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%  ;"ROTHER "OZE SPEAKS?%D=>>4HANK YOU 9OU CAN
BE SEATED IF YOU WILL FRIENDS 4HATkS>6ERY HAPPY TO BE HERE THIS
AFTERNOON TO SEE THE FACES OF 'ODkS CHILDREN LOOKING AT ME HERE
AND TO HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF SPEAKING TO YOU AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON
4HISISMYSECONDAFTERNOONSERVICETHAT)kVEEVERHADINALLTHEDAYS
OF?OF MYMINISTRY5SUALLYTHEMANAGERANDSOMEOF THEMHAVETHE
AFTERNOONSERVICES

!ND ) DIDNkT REALLY KNOW ) WAS COMING TO THIS ONE TILL JUST
AWHILE AGO WHEN "ROTHER *OSEPH CALLED ME 4HE>-R -OORE TOLD
ME SAID l3AY YOUKNOWYOUGOTTOPREACHTHISAFTERNOONm

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BOOKSKNOWINGLY"ECAUSEIF POORFELLOWCOMEUP ANDHEHASNkTGOT
NO MONEY HE GETS A BOOK ANYHOW !ND HE GIVES SO MANY OF THEM
AWAY!NDTHENTHEREkSSOMUCH>9OUHAVETOSELLTHEMATACLOSE
MARGIN ANDYOULOSEAWHOLELOTOF THEM
%  !ND SOME OF THEM GETS THOSE WHAT SILVER FISH IN THEM AND
WHEN THEYkRE SETTING AROUND /UR COUNTRY DOWN THERE IS KIND
OF>.OTTHISTIMEOF YEAR NOTTHISTIMEANYHOW DAMP BUTITCOULD
STAND A LITTLE OF THAT "UT ITkS USUALLY>7E LOSE SO MANY OF THEM
TILL IN THE AVERAGE YOU DONkT MAKE ON BOOKS 9OU CANkT EVEN BREAK
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"UTIF ITWASNkTFORTHE-ESSAGETHATWASINTHEM )WOULDNkT
EVEN HAVE THEM !ND WE DIDNkT SELL THEM 3UNDAY BECAUSE ) REFRAIN
FROMTHAT OF SELLINGONTHE,ORDkS$AY!ND)kVEALWAYSDONETHAT
.OTAS)DONkTSAYITkSALLRIGHT"ROTHER"OSWORTHUSEDTOGETATME
ALLTHETIME SAID l9OUkRESELLINGSOMETHINGTHATMIGHTBRING%TERNAL
,IFETOPEOPLEm
%  7ELL )?) THAT>"ROTHER"OSWORTHISPERHAPSRIGHT3EE"UT
ITkSNOTASUPERSTITION BUT)HAVEGOTBYSOFARWITHOUTITSO)DONkT
THINK ) HAVE TO SO ) JUST LET IT GO .OW THIS LITTLE PICTURE ) GUESS
THEY HAVE TOLD YOU THE?THE WRITE UP ON IT )TkS IN THIS BOOK HERE A
PHOTOSTATICCOPYOF IT

!ND THEN THE PICTURE OF THIS SAME !NGEL IS IN THIS BOOK ALSO
"UT IT WASNkT SO AUTHENTIC )TkS JUST A NEWSPAPER REPORTER SHOT THE
PICTUREOF ITHERE)F YOUkLLNOTICE THEREkSAMANJUSTABOUTWITHHIS
HEAD DOWN LIKE HE WAS BLINDED LIKE THAT ) WAS STANDING SPEAKING
THATNIGHT #AMDEN !RKANSAS

