Simon Engaging in Relational Ministry

WOW, today I speak my first official sermon at Millwoods. Nervous would be an understatement. Confident would be an overstatement. I am proud and bewildered why God would use a guy like me, broken, and destroyed. However, I am blessed because not only does my Redeemer live, but he has brought me to the point in life where I am at now. Reflecting on my past, it is becoming clearer that Apart from Christ I can do nothing. I was blown away by a Ruth Graham quote from one of her books, "Everyone sitting in a pew is either, broken hearted, will be broken hearted, or has been broken hearted in the past." This further demonstrates the need for intamite relational ministry in terms of my youth gifting. I firmly believe that Christ has called me for such a time as this.

Lord... Help me to humbly walking with you on this road called life as I venture into ministry. Fill me with Boldness and reverence for your word. Help me to be real to the youth I minister and interact with. Lord, hold my hand when I am nervous steady my knees when I am scared so I may convey your message clearly as you would have me.

Is the life I am calling others to live the life I myself am living? I would like to think so. I am speaking on yielding to Christ and today, I took the time out of my busy homework schedule to do just that. I stoped, went to the prayer room, and let God wrap his embracing comfurt arround me. God is good.
Simon Out!