I had a professor at Asbury Seminary back in the late 90s who said, "As soon as you step into a pulpit, you double your chances of going to hell."
It was a statement about the risks inherent in carrying the responsibility of interpreting God's word for others. Woe to anyone in authority who misrepresents God or His word - whether intentionally or not.
Writing a sermon each week is going to be an interesting new challenge. It is an underappreciated skill.
And an odd experience ...
- I have no idea if what I am preaching is on target or effective. And I am not sure what it would take to convince me either that I was really good at it or really terrible. 😏
- I want to be really good at it - due to a mix of legitimate reasons ... and ego. (Just being honest.)
- Throughout the process - from studying through delivery - I swing wildly between complete lack of confidence and extreme over confidence. I try to remind myself that neither is warranted.
- It is terrifying and causes me to lose sleep.
All that is to say: so far ... I am loving it.
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