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Death of Compassion: David Wilkerson Sermon (Transcript)

Read the full transcript of renowned preacher David Wilkerson’s sermon titled “Death of Compassion.”

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TRANSCRIPT:

Opening Prayer

DAVID WILKERSON: The death of compassion. Lord, this is a night about compassion. The preaching this afternoon was about compassion. And Lord, You’re speaking to us. Evidently You’re trying to say something very strong to us.

I pray for a spirit of anointing and the unction of the Holy Ghost. Oh God, I don’t know how to get this out of my heart unless You pull it out. I don’t know how to speak it unless You speak the words in and through me. Sanctify me, purge me, let me stand here as a holy vessel with clean hands and a pure heart, sanctified by the word and the blood of Jesus, I pray. God, give us compassion. Teach us what it means to be compassionate in these hard, cruel days. In Jesus’ name, amen.

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