"What I have Learned says Matthew Barnett"
Today I have had the pleasure of reading The Cause by Matthew Barnett and I am on page 51. It is obvious the date on my camera is off b/c this book just came out in 2011. Today is 6/1/2011
I am reading the background of how the Dream Center got started and what they do. I do not want to spoil this book so I am going to say that it’s a wonderful read.
Instead of celebrating such a great success in Matthews Ministry he goes into the streets of L.A. and lives among the skid row people, the homeless to bring back “His Fire For The Lord” and his original passion to help people: not build a church.
Page 53 is Chapter 5\Discovering the Cause of a Lifetime; where I hope Matthew walks me through “how to find my own cause.”
With all that said, I pray that you pick up this book and let me know what you think of it. Have a great week and bless others anyway you can with what you have today in your hands.
Be a blessing~ Jackie Paulson
Final Review:
The Cause Within You by Matthew Barnett
The genre for this book is very inspirational, guiding, spiritual, and very thought provoking.
If you are searching for meaning and purpose to your life this book will help guide you to finding it. “Discover the cause God has for you.”
Matthew Barnett is co founder with his father, Pastor Tommy Barnett of TheDream Center in Los Angeles. His father is also the senior pastor of the historical Angelus Temple.
When Matthew Barnett sees someone with a need, he sets out to fill it and that includes searching for hurt people that need healing.
Quote: “Tonight is the 15th Anniversary of the beginning of The Dream Center, in which we help to restore the shattered dreams and empty lives of broken people.” Page 3
The story unfolds by Matthew spending the night of his 15th Anniversary on the streets of Los Angeles, with the homeless community who suffer.
Quote: “I’d been praying all night that the Lord would give me somebody to help, and then He delivered Annette to me.” Page 26
God wants us to enjoy serving others by doing what we are naturally talented at. If you have a talent that comes naturally to you God will bless it; as he did with Matthew Barnett.
At the end of each chapter Matthew writes, “WHAT I’VE LEARNED.” These pointers will help you to find exactly what it is that you are naturally great at doing and guide you along your path to finding it.
This is book would be a great group study as it has questions at the back of the book for discussion, loaded with scriptures.
Matthews other book includes “The Church That Never Sleeps.”
