<TITLE>01. Par 1-4</TITLE>57-1212, The Door Of The Door, Essex Theater, Newark, NJ, 95 min
L-1 Let us just remain standing for a moment for a word of prayer, if you will. Let's bow our heads.
Our heavenly Father, we're grateful to Thee for the privilege that we have of coming to Thee in the way of prayer. Because we've been bid to come this a way, we have this assurance that God hears, because He promised through His Son that if we asked You anything in His Name, it would be granted.
We pray that You'll save the lost tonight, that's gathered out, comfort the heart of everyone who's come to hear it, with Thy message. And we pray that You'll heal all the sick that's in Divine Presence. And those across the nation who's requesting prayer, who is desired to be here, if they could. We pray that You'll get glory from our efforts. We ask in Jesus' Name. Amen.
You may be seated.

L-2 I am happy to be back again tonight into the service of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. And I am trusting tonight, that His--His Presence will bless us all. I was happy to see my good friend Brother Gardener here from down at the--in the--the state of New York. And we've had much fellowship together. And I can't pronounce that name just right, Binghampton, Bingham, Binghampton. We had a wonderful meeting down there some time ago, and we always remembered them wonderful times of fellowship that we had with those dear people there in New York.

L-3 The lights are a little poor [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.]... read tonight from the 12th, or the 3rd chapter of the book of Revelations for a reading and pray that God will give us a context from this:
And unto the angel of the church of Laodicea write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;
I know thy works... thou art neither cold nor hot: I would that thou wert cold or hot.
So then because thou art lukewarm... neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.
Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:
I counsel thee to buy of Me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that thy shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.
As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear My voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
I wish to take the subject for the evening, "The Door Of The Door." And may the Lord give us the contents of the text. It is such a striking text for this time to read. This was our Lord Jesus speaking to John on the Isle of Patmos, two thousand years ago, and described exactly the condition of the church in this day. How that it would be neither cold nor hot, just lukewarm. And God does not like His church to be lukewarm. He said, "Either be cold or be hot. And because that you're just lukewarm, I will spue thee from My mouth."

L-4 Now, that certainly fits the situation today, of the modern a--church today, and the Pentecostal church today: just a lukewarm condition, neither hot nor cold. It would be better if we would be either back in their old denominational state, status, or either be up in the realms of the blessings of God, than to sit in a lukewarm condition as we are now. The Lord would appreciate us much more if we would do it.


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