*DING! DING!* Round 2!

So last night at the Elders meeting I was asked to preach again. This will be my second time in the pulpit since joining the CBC family. Unlike last time though I won't have to preach for two services in a row because I'm preaching on New Years Day! We will only have one service at 11am so everybody will get to sleep in after the late night. Last time I had an idea of what I wanted to preach on before I was asked to preach and also had about two months to prepare. This time I have just a month and no clue what to preach on. being the first Sunday of the year lends itself to some pretty stock ideas but... I'm not a stock ideas kind of guy. A friend of mine and I were just talking about how his grandfather, Pastor Ed, uses a very visual aproach in his preaching, engaging your imagination by helping you build pictures in your mind. I love that approach and still remember vividly the imagery he presented. I would love to put that technique to work.
Having this much time in advance also allows me the opportunity to request that our "Young Adult Worship Team" plays the worship set and some of the teens can get involved in the service as well. Please pray with me that God would deliver His message!