<TITLE>01. Par 1-3</TITLE>62-0520, Perseverance, Stephen Mather High School, Chicago, IL, 116 min
L-1 Thank you, brother, thank you. Thank you, Brother Joseph. Let us bow our heads just a moment for... Our heavenly Father, we are happy today to be alive and be here, with the opportunity once again to preach the Gospel, the unsearchable riches of Jesus Christ. And we pray that as we present Him to the people today in the form of the written Word, may the Holy Spirit quicken the Word to all of us, that we might prepare ourselves for His coming. We ask it in His Name. Amen. You may be seated.

L-2 There's just something special about Chicago. Every time when I come to Chicago it just seems good to me. From the very first time that I ever was here to minister, I always, seemed like there's just something special that draws me to Chicago. And I come so much, till I guess you get tired looking at me. But you're such a great city and so many here, about five million people, I suppose, or something close to that--that maybe... I'd like to get around to all of them, and see if they're all like these that comes to the meetings. If they are, it's a wonderful place to be. For your presence always creates such a wonderful atmosphere of Christian faith and fellowship. It's always a privilege to be here.
Our first time coming was on the invitation of our little brother, Joseph Boze. And now, since the Christian Business Men has this wonderful chapter here, and--and I have been invited many times by them, and by this fine ministerial group of the full Gospel people throughout Chicago... So it's a... I deem this a grand privilege to--to be here today, and to see Brother Sonmore. And we met them last evening after the--the services, and asked them if they were coming down, and they wasn't too sure. But I see the Holy Spirit must've led them here anyhow. We were grateful...

L-3 Last night when we were talking, my son and I were setting together having... I hadn't eaten yesterday, and so I was having a little sandwich last night. And we were talking what great persons that Brother and Sister Sonmore were, and why we deemed it such a privilege to have fellowship and to know them. And here he is down here at Chicago with us today. The Lord bless you.
I guess your sweetheart came too. I know you feel that way about her; she's still your sweetheart. And that's the way we... I know we, all of us Christians feel that way about our wives. And they're still our sweethearts. I hope it never changes in my family, and never changes in your family, that we can always feel that way about our wives. After all, they stand side by side with us to help us fight these battles, and we need them. Although I've said many scorching things to them, but it wasn't in such a way to make them feel bad; it was such a way to keep them in line with the Gospel.
And see, that's Satan's tool, where he works the hardest. That was his first instrument. He's never changed. He stays right there to... And he's... We just have to pray for our sisters constantly. 'Course, they pray for us too. And together with one unit we march forward like an undefeated army, with our great Chief Captain Christ Jesus and His Word going before us, making a way for us.


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