BENEDICTION
Based on Denton’s Farewell and Challenge to the BWA There comes a time in a person’s life when one, like Denton, must bid farewell to those whom he has loved and with whom he has worked. The Christian life is a call to action. May we follow the encouragement and challenge Denton offered us as Paul offered to Timothy: Preach the Word! Teach with patience! Be urgent!
CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF REV. DR. DENTON LOTZ January 18, 1939 – April 23, 2019
Be steady! Convince! Endure suffering! Rebuke! Do the work of an evangelist! Exhort! Fulfill your ministry! Support, love, and encourage one another. In living this call, there is not always uniformity of thought or action, yet we must remain centered on Christ. We must ask and grant forgiveness as we fulfill our ministry together. Keeping a large family together is not easy. Our unity will have great consequences in leading men and women to faith in Christ. May the Christ of all joy continue to unite us together into that fellowship of love for which He prayed! Now, with the Apostle Paul, Denton can say, “The time of my departure has come. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” Amen.
Thursday, May 30, 2019 | 1:00 pm Columbia Baptist Church