<TITLE>04. Par 13-17</TITLE>L-13 Now, you know, if you get away... We know all cities... I think Phoenix is--is a wonderful city. But I said to my wife, "Just think. Down in there now, right at this moment, that little valley, the Maricopa Valley here, as we can look through it, Salt River, through here, how many people at this minute in that one little valley is taking the Name of the Lord in vain? How many sins, adultery, and so forth, has been committed in the last hour in this city, this little group of people?"
I said, "How many people do you think that's sinned in the last fifteen minutes, since we've been setting up here in this city?" Think of it tonight. I said, "It's a wonder that God just doesn't wash the whole thing out, like that." It certainly is true.

L-14 But do you remember like it was in Sodom? There was someone down there that had to be brought out. And I said, "Sweetheart, besides all of that, remember, that in this valley since we've been setting up here, there's been prayer after prayer go from a sincere heart." See? And I said, "That's the reason we're here at Phoenix today, and in this meetings around the fellowship with our brethren: is to put ourself in with them to help to move this great load, to try to get others to see.
Now, someday I believe that the whole valley will be wiped out; the whole earth will be wiped off. And there will come a great millennium." And I said, "The warriors and heroes of the faith then will walk down through the gardens of God, never to be old again, never to be sick again, while anthems fill the air, the Angels looking down."

L-15 I think of a soldier coming home when he's been honored, you know, overseas or something, and how that there seems to be such a great honor the people pay him. But what is it? It's just a few honors out on the street, and a few trumpets to sound, or bells to ring. And then you go right back into the old grind.
But this way it'll be an endless eternity, how that the anthems that the Angels was singing as these warriors, and their wives, and families, walk through the paradises of God. Now, that's not some mythical dream like Christmas, Santa Claus is. That's the truth, friends. And--and we are looking forward to that. I'm looking with all my heart to that time, that when Christ shall come and we shall be in His likeness then. And there'll be no more old age...
What say? Come right here, Paul, if you will.
And you that wants a prayer card, as he comes down just to give you a prayer card, just raise your hands.

L-16 And I wonder if it would be asking a little too much, if we would get this pianist and this choir here to sing? Well, let's have the audience, put everybody in it, if they will, sing, "Close to Thee, Close to Thee." You know the song? You know it? Everybody know it? "Close to Thee?" All right. Some song... Let's just let the choir sing one then, that's... I think that'd be better. Just let the choir sing it. And that'll let you all be interested in giving out--getting your prayer cards.

L-17 Brother Outlaw, would you come here again, if you will, if it's not asking too much of you, my brother? And we'll have another chorus, or whatmore, from the people. And then we will go right straight, quick as we can, for a short message, and pray for the sick. The Lord bless you. Pray for the little choir now, as it... All that appreciates a... you Pentecostal people that appreciates a nice little clean-looking bunch of girls and boys, like that, just raise up your hands. See? We Sure do. There's one outstanding thing, many outstanding things, about this church here; and one of them, they sure are singers.
[The choir sings--Ed.]


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