On August 28, 2011, Rob Fuquay, the new senior pastor of 6,500-member St. Luke’s United Methodist Church in Indianapolis, received a standing ovation after his first sermon at all three services. During his sermon, he used his predecessor Kent Millard’s shoes as a visual aid.
He said, “You may recognize these. These are a pair of Kent’s shoes. He was kind to let me borrow them this morning. He wore them many times standing right here before you. Now, as you might guess, they don’t fit. As hard as I might try, I don’t think I could ever fit into these shoes. And Kent would be the first to say he doesn’t want me trying to fit into his shoes. So instead of trying to wear these shoes, what I would rather do is walk the path they walked, because Kent Millard is a wonderful follower of Jesus Christ.” There was not a dry eye in the sanctuary.
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