Follow up

Yesterday’s post stirred some e-mails my way. It seemed that I hit a nerve. Any of us who speak on a regular basis get the after talk regrets. There is always something we should have or shouldn’t have said. I think we should never be afraid to critique our talks but we need to apply a large dose of grace.
A good friend of mine, Hal Mayer, uses three great questions when critiquing a talk. He asks “what did you do right? Where did you get stuck? What would you do different?” These three questions are a great positive launch point to being a better communicator.
On another thought, as I wrote yesterday I realize that those who complain about going deeper really don’t need me nor my influence. The ones God has sent me to matter too much to become discouraged by the comments of the convinced. I can only serve one master, Jesus Christ. I will spend my life handling “Holy things” with great fear and dependence. I don’t know why God called me to preach, but He did. I don’t know why God chooses to use me, but He does. All I really know is Jesus Christ and Him crucified, dead, buried, rose again, ascended to heaven, and returning in glory. This is the gospel and it has the power of salvation.