Sunday's Comin'!

Years ago I heard a fantastic message by Tony Compolo entitled "Sunday's Coming" which later became his trademark message.  (You wouldn't have to look too hard on YouTube to locate it if you are interested and it would be well worth your time!)

Basically, it is the story of how a another minister out preached him on a Sunday morning with the very simple phrase "It's Friday, but Sunday's Coming"...  Tony tells it like this:

He started nice and soft with, “It was Friday. It was Friday and my Jesus was dead on the cross, but that’s because it was Friday. Sunday’s coming.”

Somebody yelled, “Keep going, keep going.”

That’s all he needed. He took off. “Friday. Friday people are saying you can’t change things in this world, but they didn’t know it was only Friday. Sunday’s coming. “

“It’s Friday and they’re saying a bunch of ordinary people cannot impact the community, cannot change things in the world, but I’m here to give you the good news; it’s only Friday. Sunday’s coming!”

He went on like that for an hour. By the time he was finished, I was exhausted. He just yelled at the top of his lungs, “Friday!"  Without hesitation, that whole congregation yelled back, “Sunday’s coming!”

This Sunday will be the first meeting in our new building and while that will be a sweet milestone, it's just the start, not the culmination of our faith.  The city around us needs the life we have found in Christ... and from there to the uttermost ends of the earth.  You may ask "but what can such a small group do?"  Friends, that's Friday thinking... 

Yep!  There is plenty wrong with the world these days, but I tend to think that God has called this humble cast together for just such a time as this.  So let's take our stand! 

"It's only Friday" (translation: we are early on the curve).
"But Sunday is coming" (translation: in due season, the victory and spoils will be sweeter than you can imagine).

SUNDAY'S COMING!