tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452464998517982086.post2809202577824892018..comments2019-01-22T10:32:02.432-05:00Comments on TxPreach Ponderings: Going Deeper - Preparing to PreachKaryn L. Wisemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16548203152134155734noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452464998517982086.post-85558558757453523872013-09-04T10:47:32.108-04:002013-09-04T10:47:32.108-04:00In my mind, I place a Bible in one hand and a news...In my mind, I place a Bible in one hand and a newspaper in the other. Consider different congregations who have very different needs, based on where "they," are, not where I am. Different churches, different times of the year. I also consider the happenings of the week. With all of the global technology and increase of news and knowledge. What are members worries, thoughts and prayers? What is the main search this week to find the grace of God, and then look for how to connect, with those who seek and those who are unsure...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1452464998517982086.post-30009641609067046342013-09-02T15:36:53.604-04:002013-09-02T15:36:53.604-04:00Yes, I completely agree. My experience is that be...Yes, I completely agree. My experience is that being selective, preaching just one sermon, allows me to go deeper. I was once taught that sometimes you have to leave your favorite children on the cutting floor because they don't belong in a particular sermon and I find that to be true. That doesn't mean I can't or don't use them for something else later. And going deeper doesn't mean I bleed all over the sermon or in the preaching of it, although there may have been some blood-letting in the preparation. I think of it as doing my work so the Holy Spirit can do hers with a little more ease. <br />Thanks for the post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com