<TITLE>02. Par 5-8</TITLE>L-5 Brother Tommy Hicks, I hear, is in a heart attack, overworked. Oh, as I said the other night? God's people needs a juniper tree--rest. Let's just wait on the Lord, then we renew our strength as we wait on Him. Don't try to do it all.
I remember staying in the prayer line for seven days and nights, and eating my meal at the pulpit, determined I would pray for every one that come before I set down. There were ten times more on the last night than there was when I started. Then I almost died. I couldn't sleep, didn't know where I was at hardly, I was so tired and weary. Doesn't pay to do that. Jesus doesn't want us to do that. He wants us to take care of ourselves...

L-6 No one never know what those visions does to me. They're awful hard on me. And if it could just be one, and then the rest of them would be all right. But if you... It's one, it's got to be all, or they just don't want to believe it.
So the Church is not in its right state yet. We have to remember that. It's not matured. So we just have to linger and do the best we can. And there's no one can bring it to maturity, only the Holy Spirit, as we listen to It. I don't believe it'll ever come by man, it'll have to come by God.

L-7 But tomorrow night, the Lord willing, we're going to pray for the sick. And I'll send Billy, my son. And if he don't come, then Gene or Leo, one, will be giving out prayer cards, or Brother Sothmann. I see him back there from Canada. He's with us in the convention. Some of them will be giving out prayer cards tomorrow night about six o'clock, so it won't interfere with the rest of the service.
And then, on Saturday night, I learned this since I've come: that Brother Osborn, my precious friend, is having his film showed here in the city. I suppose it's been announced from here. And it'll be showed Saturday night at this certain theater, or school auditorium. And I would ask all of you to go and see that. Tommy Osborn is one of the finest Christian gentlemen I ever met. He's a real servant of Christ, genuine. And I have a great respects and love for him.

L-8 And beings that I'm here in the city, and I--I--I want to go Sunday afternoon myself to see the film. But tomorrow night, I'm going many many miles away to another church--Saturday night I meant to say. Going to another church for a little service. Perhaps just preach to the--a little sermon and come back, because it's a short--or small church. There's not many can come in. It's associated with this church. And then Sunday afternoon, I aim to see the film myself.
And then, Sunday night, is another service. And in that service, we will pray for the sick again, the Lord willing. Sunday night at the auditorium, your pastor here told me this morning as we were talking... Such a gallant spirit that he had. He said they would close this church, that they would not have services at the Philadelphian Church while we were in the city praying for the sick. That's mighty gallant. We are thankful for that, for our Brother Ead who told me that this morning.


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