so how'd it go?

So how did the speaking thing with the Navs go?

Hmmm, OK, I guess. Not great. I don't think I knocked it out of the park. I ventured away from the way I normally present. I started out a little heavier that I probably should have, and ended up going off the map. I tossed my notes about 5 minutes into the talk, and ended up sharing from my heart about the simple call that Jesus makes for us to Follow...

Jesus did not die a horrible, atoning death in order to make us nice Christian boys and girls.

I believe that Jesus died to give us real life, and to make us dangerous to the kingdom of darkness. His call for us to follow him should take us into a place of radical, simple obedience. Jesus promised that when we follow him, we will do things that he did. In fact, because Jesus went to the Father and sent the Holy Spirit, we--his followers--will do greater things than he did.

I don't know...his resume is pretty impressive.

• Waked on water.
• Fed 5000 with a fish-stick happy meal.
• Turned water into wine. (must not have been Baptist)
• Healed the sick.
• Raised the dead.

I want to believe. I want to see those greater things happen in my town, for my people, for the king and kingdom.