My day today and my weekend this weekend will be filled with crazy sermon stuff- I'm coming down the homestretch on my sermon for the weekend at Grace. I'll be preaching at all three services. I also prepared two sermon rationales for our Creative Team meeting this morning as we plan out August creatives. I'm preaching on the 10th and 17th of August at Grace. And also today I'm preaching at a wedding for a former youth ministry student who is getting married to a lovely bride (way over his head!) I absolutely love preaching, but preparation and study for it is hard, slow, and sometimes painful for me.
To be a conduit for the word of God is not a responsibility I will ever take lightly. I am very hard on myself (ask Brian!) and want to be at my very best every time. Please pray for the sermon this weekend- we are in a series dealing with what I believe to be the biggest idol in America today- our money - specifically this weekend I'll be touching on greed. Because money is an idol that is worshiped faithfully by so many, it is a somewhat sensitive and difficult subject to deal with. But if we don't preach about the greatest idol in a culture, have we really preached the gospel?
4 comments:
Go on & get it, Derek!
For the record - We LOVED the sermon this weekend..even w/no elec. The brownie example was excellent. Thanks!
Derek, We really enjoy your sermons and look forward to the weekends when you are preaching. God has gifted you with the ability to show us how to dive in and understand his Word better while challenging us in areas that are often touchy. I always leave your sermons wanting to dive deeper into the Word. Keep up the hard work!
thanks for the encouragement Will and Jeff and Lauren - I appreciate the feedback.
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