The Year General Conference Heard the "s" word

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Originally Posted by n david

Long ago, well about 16 years or so ago, I was giving a mini-message during youth week at the church my father pastored. The subject was reaching the lost. We had an evangelist there who was to follow the mini-message.

I had studied, prayed and really felt good about the message, but I wanted something to open with ... something to grab people's attention.

I had a computer program with quotes, stories, etc to use and found a version of the quote shown above....

My sweet mother was so supportive, saying "amen" every few seconds

I said - I have 3 points to begin with.

#1 Everyday there are thousands of people lost, dying and going to hell...

"Amen"

My second point is .... *pause* *stood for a moment, not sure if I should continue or not*

"Just say it, son" *well alrighty then*

My second point is that regardless of that fact, we live as though we don't give a d about it... (I said the d word, not the s word)

*There was absolute silence. Not one "amen" or "just say it" from my mother; and from behind me, I heard my father exclaim ... "What did he just say!?!"*

#3 Most of you here are more upset that the pastors son just said d than you were when I said there are thousands lost, dying and going to hell."

So....I didn't preach for a while after that, a little over a year actually. Several elders were upset at my choice of language from the pulpit. They thought I wasn't taking the responsibility of delivering the message seriously and just trying to make a point.

My father never said anything about it to me.

Somewhere in my parents library is a videotape of that mini-message. Good times...

I don't think it was a year before you preached again and I never heard any talk about. I think they considered 'the source' and the fact that you were young and wanted to make a bold statement. Had there been negative talk about it by any of the 'elders' your father would have had a talk with you - I'm sure you know that. @ : )