K.C. Wahe

Sunday after Sunday I would hear him preach the word with passion. There was never a dull moment. Fuller is hosting a wonderful event this month and in January. I will be here today sitting at the feet of a gifted preacher.

It was a long weekend in so many ways. I officiated a memorial service of a way cool guy hanging with Jesus as we speak. No more suffering. No more pain. Jimmy is indeed with the king of kings. I also officiated a wedding yesterday for a neat couple.

Right after the wedding, an older gentleman and I were talking and he said to me, “you know, preaching is like selling newspapers. You’re selling the same news every week hoping someone will buy it.”

Another person said to me, “you know, you’ve done a memorial service, a wedding, now all you need is a baptism. You’d have the whole spectrum of life.”

Smile. Smile. Smile.

Sitting here at Mt. Hermon…Darrell Johnson is preaching…”We are ordinary, broken people summoned by and gathered around the Risen and Ascended Jesus, to share in the life of Jesus, and to be engaged in the business of Jesus in the city.”

Church, school, new jobs, new house. My bride is getting settled in her new school and teaching gig. We’re doing pretty okay for the first week of the new year. Our oldest is enjoying his new school. Our other two are enjoying their new school and our youngest is in full day kinder which saves his parental units some day care money. I’m loving our church very much. Our first session retreat is this weekend. I’m looking forward to spending time with some wonderful leaders. I’m also enjoying the sermon thingy every Sunday. One of our elders who leads a Bible study during the week is doing a study on Colossians and I’ve decided to do my sermons in-sync with his study which is a cool thing. Anyways, all is well. Supposed to snow some on Friday??? It was in the high 60′s yesterday…and the new season of “24″ kicks off! Go Jack! Praise God for new beginnings.

Can’t I just use this image for my sermon this Sunday?

Nativity, by He Qi, China

ht: It Takes A Church

I’m having lots of fun these last few weeks as I’ve started my new call as a pastor. I had to laugh this Sunday because of some computer issues with folks who are faithful at serving in getting things ready, we were printing bulletins and copying them at the same time an hour before the service. Of course with the help of a couple of folks while I was getting ready for church it all came together. It will be nice to get into a regular routine of being in the office to get the essentials done during the week, so that I can be available to folks, especially prior to service starting. This week we are doing a Christmas drama and it will be nice not to have to pump out a sermon while traveling. God is good and I can’t wait to have my family and I totally moved down to Palmdale. Christmas will be a bit interesting with escrow closing the 29th, but it’s all good! I will have lots more to blog about once we’re settled, until then…peace!

Okay. Sitting in a starbucks. I’m Working on my candidating sermon. This week my friend Steve pointed something out after being in Sacto earlier in the week. You see No. California is a cool place for only one reason. Sacramento and other parts have actual seasons. Fall is alive in Sacto. Trees with red and yellow leaves. The starbucks I’m at is in LA county. No red and yellow leaves. By the way I will miss Sacto. It is a great place and maybe one day we’ll be back. Small town feel with some city and urban stuff mixed in. We made some good friends we will miss very much.

The good news is that the church I’m preaching for is jazzed. We’re jazzed, because in a few weeks pending some Presbyterian polity I will be voted in as their new pastor in the morning. Would enjoy your prayers. Now we need a house, a job for my wife, and a really good school for our kids. All in 6 weeks. AGGHHH!!!

This Sunday I’m candidating for a church to be their pastor. The family and I will meet our new church pending a congregational meeting and vote. I’m very thrilled in that we get to begin a new journey together as a family with some new folks. The Lord is good and I’m looking forward to seeing where God will lead us as I take on a new role as a pastor. It’s a great little church. I will keep you posted. Would enjoy your prayers and also praise in that God has provided this call for me and I’m excited and at the same time overwhelmed with what I need to do these next few weeks. I’m even breaking in a new laptop to start writing a set of sermons to preach for the Advent season. More thoughts to come.

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Ok, I’m not usually one to preach from a pulpit stand. I will use it just for notes, but the stand makes me feel all wierd and stuff and when I do preach from a pulpit stand I usually regret it. Just me. Sorry seminary education, but…I think I can get used to this stand for preaching and this would of made preaching class much more fun.

ht: Tim