Rev. Charlie Baber,Youth Pastor, University UMC, "Drove My Chevy to the Levee, But…"
Drove My Chevy to the Levee, But… ------- Rev. Charlie Baber ,Youth Pastor, University UMC “What! Are not my endeavors a sufficient ground of hope? Would you rob me of my endeavors? I have nothing else to trust to,” (Charles Wesley, 1738). Assist Me to Proclaim, John Tyson, p.44 Preacher and famous hymn-writer in the 1700s, Charles Wesley had been working hard for God. It had been more than 10 years since the Oxford Holy Club days, where he and brother John belonged to a small group of students who held one another diligently accountable to holy life practices. Charles had been serving as a preacher, writing hymns, even went on mission to pre-Revolutionary War America. He had a confidence in himself and his accomplishments, until he started to wonder if he was a sham, that he was talking about Christ all the time, worshipping Christ, preaching about Christ…without actually knowing Christ as anything more than a good idea.