I am writing this on a Saturday evening in preparation for what I know I'll need to remind myself of on Sunday after church...

Pastor, the number isn't everything.

The number of people who attended the service.
The number of people who were first-time guests.
The number of people who were second-time guests.
The number of people who went forward to receive prayer.
The number of people who volunteered to serve on a team.
The number of people who "responded well" to your message.

The number isn't everything.

The number of people who didn't show up.
The number of people who were critical of you.
The number of people who left without talking to you.

The number isn't everything.

The number of tweets from your message.
The number of likes on your church's Instagram feed.
The number of pictures on Instagram from your service.
The number of shares/views from your service on Facebook Live.

The number isn't everything.

What God is doing in His Church cannot be quantified by a number.
How God is drawing in His elect cannot be tracked on a spreadsheet.
When God will increase His blessings cannot be predicted by an average.

So stop it.

JESUS IS EVERYTHING.
JESUS IS ENOUGH.
JESUS IS SUFFICIENT.

His love for you is everything.
His approval of you is everything.
His life, lived for you is everything.
His death, died for you is everything.
His resurrection, claiming victory for you is everything.

And the crazy thing is, all of the above is true regardless of what happened in your service today!

And if, on this Sunday, afternoon, following yet another Sunday worship service, He is not your Everything...

You need to take a moment to "smoke" what you're "selling."