A chance to practice what I preached - literally
I can't remember a time when I've been more excited about the direction we're headed as a church! While there are still numerous challenges that lie ahead of us, I'm fired up about the transforming power of the Gospel I see all around us! This monring was a great example of it - spirit filled singing, powerful prayer time for our man Greg and although I'm not at all sure how it came across, I had a blast preaching! If you remember, one of the things I made specific mention of was careful use of your words. "From the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks" Jesus said. Imagine my surprise when I got an unsigned note criticizing me, the staff and the church in general. The person who wrote, whoever it was, wrote that "God had told them to tell me." Literally, my mouth fell open as I realized God was giving me the chance to demonstrate EXACTLY what I just professed. I embraced my own counsel immediately - and threw the note away. Ess...