Where Never is Heard

Oh give me a home where the buffalo roam,

And the deer and the antelope play,
Where never is heard a discouraging word,
And the skies are not cloudy all day.

Tony Needs a Sermon Week is winding down, and I would like to thank everyone who participated. It has been challenging, humbling, discouraging, and uplifting - depending on the attitude of the sermonizer. The main thing I got out of it was a reminder to keep my attitude in check when I'm the one preaching the sermon. I'm not always good at that.

I watch several sermons online each week. On Facebook, someone posted an endorsement of a sermon because of a specific statement the pastor made. I was curious, so I watched the 140 minute service. I never heard the statement. There was a space of a few minutes where the sound was turned down - or some technical issue - or maybe I dozed off. What I did see was a frustrated man. He expressed his frustration with the ushers, the camera operator, and the media person. He came across as controlling and manipulative. I pray that he takes time to rest, that his church supports him, and that they thrive in their mission. 

I have several others that were encouraging and eye-opening for me this week. If you have time, you may want to check these out. 

Tullian Tchividjian Inexhaustible Grace for an Exhausted World.

Chris Whitman The Value of Life

Holly Furtick This Time

Pete Hise No Other Name

Clark Whitten Stop Living in the Shadows

 

I am the Impact

This Sunday, our friends at Quest Community Church in Lexington, Kentucky are kicking off a series called I Am The Impact. Their guest speaker for the first sermon is Clayton King from NewSpring Church in Anderson.

Both of these churches WERE the impact for us as we started Transformation House. We watched their powerful ministries, the favor of God, and the way people responded as those two elements connected. It encouraged us to follow God's direction for our church without worrying about how other pastors or churches might criticize or question our methods.

I will say more about that in a future post, but for now, I just encourage you to visit www.questcommunity.com this Saturday afternoon as Clayton kicks off this series.