!CONGREGATIONJUSTABOUTTHESIZEOF THISAUDITORIUM MAYBE
ABOUTTHREETHOUSAND SOMETHING!NDITWASABASKETBALLFLOOR LIKE
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FORGET ITkS BEEN SEVERAL YEARS AGO ABOUT SEVEN YEARS OR EIGHT YEARS
AGOWHENTHISHAPPENED
%  !ND)WASJUSTSPEAKING ANDSEEMINGLIKE)COULDNkTGETTHE?IT
OVERTOTHEPEOPLEABOUTWHAT)WASTALKINGABOUT ABOUTTHE!NGEL
OF THE ,ORD )T WAS NEW THEN THE>4HIS GREAT MOVE OF 'OD HAD
JUST?JUST STARTING THEN !ND THE PEOPLE WERE SETTING LISTENING AND
) LOOKED ) SAID l) WONkT HAVE TO SPEAK ANY LONGER OF )T HERE )T
COMESm

!ND )T COME MOVING UP THROUGH THE BUILDING LIKE THAT OVER
THEHEADSOF THEPEOPLE!NDAS)STOODTHERE ITSETTLEDDOWN ANDTHE
NEWSPAPERREPORTERWASTHERETAKINGSOMEREPORTS!NDTHIS-ISTER
MINISTERTHATRUNUPTOSHAKEMYHANDS HEJUST?JUSTCAUGHTHIMIN
THATCONDITIONTHERE!NDHEJUSTBOWEDHISHEAD ANDITJUSTSETTLED
DOWNLIKETHAT!NDTHEANOINTINGHADJUSTCOMEFORDISCERNMENT
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HEREBECAUSE)HAVESEENITSEVERALTIMES"UTITkSNEVER?NEVERBEEN
TAKENBY?SOITWOULDBESOAUTHENTICASITISHEREINTHEPICTURE!ND
THE PICTURE IS NOT MINE )TkS?IT BELONGS TO THE $OUGLAS 3TUDIOS OF
(OUSTON 4EXAS WHICHISAMEMBEROF THE!MERICAN0HOTOGRAPHER
!SSOCIATION

!ND ONE NIGHT IN A DEBATE WITH A "APTIST MINISTER WHO HAD
CHALLENGEDMETOADEBATEANDSAID)WASNkTNOTHINGBUTAIMPOSTOR

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ANDSHOULDBERUNOUTOF THECITY ANDSOFORTH>3EVERALTHOUSAND


PEOPLE GATHERED FOR THE HEARING -R "OSWORTH TOOK HIM UP ON THE
CHALLENGE!NDAFTERTHEYkDGOTTHROUGHTHEDEBATE THEYASKEDMEIF
)WOULDCOME DISMISSINPRAYER AND)WENT
%  ) SAID l) AM SORRY THAT THEY DEBATE THESE THINGS #HRISTIANITY
ISNOTADEBATEITkSSOMETHINGTOBELIVEDm!ND)SAID l)NEVER>m
4HE MAN KEPT CALLING ME A HEALER !ND ) SAID l) HAVE NEVER SAID )
WASAHEALER)kVENEVERSAID)COULDHEALANYONE)kVEALWAYSSAIDTHAT
'ODISTHE(EALER AND)kMJUST(ISSERVANTTOPRAYFORTHESICKm

!ND ) SAID l) DO CLAIM A?A $IVINE GIFT FROM 'OD THAT CAN
UNDERSTANDANDKNOWTHINGSANDTELLMETHINGSTHATWASANDTHINGS
THATISTOCOMEm!ND)SAID l4HATkSUNDISPUTABLEITCANBEPROVEN
ANY TIMEm 3EE ) SAID l4HAT IS UNDISPUTABLE )F THATkS WHAT>m )
SAID l) ONLY SPEAK THE TRUTH !ND ANYONE KNOWS THAT 'OD WOULD
NEVER RECOGNIZE AN ERROR (E WILL NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH AN
ERRORm

!ND THAT WAS WAY BACK YEARS AND YEARS AGO ) SAID l"UT IF
YOU SPEAK THE TRUTH 'OD WILL TAKE?WILL HONOUR THE TRUTH (E SAID
(EWOULD!ND(EWOULDHONOURTHETRUTHm)SAID l)F )SPEAKTHE
TRUTH THEN'ODWILLSPEAKFORMEm
%  !ND)NOMORETHATSAIDTHAT TILLHERE(ECOME BEFOREMANY
MANYTHOUSANDSOF PEOPLE!NDTHEYSHOTTHEPICTUREOF IT ANDTHERE
ITIS!NDTHENTHE'EORGE*,ACYOF THEFINGERPRINTANDDOCUMENT
ONE OF THE BEST IN THE WORLD TAKEN THE CAMERA THE PLACE AND
EVERYTHING AND DAY>TWO OR THREE DAYS HE WENT THROUGH ALL AND
SEEINGIF ITWASA?ADOUBLEEXPOSUREORWASSOMETHING>(EPUTIT
THROUGHALLKINDOF LIGHTSANDTREATMENT SOFORTH

)TkS ALL IN HERE WHAT HE DONE FOR IT !ND HE SAID THAT THE
LIGHT STRUCK THE LENS THE SUPERNATURAL "EING WAS THERE !ND ITkS
THE FIRST ONE IN ALL THE WORLD THAT HAS EVER BEEN PROVEN ABSOLUTELY
SCIENTIFICALLY PROVEN THAT WAS A SUPERNATURAL "EING HAD?WAS
PHOTOGRAPHED.OW YOUCOULDGOTO7ASHINGTON IF YOUWISHTO
%  (ERE SOME TIME AGO YOU ALL NOTICED THEY HAD THE PICTURE OF
SAIDWASTAKENBYSOMEONE OF *ESUSHOLDING(ISARMSOUTANDTWO
PLANESCOMINGOVER9OUSEENTHATINTHEPAPER"UTTHEMANADMITTED
ITHEPAINTEDTHEPICTURE)TWASNkTSO9OUSEE!NDHEADMITTEDIT
ITWASINTHE?THEl2EADERkS$IGEST mTHATITWASNkTSO

"UTTHISPICTUREHERE NOTBECAUSE DEAR#HRISTIAN THAT?THAT)
HAD?)?)>)TkS NOT ME ) JUST HAPPENED TO BE STANDING THERE THAT
WASALL SO>"UTTHATISTHEPICTUREOF ASUPERNATURAL"EING!NDTO

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MYOPINION IF YOUNOTICEITkSA0ILLAROF &IRE'OBACKINMYBOOKS


FOR EVEN YEARS BEFORE THIS WAS TESTIFIED LOOK BACK THERE AT THE TIME
AFTERTIME)TAPPEARED
%  ,OOK IN THE LITTLE BOOK THE FIRST ONE ) WRITTEN CALLED l*ESUS
#HRIST THE SAME YESTERDAY TODAY AND FOREVER m HOW THE BIG
NEWSPAPERS OF ,OUISVILLE +ENTUCKY AND ALL SAID l! MYSTIC LIGHT
APPEARSOVERALOCAL"APTISTMINISTERWHILEBAPTIZINGm

