<TITLE>26. Par 173-180</TITLE>L-173 When He come to the part of a pastor, what did He say? "You blind Pharisees, leaders of the blind!" See, He was taking the part of a pastor then.

L-174 And when He told them what was going to happen, He taken the part of a prophet. See?

L-175 And when they required that there must be tribute paid, He taken the part of a trustee, "Peter, go down and cast the hook into the river, and the first fish you take up has got a coin in his mouth. Pay them, see, pay your just debts." Said, too, "Give Ceasar what's Ceasar's, God's what is God's."

L-176   He was both pastor, prophet, trustee, and deacon. Sure was! So then you see what He did, let that be your example in the house here at this Branham Tabernacle, that we want to be a house that He'll be honored in with everything, every office, every place, that there be no taking back. There be gentleness, and sweetness, and kindness, but just straight on the line, every man's at his post of duty. See? That's the way, that's the way He wants it. He never slagged. When it come time to say, call what was what, He called it. When it come time to show gentleness, then He showed gentleness. He was sweet, kind, understanding; but stern, and everything was right to the dot with Him, and He did that for your example. Now, the Holy Spirit just give me that. So I never thought about that, Him being a deacon, before, but He was. See? He--He acted as deacon.

L-177   Now I'd say this, say if your services began at seven-thirty, if that's the time, open your church half hour beforehand, seven o-clock. Let the pianist... Tell the organist... Do you pay her? You all pay the organist? Is she paid, or the pianist? She does it free-will. Ask her with gentleness. Even if she wants to have pay for it, to give her something for it, tell her we want her a half hour before service. And if she says, "Well, I can't do it," or something, complaint, then just have her come here and make a tape of some sweet organ music. You see? And let... put that on the... Don't have to be here every time, set your tape up. See? Let one of the deacons, trustees, or ever who opens, the janitor, put it on up there, the tape on, and let it be playing while the people come. See? Cause if the deacons are not here, or somebody, let a trustee or somebody be here to do it, then let them play for a half hour.

L-178 But exactly seven-thirty, let that bell toll on top the building. See? You still have your bell out there? Yeah. All right, let your bell toll at seven-thirty, and that means that we're not going to walk up and down the church and shake hands with Joneses and all that. Let the song leader be on the job! If there's no song leader there, let the deacons see that there... or the... see that there is somebody to start leading songs when that bell starts tolling. "Turn to your hymnbook, number so-and-so." See? Let it be right on the dot at--at seven-thirty.

L-179   All right, then have a congregation song, and then maybe a second congregational song, and then have somebody already spoke of, if you can, to lead in prayer. Let the--the pastor, ever... Well, the pastor shouldn't be there, the--the song leader should do that. It's Brother Capps, I think. See, he'd know what to do, let--let him have someone spoke... or either lead in prayer hisself. Have the congregation to stand in prayer, see, just stand up, and let somebody lead in prayer. Now, if you don't watch...

L-180 Now, we believe that everybody should come to the house of God and pray, that's the--that's the place of prayer. But when you're in that sanctuary, conserve your time. See? You call them all up around the altar, you'll find out there'll be somebody will be there for fifteen, twenty minutes, and your time's all run out.


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