Josh Turner

 “The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon Me,
      Because the LORD has anointed Me 
      To preach good tidings to the poor; 
      He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, 
      To proclaim liberty to the captives, 
      And the opening of the prison to those who are bound;              Isaiah 61:1

 So a couple of weeks ago I was given the honor of preaching on the weekends here at Celebration Church and was really nervous about it for some reason.  I just could not get the notes right in my head and I couldn’t seem to find my flow in the sermon.  I finally relaxed and just got my main points and handed the rest over to God.  Apparently, it was one of the best messages I have ever preached judging on the feedback I have received from it.  However, the crazy thing is that I do not remember saying half the things that people told me I said, as I listened back I realized that I said things that I have never thought of, said, or read anywhere else before.  What is so amazing about that is, it is a constant reminder to me that I am not the one preaching that it is a powerful, graceful, loving God who has taken a busted, broken messed up man and is using him for His glory.  It never ceases to amaze me the things that God has done with my life and I pray that I never forget that it is all HIM and not me.