<TITLE>12. Par 32-34</TITLE>L-32 Now, while we have our heads bowed, is there some here, or (I know there's some here.) that would like to say with an uplifted hand to God, "I'm ashamed of my life. And I--I want to confess my wrongs before God and ask for mercy"? Raise up your hand to God. God bless you. God bless you. God bless you. There's many of you, many of you. Yes. There's many of you here too that's pro... God bless you.
Many of you here who have professed Christianity for a long time, and know that you have failed to toe the line with God; know that you are doing things right now that you ought not to do and you're going unconfessing them, just loosely floating along with the tide; looking at the kind of programs you should not look at; looking at the kind of magazines and reading the literature that you should not read, that's not becoming to Christians; listening to the jokes of vile, foul, and dirt, and smut that you know you shouldn't do, both men and women. You know places where you could've spoke and did not do it, and you're guilty maybe of the sin of omission. I wonder if you'd raise your hand at Christ to have mercy on you and forgive you. Raise your hand. God bless you, young lady.

L-33 As the woman walks out to come to the altar to confess hers... Raise your hand to God. God bless you. That's right Mr. That's right. God bless you. Raise your hand. You know you've done wrong. I wonder if you have the courage tonight to meet me here at the altar. Let's kneel around here and say, "God, be merciful to all of us. We're in need of You." God bless you, lady.
To see these young women coming, weeping, life before them. They're at the crossroad. They're a victim of circumstances. What... Do you realize, old men, when we were boys, our boys has got ten times the temptation that we had? Sister, do you realize that your daughter has ten times the temptation you had when you was a girl? What will her daughter have? Look at the things, the pictures the devil's a painting. Oh, how we need to pray.
Now, we'll go back to you again. Brother, do you realize we don't pray half as much as our fathers did? Pastor, do you know we don't put as much time on our knees as the pastors before us did? Women, do you realize you don't instruct your daughter and pray with her at night like your mother did you? Then what about it? Who's guilty? We're guilty. There's no way around it; we're guilty. I'm guilty. I'm guilty of not doing the job of God like I should do. I'm confessing it that I'm wrong. I'm asking God to be merciful to me.

L-34 I look out here and see the opportunities I've missed because of petty things, little old insufficient things that didn't mean nothing. I'm ashamed of myself as a Gospel minister before you. I repent before God and ask God to forgive me and the church to forgive me for being so dilatory about the work of God. By the grace of God, and by the help of God, I--I'll not listen to what... Everyone trying to tell you something to do. They got a program; they got something for you to do. Nonsense. I know God's program; it's written out here in the Bible. And I'm ashamed of myself as a minister of the Gospel. One million souls won, I ought to have ten million souls won. I'm a way behind.
What about you? How many souls you won since you've been to Christ? Christianity just goes from one to another. How many souls you won since you've been a Christian? If you're not winning souls, you're guilty. You're barren; you've brought shame on the church and the Gospel. How many people you get out for Wednesday night prayer meeting? If you're not doing it, you ought to be ashamed of yourself before Christ. You're guilty, and your place is at the altar. I invite you to come with me for repentance. And will you bow your heads and keep it bowed a minute while I feel my guilt and would like to repent. Just bow your head.


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