May 10th was Mother's Day (yes I'm behind). I'm immensely grateful for my own mother and for Dixie who mothers my children. They both have calming, generous spirits, which I admire. I always try and fail to emulate Dixie's patients. I am blessed to have both of these mothers in my life.
At church that day, our preacher, Jerry Neill was out of town, so I gave the sermon. I'm not the best preacher in the world. I definitely feel more in my element leading worship than I do when I preach, but considering I've had relatively little experience preaching and I can mark improvement each time I preach, I think I'm moving in the right direction. I'm thankful that Meadowbrook graciously endures my preaching and encourages me along the way.
I called the sermon, "
A Nurturing Nature." I collected some artwork from the artists at Meadowbrook to use in the sermon. Here are the pieces you can look at as you listen to the sermon if you'd like to listen to it.
Tye Stricklin, age 5:
Hunter Adcock, age 9:
Ashton Martin, age 12:
Gayle Reaves, "Mother and Child":
Ton Rietvelt:
Gayle Reaves:
Larry Stowe:
Larry Stowe's childhood hand imprint:
Labels: Meadowbrook, Mother's Day, preaching, sermons, worship
As part of our God Of This City campaign, Meadowbrook is rediscovering the arts as a way to glorify God. The Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra has agreed to give a FREE performance at Meadowbrook on November 21 at 1:00. Everyone is invited! Doors open at 12:30.
