<TITLE>03. Par 7-9</TITLE>L-7 And--and offerings, we just--we have to usually make a budget of how much the auditorium will cost us each day, and the--the expenses...?... and see how much we have to have for each offering. As soon as that's taken up, I have asked that the managers all the time stop taking offerings, as soon as the--the expenses is paid, that that is...?...
And then at the end of the offering, or at end of the services, rather, they usually give me a love offering. And I wish I didn't have to have that. But I have a family, and I have to have our expenses, whether I minister to...?... at around a hundred dollars a day, in my office work and so forth. And I pay my help.
And at the end of the services, if there isn't enough to take care of the expenses that hasn't been met, without a begging and pulling on the people... I just absolutely refuse to do that. I don't believe in that...?... that's the reason you're...?... are. Well, I'd rather do that and have favor with God, than to do it the other way...?... budget, if it doesn't make it, then I'll give my love offering for it. Then we don't have to have to ask to...?... As an evangelist, we...?... as much as five thousand dollars, about time for an...?... day's meeting. And they love me, so they trust me to do it. And I'm thankful for that.
And so far, by the grace of God, we have never had to do that, for I believe with all my heart that it suits God to be honest in my heart with God and His children...?... And we want that spirit always before the people.

L-8 And our meetings are not big--great big where we have to have thousands a night. I don't have any radio broadcasts, television, any of these things, printing papers and so forth, so it don't take very much. And I can minister to the people, as many as I can, in the little meetings. And that's the way I'd just rather keep it like that. And so I can visit the people and do the best that I can to help.
Knowing this, that each day I'm getting older. And someday I'll have to stand in His Presence to give an account for my stewardship here on earth. But with all my heart, the words that I desire to hear Him say that time is, "Well done." And it'll over then. And I want to meet every one that I've ever ministered to in His Name here on earth, plus the millions and millions that others ministered to.

L-9 And now, we have been, in the services... We have service in Lubbock, Texas, just a few days ago where we had a wonderful meeting. The western people is always so nice to us, as well as the eastern. And at Lubbock, we just had an outstanding meeting, the Presence of the Lord...
And so we just... These short meetings... Usually for my ministry is not that I am a Divine healer. Anyone knows that. I guess people that's really thinking, and mentally right, knows that there's no man that's a Divine healer. That lays in God alone. And I--I never did receive any power to heal sick people, and if others say they do it, well, then I--I hope and trust that that is the truth.
I--I would like to see our Lord Jesus come down and give people power to heal the sick. But I don't think He ever did this, and even Himself didn't claim to do it, so I doubt if He...?... ever will do that anyway. He said Hisself that He wasn't a Healer. He said, "It's not Me that doeth the works; it's My Father. He's the One that tells what..." He said, "I can do nothing in Myself. But what I see the Father doing, that I do also." in other words, He just acted in drama what the Father showed Him to do. And that's the way it is now. That just is...?...


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