Chicago-area megachurch pastor James MacDonald noticed that he struck a nerve – in a good way – during a sermon two weeks ago on insecurity. Feeling that it wasn’t the right time to move on, MacDonald delivered an emotionally-charged and revealing follow-up sermon – complete with his own biggest insecurity as well as that of his late mother, which he has never shared publicly – on Sunday to thousands of people who responded with “Amen” and text-messaged questions.
Walking freely on a clean gray stage against a homey brick wall, an illusion created by video image, MacDonald – founding and senior pastor of the 7-campus Harvest Bible Chapel – spoke forcefully about insecurity in his sermon titled, “I Am: Conquering Insecurity Part 2.” Insecurity, he said, is defined as the awareness of the gap between who I want to be and who I am.
