<TITLE>03. Par 12-15</TITLE>L-12 And wife and I went up on South Mountain to look back over Phoenix. And I thought, about three hundred years ago there probably wasn't nothing here but coyotes, cactus, and so forth. And now it's a great fabulous city.
Now, I said, "Honey, is it converted or perverted? You can use your choice. To me it's perverted. Now, because these great buildings, and beautiful structures, would be fine if men and women were walking up and down the streets with their hands up to God, praising God; and brothers and sisters living like... instead of drinking, gambling, smoking, lying, stealing, beer joints, everything that's evil. In the midst of all that though..."
Then wife said to me, "Then, Billy, what are you here for?"
I said, "But, honey, since we've been setting here fifteen minutes, how many lies has been told through that valley? How many oaths has been taken, the Lord's Name in vain? How many cigarettes, how many whiskey drinkings, how many adulteries has been committed, and all through there, just in the last little while, while we're here?"
She said, "Isn't that awful?"
I said, "Here's what we're here for, honey. How many faithful prayers has went up since we've been here? 'Ye are the light of the world.' That's what we're here for, to put our shoulders with these little churches here, do everything we can to help it to move on, to be a..."

L-13 You all... You saints are a blessing to me. I hope that I'll be a blessing to you in visiting here. And I... When I found out that I get to visit the different denominations and organizations, and--and the different churches, and so forth, the brethren through the Phoenix valley here, my heart was thrilled. That comes before the convention that I'm to speak, at the Christian Business Men's convention on I think Saturday morning breakfast, and then the Sunday afternoon meeting the follow--the following Sunday. And it's always a privilege to meet with those brethren. I think they have about twenty-five hundred seats there. Be plenty of seating room for all of us. We hope to meet you there.

L-14 And then, to have this time of fellowship, to go from church to church and speak... I think I preached this morning till I preached myself hoarse, for about an hour and a half; and that was a short one. I usually don't get out before three or four hours of it at--at the church at home. I just... I'm not a preacher. So I--I just make a joyful noise to the Lord. I like to do it so well, that I--I guess I just love it, so I just keep on doing it.
I've been... had four or five different expressions I'm holding the people too late. So I--I know that is true. And tonight, honestly, we'll be out of here before one o'clock. I--I'll just almost assure you of that. I just, almost... Such a fine feeling spirit, and everything so lovely, I'm sure the Holy Spirit will have a blessing for us.

L-15 Now, I--now, I haven't been having any healing services in the meetings. I... One night, down at Brother (Jesus' Name brother?) Brother Outlaw--Brother Outlaw's church, there was so many there wanted to be prayed for. And I had my son to give out some prayer cards. And then a couple of nights, the Holy Spirit so falling in the building until... You all know. You've been in my meetings. All of you have. You see how the discernment, and so forth... But now, I've noticed it's accumulating many to be prayed for. And I noticed that the first, by beginning Wednesday and Thursday. I thought I'd wait till after Sunday, because, if you're having healing services in the church... You see, I--I announced everywhere I went for every person to stay at your post of duty on Sunday. You see? These special meetings is just visiting with the brethren. And we--we want everybody to keep your place of duty, 'cause your pastor's waiting for you. And that's where you should be.


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