<TITLE>03. Par 10-12</TITLE>L-10 For instance, maybe two people perfectly alike should be a man and his wife. I got the sweetest woman in the world. Now, I know you brethren are going to disagree with me on that. But--but I--I think I have. To me she is. See? But yet, when we go to eat pie, she'll take apple pie, and I'll take cherry. She's my wife just the same. Yes, sir.
And so, my boy, Billy Paul... You know my life story. His mother died when he was eighteen months old. His little sister was eight months old when I buried them together. I packed Billy around with my--his bottle in my pocket, walking the floor, crying with him, him crying for a mother, and I had no mother to give him. I've been daddy and mother both to him. That's the reason I keep him right with me now. Wherever we go, I take Billy. I promised her that when she was dying. Nobody any closer than Billy and I.
And, you know, both of our cars was wore out. We both had to get new cars 'fore we come here. And you just can't sell me nothing but a Ford, and that's all. And you can't sell him nothing but a Chevy. But we both got here. My brakes burnt out, and his radiator boiled all the way over. But we wasn't trusting in our cars; we were trusting in God. That's the reason we come here. So, you see, that's something like denominations.

L-11 I want all the brothers that's sponsored in the meeting to stand up, if they will, just a moment. The brothers who were sponsors of the meeting, just stand up, all you minister brothers. Let's... been. [Brother says, "We just have them all stand up."--Ed.] All--all the ministers stand up, no matter where you are. To me... Just remain standing just a moment, if you will, brethren. That's fine.
To me, the elected, selected for an office, maybe those ministers... You never--I never want to belittle a pastor before his people, because after all, he's set as shepherd. Your pastors here might not be able to discern spirit and foretell things that's coming to pass. They might not be able to do that, but they have a position. Neither am I a teacher. Nor, I'm not--I'm not a apostle. See? These five offices... And each one of them men has an office, and he's holding his office. And that office is just as great in the sight of God as any other office.

L-12 And I want you to know this, that me praying for you would mean no more than one of them praying for you. You don't have to wait till Brother Roberts, Brother Allen, or--or some of these other brothers come by to pray for you. Your pastor has the same right that I have, or anybody else has. Right. They're men of God. And God has called them to their office.
Now, here we stand this afternoon, probably interdenominational, Pentecostal Holiness, and Assemblies of God, Foursquare, and Open Bible. All those there, we stand different. But we're all His children. We're all His servants.
Listen, just one thing before you set down. I got five children. And when I go to get a ice cream, I receive such a conglomeration. One wants chocolate; one wants vanilla; one wants a banana orange; and the other wants or orange, and all different colors. When I bring ice cream back, it's like a rainbow. I never seen so many colors. But let me tell you, it's all ice cream. And it's my children that's eating. That's the way it is this afternoon.


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