Sundays

Sundays are usually challenging. Maybe scary.

I gave a message at Brighton this morning. It was probably amateur. But it was ok. I ran out of stuff and had to repeat myself. But repetition is ok. I spoke on abiding in God. So today I've been thinking about whether I am following my own advice. So I did listen to some Christian radio and read something fairly devotional in manner.

I spoke of this being Pentecost day. I got a lot of blank stares. Heh. Oh well.

My song leader left right after his part. I think he must have also been helping at church. So I really was leading without a net. I just felt it wrong to have a message then just pray and leave. I feel comfortable with a final closing hymn. So we sang "What a friend we have in Jesus" before my message. Then after my message we sang "Amazing Grace". I felt good about praying a blessing and saying have a great day after that.

MP did a great sermon. He challenged us to prayer for people and command that God do the thing wished for. That sort of jives with what I mentioned peripherally this morning. Jesus said, "If you abide in me, ask anything you wish and it will be done for you." So if we are abiding God will answer or prayer. We do have the right to command. Jesus promised this to us.

Tonight I sang and read the lectionary. I think I got a great gig, reading the Pentecost description from Acts 2. It went well. I had a great passage to do. I was excited. We sang a lot of songs about the Holy Spirit including "The Wind is Blowing Again". Certainly a favorite. I am pumped.