<TITLE>07. Par 20-22</TITLE>L-20 When I was first ordained at a Baptist church, and had local exhorter license, I had my Bible under my arm, and every time I'd meet anybody'd say, "Say, are you a preacher?"
"Sure. Yes, sir."
One day I was over at St. Louis, Missouri, and there was fellow named Robert Daugherty, a Pentecostal preacher. And that man, I heard him in a tent meeting, and I was supposed to help in this meeting. And that man preached till he go so red in the face, he'd lose his breath, and go plumb to his knees, buckle. I don't think... And he'd catch his breath; you could heard him about three blocks away; he'd come back up and he was still preaching.
Somebody said, "Are you a preacher?"
I said, "No, sir." My old slow Baptist ways don't think of it that fast. So I... That's the reason I'm kinda careful about saying I'm a preacher (You see?), especially when Doctor Vayle and many of these men, who are sitting around who are real preachers. But whenever I--whenever I do this, I like to talk about the Lord. We all do that, don't we?

L-21 So now, let's read some of His Word and ask Him to help us, and I want you now... I believe the crowds about settled down and gathered in. And I won't speak to you too long I trust. And I want to read some Scripture, where I know that His Words will never fail. And I'm a great believer in the Word, are you? Yes, sir. This is THUS SAITH THE LORD. I believe it. Hang my soul on any phase of It there, say It's right.
Now, now, you could've let that alone just for a minute longer...?... All right--all right. In the 11th chapter of Saint John I--I want to read... (Oh, I didn't really mean that so sincerely, but thank you anyhow.)

L-22 In the 11th chapter of Saint John beginning at the 18th verse I want to read a few Scriptures here. I want to speak on the resurrection. Say, what a text to take, amongst a bunch of people that... Well, maybe we need a resurrection. Don't you think so?
An old minister one time he went and preached repentance one night. The next night he come back and preached repentance. He preached it a full week, and he started the second week on repentance. Some of the elders met him at the door and said, "Can't you preach nothing else but repentance?"
He said, "Oh, yes. Let them all repent and then I will change." So that's right. We're... As soon as everybody repented, why, then it was all right to start something else. So, that's a good idea.
Now, in the 11th chapter and the 18th verse:
Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs--furlongs off:
And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.
But Martha, as soon as she heard... Jesus was coming, went and met him: but Mary sat still in the house.
Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou would've been here, my brother would not die.
But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou will ask... God, God will give it to thee. (I like that, don't you?)
Jesus said unto her, Thy brother shall rise again.
Martha said unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day.
But Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
And whosoever liveth and believeth [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.] shall never die. Believest thou this?
She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world."


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