Yesterday I had the wonderful opportunity of preaching and celebrating Communion with the congregation of First Presbyterian Church in Alameda, CA. I know the Rev. Jack Buckley, the pastor there. As he was planning time away over the summer he invited me to come and fill the pulpit during one of his Sundays away.
This makes the third sermon I've written in a month's time. And as I was finishing up my final edits, I realized that I didn't use one bit of humor in the whole sermon. That was surprising to me. I always use at least a little bit of humor in my sermons. And sometimes the whole deal is pretty humorous (if I do say so myself!). So to write a whole sermon without even one little remark meant to lighten things up a bit was definitely off the beaten track for me.
I gave the sermon that came to me. It was built on an idea that struck me on the very first reading of the texts. I really don't know why it was so serious. I'm going to have to think about that some more. It's not that serious sermons are a bad thing, it's just different. See for yourself: Can I have Option A?
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