<TITLE>24. Par 160-166</TITLE>L-160   Because I have found this, that a service that's... It stands up, and the message is given in the power; if you go too far, you wear the people out and they don't get it. The reason I been giving... I knowed that all along. See? The most successful speakers are those who have exactly... Jesus was a man of few words, watch His sermons. Watch Paul's sermon on the Day of Pentecost, probably taken him fifteen minutes, and he punched the... there, something that--that--that sent three thousand souls into the Kingdom of God. See, just right straight to the spot. See?

L-161 And I--I am guilty. Because, the reason I have done this, not because I didn't know different, but I'm making tapes, see, and these tapes will be played in houses for hours after hours after hours. But as you will find out in the coming Sunday, the reason that I have done it, this coming Sunday, the reason I have done these things... I might say it right now on the tape. The reason that I have did this is because of this tremendous weight upon me for the Message of this hour, to get It out. Now the Message is out, now I'm taking a thirty minutes or something like that, after the first of the year, in my meetings out in the... everywhere I go, and try and even set my watch to a thirty minute, or not over forty at the most; punch to that Message, and make the altar call if I... or whatever I'm going to do, or call a prayer line; and not take that much time, because you do wear the people out. I know that.

L-162   But looky here. I guess, in the year, we haven't had a dozen people get up and walk out, and sometimes I keep them here for two and three hours. See? That's right. Because it's been making these tapes that goes all over the world, see. And the people out there, they'll set for hours and listen to That; and ministers, and so forth, Germany, Switzerland, Africa, Asia, and everywhere, see, listening to That.

L-163 But, see, for the sanctuary, for the church... And that's all right. If you're here making a tape, and you got a two-hour tape, put a two-hour message on it; but if you're not making a tape for something like that, then cut our message, see, cut our message down. I tell you why, there's some fill up easy, some fill up long, see, like that, and you got to be at a happy medium between that.

L-164   And now, many times that we ruin our services by a dragged out testimony meeting, which I know I'm guilty of doing it. And you get out when we used to have street meeting, and let some old brother stand out there, and he'll stand out... And ask him to offer a word of prayer, and he'll pray for the mayor of the city, and for the governor of the state, and for the President of the Union, and--and everybody like that, and all the pastors around, you know, each one by number, and Sister Jones that's in the hospital, and things like that; and the people standing, walking by on the street meeting, just keep--just keep on walking. See? He just wore them out. Well, just a...

L-165 See, the main thing now, your prayer is to be in secret, your main, long prayer. Pray all... Enter into the secret closet, close the door. There's where you want to pray all day, all night, or two hours, pray there. But in here, when you've got the attention of the people, make your prayer short, quick, at it. Make all your service... And put the most of your service time into that Word. That's the main thing! Punch that Word just as hard as you can, see, get the Word to the people.

L-166   Now, here's my suggestion. Now, now remember, I've confessed that I'm guilty of leading this on. But then I've told you why I've led it on, I'm making two-hour tapes to be sent overseas and everywhere, of a Message, you see. But the church shouldn't pattern that (the message here at the tabernacle) after them tapes (two hours) to be gone places, see, and go out like that.


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