hope sermon

i preached today on hope.
the special thing about this sermon, was that i asked muck (one of the jesus freaks) to stand behind me on the stage and paint his impression of what i said. it was improvised. then, when i was finished, i put on a song and said people should think about the source of hope in their lives. at this point i turned around for the first time and saw the picture. it hit me hard- it is so powerful! soon the sermon, and the pictures of the painting will be available online, then i will edit this post and add a link. here's the finished product: