Tonight, I preached my first 'formal' sermon over Philippians 2:1-8. Such a wonderful passage to familiarize myself with over these last couple of months.. I received a DVD immediately upon completion in which the professor gave immediate feedback as I preached. It was pretty hilarious. Here are some fun things I learned about me in watching and hearing myself.
1) I have a ginormous "super-hero" brow. No one told me this and I'm really disappointed! I was a little startled by it. Eric (my brother) and I once made fun of a preacher in San Antonio for his giant brow. Oh Lord me too?? Why me??
2) Gosh I'm low energy. Seriously, light a fire under your arse Chris! Speed up a little bit. It won't hurt and maybe the pauses won't be so long.
3) Man, I'm still fat. If only I could drop a couple-a-20pnds, that would be awesome!
4) Ironically, I repeat myself so much but in my first sermon, I failed to do the most basic element of teaching--repeat myself! Well, for once--I didn't repeat myself. I don't know if this is personal growth or just bad luck.
5) I really am as funny as I think I am... : )
6) I stand in the "contrapposto" pose when I feel comfortable. Look it up Michaelangelo. I taught Evonne a new word!
7) My hands really are as big as I think they are--but why didn't my legs grow to match mom and dad?
8) I enjoy talking on stage. I like to teach and communicate and poke fun while I do it. I love making people laugh. Wait, I knew this one so it doesn't count.
8) I am now okay with listening to and watching myself on video. This is new. Usta kinda freak out at the thought of hearing myself speak but I've lost a lot of that 'critical' element. Praise Jesus. Maybe the stick has been officially removed from my butt.
Love you guys..
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Just how funny do you think you are?
ReplyDeleteLOL. You know, I was watching the video going, "I can't believe people laugh at me. They were laughing a lot." It's surprising!
ReplyDeleteWow - I feel so loved! Thanks for the post. :) Can we see the video of you preaching when you are out here?
ReplyDeleteI got your letter to your parents on my reader before it was taken down (I guess), and I just wanted to say I've had a similar if less intellectual discussion with my dad about legislating our beliefs; we had a total disconnect. We're talking about a Christian worldview and what that means practically in Sunday school, and I brought it up there, too. The general response was something like "Good question. I think we'll get to that later...."
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ReplyDeleteJulie--I'll probably repost that one. I love my parents a lot so I decided to take it off. Its difficult for me to criticize them so much any more. My dad gave the sermon in his congregation the other day and I resisted the urge to discuss his sermon further though I felt like aquila and priscilla with apollos. I have a lot of arguments with them and with others from their generation. Sorry, I just replied--for some reason, your response didn't make it to my email : (
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