A good sermon

I snuck into church at home today.

I like being where everybody knows your name. After the loneliness I've felt the last few days, it was good to be home for a visit.

I thought about letting Pastor Paul know I was there but decided against it. You see, I've been invited on a trip and I was afraid he wouldn't want me to go.

Maybe I'll come back home to him after this trip. We'll see. Life is just so interesting out there that it's hard to consider climbing back up on that shelf and having only Pastor Paul to talk to every day.


The sermon this morning was really good. Mr. Smith and Pastor Paul had some good things to share. I liked the new word Mr. Smith taught me. Unswervingly. Isn't that a great word? Say it with me. Unswervingly. Yeah, great word.

One thing in particular Pastor Paul said spoke to my heart. He was speaking from Hebrews 10:19-25. I like Hebrews. You can tell the author liked coffee. (He-brews, get it?)

Anyway, on my recent travels, I came across this sign. I'm not sure if I'm classified as a pet or not, but it made me feel unwelcome. When Pastor Paul spoke about Christ's death allowing us to go where we hadn't been allowed to go before, I immediately thought of this sign.

God loves us enough to send Jesus to die for our sins. When we accept him, we are allowed into direct fellowship with the God of the universe. That's really cool. No "Do not enter" or "No pets" signs. God opens his arms to us and longs for us to be close to him. It's an awesome thing when you think about it.

I enjoyed my visit home this morning. Too bad there wasn't a potluck after the service.