Last night was a rockin’ Light Force. Every once in a while we manage to get it all together and have a solid night. We had at least 34 people…. It’s nice to be in the 30’s again. When the last SP left we sank as far as 18 but have steadily hovered in the 20’s. I don’t want this to be misread that I am a numbers guy and that my whole life depends on “how many” as opposed to “how good.” That’s not me at all, but having a solid number was icing on the cake.
I felt pretty good about my talk for the first time in forever. I just kept it real simple and talked took a spin off on Bruce Wilkinson’s “The 3 Chairs.” I know Kristen wasn’t 100% happy about my positive “different” twist on the cold chair but I imagine that her angst is caused more by her memories of Wilkinson’s sermon than the passage. The passage clearly does not imply negativity to “cold” in Revelation 3.
Jesus said, “I would rather your were hot or cold.” When thinking about a drink a cold drink is awful good on a hot day, but just in start contrast to a hot drink.
Whether or not my wife approved on every nuance, I could tell that students were tuned in. Several prayed with me at the end.
Nonetheless, while I arrived home last night with a lot of enthusiasm it was all sucked out by what Kristen was watching on TV when I came home. It’s sucks to have a great night and want to talk and your beloved is in the middle of watching a documentary on the holocaust. I mean, get real! (Don’t take that to mean we are insensitive about the holocaust… Both of us have studied it tons, I’m merely lamenting about the timing.) I just wanted someone to talk to and she was watching interview with German soldiers. Another case of “he wants vs. She wants.”
All in all, I think this was a good “bounce” Wednesday night as we head down deeper into Revelation.
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