<TITLE>17. Par 52-55</TITLE>L-52 To the grace of God, it was a woman who made the first start. Now, the men are following. God bless you. [Brother Branham prays with a woman--Ed.] Little lady repenting here said, "I just want to worship Him." O, God. Let your supper go; what do you care? Come here. Sister, brother, this means more to you than going to supper. This may mean going to heaven. It may mean Life Eternal. I don't care if you're Pentecost, Baptist, whatever you are, it don't matter. Come up here. Come here. You know you've mistreated Him. Come on up.
My Indian friends here, bless your heart. I wanted to go to the Apache reservation. I'll be back. I'll come up there. Won't you come if you missed... Up in the balcony? Don't think you're too far away. You may be plumb in hell someday, and then you'll be too far away. You're not this afternoon. Will you come? That's right. Move right up.

L-53 How... Two deaf and dumb boys walking up, just by sign language. And some of you that God's been good enough to you to give you your hearing, and then you'd set back on a sideline. O, God. You say, "Looky here, preacher. I've got a Ph.D." I don't care what you got. You got a stony heart too. You better worship Him while you can. "Kiss the Son while you can, lest He be angry." I want to kiss Him with my heart.
Two young men got up out of the balcony and come walking down, just young men. Won't you come? We're waiting. Do you want to kiss the Son? Do you want to stand here by His side and say, "Lord Jesus, with all my heart, I'm sorry the way I've done. I've been a church member. Yes, that's right, but I never really treated You right. I want with my tears to wash Your feet. With my testimony, I want to give a sweet smelling savour to You. I want to tell the world that I love You. I've been afraid in my office. I've been afraid with my neighbor. I've prayed... She might not like me no more. But, Jesus, I don't care who likes me as long as You like me." Every man's a mortal. He's going to die like you are, but Christ is immortal. Won't you come?
 Just as I am, Thou will receive,
 Wilt welcome, pardon and redeem;
 Because I promise I will believe,
 O Lamb of God, I come! I...

L-54 Now, as the laity is standing here, I'm going to ask how many preachers will walk up here with me? I want to see what you're made out of. I'm putting myself up here at the altar too. I'm guilty. I want God's forgiveness. I'm... God bless you, men and women.
Now listen, pastors, ladies and men both. There's one thing that I know you're guilty of here in Phoenix. You're guilty of not having the right kind of fellowship. Aren't you ashamed? Aren't you ashamed the way you've treated Him? Just look at the preachers, both men and women. O God. Are you really sorry in your hearts? How many of you is really sorry the way you've treated Jesus? Raise up your hands. With my hands up to God, I'm ashamed of myself. I am ashamed of myself. There's been a many a place I could have gone and wouldn't, didn't go. There's been a many thing I could've done and didn't do it. I thought I was too tired. But while I was preaching today, something said to me, "What about you?" I've preached it right to myself.

L-55 Jesus was invited to the Pharisee's, tired and weary and His throat hurting Him, but He went anyhow, knowing He was going to be unwelcome. He went anyhow. I'm ashamed of myself. I repent. I repent before God and this audience. And if you'll repent, brethren, with all your heart, and sisters, I'm sure that Christ Who stands in our presence will forgive us. And we'll have a fellowship here in Phoenix like it was on the day of Pentecost.
Every one of you brothers, just break down your little barriers now. Just forget all about it. Whether you are Assemblies, or Church of God, or Baptist, or Presbyterian, or Oneness, or what? Trinitarians, or whatever you are, just forget all about it. Let's just worship the Lord Jesus.


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