The Disappointment Message

Ahem - this is for peeps that were in Area 51 on Friday night, or middle schoolers who missed the message. If you are in The Underground, please hold off on reading this until after Underground. This is Sunday's message. DISAPPOINTMENT

I want to talk about disappointment tonight. You’re thinking – Great. I was hoping we’d have something epic like Video Games or Fear Fridays, or at least Josh doing Arnold Schwarzenaegger as Samson. But we’re talking about disappointment. Some of you may be disappointed right now. I hope you won’t be by the end.

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Tales From The Youth Zone!

You know, a lot of people ask me what it's like to be a youth pastor. I have an old story/analogy that's been handed down through the years that I think captures the feeling of being a youth pastor quite well. It's been used in sermon illustrations, motivational videos aimed at teens, and even the glurge that fills up your e-mail inbox, but it's still quite fitting. I'll share it with you here, now:

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