<TITLE>01. Par 1-7</TITLE>65-0120, Lean Not Unto Thy Own Understanding, Ramada Inn, Phoenix, AZ, 112 min
L-1       Let us remain standing, just a moment now, for prayer. How many in here has a request on their heart, that you would that God would do something special for you in this convention? Let's bow our heads now to Him.

L-2 Heavenly Father, we are a privileged people to be assembled together here in the Name of the Lord Jesus, in a free country where we can worship You according to the dictates of our conscience, as yet. And we pray, Father, that this will long be. And now may we take advantage of this great privilege we have. And may we put our whole heart into the service tonight, to worship You, that it might be said, that, "God was in our midst tonight, blessing His people." Save every lost soul that's in here tonight, Lord. And every backslider, may they come back to the house of God. I pray for every sick person, may be healed, the afflicted might walk, and the blind see, the deaf hear, praise and glory be given to Jesus Christ among His people. May it be long remembered, Lord, because that we have assembled ourselves together and asked in Jesus' Name for these blessings. Amen.
Be seated.

L-3   Somehow, in coming to the Ramada Inn, always seems like coming back home, in a way, because I've been here so much till I--I think they just must begin to know me. And I'm glad of that, because I've found a fine bunch of people at these Ramada Inn's. The one in Tucson and one here, they had been very kind to us, letting us have the services. Not long ago, I had a service of my own, down in Ramada Inn, and the manager wouldn't even let me pay for the rent of the building. That's really nice. I remember that when I'm crossing the, countries, too, now, those who are good to the household of God.

L-4   Now we've had, since Sunday night, or Sunday afternoon, rather, some great times in the Lord, or at least I have. I've had a wonderful time enjoying His blessings, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit and with His people.

L-5 I--I like to remember, that, together we are worshiping God. You are an attribute of God, part of God, when you become the son and daughter of God. And God is in you, willing His will, if you will let Him do it.

L-6 So we hope, tonight, that every person will forget about the things that's been the days, and laying everything aside, and just put our hearts right into the service now; not only to this night, but in the coming convention. No doubt many delegates has gathered. And I do see some of the extras tonight on the platform, gathering for the convention that starts tomorrow. And I ask the people who are here for the revival that we've just had, that, if it's all possible, I wish you would stay over for the convention. We're going to have some fine speakers listed. One brother could not come, and, but we got many will be here to take his place. I want to be in the complete convention myself, to enjoy this fellowship.

L-7   You know, we get up here as ministers, and we speak, and we're always giving out to the people everything that's in us. I preached a subject one time, where Jesus said, "Behold a lily, how they neither--neither toil nor spin, and yet I say unto you that Solomon in all of his glory was not arrayed like one." And I find out, the lily has to grow, day and night, spin, toil, and to make itself radiant. But it gets no blessing out of it, itself. He opens up himself, and--and the by-passer smells the perfume from him. The bee gets the honey right out of the heart. He gives everything out that he toils to take in. And I call my message, Reverend Mister Lily, so that's kind of an odd text.


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