<TITLE>02. Par 5-10</TITLE>L-5 And so, we are happy to be here today in this fine atmosphere of worship. And I appreciate so much the--the attendance of these churches since we've been in the city, and throughout the Maricopa Valley such a wonderful fellowship. I said the other day that I think the word "phoenix" means "something that's come up out of nothing." Now, that might be the wrong expression, but I think that's something on that order, that this city was built out of a desert here, just right in the middle of a desert. So it rose up out of chaos.
And a few years ago I come into the city, some ten or fifteen years ago, and the churches was kind of battling with each other. You could hardly get... They said, "Well, if this group's going to do the cooperation, we're out." See? And so... But now I find out that there's another "phoenix" has rose up, such a brotherhood of fellowship among the brethren, all the churches together. I notice night after night in places, how the...

L-6 Now, it falls kinda hard on our precious brother here because this is on Sunday morning to be here. And--and I... We've always said every person should be at their post of duty on Sunday morning. I think any time you got service, your own church should be your... That's your--that's your lookout. That's your place where you should stay. And I've always thought that. In my campaigns I usually close them on Sunday afternoon, so that... on Sunday's the afternoon service, so that it wouldn't bother the Sunday churches; and then send all the delegates from all over the country into the different churches to cooperate. That's fellowship together. I love that.

L-7 And now, today to be here, and to enjoy this time of fellowship, just before going for the final closing of my part, as far as I know, at the Full Gospel Business Men service... And we're hoping, believing, that God will meet with us this afternoon over there, and help us to bring something that will be beneficiary, 'cause setting among those people are Episcopalians, Catholics, Lutherans, whatmore. And we are trusting that maybe God will just move down in a--some way that'll bring many in.

L-8 I'd like to say this right now. I never felt any more at home in my life, so, just standing here, so.
Have you noticed in the fellowship of the Full Gospel Business Men brethren, that they are--they are bringing in, seemingly, like the ecumenical world, the Episcopalian, Presbyterians? Do you see the--the hunger? And the Church of Christ, hundreds of them met last night in Dallas to seek for the baptism of the Holy Ghost, the ones who's fought me all across the country on Divine healing, and you brethren. And now you see... I believe though, since they have begin to see our fellowship, our union, and God with us, there's nothing they can say against it, 'cause it's just happening. That's all. And I think that's wonderful.

L-9 But now to the church of the living God, all those that are in Christ, I would like to make this little statement. Did you realize the hour? There's so many people, when you get amongst just men like that, and people that from the different churches, they're not spiritual enough to catch the discernment of it. See? They don't get it. They like to laugh, and praise the Lord, and shout in the joy of the Lord. That's fine. But to get down and find out where that comes from (See?), get down and realize what that means... Everything's set in order in God. He's right on time.

L-10 One time I was preaching on the subject of the eleventh commandment, or the--the forgotten beatitude it was. In the 11th chapter of Matthew, the 6th verse, it said that John sent his disciples over to find out--ask Jesus was He really the Messiah or not. And Jesus never give John a book on how to behave in church, or how to behave in prison, or--or so forth. He just said, "Stay till the service is over, and then--then you make up your own mind." See?


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