After the Judgment Joel 2:28-29
Delivered to Smith Chapel UMC on April 3, 2011
Part One
Part Two
What I Didn't Say
Content--I usually try to give a listen to each sermon prior to posting it on the internet. The reasons should be obvious. I don't want to make a total fool of myself by saying something that is stupid or downright heretical. It also gives me an opportunity to critique myself on the various levels on which a sermon is constructed and delivered.
But there's one reason I never really consider that might even be the most important. That reason is the message itself. In other words, it's good (even important) that I hear the message. When preachers deliver a sermon, they often get so caught up with the delivery that they don't really hear what they're saying...they especially don't hear the content. I'm often amazed at what I learn (content wise) when I really listen...even when I'm listening to myself.
Retirement--I have recently been contemplating what I would do when I retire. It's not so far away now and seems to be looming ever more impendingly on the horizon of my life. Sometimes it gets confusing...and often a little scary. When I listened to this sermon, it dawned on me I need to listen to myself. The Holy Spirit will lead me to the place God wants me to inhabit and do the things He wants me to do. I believe it, I guess I should live it as well.
