Let's be real...powerpoint slides can either make or break worship and a sermon for me. When I know the worship song we're singing, I don't pay too much attention to the lyrics on the screen. However, when it's unfamiliar to me I rely on those lyrics to the point where I get irritated when there are even the most minor problems...a slide changed three seconds too late, a spelling error, a line in the wrong order, etc. I think I get frustrated because I hate not knowing the song and not being able to sing it. Dear worship leader, stop trying to make me feel left out of the cool club that knows every song. The same sort of thing can happen during a pastor's sermon too (and, brace yourselves...it happened to me today). I really enjoy powerpoints during sermons so I can write a lot of notes, keep track of the verses, and not feel like I'm missing anything. So pastors, please don't go through your slides too quickly. When you put all that time into those nuggets of advice you have for me, give me enough time write them down. There's nothing worse than an unfinished thought/sentence in the middle of my sermon notes in my journal. It's part of my self diagnosed OCD. I'm okay to admit that. Again, feel free to judge me today and on every Let's-Be-Real-Sunday.
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