sermon #2: “great expectations” (John 9)

it was good! of course it was - he never does anything halfway or in mediocrity. =) I was proud of him - the next time he preaches, you all have to come see him.

I’d summarize, but I’d do it very poorly - he said a lot of neat stuff in there.

and… imprecatory preaching. =) not by my David, but by the pastor of the church during communion. it was intense for those of us who knew what was going on. there exists a situation that’s not widely known about, save to the deacons and the pastor, that was addressed in a very blunt manner during the service. without naming names or giving the situation away, the pastor made it very clear that if the people involved were not willing to talk about it in person in private, that he’d confront them from the pulpit. it was done very well - only those of us who knew what was going on had any idea of anything out of the ordinary (except that the pastor was a little fired up), but the people to whom it was directed CAN’T have missed its significance. it was neat to see that side of a pastor’s duties - what *do* you do with congregants who defy Biblical teaching but won’t discuss it?