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yesterday was a good day. lots of thoughts. some i will write about. others i won’t. that’s just the way it is today…
sometimes i preach a sermon simply because it says it in the bible and it needs to be told.
sometimes i preach a sermon because i am convinced it is something that our church family needs to hear.
sometimes i preach a sermon because god has been teaching me a lesson and i feel strongly that it is important enough to pass on.
contrary to popular belief, i have never preached a sermon to address a problem that a particular person has.
there are times i have preached a sermon because it was expected that i preach on that topic. usually very difficult for me.
sometimes i preach a sermon because it is truth that i need to hear.
that would be the sermon from yesterday.
we have a very strange and wonderful collection of people who call north point their family!
i have told others that we are a “home” for people who didn’t, shouldn’t, wouldn’t, or couldn’t belong anywhere else. i believe that now, more than ever.
i love being part of that “home”…
where else could i talk openly of my own personal struggles from the music stand…and still be affirmed as the leader?
my favorite line from my sermon yesterday: “if i am trying to present anything other than this broken, messed-up person to jesus, my faith is dishonest.”
it is always good to pray for a new baby. fresh start. full of hope and possibilities. like our lives should be every day.
didn’t know what to expect with attendance the sunday after easter. not bad.
loved a moment in the middle of a song in the first service…an ugly sound comes out of the loud speakers…i mean, really ugly…scott drops his guitar, walks off stage to the storage room on the side, opens the door and out blasts the ugly sound…really loud! a few seconds later, the sound is gone and by the end of the next song, scott walks out and back on the stage, straps on his guitar, and starts playing like nothing has happened. it was pretty sweet.
i missed the donut centerpiece in the lobby. we’ve gotta figure out how to have donuts every week…
i’ve said this before, but my favorite part of sundays is watching everyone hang out after the second service. it was especially good yesterday.
a small group of us prayed in my office before the service at 9:25. feel free to join us.
a group of women are praying together at 6:00 on sunday evenings. feel free to join them. if you’re a woman…
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