That's what I preached on this morning from John 4:4-26. Not Gatorade, but Jesus the thirst quencher. Actually, the real title was "How to be completely satisfied." But there's no cool picture for that. :PWhen I had finished my first draft on Thurs and practiced it with a friend, it wasn't too crash hot. Too long. No structure. Too propositional. My voice croaked. Tones and expressions bland...etc. So I spent Fri and Sat fixing it up (though both those days was taken up with a range of activities like the Deb Fung Concert and the Sports Night).
Generally I was quite happy with the finished product, both in terms of content and presentation. On the day, it usually comes out a little bit better because of the adrenaline. My voice held out thankfully, and the congregation was kind enough to laugh in all the right places. I was planning to put in the RICE themes for the last 2 years ("Where is the Love?" and "There's Gotta be more to Life"). Hehe...that would've been funny.
Pray for the non-Christians (and any nominal Christians) that were there today. Pray that they did not merely enjoy the sermon, but were challenged and rebuke by it in such a way that they will turn in faith and repentance to the Lord Jesus.
It was really good that Phil and Dennis came for a surprise visit. They are 2 of the guys from my last church. We became good friends over the 3 years that I was there. They remembered that I was preaching today and came to encourage me. Thanks guys!! =)
Give thanks for this friendship that God has given me. Pray for these 2 guys that they will continue to grow and mature as men of God. They are both studying, but very eager to serve God and to see his kingdom grow.
Now...back to that 3,000 word essay worth 40%...
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8 comments:
well, good luck with your essay! i am bored and i feel like commenting and just to let you know that i am reading your blog :p
and also the fact that it can take me away from my own work hehe.
hey ernie! its jo =) found ur site through martins.
ur talk was good =D
g'luck with essay, sounds kinda nasty...
heya jo! Welcome to my prayerblog! Glad you enjoyed the sermon - hope it was challenging too.
Yeeess, nashty hobbittses...I mean, yes, nasty essay. Like m I'm procrastinating by commenting here.
And it's all because of m that I've blogged 7 times this month - that's a record for me! Especially since I've only been blogging once a month (max) for the past year or so.
Hmmm... yes, back to that 3000 word essay worth 40%. Glad you're feeling a bit better. Hope all your other essays go well too! =)
hey! its karen from cactus yr 12. i can't believe it, you're the first adult who i knows got a blog!! well, technically, we're all adults now (18^^). But yeah, your talk was heaps good and i regret not taking everyone from my school to hear it. you're gifted, not from dna or such but from God. Really. Keep it up!!
Heya Karen! Glad u liked the talk. I hope it challenged you. Next time, u'll know to bring ur friends along! :)
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