<TITLE>01. Par 1-5</TITLE>57-0310E, Hear Ye Him, Madison Square Garden, Phoenix, AZ, 98 min
L-1 Thank you brother. That's very fine of you, thank you. [Audience is applauding--Ed.] I say this, "God bless you all." And thank you so much. I hope to be back in Phoenix again right away. Now, let us bow our heads for prayer.
Father God, we are so happy tonight to know that this group of people love us, and we love them; and all together we love You. And it's because of Your love that we love one another. And may this love be undying love and never cease. Bless them, Father. Give to them the best that there is in the Kingdom. And someday when life is all finished for us, every one, may we gather at Your house, and there, eat at Your welcome table, live together forever. Until then, keep us healthy, happy, serving You. Bless us tonight; heal the sickness in our midst. Be Thou merciful to us and forgive us of our sins, in Jesus' Name we pray. Amen. Be seated.

L-2 I just don't hardly know what to say tonight. My wife said to me this afternoon... I'd preached so hard till I was just about ready to... My throat's spitting blood from it and out of my chest here hurting. She said, "What makes you preach so hard?"
Said, "Look, I've got the purchase of Christ before me." I said, "In the sight of God, a greater than the Blood of His Own Son." You're the purchase of His Son's Blood. You are bought with His Blood. And I like to put everything that there is within me, because of the love of Christ, and for you.

L-3 And you're so good and kind to me. And I thank you, each one, for your attendance. Even though maybe you might disagree with me on the sickness, praying for the sick and different things, you've come right along anyhow. That shows there's real something about you that I love.
Phoenix has always had a spot in my heart. And wife and I are intending, if--if the Lord willing, one of these days, maybe this coming fall, to live right up around Phoenix here somewhere for next--this next winter. If the Lord willing...?... [Audience applauds again.] Thank you.

L-4 And to the pastors, we're not coming in to start a church, not at all. We're coming in. While I'm in here I'll go from church to church, everywhere, and visit everybody and pray for them. [Audience applauds again.] Thank you.
And I wouldn't... I think Phoenix is beautiful. Once when I was a boy, I was here. And I lived up here on 16th and Henshaw Road. How Phoenix has growed since those days. I remember I used to take my horse down and water it (Salt River) right behind, on 16th and Henshaw, close to Brother Ballard's tabernacle. And then it was so far in the wilderness, while the horse was getting a drink, I'd go in swimming. And just think of this 16th and Henshaw of twenty-five years ago.

L-5 Well, it's built up, and I've got old, so it's quite a difference. But I still can remember it. I remember working out here, might be somebody here tonight, used to be out here near Wickenburg, a Circle R Ranch. I don't know whether you ever remember it or not, any of you old timers here. I was out there. I remember the man's name was Dale, I worked for, at the Circle R Ranch, right out between Glendale and--and Wickenburg. I remember we used to go in, either to Glendale or back to Wickenburg.
And it's... That same time, I didn't know it, but one of my associates was preaching in Wickenburg at that time. He was in the ministry then, and he's just a little older than I; that's Gordon Lindsay. And He was there.
I remember one time I taken a whole day's journey, and we had to leave early of a morning and drive to way late that night to get to Ajo: washboard road, just like that. And I went down the other day to Glendale, and it's just a smooth slick highway right on through. I'd like to visit Ajo again. I hope to be in the valley here, if the Lord willing, as soon as possible.


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