Sermon prep for 8/9/09

I am finishing up the sermon for Sunday. The title is "Run Faster?" It is the second of a two-part series on the topic "Busy, Busy, Busy." One great quote I came across in preparation for Sunday came from Jack Welch, while still serving as CEO of General Electric, who said:

If someone tells me, "I'm working 90 hours a week," I say, "You're doing something terribly wrong. I go skiing on the weekend. I go out on Friday. Make a list of 20 things that make you work 90 hours, and ten of them have to be nonsense."

I am not using this quote in the sermon, so you get this as a freebie for reading the blog!!! However, it really speaks to our tendency to "run, run, run" with little time to just to stop and rest for a while.

The preview for the sermon is found in Mark 6 when Jesus says to his disciples (after a very hectic time of ministry), "Let's go off by ourselves to a quiet place and rest awhile." (NLT).

Wow! That is the last thing we really want to hear most days and yet is what we must begin to practice if we want to maintain that deep relationship with Jesus that is so important. I know that my day can begin with so many things that keep me occupied till I suddenly notice that it is already the end of the day.

This "REST" business is not as easy as it seems (or should be). In fact, when Jesus said that to them, they went away but were able to only spend a very, very, short time resting before the people showed up. But, even the short time of rest with Jesus can provide many dividends down the road.

So, here I am, wondering what I can do in the midst of my day to get away with Jesus for a few moments and rest. I hope I can do that - and I hope you can too.

Just Thinking...