Sermon Planning

I know it sounds crazy...But, I'm working on some ideas for a two-week sermon series for the first two weeks of September. It will probably be the next time I preach, and could be the last time I preach for a while. You know how it goes...being the associate pastor, one only gets to preach every now and then. So, I'm looking forward to it...And, I'm really planning some big stuff...hopefully some things that will help us move forward.

I know that I will be using MediaShout for my presentation software for the two weeks...That will allow me to easily integrate video into the whole day. We'll start off with a video based call to worship, a time of praise and worship music, a prayer, a message, and a closing blessing. Since I'll be in charge, I'll be doing the services the way I would do them if I could.

At this time, I'm really wanting to focus the messages on building up the body of Christ. We've spent a good deal of time lately focusing on how sometimes life sucks, but God's grace is good. While it is true that life is difficult and God's grace will cover any of the mess that confronts us, we need to also take time to remind people of God's goodness and build one another up in His love. We need to encourage people and remind folks that following God isn't always persevering through life's adversity...Sometimes life goes extremely well...and we just need to be encouraged.

Any ideas? Any thing you've really wanted to learn about? Maybe I'll take two weeks and work through a small book of the Bible...Who knows???