<TITLE>12. Par 40-43</TITLE>L-40 Brother, I'd rather preach to two people and be true in the sight of God, than to stand before ten million, and have to compromise, or to do something contrary, to hurt my Lord Jesus, to do something against his kingdom. I'd rather stand and preach the true Word, than to have an organization of my own. I'd... That's what I did do, by the grace of God, when the first beginning, when all the attention was on the meeting, when I was here at Phoenix. Why, certainly it was presented to me, the devil did. "Why, you could start an organization that would tear this up and tear that up."
I said, "Looky here, Mr. Devil, I was never sent on this earth to tear up, I was sent to this world to preach healing. And I'm preaching the healing of the body of Christ." Back to the Bible. We can never heal the body of Christ on a little sensation: one gets this, and one gets that, and one gets this, and one gets that. Come back to the Word, and put the people on God's eternal Word. Oh, if you could only see it.

L-41 We got a Hero, that's the Holy Spirit, Who came to teach us and to guide us into all Truth. Is that what He said He'd do? Well, what is Truth? Not oil, not blood, not this, not that. No, sir. The Word is the Truth. The Bible said so. Jesus said, "Father, sanctify them through the Truth. Thy Word is the Truth." The Holy Ghost will testify of the Truth, the Word of God.
In closing, I might say this: too quickly is these things forgotten. Too quickly is the message forgotten. People come to church sometimes; they see a little enthusiasm. Sometimes they come to hear some good, famous preacher preach a--a good theologian preach a good sermon, they call it. But you fail to realize what you come to church for. You come to church to worship.

L-42 I just left Switzerland, recently, and many of you man and women here, who are about my age... I think it's from the readers in this day. But you are familiar, perhaps, with--some of the men on the platform behind me--with the great story of Arnold Von Winkelried. He was a great hero in Switzerland, many hundred years ago.
The Swiss people had gathered into the mountains, and had their little economical system up there. Their little homes and their wives and children. They were peace loving people, and are yet. And one day Switzerland was invaded. Now, give me your undivided attention. And in the invasion, the invaders come with great spears and armies, all well trained man--helmets, shields, bucklers, knee guards--well trained. And Switzerland heard that their lands were invaded with this enemy, and they gathered to protect their little homes.
They come down out of the mountains to meet the enemy in the plain. And what did they have to fight with? Clubs, sickle blades, rocks, and whatever they could pickup. Oh, the enemy was too much of a match for them.
And as that little bunch of Swiss boys stood up there, right behind them was their homes, wives, and babies, and all that they loved and called... [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.]

L-43 Here come that great army like a massive brick wall, every man trained, every step the same as they marched on to just totally annihilate that poor little group of Swiss. And as they come on, they seen they were whipped. They were defeated, because of this great army. But it was at that crucial moment, that a man, inspired, by the name of Arnold Von Winkelried, he said, "Brethren, this day I'll give my life for Switzerland."
And they said to him, "Arnold Von Winkelried, what will you do today?"
He said, "You just follow me." Listen. "You follow me and fight with what you've got, and do the best you can." Now, he turned and he said, "Just over the mountain is a little white home. In that little home, my wife and three little children wait for me to return." And said, "I'll never see their face again, but take care of my wife and children, for this day I'll give my life for Switzerland."


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