Saturday, August 21, 2004
NEARING THE END
I have written previously about my Sabbatical. There is one Sunday and one week left. I have taken several days off the past two weeks from my regular, week-day job. That has been good. It has allowed Karon and me to do several thngs. And I have had some good study time during the day when I am not so tired from the day's other activities.
I am pleased with the study progress. The sermon and the entire service (for which I am in charge) for Sunday, August 29th, are prepared. The sermon for September 5th is nearly completed. I have looked at all the material for the 50-Day Spiritual Adventure and have formulated some plans and ideas for the series. And I am working on the sermon for September 12th. Before I go off the Sabbatical I hope to have the sermon nearly completed (if not totally completed) for Sunday, September 19th. That will let me study and prepare ahead and still be ready for the coming Sunday. I hope it all works out that way.
I have wanted this Sabbatical. I am grateful to my fellow church leaders to allowing me to have it. I believe I have kept faith with the leaders and the entire church and have used the Sabbatical for its intended purpose. To me, it was a matter of keeping faith with my Brothers and Sisters at Countryside church. I used the time as I had proposed to them that it be used. I didn't neglect what needed to be done. And I didn't neglect getting some rest, which was a big part of the reason for the Sabbatical. I feel much more rested physically, mentally, spiritually and emotionally than I did when I began the Sabbatical.
So I intend to make good use of this final week. I will take Monday off from my regular work. But I'll be studying and still getting some rest this final week. Tomorrow we will go to our old church, Traders Point Christian Church. Last Sunday we worshipped at Countryside. The week before that we went to our old church again.
I want to post a journal entry soon about the series of three messages that the man presented at my church while I was gone. I heard one of the messages, but I plan to get the tapes and listen to the other two messages. The messages were on the three forms of Government: The Home, The Church, and what he calls, "God's Back-Up Plan", the Civil Government. A really throught-provoking series. The one sermon I heard was helpful.
Jim
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