Tomorrow I am taking a service. For the sermon I have decided to work from a sermon by John Wesley, the founder of the Methodist Church. He used the text from Acts chapter26 verses 28 and 29 where King Agrippa says, "Paul almost you persuade me to be a christian." To which Paul replies that he wishes Agrippa was "altogether" like Paul, a christian.
This is a chance to really examine ourselves to see if we are in the faith. It is possible to fool everyone including ourselves that we are a christian when really we are not. It is not enough to live a decent life and treat our neighbours well. We have to love God above all else and live our lives in the light of that, accepting Jesus to be the only way to God, the way that God has himself provided.
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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