One day a man joined a famous church. That night the pastor preached a stirring missionary sermon and the congregation sang fervently "Rescue the Perishing."

As the people were leaving, he asked a deacon, "When do we start?"

"Start what?"

"Start rescuing the perishing," he said.

"Oh," said the deacon, "that's just a song."

Too many of us sing without serving, read without responding, and worship without working.

Our Lord said, "This people honoreth Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me. But in vain do they worship Me."