Evotional.com - Mark Batterson

We concluded our SFSG: So Far So God series this weekend. I preached from Jeremiah 31:21: "Set up road signs; put up guidposts. Mark Well the path by which you came."

There is a difference between making a trip and marking a trail. This series was about marking a trail. I don't want us to forget how we got here! I talked about some of the lessons we've learned while pursuing this dream of building a coffeehouse on Capitol Hill.

I'm still adjusting to the rhythm of preaching on Saturday nights. I'm sure it will take a while. For what it's worth, my goal is to have a five-page manuscript for my message. But I typically have about ten to twenty pages of notes. My biggest challenge is always eliminating what I don't have time to say.

To be honest, I've been a little long winded lately :) I try to shoot for 25-35 minutes for a message, but I've been going 40-45 minutes.

One of the things I'm really excited about is experimenting on Saturday Nights. The atmosphere is so personal and comfortable. And its not as frenetic as Sunday mornings. Things get pretty crazy on Sundays when you have two locations and four overlapping services. I think Sunday nights will be a more relaxed atmosphere. We can do a Q & A after messages or do more responsive worship or spend time praying for one another. We want Saturday nights to be interactive.

We'll continue growing and experimenting one week at a time.