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Just a side bar... what is a chalk-sermon?
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My husband built me a large easel, and I used a large piece of chalk paper, and chalk to paint a picture with a sermon. For instance, one sermon was,
Take The Cross Off The Wall And Build a Bridge To The People.
On the left side of the picture, I had a cliff, and at the bottom of the cliff, an ambulance. And then I put a fence on top of the cliff. The sermon, Don't wait to pick up the pieces, but build a fence to prevent the disaster.
Then also at the bottom of the cliff was a river, and across the river the cross making a bridge. On the right side of the picture, I drew a large church with a steeple and a huge cross in front.
After I drew the picture, then I put on the appropriate music, and turned on a black light. Some of the chalk was florescent, and picked up certain themes in the picture. Then I had a little sermonett.
The most response that I had, was once when I painted a picture of Jesus. When I turned the florescent light on, His eyes sparkled a brilliant blue. As the song played, “How Great Thou Are”
That really brought a shout.
Kept wrote,
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In response to your post, I have definitely encountered this as well. I've not heard it discussed before. Although I don't think that the virtue or spirit has diminished in any way, but more that the physical man is exhausted
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I've never heard this discussed before either, except to hear ministers talking about how exhausted they were after preaching. That's why I brought it up for discussion. I believe I'll do more study on this, in the Bible.
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Spending time alone with the Lord is the best way to refresh oneself, which is why I believe the gospels record Jesus leaving the crowds to go into the desert or the mountains to pray after spending the day healing and ministering to the people.
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Yes, I agree.