twenty minutes ago i would have been...oh, never mind
So here's a question...
You're set to attend the first morning worship service at the church who, by a 100% vote, extended to you the call to be their pastor. You've accepted their invitation, and the current pastor has asked you to come be part of the church's Thanksgiving gathering, then officially accept their call when you preach for them in the service.
Which of the following would leave the best impression on the people you're going to pastor?
A) Show up at 9:30 am for the 10:00 am gathering
B) Show up at 10:00 am for the 10:00 am gathering
C) Show up at 10:20 am for what you inexplicably knew was a 10:30 am gathering, but was in fact a 10:00 am gathering
If you guessed A or B, you'd be predictable, boring, and...correct. If you guessed C, you're not predictable and boring, but you're not correct, either. If you guessed A but did C, well, that'd make you me.
Fortunately, the people were very gracious, and the Lord used the sermon to speak to hearts. (Three different people mentioned afterwards that I seemed less nervous than the last time I'd preached. Which was certainly true, but I was also numb from the embarrassment, which...helped, I think.)
We ate lunch with the people at the church, and I got the chance to interact with more of the people. We were also the partial recipients of a sparkling apple cider toast, which was memorable also because Gracie kept taking the plastic wine-glass-looking thingy and swinging it around, re-enacting the "Scamps, scamps, a toast to this night" scene from Sleeping Beauty.
The outlook is rosy, indeed.
You're set to attend the first morning worship service at the church who, by a 100% vote, extended to you the call to be their pastor. You've accepted their invitation, and the current pastor has asked you to come be part of the church's Thanksgiving gathering, then officially accept their call when you preach for them in the service.
Which of the following would leave the best impression on the people you're going to pastor?
A) Show up at 9:30 am for the 10:00 am gathering
B) Show up at 10:00 am for the 10:00 am gathering
C) Show up at 10:20 am for what you inexplicably knew was a 10:30 am gathering, but was in fact a 10:00 am gathering
If you guessed A or B, you'd be predictable, boring, and...correct. If you guessed C, you're not predictable and boring, but you're not correct, either. If you guessed A but did C, well, that'd make you me.
Fortunately, the people were very gracious, and the Lord used the sermon to speak to hearts. (Three different people mentioned afterwards that I seemed less nervous than the last time I'd preached. Which was certainly true, but I was also numb from the embarrassment, which...helped, I think.)
We ate lunch with the people at the church, and I got the chance to interact with more of the people. We were also the partial recipients of a sparkling apple cider toast, which was memorable also because Gracie kept taking the plastic wine-glass-looking thingy and swinging it around, re-enacting the "Scamps, scamps, a toast to this night" scene from Sleeping Beauty.
The outlook is rosy, indeed.
posted by pastor mike at 1:11 AM
2 Comments:
I'm sure you have already seen this, but in future trials it is always good to remember just how good God is to us. When God said no to you joining the other church, it was since he had something better in place for you.
Congratulations again!
Since I've never been late for anything, I can't relate. The question I have is, "was there turkey at the meal?"
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