I wrote in my previous post that I am a teacher. And that is true but I am not the school teacher kind of teacher. I am a teacher that teaches in a church. I am a preacher. Actually I am an associate pastor in a church with some teaching/preaching responsibilities.
I love to preach because I enjoy helping people understand the spiritual and the connection it has to everyday living.
I am also a runner and soon I will be able to combine the two. In November I am going to preach a series of messages that uses running and the marathon as a metaphor for life; especially the life of a person who would call themselves a follower of Jesus.
My text:
Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Hebrews 12:1-2
Hebrews 12:1-2
The titles:
Week 1 – Endurance
Week 2 – Discipline
Week 3 – Training Partners
Each week there will be a person who tells their story on video about their marathon experience. Each week’s story will relate to the message.
I am excited about the possibilities.
By the way, I did not necessarily quit writing my other blog to be anonymous so I will tell more about myself as I continue to write. I do not plan to be like Real Live Preacher and start using more colorful language, but I do want to write more about more diverse subjects than before.
Also by the way, I ran a twelve miler on Monday morning. Twelve miles is the training level at which I feel fully committed to the marathon. So a couple of days ago I registered. I’m all in!
