VCC pastor appreciation day 2009

Yesterday was another first for me. It was the first time I have been asked to minister on a pastor appreciation day. It was a surprise to pastor Gary. [I affectionately call him Bishop for theological reasons]. However Bishop felt lead of the Holy Spirit to share a message God had given him. He did so and it was a wonderful message. However, upon finishing his message he said we could go on with what we had planed. We did so and I did in fact get to preach. I was given only a short time but I was able to get through most of what I had prepared. I ministered from Second Timothy 4:2-5. I learned a lot of neat stuff from the passage during my preparation. This was the second time (although this one was spontaneous and not preplanned) that I have heard two sermons or messages in a single service while at VCC. It is sometimes referred to a “tag team” preaching. I was blessed to do this early on in my ministry when ministering with Bill Cummins. It is a lot of fun to watch how the Holy Spirit works everything together in a beautiful tapestry. I want to say thank you to all those who were responsible for giving me this wonderful opportunity. I would also like to say thank you to all the prayer supports, financial supports and followers on this blog. Please continue to pray as to how the Holy Spirit may lead you as I need to raise the budget for the 2010 schedule discussed in a previous entry. Until Next time…