Welcome

This is my new blog designed to help me become a better preacher. I'm going to post each Monday (Lord willing and me willing) my title, text, and where I am headed with the sermon for next Sunday. Those who you who wish to share something with me about this text are quite welcome to do so. Please share thoughts, insights, exegesis (like you have time), illustrations, statistics, stories, or whatever you feel like sharing that might help me develop a sermon. If you have a sermon outline and want to send it to me as an attachment, please feel free. I never use someone else's outline in the pulpit for two reasons. One is it would be wrong (images of lawsuits for plagiarism come to mind). Two, I have a difficult time preaching someone else's outline. I have my own thought patterns and must outline my sermons my way (I did it my way - I knew knowing Frank Sinatra's music would be helpful one day). I will also attribute anything I use to the proper person. I hope I can interact some during the week with those of you who do comment on the text. Thanks in advance for your insights and comments.