Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Spoken Word





the video (above) is an exhortation from my old pastor. this was a very unusual day. my wife and i were sitting in the far left back row as usual. we are infamous for arriving church 10 minutes later than the start time. therefore, we always sat close to the back, due to seat availability and tardiness. also, we enjoyed our 'spot'. most church attenders will relate to this quoted phrase of 'spot'.

as you listen to the video, you will notice that the pastor is speaking to two couples that he knows before he gets to the man with a black shirt and black head (me). as he is speaking to the couples, i literally was joking with my wife that he may possibly call on her this day. so we were in a humorous mode and extremely lax at this time. to say, that we were (both) surprised is an understatement. we are totally comfortable with a prophetic word. church members were rarely exhorted and encouraged publicly in church services, so when it happens 'all eyes are on the person' in this church of 10,000 members or more. after he spoke to me, i was extremely overwhelmed. i made an effort to speak with our head pastor to no avail. i was directed to his assistant. i did take this as a sign of my insignificance. therefore, i didn't make contact with anyone at the church after this failure to meet. i have since matured. i understand the demands of a senior pastor realizing i should have met with his assistant. life has a way of humbling you and i assure you life (along with my wife) has humbled me. i look forward in God's timing of fulfilling my destiny. this is the beginning...


p.s. the photos have been scanned, so the quality is bad. most of the photos are old and not well maintained.

keep it righteous!