I’d probably be tarred and feathered if I didn’t make mention of the fact that I’ll be substituting for my supervising pastor, Rev. Randall Read, while he’s enjoying some much deserved vacation time. That means I’ll be preaching at 9:30am in Woodville and 11:00am in Billtown Baptist churches for the five Sundays in July. Anyone’s welcome to come out, as long as you don’t make funny faces at me during the actual sermon 
There’s maps to both churches here.
Well, the Lord saw me through delivering the message at two churches on Sunday, and I survived both. I’m incredibly thankful that He helped me through this first attempt, and I can now better understand how dependant on Him I must be in order to bring a message to God’s people.Â
I don’t have much to add at this point, so here’s lyrics to another awesome Dylan song:
The iron hand it ain’t no match for the iron rod,
The strongest wall will crumble and fall to a mighty God.
For all those who have eyes and all those who have ears
It is only He who can reduce me to tears.
Don’t you cry and don’t you die and don’t you burn
For like a thief in the night, He’ll replace wrong with right
When He returnsTruth is an arrow and the gate is narrow that it passes through,
He unleashed His power at an unknown hour that no one knew.
How long can I listen to the lies of prejudice?
How long can I stay drunk on fear out in the wilderness?
Can I cast it aside, all this loyalty and this pride?
Will I ever learn that there’ll be no peace, that the war won’t cease
Until He returns?Surrender your crown on this blood-stained ground, take off your mask,
He sees your deeds, He knows your needs even before you ask.
How long can you falsify and deny what is real?
How long can you hate yourself for the weakness you conceal?
Of every earthly plan that be known to man, He is unconcerned,
He’s got plans of His own to set up His throne
When He returns.Â- By Bob Dylan [Listen]
