<TITLE>02. Par 8-13</TITLE>L-8 You know, every church, if you don't have a doctrine, you're not a church. You've got to have something that you stand for, some principles that you're holding up. And regardless of what a person's affiliation or denomination might be, if that person is borned of the Spirit of God, that's my brother or my sister, regardless of... We might different in other things as far as east from the west, but we are still brothers. And I would not do nothing but try to help that brother for a closer, better walk to Christ, then I believe any real, true Christian would do the same for me.

L-9 Now, I've asked this tabernacle... Now, we're not entering into this, just for a protractive meeting. I want to enter into this, and I want you, and have asked you to burn every bridge that's behind you and make every sin right, that we're coming into this with all that's in our hearts and lives. We must come here for the sole purpose of getting our souls ready for the coming of the Lord, and for no other purpose. And as I have spoken and said, that maybe sometime I might teach or say something that might be a little contrary to what someone else--the way they believed it... I--I did--did not come for controversy (You see?), I--I come... We're here to make ready the coming of the Lord.

L-10 And I think that this little group... I've got some visiting brethren with me here I know from different places, and we're happy to have them. And no doubt but what out through the audience there, there's others from out of town--from out from around our little adjoining cities here. And we're happy to have you and so appreciative of you if you love us well enough to come to hear these things. God... May you take home with you, my brother, sister, the richest treasures God can pour in your heart is my prayer.

L-11 And to this little tabernacle, seeing that I believe that it is one of the finest people that I believe that's on earth, goes to this tabernacle... I never said all the finest people; I said some of the finest people on earth go to this tabernacle. But as day by day entering back from meeting to meeting, I see a great need of this tabernacle, a great need in it, and that's for a filling or a consecration, a deeper life, a closer walk with God. And I have promised them to do this, to have this messages for them. And we're glad to bring you in and fellowship with us around the Word of God, as we teach and try to bring out.
Now, the first three nights we will not be taking a subject to preach on, but a message to teach from the Word of God--and now--for I would not ask anyone to do anything that I would not do myself. And this week has been a complete Calvary for me. I've been so close to--to the blacking out, as I would place it, till I was almost beside myself. But I have completely surrendered every will and everything that I know of to the Lord.

L-13 The other night at around a little after midnight, the wife and I, after setting up, and praying, and talking to the Lord across the little footstool in the--our front room with two open Bibles, we consecrated ourselves anew to God for a complete service, that we would surrender our own wills, and everything, and every negative thought, and--to serve the Lord Jesus. And I trust that that's been your attitude too, that you've done the same thing. Then when we're coming tonight, we're coming upon holy ground, among a people who's been praying, and fasting, and making restitutions, and getting ready to receive something from God. And I know that he that will come hungry will not go away hungry, but God will feed with the Bread of Life.
Now, before we read from His sacred Book, let us bow our heads just a moment for prayer.


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