T-Minus 12 Hours
Less than 12 hours until we launch Saturday Night services at our coffeehouse.
This morning was what I call a "Mack Truck" morning.
When I got out of bed it felt like I'd been hit by a Mack Truck the day before :) I'm physically exhausted and I have a minor sore throat. But my first thought was, "This is the day the Lord has made. We're going to rejoice and be glad in it."
What a picturesque day for our first Saturday Night services. The sun was shining. The birds were chirping. It's supposed to hit the 70's in DC which ain't bad for March! I couldn't have special ordered a nicer day!
I always try to discern what it is that God wants to do in our lives when we gather. Here is my focus going into tonight. I feel like God wants to super-size our faith. And the way God increases our faith is by reminding us of His faithfulness.
I see a pattern in my life: when God answers "little" prayers it allows me to pray "bigger" prayers. I think faith is about dreaming bigger and bigger dreams until our dreams are God-sized dreams. And the only way they can become reality is divine intervention. That is the Ebenezers story in a nutshell.
Alright already.
Back to sermon prep. I'm trying to adjust to a new rhythm. I no longer have Saturday Night and Sunday Morning to fine-tune.
This morning was what I call a "Mack Truck" morning.
When I got out of bed it felt like I'd been hit by a Mack Truck the day before :) I'm physically exhausted and I have a minor sore throat. But my first thought was, "This is the day the Lord has made. We're going to rejoice and be glad in it."
What a picturesque day for our first Saturday Night services. The sun was shining. The birds were chirping. It's supposed to hit the 70's in DC which ain't bad for March! I couldn't have special ordered a nicer day!
I always try to discern what it is that God wants to do in our lives when we gather. Here is my focus going into tonight. I feel like God wants to super-size our faith. And the way God increases our faith is by reminding us of His faithfulness.
I see a pattern in my life: when God answers "little" prayers it allows me to pray "bigger" prayers. I think faith is about dreaming bigger and bigger dreams until our dreams are God-sized dreams. And the only way they can become reality is divine intervention. That is the Ebenezers story in a nutshell.
Alright already.
Back to sermon prep. I'm trying to adjust to a new rhythm. I no longer have Saturday Night and Sunday Morning to fine-tune.
1 Comments:
Hey Mark,
I'm thrilled for you and all that is going on with Ebenezers. Your joy is so contagious it's as if we get to enjoy it so much more than we could if we were there.
Find your new rhythm with the Saturday nights and if you get any new insights on how to do it I'm interested in them. We have been doing Sat. nights for 2 1/2 years and I and my staff get 1 weekend off every other month (not all at the same time) in addition to our regular vacation. It was a compensation move for the loss of family time on Saturdays. We have loved it and it has helped us keep our rhythm. I still struggle however with not having Sat night and Sunday A.M. to refine the message. I keep telling myself that I need to have the entire message done by Thursday but it still gets finished about 1 1/2 hours before Sat. night. So, any thoughts or ideas you have on maintaining the rhythm now that you have a Sat. night service would be welcome. Congratulations once again on Ebeneezers!
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