My First Sermon
“Moreover brethren, I declare unto you the gospel… Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose the third day according to the Scriptures.” -1 Corinthians 15:1-4
I can still remember pacing back and forth down the long dirt pathway behind Scottsville Road Baptist Church the night I preached my first sermon before the small crowd of family and friends. My hands were sweating, my voice quivering, and I ran through my notes in less than fifteen minutes (oh for those days again, huh?). Out of that humiliating moment which all new preachers must endure came three enormous blessings.
One, a lady responded by coming to the altar for prayer. Two, my uncle Glenn commended me for preaching the simple gospel of the cross and admonished me to keep doing that, expecting that God would always bless me. Three, God gave me a passion for the gospel of Scripture and I’ve yearned to preach it over and over since that night. I thank God for saving me, for calling me to ministry, and for assigning me to be His undershepherd at Bethel Baptist Church. But I’m thankful most of all for the gospel, His good news, as told us “according to the Scriptures.” May His gospel reach our world today through our lips and through our lives!
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