Since we haven’t officially started our church yet, I get the opportunity to visit other churches and see what they are doing. My family and I have been visiting some churches in the area. I love going to church with my family. Usually I’m at the church building by the time they get there to get their duties ready, and afterwards I meet them at the house or a nearby restaurant. So to be able to drive up, get out of the car, and walk in and sit together has been a neat experience.
Anyway, I’ve made an observation. A lot of these guys who have been doing the preaching have been good, and some of them don’t know the fine art of brevity. Now, I am in no way perfect (just ask my wife!), but today we visited a place and I wanted to rip my hair out. The guy spoke for 50 minutes when it should have only taken 15 minutes max. It’s one thing to figure out what to say; but it is a totally different thing to figure out what NOT to say.
