after preaching to more than 1k ppl on sunday, i am not sure what the next milestone is. i feel like i did a good job, but i know that i could have done better. the biggest accomplishment that i completed on sunday was to preach three sermons with only an outline, while still delivering approximately the same sermon at all three services.
i went to lunch afterwards at cracker barrel and debbie and i were approached by members of the church we had never met, but heard the sermon that morning and wanted to say that it was especially appropriate for what they were going thru in their lives right now. it was at that moment that i realized that i am a pastor at tmumc, not just a staff person or a minister, but a pastor. it was really cool!
also, while i was shaking hands at the sanctuary door, another church member told me that he and his wife nicknamed their oldest daughter penny-el (if you heard the sermon you understand the reference) and therefore their peniel was in their daughter.
i look forward to more experiences with my new trietsch family in the future!
grace&peace
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