Amen and Amen

We had such a wonderful worship service yesterday morning. I wanted to share a quote from A.W. Tozer that Ross used in his sermon:

"That evangelism which draws friendly parallels between the ways of God and the ways of men is false to the Bible and cruel to the souls of its hearers. The faith of Christ does not parallel the world; it intersects it. In coming to Christ we do not bring our old life to a higher plane; we leave it at the cross...We, who preach the gospel must not think of ourselves as public relations agents sent to establish good will between Christ and the world. We must not imagine ourselves commissioned to make Christ acceptable to big business, the press, or the world of sports, or modern entertainment. We are not diplomats, but prophets; and our message is not a compromise, but an ultimatum."

He then ended with this beautiful poem that he wrote himself. Oh how I love this man.

Hands of Mine by W. Ross Kilpatrick

Lord, help these hands of mine

Which cling to worldly things

Which wish to take hold of your good will

Yet resolve to hold to selfish dreams

Lord, help these hands of mine

For divided are their courses

Can one love you, O God

With the other making sinful choices?

For not just one, but both your hands

Expressed a strength that endured the nails

For my sin they gripped my guilt

And demonstrated love that never fails

So, Lord, help these hands of mine

To release these prideful pursuits

Help them take up this cross of surrender, Lord

Help them count the cost and cling to you.