The late Herschel Patton preached this particular sermon on July 7th, 1986 at the High School Road Lectureship in Indianapolis, IN. Maybe you can learn something from this. I'm putting his obituary below for informational purposes.
Herschel Erwin Patton, 93, of Huntsville, Ala., passed away Dec. 1, 2010, at his home. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 4, 2010, at Spry Funeral Home, Huntsville, Ala., followed by a graveside service at 1:30 p.m. in Booneville, Tenn.
Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 3, at the funeral home. Officiating will be Jackie Bradford, Don Patton and Jeff Archer.
Mr. Patton, born in Grayson County, Texas, preached the gospel of Christ in Churches of Christ for more than 60 years in Alabama, Tennessee and Texas.
In his later years, he also served as an elder with Jordan Park Church of Christ for more than 25 years.
He was preceded in death by his parents, James and Sarah Wheeler Patton, and a brother, Marshall E. Patton.
He is survived by his wife of 71 years, Reba Ashby Patton; three sons, Gary N. Patton and wife, Billie, of Decatur, Ala., Charles E. Patton and wife, Sylvia, of Lake Waccamaw, N.C., Steve A. Patton and wife, Pam, of Temple Terrace, Fla.; two sisters, Pat Lasher, Montgomery, Texas, and Peggy Busby, of Eunice, N.M.; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
**As a side note - As I enter these old sermons it is fully up to the listener to judge whether or not a sermon tells the truth. It is incumbent on the listener to judge what he hears and study the subject with due diligence. II Tim. 2:15