<TITLE>18. Par 69-73</TITLE>L-69 Yeah, Christians, calling yourself Christians, coming around all fixed up and made up. There was only one woman in the Bible that ever painted her face and that was Jezebel. You know what God did to her? He fed her to the dogs. That's right.
And when you see a woman acting like that and call herself a Christian, say, "How do you do, Miss dog meat?" That's what she is: dog meat. God gave her to the dogs. Yes, sir.
Oh, what we need today is a good old fashion Holy Ghost stirring among the people to get men and women back to the living God again. What's the matter? The world's dead. There we go.
I can see when this man John was born, when he come out of the wilderness of Judaea, he didn't have a tuxedo on, his collar turned around in the back, eating fried chicken and ice cream three times a day, but he'd had locusts and wild honey; and he had a big old piece of sheepskin draped around him, with a camel skin belt lapped on him.

L-70 Oh, what a preacher, hair all bulged out around his face like that, but brother, he didn't know any theology and he didn't know any of these seminary experience. He stayed in the wilderness under the power of God until God sent him out. Hallelujah.
God give us some more men that's God-sent men. When he walked out of there, brother, he wasn't so eloquent to look at. His speech wasn't so eloquent, rather, but I'll tell you what he did. He preached the sermons that stirred all the regions around Judaea and Jerusalem. Everything come out to hear him. Why? He preached Christ (Hallelujah.), not theology, but Christ.
What's the matter with the world today; we've substituted our creeds and things to take the place of the Holy Ghost. Creeds will never shove the Church on. And the Holy Ghost leads the Church. Amen.
Brother, that's the old fashion sassafras Gospel, but it saved me, and it'll do the same thing for you. It's truth. It's hard. I know it's hard, but brother, sometimes you have to get broke up before you can get made up again. It's the truth.

L-71 I can see John standing out there preaching, but he stirred all the regions around about Jordan. Here come down Jesus: was baptized of him. When He went straightway out of the water and the heavens opened, said, "This is My beloved Son in Whom I am pleased to dwell in."
Jesus went forth... Now, it comes to our text, our place quickly. Listen close. Then His ministry started. He went over to live with Martha and Mary and them at Bethany. Now, He was called away.

L-72 When Jesus went away from that home, sickness and sorrow come in, and when Jesus goes away from your home, sickness and sorrow will come in. Yes, sir. Watch. If you turn Jesus down at your home, quit having family prayer, quit having Bible readings, and so forth in your home, look for trouble to come in. That's right. It's on its road right then.
Jesus went away, not this case; He wasn't driven away. Their immorals wasn't driving Him away, but He went away because the Father had showed Him a vision. He went away.
They sent for Him to come pray when Lazarus got sick. He went on. Oh, my. What would that happened today if your pastor'd do that?

L-73 Well, He went away. First thing, they sent again: Lazarus at the point of death. He just ignored them, went on. If that would've happened to your pastor, why, you'd say, "That hypocrite. I'll go over to the Assemblies of God. I won't fool with him." The Assemblies of God did you that way, "I'll take down to the--to the Methodists, or the Baptists."
That's what it is: You pack your paper from one church to another one, and one church to another one, till you've wore the thing out and it's turned yellow. Get your name written on the Lamb's Book of Life and stay put. Amen.


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