In
honor of Clergy Appreciation Day
Living Sermons
There isn't a
word that a preacher can say,
No matter how lovely or true,
Nor is there a
prayer that his eager lips pray
That can preach such a sermon as
you.
You vowed to serve Christ, and men know that you did.
They're
watching the things that you do;
There isn't an action of yours that is
hid,
Men are watching and studying you.
You say you're "no preacher";
yes, but you preach
A wonderful sermon each day;
The acts of your life are
the things that you teach,
It isn't the things that you say.
Oh,
Christians, remember, you bear His dear Name,
Your lives are for others to
view,
You are living examples; men praise you or blame,
And measure all
Christians by you.
Pastors who give their congregations only what they want are seldom able to
lead them to new heights.
If Moses had listened to the congregation and
appeased them, the people of Israel would have returned to Egypt and
bondage.
A visionary pastor is one who is able to shake and rattle people for
the cause of Christ.
