<TITLE>29. Par -</TITLE>L-42-3 [Doctor Tommy Hicks steps to the microphone to make the following comments:
I think that we can say this morning to sum up everything that's been said with these words. Christ in me the hope of glory. Say them, please. Christ in me the hope of glory.
There's ins-and-outs and overs in the life of every man. (I'm not going to speak.) I have a message. I believe that every Christian has been...?... Jesus...?... My heart is stirred this morning, and I believe that for many of us some things that disturb us...?... make us better men and women of God.
Babe Ruth was known as the Homerun King. But did you know that Babe Ruth was also the Strikeout King? He struck out more times than he ever made home runs. He struck out 1,330 times; he only made 860 home runs. But every time Babe Ruth struck out, he went back to the dug out when the old umpire hollered, "You're out," he went back to the dug out and rubbed his hands and picked up the bat and pointed over the fence, and he always said, "I feel sorry for that pitcher out there."
There's nothing wrong in striking out, but remember: pick up the bat...?... because Christ in me the hope of glory. Say it again please: Christ in me the hope of glory. It's everything.]
Yes.
[It's everything.]
That's right.
[It's everything.]
Everything. Amen.
[Hallelujah. Arguing and fighting will never get the job done. We're too close...]
Amen.
[...to the other side. We've reached the point of no return. How many times that I've heard the captain call back on the plane: "We've now reached the point of no return."
Not long ago I heard a voice from another world that spoke to me and said, "Son, you've reached the point of no return." That means I'm closer to the other side than I am from the point where I started from.
Close your eyes, please; bow your head.
Our heavenly Father, this morning, how thankful and how grateful we are that we can say from the very deep of our heart and the deep of our souls, "Christ in me--Christ in me, the hope of glory." Oh, Jesus, put Your loving arms around every man and every woman, and may our vision and our sights be raised high--high, higher, higher than the things of this world, that we may see Christ, and others may see Christ in us. Lay Your hand upon each one of these of Thy servants...]
Grant it, Lord.
[... that may, as we go out of this place this morning that we will determine to see nothing save Christ only...]
Amen.
[... is welcome within each other. We know the job is--there's such a big job to be done, Jesus; there's such a great harvest to be reaped.]
Yes, Lord.
[Oh, help us, Lord...]
Yes, Lord.
[... that we'll join hands together...]
Grant it, Lord."
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