<TITLE>01. Par 1-5</TITLE>57-0322, Hear Ye Him, Oakland Municipal Auditorium, Oakland, CA, 100 min
L-1 Shall we bow our heads. Our blessed heavenly Father, we thank Thee tonight for the privilege that we have of assembling here in this great arena to worship Thee. And we ask that You will sanctify our efforts and may it be to the glory of God. May many be saved and healed in this place. And may it be such a memorial to many as they pass by here in the days to come, if Jesus tarries, may they be able to say, "In that place God forgave my sins" or "In that place God healed me."
May it be a time of history, Lord, might be made for the church of the living God. Forgive us of our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. And we pray that You will altogether gather us tonight under the wings of His abiding Presence. As a hen gathers her chicks, may we be gathered this night. And may the Holy Spirit visit us with great power. For we ask it in Christ's Name. Amen. May be seated.

L-2 It is such a privilege to speak to such a fine people as we have met here in Oakland since we have been here. And I want to apologize... My wife told me the other night that I made a mistake. And I said, "Since I've been in Oklahoma..." Well, I said, "Just about all you meet in California is either Okies or Arkies." So it went all right anyhow.
You know, I... when I first come to California, they said, "Everything you meet there will be either from Oklahoma or from Arkansas." And there's a whole lot of truth to it. I don't know whether it's this far up or not; this is out of the oil country.

L-3 And so tonight would be a good time to preach on the second coming of Christ, after the earthquake shaking like it has today. But it's just a reminder that Jesus still lives and His Word is still true. There will be earthquakes in divers places. And He still--His Word is still just as forceful and just as true as it was when He said it.

L-4 And tonight I had a great blessing when I came into my room, or just before entering my room. One of my noble friends, a very fine brother, T. L. Osborn, his wife and little children met us in their car. Now, our hearts were certainly happy, and I hope that they have introduced Brother Osborn, if he's here at the platform: very fine brother.
You know, I see lots of times, going into meetings they have the big signs up: "The Man of the Hour," "The Man With God's Message." Well, those things are all right. But the thing I like about Brother T. L. Osborn is this: He doesn't take any big names, but he just goes and gets the job done. And that's the best thing after all.

L-5 I believe that Brother Osborn has done more in the mission fields for the Kingdom of God than any man I know of on the face of the earth, is Brother T. L. Osborn. And if he hasn't been introduced, he will be, for I guess he's with us until the meeting is over, and I want him... He's a real preacher, and I want him to speak for us sometimes in the meeting, after I get to talk to him. It was early, and or late, rather, and I--I just run in after getting my laundry. And I'll get to talk to him maybe tomorrow and get it fixed up so he can speak for us. And I'm sure you'll enjoy his message.


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