Soma GatheringToday I got to experience the gathering of Soma for a second time. Last year was my first interaction with dialogical teaching. I was a little apprehensive at first but I ended up really liking it. Today I got to see it again. This time it was much more on the side of expository preaching. One of the pastors spoke from 1 Peter about suffering and the refinement that it should bring to our faith. There were a few comments from the audience that took the sermon in a direction different than the pastor had prepared. But all in all it was a great exposition (with audience participation) of the passage. The good sermon was sandwiched by short segments of quality worship music.
SeattleThe afternoon gave me another opportunity to visit Seattle. I had the chance to visit the 1st Starbucks and take a bunch of pictures by the waterfront and around the downtown area. Even though I had a good time, Chica
go still remains my favorite downtown.
Mars Hill ChurchThe evening ended with a visit at Mars Hill Church, pastored by none other than Mark Driscoll. Similar to last year the visit was pleasant. The sermon was about an hour long but it was straight out of 2 Peter 1:1-4 and it was about justification and regeneration.
One of the things he talked about was how Christianity is not a religion. We should never refer to things pertaining to Christianity (reading the Bible, spiritual disciplines, desires in general) as something that we have to do but rather we should see it as something that we get to do. And because of that we should desire to go deep within our lives, within our passions to bring about the partaking in Godliness that Peter talks about (2 Pet. 1:4).
One other thing I really enjoyed about tonight was the worship. The quality was phenomenal. I really enjoyed it. And it wasn’t just the music. It reminded me why I love seeing the church gathered. I left the place uplifted by the opportunity to worship with God’s people.
One more day of our conference/camp.
Lessons about myselfThe things I want to do I do not do!
Day 6 of 2008
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