7HEN(ESTOODDOWNTHEREANDTOLDMERIGHTTHEREBEFOREAT
LEAST TEN THOUSAND PEOPLE THAT THIS THING THAT WAS COMING TO PASS
SAID l9OURMINISTRYWILLBEAS*OHNTHE"APTISTWAS WASSENTFORTH
ASAFORERUNNEROF THEFIRSTCOMINGOF #HRISTYOURMINISTRYWILLBE
THEBRINGINGFORTHOF THESECONDCOMINGOF #HRISTm
%  !ND?ANDTHERE>!ND)DIDNkTEVENKNOWWHATITWASTALKING
ABOUT KNOWEDNOTHINGABOUTIT"UTLOOKATTHEMOVETHATkSONTODAY
3EE 4HERE ITkS DONE IT (OW COULD ) A SEVENTH GRADE EDUCATION
ILLITERATE )>WHEN)kVE>)NTHEMTIMESWHEN)WOULDTRYTOREAD
THE"IBLE )COULDNkTDOIT4HEGIRLTHAT)MARRIED MYBOYkSMOTHER
WOULDSETATTHEPLATFORMANDREADTHE"IBLE MYTEXTFORME jCAUSE)
COULDNkTEVENREADTHE"IBLE4HATkSRIGHT COULDNkTEVENREAD)T
%  !ND )kD>) REMEMBER MY FIRST SERMON ) PREACHED ON )
BELIEVETHEFIRSTSERMON)TRIEDBYMYSELF WASINTHELITTLELOCAL"APTIST
CHURCH)PREACHEDON )BELIEVEITWAS l3AMSON THE-IGHTY-ANm
!ND)TRIEDONEBYMYSELF AND)THOUGHT l7ELL )kLLJUSTTRYTOPREACH
ITAS)BRINGITOFFm!NDITWAS*OHN!ND)SAID l2EAD HONEYm

3HESAID l,ETNOTYOURHEARTSBETROUBLEDm

)SAID l9OUHEARWHAT)TSAIDm

!NDSO SAID l9OUBELIEVEIN'OD BELIEVEALSOIN-Em

)SAID l$OYOUDOITm*USTASSHE>4HATkSTHEWAY)PREACHED
MYFIRSTONE"ROTHER2YAN YOUCANALMOSTREMEMBERINTHOSEDAYS
ANDWHENITTAKENPLACE"UTNOW )kVESTILLGOTALONGWAYSYETTOGO
FRIENDS BUT)STILLLOVETHE,ORD*ESUS!NDTHESAME,ORD*ESUSTHAT
APPEAREDTHEREONTHERIVERTHATDAY THATkS(ISPICTURETHERE;!MAN
GIVESATESTIMONYOF THE,IGHTTHATAPPEAREDTHENIGHTBEFORE?%D=
9ES THATkS>4HANKYOU

.OW SOMEONE MIGHT SAY l"ROTHER "RANHAM DO YOU THINK
"ROTHER"OZEkSTESTIMONYkSRIGHTm

!BSOLUTELY

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l7ELLTHENHOWCOULD>)WASSETTINGHERETOOAND)DIDNkTSEE
ITm4HATISTRUE)TCOULDBEALLPOSSIBLETHATYOUCOULDSETRIGHTTHERE
ANDMAYBETWO>ONESETTINGONEITHERSIDEOF YOUCOULDSEEITAND
YOUCOULDNkT
%  ,OOK AT THE STAR THAT LED THE WISE MEN )T COME OVER EVERY
OBSERVATORYANDEVERYTHINGELSE ANDNOONESEENITBUTTHEM)TWAS
JUST GIVEN FOR THEM TO SEE IT ,OOK AT 0AUL WHEN HE HAD THE VISION
WAS KNOCKED OFF OF HIS HORSE THAT FELL OFF HIS HORSE OR WHATEVER
WHENHEWASONTHEROADTO$AMASCUS3EE3EE ITkSJUSTGIVENFOR
SOMETOSEEANDSOMECANNOTSEE4HATkSEXACTLYRIGHT

3O WHEN WE ALL GET TO GLORY WHEN THE DAYS ARE OVER>)kM
GOING TO MAKE THIS STATEMENT ) BELIEVE IT WITH ALL MY HEART 7EkRE
RE?READINTHE"IBLETHATITWASA0ILLAROF &IRETHATLEDTHECHILDREN
OF )SRAELFROM%GYPTINTOTHEPROMISEDLAND)STHATRIGHT!NDTHAT
0ILLAROF &IREWASTHE!NGELOF THE#OVENANT)STHATRIGHT TEACHERS
!NDWHOWASTHE!NGELOF THE#OVENANT*ESUS#HRIST
%  !ND(EkSTHESAMETHEN YESTERDAY TODAY ANDFOREVER)STHAT
RIGHT 7HAT DOES IT MEAN (EkS STILL LEADING THE #HURCH (EkS THE
!NGEL OF THE #OVENANT 4HE #OVENANT WAS WRITTEN WITH (IS OWN
"LOOD AND(EWENTINTOTHE0RESENCEOF THE&ATHERPACKING(ISOWN
"LOOD)STHATRIGHT

