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I'm an LP!!

Yes I'm a Local Preacher. Does that make me in any way better than the people who sit it the pews or chairs? Not at all. I am just like them with the same need to get closer to God. It does mean that I have studied the Bible and Methodist beliefs a little more than the congregation, but I do not have a monopoly on belief and wisdom. Instead I see myself as preaching not only to the congregaqtion but also to myself. Uncovering what the Bible teaches and spreading it out for us to examine, to see where we should go next in our Christian journey. We all have a responsibility to read the Bible and learn from it. Being a Local Preacher is great because I am reminded to read my Bible more, in order to have things to say to my congregation.
When you have been a Local Preacher for 40 years you get a certificate to say so. I'm not likely to get one of those as I am already 64. However if God blesses me with long life I shall receive one when I am 104. An aunt died recently , she was 102, so maybe there is a chance.
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