C.E. fellowship

Last Wednesday, it was my first time to share in front of the Cutting Edge Fellowship. I was tasked to share by Pastora Mitch because she is out attending our worship leader's wedding. So there I was in front of the fellowship with around 30 people. It was exciting and I was a bit nervous because Pastor Noel was there. I don't know if you can relate to how I feel but if your are asked to speak in front of your mentor I assure you it's going to be a different experience.
I realized that I was not there to eat some time to the fellowship or to speak cliches to them that is not my purpose or style. I was there to encourage them and to remind them about God's goodness and His plan for our lives. I was there to basically teach them something about God. I personally want to tell them something that they could bring home with them. So I told a story I read from Joel Osteen's book. I tried to incorporate it in the message and I don't know if they got it. My friend Mervin said, "It's not bad for the first time." Hmmmmm... I don't know if that's good or what. I initially had a plan on how to do it but I deviated from the plan and I believe it got me in trouble. But all in all I believe they got something. They recognized the value of the message and that is more than enough for me.