!ND?AND NOW THIS IS THE SAME (OLY 3PIRIT !ND THEY
SAID>'EORGE * ,ACY SAID l)T LOOKED LIKE AN EMERALD LIGHT A
BURNING WITH FLAPPING FLAMES LIKE THAT AS IT WHIRLED AROUND AND
AROUND LIKE THAT ,OOKED LIKE IT WAS GOING IN A CIRCLE A WHIRLING
AROUNDm

.OW THAT )T LOOKS TO BE ABOUT THAT BIG AND PROBABLY THAT
THICK0RACTICALLYEVERYNIGHTWHEN)>&RANKLY RIGHTNOW )CANTELL
YOUNOWTHATWEAS?AS)kMPREACHINGTODAYTODYINGMENASADYING
MAN THAT )>4HAT ISNkT STANDING FIVE FEET FROM WHERE ) AM RIGHT
NOW4HATkSRIGHT
%  .OW THE WAY THAT IT HAPPENS AT NIGHT ) JUST SUBMIT MYSELF
TO)TANDHAVEAWAYOF DOINGIT OF SUBMITTINGMYSELF THAT)AMNO
MORE )T IS 3EE ) GO OUT )T COMES IN !ND )T COULDNkT STAY ON ME
LONG jCAUSE )?IT WOULD JUST?) DONkT KNOW WHAT WOULD TAKE PLACE
"UTTHEN)TkLLMOVEBACK)CANTELL)TkSNEARME STANDINGSOMEWHERE

4HEN )kLL BE TALKING TO THE PATIENT THEN MAYBE AGAIN ) FEEL )T
COMINGLIKETHAT)TkLLJUSTMOVEDOWNOVERME!NDTHATkSWHENTHE
VISIONSARESEEN4HEN)TkLLGOAWAYAGAIN4HEN)?)CANHEARMYSELF
TALKING BUT)DONkTKNOWWHAT)kMGOINGTOSAY!ND)>!NDTHEN
THATkSTHEWAYITHAPPENS

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%  !ND )kM VERY THANKFUL ) DONkT EXPECT EVERYBODY TO BELIEVE
THAT 4HEY WOULDNkT EVEN BELIEVE THE ,ORD *ESUS SO )?)?) CANkT
EXPECT EVERYBODY TO BELIEVE IT "UT ) CAN ONLY TESTIFY WHATkS TRUTH
!NDIF )GOOUTOF THISWORLDTODAY #HRISTIANFRIENDS MYTESTIMONY
ISTRUE

4HOUSANDSTIMESTHOUSANDSHASLITERALLYSEENITWITHTHEIREYES
4HE #HURCH THROUGHOUT THE WORLD HAS RECOGNIZED )TS MINISTRY NOT
MINE )TSMINISTRY HOW)TkSDONEANDWHAT)TkSDONE BLESSEDOF THE
THOUSANDS ANDSENTMENOUTACROSSTHEWORLDTODAYONFIREFOR'OD
4HATkSRIGHT)THASDONEIT

