Morning Worship

The highlight of this morning's worship was probably the ending song "We Shall Overcome." We had a lot of fun with it and really rocked. The sermon was given in an African language with simultaneous translation, and the Scripture was read in a variation of French with English on the screen. The sermon was really good and about turning words into actions. Several amusing anecdotes - one in particular about a pastor who went to a church that was totally self-immersed and preached a sermon his first Sunday. He was complimented, and spent the week getting to know his parish. The next Sunday, he preached the same sermon, and people responded with raised eyebrows but nothing else. When the third Sunday came and the same sermon was preached, the administrative council decided it needed to take action. They inquired of the pastor if he remembered the sermon he'd preached the first day. He responded with a "yes." They then asked about the second sermon. The preacher said that he remembered, and yes, it had been the same. "But what about this Sunday?" they asked. "Yes, that one was the same again. And it will be the same sermon until you all start to take some kind of action on it!" So take action, folks, don't just clap.