Sunday Reflection

What makes for a "good" Sunday? Is it looking out at the congregation and seeing very few empty seats? Is it seeing a lot of nodding heads and hearing a loud "Amen!" or two while your preaching? Maybe it's the feeling that God really is present and the Spirit really is moving in your church after all. Or it could be that all the individual pieces fit together and the worship flow was a thing to behold. Or...OR when you DON'T get any calls from the people who were in the pews asking, "Pastor what exactly did you mean by .......(fill in the blank)."
Personally, I think a good Sunday is when you sit down afterward and think, "Now that was fun!" Don't get me wrong. I'm not taking the seriousness of worship lightly. We meet in church to give praise to Almighty God and to receive his blessing and encouragement through his word and his people, and that's serious business. But it can also be a lot of fun. It's fun to catch those moments when we're all on the same page and the gospel of God just makes sense. It's fun to watch people have to wipe their eyes when somebody's testimony or special music hits them right in the heart. And it's fun to stand at the door and shake hands with people as they venture back out into the real world or pray with them before they leave.
Today my wife, Sandi, asked me if I like what I do. Without blinking I said, "Yes!" And that's the truth. What else could I be doing that's this serious and this fun at the same time? Like I've said before, when it stops being fun then I'll stop doing it. So far, I don't see me stopping any time soon.