The Practical Disciple

Just a reminder that to get the most out of Sunday as I suggested in two recent posts you want to be intentional about worship.  Here are some highlights from those posts as a timely reminder.   Bring a Bible. Follow the readings. Note key words, phrases, or parts of the passage that jump out at you. Take notes. Try to reconstruct the sermon in your head almost immediately after hearing it. Set a goal for how you will respond or take action. Discuss the sermon with someone else.  If you really want to remember it, discuss it with at least 3 people. Periodically, review recall the sermon and your goal later in the week.   If you didn’t read the two prior posts on getting the most out of your Sunday worship, then I suggest that you do so or … Read entire article »

As a pastor, I don’t get too many Sunday to be on the pew side of worship. So, when I am on vacation I love taking advantage of the opportunity to check out worship in another church. This past Sunday my kids and I hit the road for vacation and had hoped to stop at a colleague’s church for vacation. As is our tradition though, we left much later than we intended and I quickly realized arriving on time to the church wasn’t going to happen. Quickly leaning on a teaching maxim, “monitor and adjust” we improvised and had worship while going down the road. At 11 o’clock when our service would normally start I announced from the front of the van, “Good morning and welcome to … Read entire article »