Time To Emerge

I've been thinking of trying out a little experiment. You can do it to. It is rather easy.

The next time you take a trip, go away on vacation, or have a holiday...after you come back, get together with some friends and tell them about it. Except, just before you start to tell them your stories, hand them a piece of paper for them to take notes. Just remember to leave blanks at the appropriate places of your three points. Also, you may want to leave a little bit extra space for any thoughts your listeners come up with on their own. Don't forget to put a date on it, either.

Be clear to repeat you key words at the right time with emphasis. This will add to your story and truly make the listener feel as if they were there with you.

Don't let them interrupt or make any response (head nodding is okay) until the very end. (And only, only after you have requested them to do so.) Something like, "Meet me at the other side of the room and whisper or write down how the words affected you and I'll share them with everyone."

Crazy, huh?

That's what they would think. Hopefully you would, too.

The greatest story, the most incredible adventure ever told is relegated to this every Sunday morning.

How did the point of worship become a 30-45 minute lecture? Why did we buy into this? It is time to emerge!

I know, you might agree but add, how can 1000 people sit around and tell stories? I don't know. Maybe they can't. Maybe bigger isn't the point.

The point I'm trying to make, don't confuse the lecture/sermon as worship.

Jesus didn't list points. If anything, he just answered questions with more questions. Yes, he taught. He made declarative statements. However, it was more of a...well, a conversation.