For Heaven's Sake by Mike Morgan for May 09, 2011

Use the tithing sermon. That one always works on me.

The compatibility of monotheism and the Trinity! The 40 years of Moses in the wilderness.

I used the famous Carl Sagan Cosmos method, delivering the history of computing, millions and millions of transistors. ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!

I find that it works better with older folk. The babies seem to start screaming when I get up and start talking…

Aaah, poor Bmonk.

I always thought that keeping the congregation awake was the purpose of the uncomfortable seating, and random games of ‘Simon Says’.

Even great preachers have people fall asleep during their sermons. Paul comes to mind. Bmonk probably knows chapter and verse, I just remember skipping that part when I was teaching the Sunday School kids about the early church. didn’t want them to have a handy excuse if they dozed off.

Acts 20:7-20. Of course, Paul started preaching at dusk; the boy fell asleep, and out the window about midnight, and then Paul went on preaching until dawn. I don’t think I ever tried going nearly that long.

OTOH, in Luke 24, Jesus meets the two disciples going to Emmaus in the morning, and talks with them as they walk all day.

I don’t usually fall asleep. Our pastor usually likes participation.

Tell him about 2 Kings 2:23-24. That’ll make him soil his diaper and warp him for life.