<TITLE>03. Par 19-26</TITLE>L-19 So, I had some outlines here whether if I get an invitation somewhere, I'm going to speak my New Year's Message. I thought I'd leave that to Brother Outlaw for his, next week.

L-20 So I thought maybe I'd drop back on a little text here that might keep us for a few minutes, the Lord willing. And we trust that He'll bless us. I want to thank Brother Outlaw and the church here, for inviting me up to speak here. And I... As Brother Outlaw said, that "our friendship has never been seared," but the grace of God has kept us through all these years. This is the first church that invited me, and I come to, was at Phoenix.

L-21   I know... I believe I'm looking at Brother Troll, here. I'm not sure... setting in front. Is that right, Brother Troll? I believe he was along at that time. I've got some little things that he gave me during that time; little... they mold it out or something. You know, little copper things from up here where you live. And you look around... And I just wonder what it'll be that morning when we cross over, you know, and get to see people... they say, "Well, there..." You know, we'll look so much different then, than what we do now. We'll... That's right. We won't be any marks of sin or old age. We'll be perfect. Oh, I long for that time (don't you?) where all the troubles will be over.

L-22   And now, I have a Message from God that I--I feel. And I'm... I don't want to be different, but I must be honest. And if I don't speak my convictions, then you can't have no confidence in me. Because I--I--I'd be more like a traitor or a hypocrite. And I--I want to be anything else besides that, you see. I might lose a few friends on earth, but I--I want to stay true to my convictions, to what I think is right.

L-23   Now, years ago, it was very easy when I first started out; and the signs, and message, and preaching. Everywhere was a arm open, "Come! Come! Come! Come!" But then, you see, every genuine sign from God has a--a Message, a Voice. See, It follows it. If it isn't... God don't give anything like that just for the fun of giving it. He--He sends something forth to attract attention to what He's fixing to say. Like we have this wonderful singing this choir done; what was it to do? To quieten the people for an oncoming message.

L-24 That's what--that's what a sign does. Moses had the signs that we spoke of the other night, and that signs had Voices. And the... when the Voice spoke... Jesus went forth also healing the sick. He was a great Man. But when it come time that that--that Prophet, that was on earth... That they hadn't had one for four hundred years, and here He was on the earth and doing signs. Then He was "fine fellow," everybody wanted Him. But when the Message that followed that sign (the Voice)... when He set down one day, and said, "I and My Father are One." Oh, my! That--that--that was something different. They--they didn't want that. See?

L-25 And that... the world is just like that though, friends. See? They... anything that they can get, if they can--they can help themselves with, you see... That they--they feel that as long as it don't bother them, why, they'll--they'll do it. But when it comes time that they've got to change their ideas about things, that's when the trouble comes.

L-26   Now, see, we are building a building, not a wall. The builders want to take a line of blocks and just go straight down. Now any builder can build that. But it takes a real master mechanic to turn a corner. See? When you got to cut the corner, that's the time it takes... it shows whether you're--you're really a stone mason or not; when you can turn the corner with it, and keep the continuity of the rest of the building, but turn the corner. Now it's on these corners is when trouble comes. The builders want to keep building on down. But we're not building a wall; but, a building.


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