jane Hansen Hoyt, president/CEO, Aglow International

In the hands of a lesser authorand a lesser man of Godthe topic of dreams might become so much pious, self-centered mush. Dutch Sheets gives us just what we dared to hopea book that is biblical and movingly written and stirs in us the dreams of God.

Stephen Mansfield, New York Times bestselling author

With humility, humor, and a unique glimpse into the Fathers heart, Dutch Sheets explores Gods passionate quest for those willing to dream His dreamsmen and women God will call friends. At this critical hour in history, Dream places a destiny-changing revelation into the hands of the church.

Colonel Douglas Castle

If I had read Dream without knowing who the author was, I would have said it was Dutch Sheets. I believe he is destined to assist the Bride of Christ as she dreams Gods dreams.

John Kilpatrick, founder and senior pastor, Church of His Presence