I Promise...
- No one will be more critical of my preaching than I am myself
- I will lose sleep over Sunday’s message...and next Sunday’s too
- I will not try to hurt you
- That if you hear me long enough you will disagree with me on something
- That I don’t mind your coming to me about whatever that thing is
- That if you hear me long enough I will offend you - it won’t be on purpose
- That if you hear me long enough you will think I am preaching to you - I probably am - at least if you want to grow that is what you should believe and then evaluate any changes needed
- I will be prepared
- I will not be as prepared as I wish I was
- That I will try to bring my best every time I stand before people with the inspired Word of God
- This will not be the best sermon on any text or topic you will ever hear
- You will think of things you wish I had said, see things in the text that I missed
- I will take risks - sometimes these will “work”, other times I will regret the risk
- That I will preach someone else’s sermon occasionally - I’ll hear one that makes me think of our needs and want you to hear it
- That I will fail
- That I will fail again
- That my ego will get in the way in some way
- That I will repent of that and try again but will fail again
- That life will get in the way because I am not an isolationist
- That I will get better - but will remain human
- That you will get tired of “how to” sermons because I believe in application with all my heart
- That even in this writing some will misunderstand what I'm trying to say and question my motives
- That I will love you even when I may not want to
I promise...have you thought through your promises?