Comments on: Who is It All For? http://theolio.org/2009/09/24/to-andy-or-not-to-andy/ a medley about The Journey Wed, 19 May 2010 15:27:27 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Ardell http://theolio.org/2009/09/24/to-andy-or-not-to-andy/comment-page-1/#comment-108 Ardell Thu, 24 Sep 2009 22:40:08 +0000 http://theolio.org/?p=334#comment-108 What a timely article... I am preaching this Sunday while the senior pastor is on vacation (I am the associate pastor). While I have preached before and I know the 'material', my body has been uptight and stress as I want to do a good job. A lot of it comes from being a 'young' pastor (I'm 29) in a church full of older adults (the majority of our members are over 60). As such, I want to 'impress' them and let them know that age doesn't matter.... =/ Luckily I have a wonderful wife that called me on this 'fear of man' and told me flatly to stop trying to impress folks and just preach from the heart. It helped. Reading you post also helped as it let me know that I'm not the only guy out there stressing out about filling someone else shoes. =) Blessings. What a timely article… I am preaching this Sunday while the senior pastor is on vacation (I am the associate pastor). While I have preached before and I know the ‘material’, my body has been uptight and stress as I want to do a good job. A lot of it comes from being a ‘young’ pastor (I’m 29) in a church full of older adults (the majority of our members are over 60). As such, I want to ‘impress’ them and let them know that age doesn’t matter…. =/

Luckily I have a wonderful wife that called me on this ‘fear of man’ and told me flatly to stop trying to impress folks and just preach from the heart. It helped. Reading you post also helped as it let me know that I’m not the only guy out there stressing out about filling someone else shoes. =)

Blessings.

]]> By: Terry Allen http://theolio.org/2009/09/24/to-andy-or-not-to-andy/comment-page-1/#comment-107 Terry Allen Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:51:23 +0000 http://theolio.org/?p=334#comment-107 I heard your sermon on CD a few weeks after you spoke. If I were you, I would find comfort in the fact That you used the gift you had been given by God, and He was pleased by your obedience. The words matter to us - the intent and obedience matters to Him. I heard your sermon on CD a few weeks after you spoke. If I were you, I would find comfort in the fact That you used the gift you had been given by God, and He was pleased by your obedience. The words matter to us – the intent and obedience matters to Him.

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