<TITLE>02. Par 5-8</TITLE>L-5 The next letter said, "Brother Branham, I haven't got a thing I can promise you, not even a place to lay your head." Said, "I'm a married man, and I have seven daughters, and five of them are grown. We're all here in a little three room house." Said, "I'm preaching under two pine trees." Said, "God knows I need you." You know where I went? Down there. That's right. And there, out of that meeting, they built a--a great tabernacle. And that man, as far, as I know, is still pastoring it. And that was down in Arkansas.
See, it's always best to follow the leading of the Holy Spirit. I never preached to a--a nicer congregation than I have these five nights, five days here. I appreciate you all. You been very loyal. I appreciate this fine bunch of ministers back here. I'm so glad that--that this group of people has a--shepherds to watch over them, like this.

L-6 Really, "pastor" comes from the word, "a shepherd, a feeder of the flock." And they are pastors, shepherds. And this Gospel that I preach, they believe it. That's the reason they sponsor it. That's the reason they're setting up here in the platform to say that, "We represent this meeting." And I...
The converts, the people who's offered their life to Christ and their future service, I trust that by all means you'll see some of these ministers, and let them baptize you in Christian faith. And--and God give you the Holy Spirit, and you be a member of their church.
Now, we don't represent any organization. We are certain. We just... Jesus Christ, all of us.

L-7 I want to thank them for inviting me, for standing with me and helping me. Brethren, I sure appreciate you. And I pray that someday, if it be the will of God, I can be back for an extended meeting where we can get in somewhere and have more time.
And to the officials, the trustees of this building that's let us have this building; we appreciate that. The courtesy of the custodians, and so forth, and what all they have done... I...
One of the boys was standing out there just now, kept us a parking place: Real nice, a fine, type of a gentlemen standing there, colored boy. I wish him the very best of God's blessings. And all, I appreciate it.

L-8 And for the congregation, how you responded and believed the Word that's been preached. And they tell me that all the debts was paid off, and that they took up a love offering. I... Now, you didn't have to do that. I appreciate it, though. And I assure you that there'll not be any of it spent for whiskey, cigarettes. It'll go right into the Kingdom of God. What I do with it, it goes right straight to the... You know what'd happen to it? It goes to foreign missions. I don't take a penny of it. It goes to support the missions where I go overseas.
When I get enough built up, then I go overseas and preach to people that don't even know which is right and left hand. They don't know what a decent meal is. They don't even wear clothes.


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