<TITLE>02. Par 4-7</TITLE>L-4 The brethren, it's such a privilege to be here in Los Angeles, or this South Gate (whatever it might be called here) where we're having the meeting with this fine fellowship. It's... Your inviting me in here. And I would not have come if I hadn't have had some kind of a pulling to come.
And I realize that--that my ministry has become a place where it's almost to a showdown, I, like all things come to that... I have... They've begin to speak things, the world has, and the associations, and so forth, that I'm a false prophet, and--and everything. And I look for that to come. I'd wonder it hadn't have come before now, and... But I'm looking for it to get even worse.
And to find that in this hour of--of my trials, and deep distress going through, that you brethren throw open your arms, and I appreciate you. The Lord bless you. And I'm here to do everything that I know how to do, to--to help your churches to be stronger, to unite the brotherhood together in one heart. And that's the purpose that I have. And to--as I said last night, to seine every little corner and catch every little minnow that can be caught for the Kingdom of God.

L-5 And now, last night I was late, and we got started late. And I'm nearly always late. My mother said I was a full nine months baby, and I was kinda late getting here. And I was borned only weighing five pounds, and I had a bad start, and never did get very big. And I'm just--I was late for my wedding. I--I kept my wife waiting a long time. And it's always wait and late. Now, if I can just be late for my funeral, that's all. That's all right. Just let them wait as long as they can, 'cause I--I want to be just as long as I can to preach the Gospel, and fellowship with my brethren. And now, way--I'll try to be just a little quicker tonight.

L-6 Last night... Now, it's just ministers here as I understand. I'm trying to set a bait. Now, there's sinners setting out there. See? And the first thing... You might've wondered why I didn't make an altar call. First thing, I felt that I was just a little late, and that tires the people, and so forth. But just a little bait under the discernment or something, and that'll get their--them attracted. And then spread your net way around (You see?), and then bring them in. Just--just bear with me now. I'm going just the way I think the Spirit leads me to go.
And now, if we do get some into the net that wants to be saved and filled with the Holy Spirit, brethren, you know what district they're out of. Get them to your church, 'cause that's... Just pulling them to the altar is about as far as we can get them there. And then, you take them the rest of the way from there: Take them in, and baptize them, and stay with them till they receive the Holy Ghost. And--and that's what we're here for in this great dark hour, as the sun's setting in the west, and the evening light's out.

L-7 And I'm among the people... If you, many of you... It's no secret; you all have my tapes, all of you. But among the people out there, I just don't approach on Scriptural, strong doctrines, as I would like I was in the Tabernacle or something and--and on the tapes where ministers could take it, and study it. I come up this morning with a Greek from the old country, and he's got my six-hour tape on the "Seed Word." And he tells me that he just goes just a little bit each day, and take those, and break it down, and bring it into the Greek; and how he was showing how (me not knowing nothing about it)--how it just sets together like that. That's for study.
In here we're trying to fish. This is it. We're putting the bait out there, and we never show the fish the hook. You show him the bait. He grabs the bait and gets the hook. So that's--so that's most of my time in praying for the sick and things, is just to catch the sinner's eye. That's the bait. But the hook, the Gospel hook, you use that. I'll just shake the bait before him. You see? So you--you use the--the hook.


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