Preaching for the 1st Time...Whew!

After nearly 4 months of preparation, and literally weeks of actual input, I finally preached my first sermon yesterday. I have never felt so mentally and physically exhausted in all my life. I have newfound respect for all you pastors out there who do this week-in and week-out! And that doesn't include all the other work that they do.

Being up there in the "minister's seat" for the first time was a rush that I never expected. I set up a "tele-prompter" (basically a bunch of PowerPoint slides), in case I forgot where I was, but it didn't work properly, and I was glad I'd printed out a copy of my sermon (although for next time, I'll print it out in LARGE type). Adrenaline took over after the initial shock and I only lost my spot twice. People said that I did a good job and didn't look as frazzled as I felt (which made me feel good about the experience).

I enjoyed preaching. I'll probably do it again, but after I've had a bit of a rest to come back to my mental senses...I'm glad I only do this once in a while.

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