<TITLE>10. Par 31-34</TITLE>L-31 And said now, "Usually evangelists are them fiery fireballs," and said, "we have better thoughts then that of you, so now don't say nothing... Usually they're always picking about these here bunco games in the church." Said, "Now, the Women's Aid Society always has a bunco game every Wednesday night after prayer meeting in the basement. So be sure don't say nothing about that." And he went on with a whole list of things, what he could not do, could not talk about.
The evangelist said, "Then what will I talk about?"
And he said, "You might speak about the Jews, because we only had one of them in the church."

L-32 Now, there is such... Evangelism is that today in Pentecost. They're afraid to speak the truth. Right. I don't care if it hurts the pastor or who it hurts; it's God's Eternal Word. And we're responsible for it, the preaching of it. We must tell the truth; I don't care how bad it hurts.
But you know, they spoke to the wrong man when they spoke to Micaiah like that. Oh, he wasn't one of these compromisers with his wings set to see if he'd get a good offering or not. Oh, no, no, no. He was a man of God.
Why, I could imagine, the Scripture doesn't say so, but maybe perhaps they said, "Now, if you'll say the same thing, what these prophets say from the seminary, you know what? They might give you a degree from that college. You know, they might absolutely, after while, if you'll learn to speak a little better grammar, you know what? They might actually make you one of us, if you'll say the same thing they say." Oh, yeah, they'll do that yet today too. Sure, they will.

L-33 But what did this little holy-roller say? He said, "I'll only say what my God puts in my mouth to say." Amen. There's the kind of a man to have. No wonder the Holy Ghost warned Jehoshaphat's heart, said, "Yet there's one more; he will tell you the truth; he will tell you the truth. Just one more, but he will really be honest with you."
So then, little Micaiah comes over after praying and seeing a vision. And Jehoshaphat set, for all of his four hundred preachers around him, the Dr., Ph.D. and all the rest of them, you know around there, and the general superintendent, and the--the bishops, and the--all of them here with all along of, oh, great fellowship, eating lamb steaks and so forth, having a wonderful time. And they were all dressed just right, their collars turned around, and their long robes flowing, you know, with the holy father wrote on them and everything like they do, you know, all dressed up.

L-34 But you know, that just didn't please the man of God down in his heart. He thought there was something different from that. I do too; I really do. Puts me in the mind of Saul trying to put his ecclesiastical vest on David; it just didn't work on a man of God; that was all. Just don't fit him right, said, "Take this thing off," he said, "I've never proved it."
Now, that's what we need today, is take off some of our ecclesiastical vests and put on the righteousness of Jesus Christ, try and quit speaking great big words where the congregation don't know what we're talking about anyhow. That's right. Just plain old sassafras preaching is what will save them. It's the truth. No matter how flat footed it is, it's just the Word anyhow; they understand it that way. We're not rich and up to date in all these great big things; we're old fashion, or we should be. Now, we aren't wondering how to use great grammar and do all these great words and things, just speak it plain.
Then what taken place? What a time. The next thing we find out, that these great classicals standing there.


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