RETIRED PASTOR'S SERMON


A Pastor once stated


While watching a little TV on Sunday instead of going to church, I 
watched a Church in Atlanta honoring one of its senior pastors who 
had been retired many years. He was 92 at that time and I wondered 
why the Church even bothered to ask the old gentleman to preach at that age.

After a warm welcome, introduction of this speaker, and as the 
applause quieted down he rose from his high back chair and walked 
slowly, with great effort and a sliding gate to the podium. Without a 
note or written paper of any kind, he placed both hands on 
the  pulpit to steady himself and then quietly and slowly he began to speak ...

'When I was asked to come here today and talk to you, your pastor 
asked me to tell you what was the greatest lesson ever learned in my 
50 odd years of preaching. I thought about it for a fewdays and 
boiled it down to just one thing that made the most difference in my 
life and sustained me through all my trials.

The one thing that I could always rely on when tears and heart break 
and pain and fear and sorrow paralyzed me...the only thing that would 
comfort was this verse .........

Jesus loves me this I know.
For the Bible tells me so.
Little ones to Him belong,
We are weak but He is strong ......
Yes, Jesus loves me ...
The Bible tells me so.'

I EVEN SANG WITH THIS ONE

When he finished, the church was quiet. You actually could hear his 
foot steps as he shuffled back to his chair. I don't believe I will 
ever forget it. A pastor once stated, 'I always noticed that it was 
the adults who chose the children's hymn 'Jesus Loves Me'(for the 
children of course) during a hymn sing, and it was the adults who 
sang the loudest because I could see they knew it the best.'

Senior version of Jesus Loves Me


Here is a new version just for us who have white hair or no hair at 
all. For us over middle age (or even those almost there) and all 
you  others, check out this newest version of Jesus Loves Me.


JESUS LOVES ME


Jesus loves me, this I know,
Though my hair is white as snow
Though my sight is growing dim,
Still He bids me trust in Him.
(CHORUS)
YES, JESUS LOVES ME ...
YES, JESUS LOVES ME ...
YES, JESUS LOVES ME
FOR THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO.

Though my steps are oh, so slow,
With my hand in His I'll go
On through life, let come what may,
He'll be there to lead the way.
(CHORUS)

When the nights are dark and long,
In my heart He puts a song.
Telling me in words so clear,
'Have no fear, for I am near.'
(CHORUS)

When my work on earth is done,
And life's victories have been won.
He will take me home above,
Then I'll understand His love.
(CHORUS)

I love Jesus, does He know?
Have I ever told Him so?
Jesus loves to hear me say,
That I love Him every day.