May 27, 2008
As you might imagine (those of you that keep up with my comings and goings), my mind is a bit preoccupied with hearing what He has to say to me about the forthcoming “Celebration of Revival” at Friendship Baptist Church. Because I have no “canned” sermons that I can reopen and regurgitate, I am dependent upon Him for the messages I will preach, not my filing cabinet. Actually, I do have hundreds of sermon notes from sermons that I preached early on but may God help the poor souls who heard them. Trust me, I wouldn’t dare attempt to resurrect one of them! Truth is I don’t know why I keep them, other than the fact that it would take too much time to destroy them.
Anyway, my MO for preaching is very simple: WAIT, WATCH, & LISTEN. The waiting is the difficult part, especially when it is Tuesday and Sunday is coming—FAST! This is especially true today because I will be preaching this Sunday at a church where I have never before preached, and I really do want to honor the pastor of the church, and at the same time I want to honor The Head of the Church (Yes, thankfully, that is possible in this situation!). Most of the watching will happen AFTER I arrive at the church, which is fine but it does mean that I will have to watch carefully. If you are wondering what I will be watching for, I will tell you: I will be watching to see what He is doing in and amongst this congregation. The listening part has been going on since Bro. Gary invited me to come and preach and it will continue throughout this time of preaching. For what am I listening? Very simple: I am listening to hear whatever He has to say to me. I am not listening for Him to speak something that will give me clarity because clarity is NOT what I need; instead, I need trust. I need to trust that He will speak through me WHATEVER He wants said. Obviously, if I have clarity, I will have no need for trust and that would be a bad thing, especially in the realm of preaching!
You might be wondering why I have not mentioned the listeners, those who will be sitting under the sound of my voice, and, hopefully, hearing what He has to say; if so, the answer is simple: they are His responsibility, not mine. If I took on the task of doing what only He can do—reveal Jesus—I would be a basket case extraordinaire! Thankfully, He convinced me long ago that the church is His and He will build it without any of my help. That was a relief! All He asks of me is that I be a broken pot, out of which He can pour the water of life. Don’t ask me why He prefers broken pots because I do not know, nor do I care! I am simply thrilled that He does.
Anyway, as I wait, watch and listen, I would really appreciate your prayers for me and for them! Who knows, if you pray and God moves, why He might just stick a geranium in your cracked pot!
Blessings and love,
Mac
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Mac, my name is Daniel, and I declare the one true gospe as the Christ, Yeshua, died for our sins according to the scriptures, He was buried and He rose again the third day according to the scriptures. I was not able to leave you a e-mail, for your link did not work. I am contacting you for you to judge the things I have written about my understanding in the mystery of Christ. These things I have written at judgmentnow.blogspot.com.
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