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July Newsletter Article
From the Preacher’s Desk: We are living in a time when we need to embrace the discomfort of racism as uncomfortable as it may be. Jesus died for all people. Red, yellow, black and white ... . The church should and must be leading on these issues. Every life unjustly killed deserves justice. We cannot support the Black Lives Matters Organization since some of their views are deeply at odds with the church. The ultimate goal of the church is to see: Broken Lives Mended By Christ! How? We will act justly. We will love mercy. We will walk humbly with our God. We Have To Be United As One! It is not enough to not be racist... The goal is to be anti-racist. - Andy Stanley Our Action Steps: Admit racism is real. Listen. Pray. Love. We do not support any movement to defund the police, although we do believe some our systems need to be reformed. This is not about police officers. This is about all of us. Are there some bad police officers? Yes, let's be clear, just like there ar
Sermon Preparation
. I was given the following sermon preparation outline by an older, wiser preacher nameed: Bill Gulick. Enjoy. SERMON PREPARATION MONDAY I . Begi n "Brood ing." A. Brood ing - creative wa i t ing or "yeasting." It is known and used by art ists, m usic ians, and creative wr iters to tap hidden powers of the mi nd . B. It is using a number of short per iods of concentrat ion over a long span of time to stir the unconsci ous m ind into creative labor. C. Get time on your side. Start ear ly in the week , not later than Tuesday noon. Brood each day. One-half hour each day is better than 4 hours at the end of the week . D . Brood with a pencil and paper. "Tack down" a 11 thoughts using key words and phrases. Save these sheets of "free associati on" unt i l the sermon is pr epared . E. Let the sermon be the product of your own matur ing thought. Avo id runn ing to books now. Th is i s not the time for read ing, but for creat ion. F. When
