<TITLE>05. Par 45-56</TITLE>L-45 Now, I wish that I had, we had seats for everyone. And I want to announce, I believe tonight is communion. Is that right, Brother Neville? [Brother Neville says, "Yes, that's right."--Ed.] Tonight is communion night. And everybody at...
I just thought of something on communion. There was a certain person the other day went to a church, and had to have a cab to come get him and take him down to church. He's a real poor man. And he went down and take communion, and his neighbor is kind of a--oh, kind of one of those wayward fellows that doesn't know God. And he asked his neighbor, said, "Where'd you go this morning in that cab?"
Said, "I thought..." He, the man, hardly hasn't got bread on the table. He said, "The church was taking communion, so I went down to take communion."
He said, "What is communion?"
He told him what it was the bread and wine of the Lord.
He said, "I had some too." Said, "I had a pan full of biscuits and a quart of whiskey." And on his table, right immediately, fell into a heart attack. They're looking for him to go at any minute. Don't be irreligious. Don't be irreverent. See? Respect the Word of the Lord (See?), for we don't know what minute we're going to be called on to answer and--to God.

L-49 [Someone says, "Are you going to be here tonight?"--Ed.] Now, pardon. ["Are you going to be here tonight?"] I'm aiming to come. Yes. They asked me if I was going to be here tonight. I'm aiming to hear a good preacher tonight, if I can, Brother Neville. But I aim to come on every communion night. I think it's our duties, as much as we can.
Then if it's all right, if it's pleasing to God, and pleasing to the church and to Brother Neville, I want to be here next Sunday again, if the Lord willing. [Brother Neville says, "Amen."--Ed.] And if it's all right. See? ["Oh, amen. Yes."]

L-51 And I--I just think that I want to give every little ounce that I can, every bit of strength that I have left for the Kingdom of God; everything, to save every soul that I know how to save. Because, after all, what--what would I do this morning if mama wasn't a Christian, if we didn't have that blessed hope of the other side? If I...
I remember, right down below my house, I baptized her thirty-one years ago in the Name of Jesus Christ, just below my house, there in the river. And I can just see her coming up now and hugging me. That meant a whole lot. I said, "Mama, someday we'll put you into a muddy grave." I said, "But he that believeth and is baptized shall be saved." Yes, yeah.
And so if I had no--won no other soul to God, than that of my mother, I--every effort is a million times paid. Yeah. Yes, sir. That's right.

L-54 Now, for a Scripture reading, I've got two Scriptures. So I want to read one of them first, and then we'll have prayer, and then I want to read another one. And you'd like to read with me, turn in your Bibles to the 1st chapter of Acts. And I would like to announce my text this morning, if the Lord willing. Now, the reason... I've got many Scriptures and notes here to talk on. I won't try to keep you too long.
But I try to study out, set in the room. And if the Lord doesn't give me anything, that I think it's worthwhile...

L-56 I want this congregation and all to know. I don't come down here just to be seen. I come down here, not because we need a minister. Because I think our pastor is one of the best there is in the land. That's exactly right. It's not that. But I come because that I feel that God has put on my heart a message that'll help this people (See?), something that'll help them. And together as--with our precious pastor, both of us led of the Holy Spirit, we place our time together, and conserve it to the saving of every soul that we can. And I come this morning, because I felt that the Holy Spirit give me a message that would help the church. And that's why I'm here.


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