Sunday Sunday - A Day of Rest???

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Date: 29 November 2005 11:36:13

Sunday saw yet another great sermon. Well I thouoght it was when I wrote it anyway and I've not been attacked by plagues of locusts, frogs or lost my first born to any mystery illnesses. Does the fact I don't have a first born doesn't negate this?

It was a very odd feeling to find that, at the service start time, we only had 10 people in the chapel, excludng children. Then, just as I got up, our numbers swelled as another 3 people turned up. This is unusually low even by our standards. Maybe they don't like my sermons!!

With me feeling under the weather on Friday, having gone to bed at 00:30 and then woken up by a call from Malaysia at 05:00. I was running 24 hours behind on my timetable and had to get up at 07:30 on Sunday to do the final edit.

In the course of rushing around I'd forgotten that I'd need something for the kids. Standing in front of all these people meant that I was a little nervous as I had to do an improvised talk that was made up on the spot. Thankfully no one noticed.

The sermon seemed to go ok. I got the laugh at the beginning and no one seemed to fall asleep, go into a coma or die. Always a sign that you are doing something right in my experience.

Sunday was spoilt a little by the announcement that one of our deacons is standing down and leaving the fellowship at the end of the year. It's not a great surprise as they had done this in July but then changed their mind. They have not been happy for a long time and it maybe the best for all concerned. Its never good to lose a member of the fellowship but, if there discontent with everything is standing in the way of progress, maybe its necessary.

Sunday afternoon saw the Youth meeting. Having just been made the Tearfund Respresentative/Campaign Organiser for our church I decided to start by preparing for Fairtrade Fortnight next March. Even though we only had 6 of the kids there I couldn't believe the response. All of them want to take part and are willing to attend that Sunday morning to take part in the service.

My philosophy is that if you can get the kids on board then the adults, whether their own family or others, will be willing to listen too. Now I need to get things moving and decide what we're going to do. I know that the other Tearfund reps in the county are also aware of the campaign so maybe we'll make a big noise and get people to listen.