Going forward. One of the 'pluses' of preaching through a Book of the Bible, or a
series on a particular topic, is that every Monday morning you know which
passage you are preaching from the next Sunday. This Sunday I will close out the
study of The Lord's Prayer. I am already seeking the Lord's will concerning
'what's next?'
The problem is not if I can find something to preach on, the issues are these:
 
             -First, It has to be what God wants me to preach.

           -Second, it has to base on one of the 66 books that together comprise God's
Holy Word-the Bible.

          -Third, there is a truly unlimited number of places to start.

         -Fourth, what do the people of God that call Belview Home need to hear?

         -Fifth, it must be a fresh Word from God.

        -Sixth, Oh Lord, where do I go (and I need to know soon)?
 
 It's something that every pastor/preacher goes through regularly. It requires a
preacher not to get 'locked in 'in one place of the Bible, but to be comfortable with
all 66 books. It requires that a preacher not get comfortable with his favorite
passages and/or his favorite sermons. It used to be said that Pastors changed
churches every two-to-three years because that's when their sermon series ran out.
Trust me, the longer you stay in one place the more challenging this becomes.
  
 It also requires a Pastor/Preacher to be able to set everything else that is going on
aside, and focus on hearing the Voice of The Father (and right now we are in the
middle of VBS night three-go figure).
 
 So pray for me. I know that God knows what and where He desires me to focus
on each and every Sunday. I am not looking to play "Bible Roulette" with this
decision. (Bible Roulette is randomly opening the Bible and sticking your finger
on a verse, and deciding that is what God wants you to preach? It's stupid and
lazy.) Pray like everything is at stake, because it is. Sunday Worship is the most
important time in the life of the church.
                 BLESSINGS, PRAYERS, AND AGAPE, 
                                             Bro. Tom and Sue