While there were lots of 'atta boys' after the message (though I am sure they were mostly being nice as I positive the message couldn't have been all that good being my first time), I'll never forget this comment: "you didn't preach from the Bible". I was confused. I had clearly taught from Ezekiel, spoken and explained several of the verses, and even made a connection to Jesus as the Good Shepherd in John 10, but since I hadn't use a physical copy of the Scriptures, I hadn't preached from the Bible.
Couple lessons:
- Perception matters. If you are in a context where perception matters a lot, play to the perception. Not doing this only distracts folks and gives people the opportunity to make the perception the main thing.
- Perceptions can change, especially the longer you work or participate in a context. While I played to the perception in the messages after that message, the longer I worked in that context (and the longer the relationship I had with that context), the less that perception mattered.
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