On Hiatus

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Jay F Guin

I’m taking a few days off — likely less than a week — to work on a sermon I have to preach February 5. All my drafts thus far have been disappointing, and I blame me.

I have a new angle now, but now I have to start over entirely.

You see, we’re in between preachers and so, in utter desperation, the elders have to fill in.

About Jay F Guin

My name is Jay Guin, and I’m a retired elder. I wrote The Holy Spirit and Revolutionary Grace about 18 years ago. I’ve spoken at the Pepperdine, Lipscomb, ACU, Harding, and Tulsa lectureships and at ElderLink. My wife’s name is Denise, and I have four sons, Chris, Jonathan, Tyler, and Philip. I have two grandchildren. And I practice law.
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9 Responses to On Hiatus

  1. Ted says:
    January 27, 2012 at 9:06 am

    What is your subject?

  2. Robert says:
    January 27, 2012 at 11:24 am

    You will do well. Let the Holy Spirit do it…..Aw you know that

  3. Laymond says:
    January 27, 2012 at 2:53 pm

    Luk 12:11 And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and [unto] magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:
    Luk 12:12 For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.

    Seems you are worried over nothing, unless of course he was only talking to the apostles.

  4. Charles McLean says:
    January 27, 2012 at 3:28 pm

    “I must have a prodigious quantity of mind; it takes me as much as a week sometimes to make it up.” –Mark Twain

    I find that when I hear the Lord, it takes me almost no time to put together what He is saying. However, it sometimes takes a considerable time after that to scrub all my perceived brilliance out of the manuscript. Sometimes, what I hear does not fit the format in which I am speaking or writing. Then, it takes a while for me to decide who will take precedence, the format or the content. Now, if you think that sounds easy, think again. Which is more important to keep, the water or the bucket?

    The old speaker’s rule applies: “Tell ’em what you know, then stop.” For an humble man, this allows plenty of time and improves the content as well.

    For the preacher or prophet, the reporter’s rule is also a good one: Report what you have learned, clearly and concisely. Reserve the editorial copy for the opinion page and the flourishes for the obituaries.

  5. Alabama John says:
    January 28, 2012 at 7:55 am

    Jay,
    As we see every day the coming together of Churches of Christ to help those devastated by this storm we are thankful.
    There are still some that will not participate in helping any but other BRETHREN so maybe you could preach on Galatians 6:10 and Philippians 4:2 as a goal for all of us.
    Including those of us that visit this site.

  6. Ed Olis says:
    January 29, 2012 at 12:06 pm

    Why just the elders?

  7. Jay Guin says:
    January 29, 2012 at 2:53 pm

    Ed,

    Not just the elders, but the elders are the only speakers who speak due to the desperation of the situation.

  8. Jay Guin says:
    January 29, 2012 at 2:55 pm

    Ted,

    We’ve had several members ask what we’re looking for in a preacher, and I’m going to try to answer that one. But to answer that, I have to first explain our vision for the congregation. I mean, you don’t hire a vision; you hire to fit a vision, right?

  9. aBasnar says:
    January 30, 2012 at 12:07 am

    At least some of the elders, as I understand it, shall always preach and teach the Word. I see no example for a single hired preacher in the scriptures. I am always puzzled that it is viewed as a “desperate situation” when elders get to do what elders ought to do.

    So go at it, Jay!

    Alexander

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