Emphasis Preaching Journal

Pastor Johnson was new in his parish. St. John's Church was in a small town. Like many towns its size, it had a gas station, a small local grocery, a high school, and a couple of congregations. As Pastor Johnson went from home to home visiting people and learning their stories, he often asked people how they had come to join St. John's Church. Many times he heard the same answer: Martha down at the local grocery. It seems that as people would buy their groceries at the small local store, she would talk with them while she checked their groceries out.