Sunday is over…again. How do they come and go so fast? I am often so amazed on Sunday night, or Monday morning, to realize another week is gone. So quickly, too. I treasure my Sundays. There are the hours and hours of preparation, prayer, writing, reading, study, listening…and more that goes into sermon preparation. I want Sunday to be a special time. I want my congregation to go home chewing on some thought, some truth, encouraged and uplifted…and happy. My thought is continually, “How can I bless the people today?” I don’t want to just preach sermons, I want to touch lives, encourage, lift, laugh, impart a word of wisdom, share my knowledge of the Word, and when we leave, I want those who attended to say, “Now that was good!”
Now, it is Monday, and my thoughts are on next Sunday. Where am I going in my teaching, what will my sermon focus on? It is January, so I look to preach and teach on subjects centered around the new year, goals, schedules, and whatever I can to help us look positively ahead. There are some great opportunities before us this year, again. We want to take advantage of them, and find ways to reach out to the community with love, acceptance and forgiveness.
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