This is not really about preaching. Just wondered what you would do. At end of service, after giving the notices, a visitor put up her hand and asked if she could come to the front, she had something to say. Panic?! do i let her i tell her NO, if I say No what message does that give out, if I say yes, what is she going to say. I agree, she says she has a message from the Spirit for the church (more panic). The message is 'God loves you and you should pray more for your minister, (my sermon was on unity). If anyone was touched my the ministers sermon, God wants to heal where you have broken relationships. Can I pray for you minister now, God loves you' It worked out all right in the end. she felt led by the spirit to fly from London to Scotland and doesn't know why and then to come to our church. Haven't seen her again?? Thoughts?

What are the 3-5 top areas where you invest the most time during the week? - Sermon prep/devotion/prayer? - Event attendance? - Care and counseling (visitation, hospital, crisis, etc.)? - Meetings/appointments? - Planning/vision (for seasons, series, events)? - Admin & communication (email, social media, testing, phone, etc.)? - Professional development (reading, workshops, coaching)? - Other?

Anyone else experiencing Gemini issues? No matter what version I use (pro, thinking, etc.), Gemini is stalling and nothing is happening.

I have been wrestling through a tension since I read something in this group. There was a post about law v. grace language: We "get" to v. we "ought" to. I agree that the gospel is the foundation for and shapes our obedience. My question is this: Am I using law language if the original passage uses "must" or "ought" language? My example this week.. "22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. 24 For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like. 25 But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing." The imperative of this NT text is "be doers of the Word". This can sound/feel like law language. I could say, "We get to be doers of the Word", but this doesn't feel like it carries the weight of the imperative. I 100% believe the only way to be doers is to be transformed by Christ, to look to His example of perfect obedience, and to do it in the power of the Holy Spirit. Am I creating a false dichotomy in my mind? Is there a better way I should be framing the Law v. Grace discussion in my mind?

What is your Scripture text and keyword for this Sunday? Any of us preaching the same passage but using a different keyword?