<TITLE>04. Par 42-59</TITLE>L-42   And speaking sometime in these chapters, it kind of causes people to... like for my minister brothers here, to say...

L-43 Somebody said to me one time, said, "Billy, well, what are you--what are you hanging around with that bunch of businessmen?" Said, "I thought you was a preacher."
"Oh," I said, "I--I am a businessman."
He said, "A businessman?"
I said, "Sure."
Said, "I--I--I didn't know that."
I said, "Yeah, I'm a businessman."
Said, "What kind of business are you in?"

L-44 I said it fast, so he... I said, "I'm in the Life assurance."
He said, "What?"
I said, "The Life assurance."
He said, "What do you mean?"
I said, "The Eternal Life assurance."

L-45 Now, if any of you people would like to talk a policy over with me, I'll be glad to see you right after the service. I'm--I'm here for the business.

L-46   Remember a friend of mine, Snyder was his name. We went to school together. And now, insurance, I've got a friend that's in the insurance business. Got a brother in the insurance business, but I--I really don't have any insurance. So this Wilmer Snyder, a friend of mine, boyhood friend, came up to me not long ago, and he said, "Say, Billy," said, "I'd like talk to you about some insurance."

L-47 I said, "Now, Wilmer." I said, "I tell you what. Let's talk about hunting."
He said, "No. I want to talk about insurance."

L-48 Well, I had to say it fast for him, too. I said, "I got assurance." Not insurance; assurance, you see.

L-49 And my wife looked around at me, as if to say, "Why, you little storyteller." She knowing I didn't have any insurance.

L-50 And he said, "Oh, pardon me, Billy." Said, "That's right. Your brother is an agent. I know Jesse."
And I said, "Well," I said, "it just isn't exactly with him."
He said, "What kind of insurance do you have?"
And I said, I said, "I have Eternal Life."
He said, "The what?"
And I said, "The Eternal Life."

L-51 "Well," he said, "I don't believe I ever heard of that company." Said, "No. It's strange."

L-52 And I said, "Here is what it is, Wilmer." I said, "It's blessed assurance, Jesus is mine. Oh, what a foretaste of glory Divine! I'm an heir of salvation, purchased of God, born of His Spirit, washed in His Blood."

L-53 He said, "That's awful nice, Billy, but that won't put you out here in the graveyard."

L-54 I said, "But it'll get me out. I'm not--I'm not so bothered about getting in. It's getting out, is what I'm thinking about."

L-55   Now, if you got any worry, I'll talk with you about it. Just for a little--a little talk from the Scripture, though it be businessmen. But I've identified myself as a businessman with you.

L-56 And many of my minister brethren out there, I seen rise up, a few moments ago. And so maybe sometime, the Lord willing, I'd like to get with the group and come have a good union meeting with the ministers down here. I know one little brother here. I met him. Whittle, I believe, was his name. We were out together, one time. Now, I mispronounced that, too. He let me know that was all right.

L-57 And so my name is Bran-ham, you know. Someone said to me, said, "Are... Brother Bran-ham, are you any relation to Abraham?"
I said, "His son."

L-58 "'Father of nations.' Being dead in Christ, we are Abraham's seed, and heir with him according to the promise." That's the Scripture.

L-59 Now, I don't have the time to hold you here, to preach, because the Ramada would never let you have it again.


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