Second and Third Time

Well it happened again. Roberta, the pastor of both the Nazarene Churches here, went away for a week and a half. She had to go to a conference in Switzerland, so she asked me to preach again. Must be no one complained loud enough to her last time I preached. I said yes, I would love to. So last Sunday evening I preached in the evening service in Tsigmandru and then this past Sunday in the morning service in Sighisoara. I preached the same sermon in both services. I am not as polished or professional as Roberta. She preaches every Sunday morning and evening, and she never does the same sermon twice on the same day. Oh well, I am just a substitute. It went very well though. I liken it to a public speaking course I took in college. I am very nervous preparing and anticipating the actual event, but once I am doing it I feel very at ease. It is a great privledge and responsibility, that I do not take lightly, to stand behind the pulpit and preach God's word. These three times I have preached have been a great blessing for me. Maurice