I just learned that I am preaching in three services next Sunday. All the while I thought I will be preaching only in the second service. I have been praying about my message for awhile but has not really put anything down in writing.
The worse was that I need to preach in Chinese, since I also learned that the last two weeks, the messages in the Chinese congregations were in English translated to Chinese. That was really bad, old folks listening to a language they do not understand, and translations were not always accurate. I should preach in Chinese to be able to minister to them.
This is really a big pressure for me since I am revising my dissertation. My congregation is first since this was the vocation I had chosen. I have to let go of my revisions, focused on my sermon preparation - my sheeps' spiritual needs must be my first priority!
Finally, I decided not to graduate this June, since it will be next to impossible to submit on time due to conflict of interest.
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