Why intermittent? I don't always get to be at my home church every week, some sermons don't seem to lend themselves to my note-taking, and sometimes, I confess, I "drift". What do I mean by "notes"? Summaries, a few bullet points, or whatever else strikes my fancy.
These will not be complete sermon outlines -- I'd have to pay way too much attention for that. As it is, I worry about missing a good point as I jot down my notes. My hope is that as I force myself to take sermon notes, not only will I pay better attention, but I'll also have more "take home" nuggets of spiritual wisdom. I post them here for both you and me.
Velocity
Many people think of velocity as how fast you are going. But that's speed. Velocity is both the speed of an object plus the direction in which it's headed.
Spiritual velocity
A few related thoughts:
- Where are you on the line from Sinner to Saint?
- Are you headed in the right direction?
- How fast are you progressing?
- Are you even moving?
Mark Twain once said, "Even if you are on the right track, you'll get run over if you just stand there."
Saul was not headed in the right direction, but when he experienced the "intervention" on the road to Damascus, he "saw the light". He made strong change in spiritual velocity. He was blinded but he finally "saw". Physically he was still heading to Damascus, but spiritually he had done a "180" and would rush onward in the right direction, changing both his name and his outlook. The fervor he once spent in persecuting followers of Jesus he now channeled into boldly proclaiming the good news of Christ's resurrection.
Looking at the ministry of Jesus, his Passion, his crucifixion, and the resurrection, we can see his high spiritual velocity ... moving strongly and in the right direction.
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