Today I preached for the first time. It was a little nerve wracking. You see, I'm good at public speaking, but it makes me really nervous. I couldn't believe that I was actually going to preach when I stepped into the worship service. I have sat and listened to many preachers in my day, but I never once imagined myself as one.
Thankfully, God spoke this morning. In a public speaking situation there are a lot of things that I can control. But in a preaching situation I can never control the action of God speaking through the preaching. I say that very thankfully because when I preached, it seemed like my only goal was to sound eloquent and doctrinally sound. I didn't care whether or not I engaged peoples' hearts with the gospel. That is one reason Grace North Atlanta ends their service every week with the Lord's Supper. The spiritual reality behind the Lord's supper is dependent upon God;s grace, it is something that man cannot manufacture. No matter how poor the sermon, the congregation is always led to Christ and the gospel through the Supper.
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