Last week was a blur for me. I preached for the adult services this morning, so preparing for that was an overwhelming process. Usually I prepare for about a month for one sermon, but I really didn't start working on this one until Thursday. Beside that, everything else that I normally do on Sunday morning continued of course. I couldn't have done it without Jenette's help and her great patience.
I enjoy the whole studying/preparing process greatly. The delivery part - not so much. I think it is important to try to connect the truth of Scripture with the everyday grind of people's lives.
I tried to present the Scripture very simply, and encourage the listeners to not force other ideas into the Scripture, but to accept it as is, allowing the Holy Spirit to speak to us in the language we understand in the words He wanted to use.
I think I am going to work on a series of posts about why the idea of the secret rapture (which I call the "poof-rapture" - check out the sermon below) is unbiblical and dangerous at worst and plain silly in the least. I know nobody reads this stuff, but I can use this in the future in many ways.
jc
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