<TITLE>03. Par 9-13</TITLE>L-9 So I have to answer for that money. And then I know I'm a good steward. I'll spend it in the Kingdom of God. My church gives me a salary of a hundred dollars a week. That's what I live on with my children.
By the way, someone sent me two dollars (I appreciate that.) by my son. And there was two five dollar checks that come in this week. And the... Someone awhile ago sent us a box of canned blackberries. My wife doesn't know it yet. Honey, wherever you are, we're headed for a gastronomical jubilee tonight. I...?... I really like blackberries.
Some of you, maybe, wrote me letters. I answered the best I could. Now, to the questions you ask me in doctrine, I just referred you back to your pastor (You see?), because I don't--I don't do that. See? It's nice. I appreciate you putting that much confidence. But you see, all of us wouldn't agree just... On basics we all--we agree the same thing, but each man, maybe two or three setting there, wouldn't. That's the reason I said ask your pastor (See?), because sometimes it causes a little friction in the church, and we don't want that. We--we want you to be in harmony and one accord.
I think of your pastor like the song, "Amazing Grace."
It was grace that brought me safe thus far,
Grace will take me on.

L-10 If the pastor has preached the Gospel, and you are converted and filled with the Holy Ghost, trust Him on. He will take care of the rest of it. Just go right on.
So I don't answer doctrinal questions. I just believe in the great fundamental evangelical doctrine of the Bible. And what I say here, even if your pastor disagrees with it, we'll know one thing, that basically, we both believe the same thing.

L-11 You know, even my wife and I don't agree upon everything. That's right. She... When she eats pie, she likes berry pie. And I like cherry pie. I like to taste cherry... And I like berry pie too, understand? But I take cherry pie, put that juice over the top of it, and then pour butter on top of that, then molasses on top of that. It's just right for eating then. That's right, really good.
Now, I tell you; she likes the same thing but she's afraid of the calories. I think that's what. But I'm telling you, sweetheart, wherever you're at in here, when we cook this blackberry cobbler, I'll pick all the calories out for you, and you just--you just have a great time.

L-12 God bless you, thank you so much. Everything you have done, you supported the meetings and that's all that was necessary.
I'm going to ask you one more favor, if you will. Perhaps this summer, and on... I hope to see you again this side the Jordan. If I don't, I'll meet you on the other side. And this same Gospel that I been preaching, I'll stand to be judged by it on the side.
Now, I would like to say this, that if there is any time I can do you a favor, I'd be glad to do it.
I used to say like... "Nights never get too dark, rain never fall too hard, but I'd crawl to get to you." Now, with a whole world-wide ministry, a personal contact of about ten million people, I couldn't do that. 'Cause we had one phone. We counted once the calls come on on this one phone, and they was averaging, I believe it was, around twenty or thirty long distance calls per hour. See? So you see, you just, you couldn't answer it all and get to it.

L-13 But I'll say one thing, I do everything I can. They write those requests down. If I... As many as I can call back, I do, and pray over every one of them, and everything I can do. And we pray for little cloths and send them out. If you want one... Everything we have is free, so just send and get it.
Now, we're not wanting your address. As I said, I have a hard time getting help to even answer letters. Now, you'll get a--a slip that's made up, a mimeographed slip, on what to do, how to go to your pastor, when you get this little cloth. How many believes in that, handkerchiefs and aprons, Acts 19? And that's--that's the greatest part of my ministry is that.


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