The twelve year old me sat in a church and listened to a sermon that impacted me in such a way, I made the decision to follow Jesus for the rest of my life.  I do not remember a single word from that sermon.  I remember standing in the pew, music playing, preaching call all those who desire to come.  I remember that one moment I was standing there and the next moment I was standing in front of the church announcing I was now a Christ follower.

I can still see those moments in my mind — the sermon, I do not recall.

When I look back over my years of sitting and listening to sermons a vast number impacted me at the time, but I don’t remember them still today.

But a few I do, this is one.

As a teen sitting in a pew, a visiting pastor spoke giving the following example of human nature.
God is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow. 
The pastor stood at a spot near the pulpit. “God is here” he said. 
He side stepped and moved over a foot or two.  “Bible based churches are here” 
Once again he moved to his left.  “the liberal churches, those who ignore the words of God, stand farther away.”
His last slide over “This is the devil.  This is where Satan is.”

He paused in the devil’s spot and then took another step to the left.
The Prince of Liars moves and what happens to the Christians.  Yep they each take a step to the left.  He moves again and again and the churches move.

After a few side moves in this visual, the bible based church was standing where the liberal church had been, the liberal church held satin’s spot.  Where was God?

He remained where He started.

Life has shown me how accurate that example is.