We preachers spend a lot of time crafting the opening moments of our sermons. Or, if we don't, we should. Because it is in those moments that you either capture your listeners' attention or lose it. In the opening you either establish common ground with the...
This may be wishful thinking and it is admittedly anecdotal, but I've noticed a shift in the kinds of new people coming into the life of Good Shepherd these days.In earlier seasons of this church's life, we seemed to get a lot of people who were looking for "a better...
We launched Without Limit yesterday.The crowds were large, the music was good, and my message was a bit more "raw" than usual.In fact, I had toyed with the idea of delivering a message totally off the cuff -- no preparation at all. But I had concern that I would...