Monsoon season. I have been in the land of India before, but never during the time of heavy rains. So, one summer I wasn’t prepared for what I saw. Two or three times a day it rained—and I mean hard. I stood at the floor of my 5th-floor room and looked out and couldn’t see anything but rain. It was that heavy.

One morning, awakened by these rains in India, I got up to start my day kneeling by the bed to pray. I again asked for revival in the American church. What we need, Lord, is a spiritual monsoon season to wash things clean and to clear the air. Someday, Lord, do it. Please do it. Amen.

 

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I am grateful that I continue to hear how positively readers are responding to my latest book entitled The Sermon Sucking Black Hole—Why You Can’t Remember on Monday What Your Minister Preached on Sunday. This book is available at Amazon.com by clicking here.

In this book, I offer some solid tips to the people sitting in the congregation to help them remember what their pastor has said from the pulpit.

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Have you ever been asked this question: “How should I dress for church on Sunday morning?” If you invite friends to attend church with you, well, it’s not at all unusual to be asked that very question. All I say is that people go to church in every outfit imaginable.

I remember preaching in one service where the ushers wore tuxes and white gloves. And, in another, where teens collected the offering in shorts and tank-tops.

Let me report that the rule of thumb is to wear what you’ll feel comfortable in when going to meet Jesus. See, in His presence, you don’t want to feel overdressed, but you don’t want to feel under-dressed, either, or unkempt or too casual.

Why this given rule of thumb? Because Jesus will be there! No, you won’t be able to see Him, but He’ll see you. And with that in mind, you might just want to think a little about what you look like on the inside as well as the outside.

 

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I am grateful that I continue to hear how positively readers are responding to my latest book entitled The Sermon Sucking Black Hole—Why You Can’t Remember on Monday What Your Minister Preached on Sunday. This book is available at Amazon.com by clicking here.

In this book, I offer some solid tips to the people sitting in the congregation to help them remember what their pastor has said from the pulpit.

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You will find a variety of other helpful resources for pastors and congregations at the Mainstay Ministries website. Please click here.

 

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“I like your face, the way you talk, how you think—in fact, everything from the neck up is great. But I don’t care much for your body!”

You’d never say that to a friend, would you? Especially not to an important one! But that’s the message some people communicate to the Lord. Let me explain.

When people say, “I like Jesus, I just don’t like the church!” it’s like saying to God, “I like the head, but I don’t care much for the body.”

Scripture teaches that Christ is the head of His Body, the Church. Let this be a quick reminder of the importance of the Body of Christ, and of the need to love it, to speak highly of it, to pray for it, and to do all in your power to make the Church a fit body for its most beautiful head.

 

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I am grateful that I continue to hear how positively readers are responding to my latest book entitled The Sermon Sucking Black Hole—Why You Can’t Remember on Monday What Your Minister Preached on Sunday. This book is available at Amazon.com by clicking here.

In this book, I offer some solid tips to the people sitting in the congregation to help them remember what their pastor has said from the pulpit.

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You will find a variety of other helpful resources for pastors and congregations at the Mainstay Ministries website. Please click here.

 

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“My ministry is with older people in nursing homes,” she said. “I try to encourage those who are confused. I befriend them, mostly to show Christ’s love.”

Well, hearing that meant a lot to me. You see, my mother spent her last years in a nursing home. She had Alzheimer’s. I visited her several times a week, so I could really picture what this woman’s ministry was like.

Well, this woman had thanked me for my ministry. I was speaking at the annual convention for her denomination. But I also want to say thanks to all of you who have ministries of comfort and encouragement. I know firsthand how needed you are. In Jesus’ name I bless you for the marvelous way you minister on our Lord’s behalf.

 

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I am grateful that I continue to hear how positively readers are responding to my latest book entitled The Sermon Sucking Black Hole—Why You Can’t Remember on Monday What Your Minister Preached on Sunday. This book is available at Amazon.com by clicking here.

In this book, I offer some solid tips to the people sitting in the congregation to help them remember what their pastor has said from the pulpit.

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You will find a variety of other helpful resources for pastors and congregations at the Mainstay Ministries website. Please click here.

 

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