Today I missed the morning service(I was not taking it) because I had a friend call me to say she had toothache and could I take her to the city twenty miles away to get treatment. Obviously I said "yes." So instead of a quiet hour contemplating the word of God with like minded folk I was driving and wondering where I would park and where exactly the dentist was. Instead of contemplating, I was putting the word of God into action, by loving my neighbour. Would God have been pleased if I had said, "I can't take you, I have to go to church." No, He would not have been pleased. I once knew of a farmer who if his cattle got into someone else's field on a Sunday, he would refuse to go and move them. Of course, he was getting a free feed for them at someone else's expense. He brought christians into disrepute by that action. It is easy to make excuses not to help our neighbour that look as if we are doing something good, but God sees through our duplicity. Love your neighbour as yourself.
First of all thanks to Fat Prophet for your interest. I see from your blog you are having trouble commenting. To get back to my assessed service. Criticism albeit constructive is harder for some to take than others. I felt a little crushed after my assessed service but then remembered I had recorded it on my dictaphone. I listened to it all through and although my assessors were quite right about me speaking a little quickly and rushing from item to item, I was actually very pleased with the content of my sermon and how I presented it. So I have decided to take heart. I highly recommend other trainees to record your services. You can hear your good points and your bad and there is no argument about it, it is all caught on the recorder.
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