  i've been agonizing over the sunday service. nbsp;  our church ( i mean to say the local church i pastor)  has so badly lost sight of Jesus. nbsp;
 i wonder how in the world i could lead them to find Him again,  and the answer i keep coming to is that i can't. nbsp;  great. nbsp;  but i think i'm right,
 at least this one time. nbsp;  i can't really make them do anything. nbsp;  i can't make them pray more or read their bible more,  and to be honest i don't think i would even want to.
nbsp;  most christians nowadays don't need help being pharaseical ( i guessed on the spelling there) nbsp;  but even those things that i would love to see them do i can't make them:  surrender to grace,
 grow in God's mercy,  allow the peace of God to flow through their lives like a river through a dry and thirsty land. nbsp;  these,  these things i would absolutely love to see and feel happen in our local church,  but the reality is i just can't make it happen.
nbsp;  again,  great.  so where does that leave me for sunday? nbsp;  no,
 really,  i'm asking you,  gentle reader. nbsp;  play preacher for a moment and tell me how i can get them to turn their eyes upon Jesus without making them. nbsp;
 is it a matter of selling the joy of it? nbsp;  if i can convince them how wonderful it would be to find Him and hold on to Him and find Him to be holding onto them-  is that the trick? nbsp;  i leave you tonight with this assignment:
nbsp;  give me my sermon for sunday,  and if not that exactly at least give me your insight on how best to lead,  point,  direct,  cajole,
 people towards Christ. nbsp;  and not just any people,  the hardest people to lead,  christians. nbsp;
 peace,  s.
