Pray that God will open their hearts to a new understanding of life and its purpose. Pray that God will lead you to say the thing that they need to hear, to do the thing that they require to bring them to God. Pray that God will use you as an instrument to bring His kingdom to this earth. I remember a story that was shared once by a man named Joe Harding, who was serving at the time with the General Board of Discipleship in Nashville, one of the best preachers I have ever heard. Buzzards and bees can both fly over the same field and see very different things.
Buzzards see all the unpleasant things, all the dead things.
Buzzards always have a lot to complain about. Or do you look at it with eyes that see the beauty and the potential for new life. It is possible to see either of these and you get to choose. To read past sermons by Bruce and Nancy Davis, visit the Archive Page . Campbell United Methodist Church 1747 E. Republic Rd.