I had to much morning coffee.
I went to the bathroom before the service.
It was about my time and my bladder was about to explode.
I was called up and said?
“The great thing about the Gospel of Jesus is that it is so powerful that it has the ability to make strangers family. I don’t know you and you do not know me. I have likes and dislikes, hobbies and the opposite of hobbies but we all have one thing that binds us together. As Christians, we all have Jesus as our central passion and hobby. Jesus has brought us together as family. So since you are my family I have to ask something from you. This has never happened to me before and will probably never happen again, and you have probably never seen what I am about to ask. I have had way to much coffee and I need you to take one more 2 minute greeting time and let me run out and do what I need to do.”
They died laughing! After the service Jordan and I spent some time talking about how well the people revived such an odd request. Now I hope that never happens to me again but I am thankful that the Gospel is so big that I am a part of a family of Christians that would rather me be honest and go to the bathroom than preach a really lame, really rushed sermon. It also seems to me that the non-believers that were present got a wonderful privilege of seeing the church be a family. So I am thankful for the Gospel and God’s unique providence even in my once in a lifetime experience.
The is the link to the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kg_zVVYFx7Q&feature=youtu.be
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