<TITLE>01. Par 1-5</TITLE>62-0701, To Take On The Whole Armor Of God, National Guard Armory, Santa Maria, CA, 114 min
L-1 Thank you, Brother Borders. And let's bow our hearts just a moment now for a word of prayer. Heavenly Father, as down through these many years, that song, I've heard it call me to the platform around the world, all kinds of languages. I thank You, Lord, that all things are possible. We can think of seeing the disciples at the bottom of the mountain completely defeated, after You had given them power to heal the sick, and raise the dead, and cast out devils. And there they was totally, completely, defeated on an epileptic case.
But coming down the hillside came the Master of faith. The father, running to Him, said, "Lord, have mercy upon my child. He has a devil, and oft time he falls into the fire and pines away." And said, "I brought him to the disciples, and they couldn't cure him."

L-2 And we can see, as the wind gives a little puff and His hair blows; He said, "I can, if you believe. For all things are possible to them that believe." Father, it's true yet today, that all things are possible when all doubts can be put away, and faith can take its place. And may we somehow today, by the power of Almighty God, be able to do that: put away every shadow of doubt and let all things that's--be possible to us.
We thank You for the great meetings, for the ministers, for their churches, the people, their cooperation, for the auditorium. Everything that's been done, Lord, we thank You for it. All of our efforts, we pray, Father, that each one has put forth will be blessed and multiplied. And may it return to You like bread upon the water, forgiving all of our sins and healing our diseases, and helping us to live so in this present world that people can see Christ in us.

L-3 There lays here today many handkerchiefs. laying on the platform on this pulpit. I pray, Father, that You'll bless each one of them. They represent sick people, afflicted. And I pray that the Holy Spirit that's present now will bless these handkerchiefs for their intended purpose. You watched every one, Lord. You put it upon their heart to lay them up on here. You knowed what they had need of, and I thank You for them people having that much confidence, Lord.
Now, I'm offering my prayer upon the altar with theirs, and praying that in Jesus Christ's Name that You'll heal every one of them, Lord, from the youngest to the oldest, from the sickest to the best. Grant it, Lord. May it be done through the power of Christ, for we ask it in His Name. Amen. Can be seated.

L-4 I have--I'm short of words when it comes to saying how I appreciate this time of fellowship here at Santa Maria. I am very grateful to this group of ministers that has sponsored this program. And I appreciate them, in knowing that in their different organizations and things they have... To have me here they stuck their neck way out, leaned backwards to do things like that, because I've been accused of an organization fighter, and that is not the truth. It's far from the truth. I have nothing against any organization, not at all. But the system of organization I don't believe in. I--I believe in the men that's in those organizations.

L-5 For instance, if I seen you going down a swift river in a little boat, and I knowed that boat was going to drop out here after while, and it couldn't stand those riffles, I'd be an unjust person... I would be a--an enemy to you to let you float right through them riffles, and not warn you to get out of that boat. See? It isn't--it isn't I got any thing against you; it's the boat you're in. That's the thing. You see? I--I love you. I'm--I'm trying to help you. And these men know that, and they--and they stuck their necks (as we say) way out and leaned backwards to have me here. And I will... Keeping the message just as simple as I possibly could, little dramas and so forth, and to try to be a blessing to you all.


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