Preaching – Peter Gowesky

So, I guess it’s for real. Me and Blogging that is. We’re pretty much a steady item these days. You could say that we are pretty serious about each other. So, we took the next step together.

We are residing at www.thesaltlick.tv.

Pretty cool…

For those of you who are coming to check it out everyday, I’m thankful that your there. I appreciate it… It’s a pretty cool platform to express thoughts and feelings. I love being able to share with you in such an informal atmosphere what God is showing me, teaching me and bringing into my life. I also really like the fact that it could be bringing people together from all over the world… I know it’s pretty high and lofty thoughts, but still, pretty cool thought to think that someone may stumble upon this site and read about who God really is and what He is really like… Hence the whole Salt Lick idea…

I’m sitting here at Saxby’s Coffee in Lansdale getting ready for my sermon on this Sunday. I’m taking a thought break… I’m listening to my boys James and Phil play some live music here at Saxbys Coffee. I’m loving it. Right now their playing a great rendition of High and Dry by Radiohead.

Thoughts going through my mind right now:

Wish my wife was here with me now…
Sure would like a Mocha Latte
Wish I had my sermon completely finished… as in DONE…
Can’t wait to preach this Sunday
Looking forward to sleeping through the night for the first time all week, thanks Keswick
Wish we could be back at Keswick with our youth group
Gotta get back to the sermon prep

Come on out this Sunday to FBC Doylestown if you want to give me some emotional support! I would love it… (or stay home and pray, that’s even better…)

~Peter

Have you ever had one of those lines that you use all the time? It may be a quick one liner, or it might just be a quick catch phrase. For example back in the 90’s that little taco bell dog got everybody saying, Yo Quiero Taco Bell. I need to admit something. I have a phrase that I use all the time. It originates from my days working with a crew of stone masons. I find myself using it in any different number of applications. I will say it to other people, I will say it to inanimate objects, I will even say it to myself from time to time. It’s quite possible that I have even said it to you.

Here it is.

“Talk to me Goose”

Name the movie that this line comes from!

So, I’ve been thinking… Every time I stand up in front of an audience, wether it is before the Youth Group or even before the church body as a whole, in my mind I hear them saying, Talk to me Goose… Or more appropriately, communicate to me. But no matter what you do… Communicate well.

Here is a fictional letter that I might recieve…

Dear Junior Pastor,

I see that you are a youth pastor! Congratulations on being in training to becoming a real pastor. Is that like some sort of apprenticeship or something? I have been in church a few times, and I have seen you around. You seem to be going all over the place… Um… I wanted to write to you though because I am kind of confused. I am wondering… when you were up there on the stage, I was really confused by a couple things you said.

One time you said that I needed to be born again… That sounds yucky, and I am not sure that is even possible. But, I was wondering if you could explain that to me? Oh and the other thing you said was you kept telling me that I needed to have devotions. I mean, I’m pretty devoted. I work out, I am on a traveling soccer team, I play paintball on a competitive team, and I play classical recorder. I’m a pretty devoted guy. It kind of made me upset for you to assume that I’m not a devoted person.

Oh, here’s the one that really lost me… Were you even speaking english the whole time? I don’t know… I guess I might come back… I mean everyone else around me was shaking their head in agreement with every bulleted point that came up on the TV screens. But I didn’t get it. Could you talk a little more like a normal person next time? Then I might be able to really get what you are trying to say… Thanks man… Oh, by the way, sweet mic. You look just like Justin Timberlake!

From,

The guy who had the confused look on his face most of the time…

~Peter

Los got two of these letters too… check it out here and here.