Sunday Reflections

Good Monday!  Hope it was a great weekend for you!

- Sundays are tough when you are super ill.  This was my first experience preaching while being very sick.  My head was spinning, my stomach churning, my body aching.  I even wrote announcement notes on my hand so that I wouldn't forget.  It was a weird day.  I felt the best while I was preaching, so that is good.  

- If you are a member of Norwood Nazarene, please join in the Angel Tree.  We are getting gifts for the same family that we sponsored last year!  

- Remember, as our scripture taught us, that the Christian life is about more than the forgiveness of sin.  Jesus came for more than the forgiveness of sin.  Jesus is teaching us about discipleship.  We are to live as He lived.  Doing as He does.  Going where He goes.  While forgiveness may be the icing on top, we are called to much more.  

- I always like it when we start breaking out the Christmas music.  Angela and Tom do such a nice job, as well.  

- I am off to my Mother-in-law's graduation next weekend, so I will miss church here.  I hope that you all have a good time in singing Holiday songs.

- I hope you find yourself in the Christmas Spirit.  

Tim

Sunday Reflections

- I did something for the first time ever on Sunday.  Notice?  I didn't use any notes at all for the sermon.  I think/hope it went well.

- Eyes in the Back of our heads...we need to be looking to the coming of Christ as we celebrate his birth.  We cannot separate the baby in the manger from the return of our King.  This is what the lectionary teaches us this year!

- The service flew by.  I didn't preach long, but it was still 10-15 minutes.  Don't know why it was so short, the service that is, but I hope everyone enjoyed beating the baptists to the buffet.

- Angel Food is going so well.  I am excited about how we are going to begin to order two extra baskets a month to give away as a ministry.  How cool?  

- Not sure if you have read the Norwood Times yet this month, but there is a super cool story about our church in there.  Find it if you can!

- I love advent season.  The church is decorated beautiful.  Christmas season is in the air.  And you can feel the tangible expectation in the air of something that people are hoping for.  I hope that God does something spectacular in our lives as we prepare for the coming of the Christ child.

- Hope you all have a nice Advent season.

Tim