<TITLE>02. Par 5-7</TITLE>L-5 Now, such things taken place. One of our brethren, because that he had prayed for years, and he had prayed for me to come here... And I want to tell you how the Lord worked. I had great stacks of invitations worldwide. I put all my American revivals together, and then my foreign overseas the first of every year. I start Christmas week and we pray over it the week through, 'cause we're usually home then. And--and so we prayed over it. And immediately my mind was attracted to Texas, Houston--or not Houston, but Beaumont. And then in... I said, "You got anything from Beaumont?" The secretary brought out invitation, several of them, and I said, "Let's see." And I just picked up one like that, laid it... Picked out one and I seen this little pastor's name. I said, "Contact him." See, just, "Contact Brother..."

L-6 And then, the brother, with good intentions, with no ill feelings... And if some of the state men are here, presbyters or whatever it is, brethren, don't do something evil that you'd be sorry of later. See, see? Be a Christian; be a gentleman. The little brother meant no harm. He was only trying to follow out and was thankful for a prayer being answered. That's all it was, just being thankful for God answered his prayer. He didn't mean to be evil, and he... I don't think he is. He's a good brother, fine, sweet brother.
And then when his good brother, one of the... He belongs to the UPC, which is called among the people, "Oneness." And some of the trinitarian-believing brethren come in. His heart's hungry for fellowship, and when his trinitarian brother came, what was he... Nothing to do but put an arm around him. Now, brethren, if you excommunicate a man from your Assemblies for such as that, God have mercy on your sinful soul. When I get to a place, or any organization that can't reach its arms out and get a brother from anywhere, God be merciful to you.

L-7 Assembly brethren, and you Church of God, Foursquare, and all of you, I'm sure you can appreciate a stand that a gallant brother would take like that. I'm sure that you Assembly brethren appreciate that, you Foursquare, and Church of God, and trinitarian-believing brethren. This brother reached out his heart. He didn't have the heart to say, "Stay away," because he loves you. Now, while he's in his part when he's down, having to grind hard, and relied upon that all the time, if anything should happen and the brethren should put him out of the organization because he fellowshipped with you, remember that.
Have fellowship one with another, and forget your little differences, and be brothers one with another and strengthen him. Lend him a hand; pat him on the back; say, "Come on, brother, we're right together." That's the way to do it. That's the way to do it. You'll find out one thing, brother: criticism will only get you in trouble. That's right. Don't never down anybody; lift them up.


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