One More Thing with Pastor Tim Burchill 10.20.2025

You Might Be Thinking It’s All About You If…

In working on Sunday’s sermon I asked my computer’s AI if she/he could come up with a few suggestions in answer to the above: You Might be thinking it’s all about you, if….  Some of them are funny, some of them are insightful, and a few of them might make you flinch with a trace of conviction.  Here are the best of the bunch.  Enjoy!

 

  • You might be thinking it’s all about you... 
    if your favorite hymn is “How Great I Am.”
  • You might be thinking it’s all about you... 
    if you bow your head to pray and begin with, “Dear Me…”
  • You might be thinking it’s all about you... 
    if you think the sermon was written
    specifically to make you uncomfortable.
  • You might be thinking it’s all about you... 
    if you measure the success of Sunday worship by
    whether you liked the music.
  • You might be thinking it’s all about you... 
    if your prayers sound more like a grocery list than a conversation.
  • You might be thinking it’s all about you... 
    if “Thy kingdom come” quietly translates in your mind
    as “My plans succeed.”
  • You might be thinking it’s all about you... 
    if you think God’s will is just a slightly improved version of your will.
  • You might be thinking it’s all about you... 
    if you think humility is a spiritual gift you’ve already mastered.
  • You might be thinking it’s all about you... 
    if you treat the church like a restaurant and the pastor like the waiter.
  • You might be thinking it’s all about you... 
    if you can quote your favorite influencer/political pundit
    more easily than Jesus.
  • You might be thinking it’s all about you... 
    if you say, “God is good,” mostly when things are going your way.
  • You might be thinking it’s all about you... 
    if you’ve never thanked God for something
    that didn’t benefit you directly.
  • You might be thinking it’s all about you... 
    if you want a Savior but not a Lord.
  • You might be thinking it’s all about you... 
    if you like the idea of grace—as long as other
    people don’t get too much of it.
  • You might be thinking it’s all about you... 
    if you believe Jesus came to make you comfortable,
    not to make you new.

 

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You Might Be Thinking It’s All About You If…

In working on Sunday’s sermon I asked my computer’s AI if she/he could come up with a few suggestions in answer to the above: "You Might be thinking it’s all about you, if…." 

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Listening Heart

It’s kind of crazy when you think about it.  Wisdom in the Bible is all about listening.  Of course it makes sense that wisdom would start with listening to God, to God’s law and commandments, as well as the promptings and leadings of the Holy Spirit. 

Here are some quotes that
didn’t make it into Sunday’s sermon.

(But it doesn’t mean that they don’t offer real insight into the power of risk over the fear of failure...)

Such A Rich Passage (Luke 19:1-10)

 

            I reflected a lot on the passage about Zacchaeus because it has been written off as “been there, read that, little guy in a tree.”  But it is so rich in getting to the heart of what it means to be saved by grace through faith—to live our lives out of gratitude rather than obligation.

The Power of Presence

        This last Sunday I had so much more to share than time to share it.  The last Emotional Management Technique was to stay present in the process.  Just as Jesus stayed with the woman who was judged and found guilty by the angry crowd, we stay by our children and our friends, especially when they need us the most.  Here a couple of examples...