<TITLE>01. Par 1-5</TITLE>57-0308, The Good Shepherd Of The Sheep, Madison Square Garden, Phoenix, AZ, 98 min
L-1 Let us remain standing just a few moments and bow our heads for prayer.
Our most gracious heavenly Father, it is a privilege that we have tonight to come in Thy Presence to give thanks to Thee for all Thy goodness to us. And we're unworthy of the blessings that Thou does give us. But we know that we have the promise that all things work together for good to them that love God. How our souls rest upon that Word.
And we pray tonight that You'll pour out of Your blessings upon us. Let Your Holy Spirit come to each heart and give to us that what we have need of. For we stand waiting with our hearts open, in Jesus' Name. Amen. May be seated.

L-2 Tomorrow morning, the Lord willing... I don't know which is front and back of this thing. If the engineer will, pick it up just as much as he can, because of my hoarseness. Thank you.
[Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.] have breakfast, a ministerial breakfast... And if God willing, I hope that every minister in Phoenix is there. I would like to talk to them a little bit. So plan on being there, brethren, if you possibly can. I don't know where the place is. Miller's Cafeteria... I guess they got a place reserved for the breakfast. And that's at nine o'clock, is it, Brother Groomer? Nine o'clock? Nine o'clock.

L-3 The place, the pulpit's not a joking place. But I just have a little something that I just heard on a phone a few moments ago, it just tickled me. I've got a little boy eighteen months old, and his grandmother is taking care of him while wife's out here with me. Mother was so hoarse, she can't talk, wanted to know what was the matter. Little Joseph went and locked her out of the house and she couldn't get in, couldn't get in at all. No key, and the key on the inside: eighteen months old, and he finally had to get to the door and unlock it himself and get her back in. Honey, does he take that after you? I'll pay for that tonight.
Oh, it's so good to be here. They tell me there's a big snow on the ground at my home, way cold. I believe Brother Sothmann, at his home, he called the other night and it's five below. So you all have a lot to be thankful for down around Phoenix here this time of year.

L-4 Now we're going to read tonight, the Lord willing, for just a little text, maybe the Lord give us the context, out of the Gospel of Saint John the 10th chapter. I want to read the 7th and the 14th verses of Saint John 10.
And Jesus said unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.
And in the 14th verse...
I am the good shepherd, and know My sheep, and am known of them.
Now, if you notice how that 7th verse read:
 Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.
And over here He says He is the good Shepherd.

L-5 I don't believe there is any greater thing that we could talk about tonight than would be the Lord Jesus. He is the greatest Person that we could talk about. And I just love to talk and brag about Him, because He's worthy of all things that anyone could say. And I have never found in my voice yet, or in my thinking, any word that could ever express my gratitude to Him for all that He has done for me and for others.
And tonight I wish to speak of Him as "The Good Shepherd Of The Sheep." You know, we learn so many things about that little animal, the sheep. And I was thinking, maybe if the Lord will, tomorrow night, if I don't have to take a flight down to South Arizona tomorrow after breakfast, I'd like to speak on "The Lamb And The Dove." And I thought tonight I would speak on the lamb, so I could shorten up the subject maybe, tomorrow night.


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