<TITLE>01. Par 1-7</TITLE>62-0118, Convinced Then Concerned, Full Gospel Church, Tempe, AZ, 125 min
L-1 Thank you very much, brother. (Be seated.) I certainly deem this a grand privilege of being here tonight with Brother Groomer, and to his church, and greet the flock that's sojourning here in Tempe, Arizona. I believe this is... Is this the city the Mormon people built here, is it? No, it's Mesa...?... I know it's one of these little cities. Many years ago, when I was just a boy, at the dedication of the Mormon Temple... I didn't remember whether it was Tempe or "Mesa," is where the brethren said.

L-2 And I'm always late, never on time. You know, they tell me I was just a little bit over the normal time coming to this earth. I had my wife waiting for a long time 'fore--when we got married. If I can just be late for my funeral now; that's--that's the next thing. That's the time I want to be late, real late. But people has been good to wait on me.

L-3 I got in a snowstorm and was held up a couple days before I got here, and I'm two days late on meeting here with Brother Groomer. I should've been here last Tuesday night. But we have made arrangements so we can get caught up, and--or however they've got it fixed. I may be wrong on this. But they've got it fixed, so I'll catch up anyhow.

L-4 Last night we had a wonderful meeting over at the other church, out in... Brother Hatton, I believe, yea, Brother Hatton, very fine Christian gentleman. I met him yesterday, and set in the study a little while with him, and we had a time of fellowship, got to pray with each other. Had a wonderful service out last night, but stayed a little long, kept the people up late. That's kinda a habit with me. But tonight I'm not going to do that. No. I--I don't intend to preach any longer than four hours. I--I just never expect to. So, see, that's usually about right at the Tabernacle or somewhere.

L-5 I see some of my friends from up around Jeffersonville, or visit us. We got people sitting out here before us tonight, I notice, that drive all the way from Macon, Georgia, every Sunday to have... That's about 714... That's about 1500 miles a round trip to come to church on Sunday. And they don't do that just one time. Every day in the year that we have service up at the Tabernacle, they drive from way down in Macon, Georgia.
I see Brother and Sister Dauch here from Ohio. Brother Dauch is well-stricken in age, but just he and his wife together, and the Lord has been good to them. And they--they drive every Sunday, this aged couple, from way up in Ohio, down from the--over icy roads. And she, a woman, drove all the way from Ohio here to get to be in the meetings.

L-6 And here the people are from Macon, and different places, that's gathered in here for the service. We're glad to have friends like that. So happy to share our privileges together, our fellowship together. For truly, we profess that we are pilgrims and strangers. This is not our home.
I believe... I just looked over and see a brother all the way from Iowa down here, if that's right, isn't it, brother, over here, Brother Norman's brother-in-law from Iowa?
We are like Abraham. We are--left the world, and we are looking for a city whose Builder and Maker is God. We're believing that someday, some glorious day, we shall see that city. My whole heart's desire is to see that glorious city.

L-7 Now, we are trusting to God to bless us tonight, and to give us of His Presence. And I was just only saying that for just a little--change the atmosphere for a little smile, when I said preaching four hours. Now, I'm guilty of doing that (See?); and--and the people's guilty of setting and listening that long. But that's a--that's kind of hard, punishing them like that.


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