Emphasis Preaching Journal

The Christmas Eve candlelight and carol service was over. Everyone had gone home except the pastor and one family who were helping to tidy up the church and lock the doors. Outside, the air was crisp and a heavy blanket of snow covered the ground. Then they heard a knock at the front door. When they opened the door, they saw an unkempt-looking man with long hair and beard. He said, "I saw the cross and figured this must be a church." The modern building looked more like a school than a church.