<TITLE>25. Par 167-172</TITLE>L-167 Now, here's what your order... Let me just give you an example. Would that be all right, a suggestion? I would say that the church should have its doors open at a certain time, let the congregation come in, let the songs be playing. And let everybody come in to worship, not to visit. And don't let them visit afterwards, tell them to "Dismiss and get out, not to visit. If you wanted to visit, there's the whole outside. But this is the sanctuary, let this be kept clean." Now, if the Spirit of the Lord is dealing here, let's keep it the Spirit of the Lord. See? And--and It'll keep moving. If you don't, you just mark my words, it's going to fall; it sure will. And let's keep it, it's our duty, that's why I'm here tonight. Just keep this thing lined up with these--with these orders.

L-168   Now look, I would say this. Ordinarily, unless we are giving out especially... and tell them you're going to tape a message. See? Now, if Brother Neville has a message here that he's going... he's got a message he wants to get out to the people, out on tape, or something, say, "Now, next Sunday night we're going to tape a two-hour tape," three-hour tape, or what--or whatmore. "We're going to give a two- or three-hour tape," or whatever it might be, "next Sunday night." And then the people know. And then when they come in, say, "Now, we are going to tape a message tonight. And I got a message here that it's one... I want it taped and sent out. I been... I feel led to send this message out. And it's going to be taped, it may be two hours, three hours, or whatever it is." Say that.

L-169 But, ordinarily, just as I do when I'm going into a place like one of them Business Man's meetings, or I'm out in my meetings out there for a prayer line. If I stood up there and give a three-hour message of a night before having the healing service, you see where it puts me? See? Why, the people, next night your congregation's half of what it was. See? Cause they just can't do it, they got to go to work and everything.

L-170   I'd suggest this, that ordinarily... Now, I watched Brother Neville last night when he preached. Now, I know we all... That was a startling message. I took notes of him, got here in my pocket, to use it in other messages of my own. That's right. The Way of Escape, see, and that was a marvelous message. You see how quick he got that through? See, about thirty-five minutes, see, and he--he had it over. See? Now, that was fine. Now, and Brother Neville, usually his messages are like that. See, that's not long. See? But where you kill your meeting is all that drawn out stuff before you get to it. See?

L-171 Now, and--and where you do that... Now, I know, and now look, I'm not saying that dishonorly to you trustees, or deacons, or--or pastor, but I'm just telling you: see what's Truth, and this is what it must be. Now, you... What does it, now, everybody, you all, good-natured, every one of you men are good-natured. If it wasn't so, I'd say, "All but Brother So-and-so, he's not got a good nature, we're all praying for him." But you--you do have good natures, and you're long-suffering, gentle, quiet sort of men. That's fine, but don't be a sissy with that.

L-172   Jesus was good-natured, too, but when it come time to say things, "It's written, 'My Father's house is made a house of prayer,' and you are making it a den of thieves." See? He--He knowed when to speak and when not to. That--that--that's what we got to do. See? There never--never was a person like Jesus, He was God. And remember, He even... Talk about being a deacon in the church, He--He took over! He plaited some ropes together, and He didn't wait to gently walk them out, He beat them out, see, at the house of God. And He was playing the part of a deacon, for an example to you deacons. See, He was your example. "And now, it--it's written, 'My Father's house is made a house of prayer.'" Now, remember, Jesus was a deacon then, you know that Jesus was taking the part of a deacon.


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