4HE SCIENTIFIC WORLD CANkT SAY THAT BUT WHAT ITkS SO 4HERE IT
IS RIGHT THERE ON A?A>'EORGE * ,ACY SAID AFTER SUBMITTING THE
PICTURE HESAIDHEHADOFTTIMESSAIDTHAT?HEARDOF MYMEETINGSAND
HAS HEARD PEOPLE SAY THAT AND HE SAID IT WAS PSYCHOLOGY (E SAID
l"UT m WHEN HE CALLED ME UP HE SAID lTHE MECHANICAL EYE OF THAT
CAMERAWILLNOTTAKEPSYCHOLOGYm4HATkSRIGHT 4HE MECHANICALEYE
OF THECAMERAWONkTTAKEPSYCHOLOGY
%  3OTHESCIENTIFICWORLDHASTOSAYITkSTHETRUTH.OW WEMAY
BEAILLITERATEBUNCHOF PEOPLE4HATkSRIGHT)AM )AM)KNOW"UT
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CALLEDAHOLY ROLLER ORFANATIC ORWHATEVERTHEYWANTTOCALLME AND
HAVEFAVORWITH'ODTOKNOWTHAT(EkSSTANDINGHERETHISAFTERNOON
THANALLTHEWEALTH#HICAGOkSGOTORALLTHEGLORYTHATTHEWORLDHAS
GOT

)kD RATHER BE STANDING RIGHT HERE NOW A HOLDING THIS PICTURE
ANDTELLINGYOUWHATTHATISANDKNOWTHAT(EkSSTANDINGRIGHTHERE
WITHINFIVEFEETOF WHERE)kMSTANDINGRIGHTNOW)kDRATHERHAVETHIS
FEELINGANDCONSOLATIONTHAT)HAVERIGHTNOW THANTOBEKINGOVERALL
THEEARTHFORAMILLIONYEARS4HATkSRIGHT
%  .OW )AMHAPPY)GETTIRED)GETPHYSICALLYWOREOUT)HAVE
DIFFICULTS THINGS THAT AN ORDINARY PERSON DOESNkT HAVE 9OU CAN
IMAGINE HOW 3ATAN FIGHTS AT ME DAY AND NIGHT ALL THE TIME #AST
THOSE DEMONS OUT AND THEY HAUNT AT YOU 9OU SEE "UT ALL THOSE
THINGSTHERE>)HAVEABATTLETHATNOONEKNOWSABOUT

"UT)LOVEPEOPLE)LOVETHEMWITHALLMYHEART!NDTHEREFORE
PEOPLEKNOWTHAT!ND)HAVENEVERLETMYMINISTRYGETTOABIGPLACE
TOWHEREITWOULDLOOKLIKEITWOULDBEBIG)TMIGHT?ITMIGHTGOTO
MYHEAD-YMINISTRYkSBEENKEPTLITTLE!ND)DEALWITHAFEWPEOPLE
ANDABOUTTIMETHECROWDGETSBUILTUP )MOVEOFF SOMEWHEREELSE
ANDJUSTGOSOMEWHEREELSE"ECAUSEMY?MYWHOLEMOTIVEISTHISTO
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%  !ND )?) DESIRE THE PRAYER OF ALL YOU 4HAT ALWAYS WITHIN MY
OWN SIGHT ,ORD KEEP ME LITTLE 3EE 4HAT>ITkS>WHERE ) CAN BE
TO WHERE (E CAN USE ME ) WANT TO A PLACE TO WHERE (E>WHEN
THE ANGELIC BEINGS COME OUT TOGETHER (E CAN SAY l7ELL ) KNOW
-YSERVANT7ILLIAM"RANHAMWILLMIND-Em4HAT?THATkSWHAT)?)
WANT(IMTODO

!NDTHENTHATDAY>)kVEOFTENWONDERED>)kDLOVEDTOHAVE
BEEN STANDING THERE THAT DAY WHEN (E STRETCHED OUT (IS ARMS AND
SAID l#OME UNTO -E ALL YE THAT LABOR AND HEAVY LADEN )kLL GIVE
YOURESTm)PROBABLYNEVERWILLHEARTHAT BUTTHEREkSONETHING)AM
LOOKING TO HEAR SOMEDAY TO HEAR (IM SAY l)T WAS WELL DONE -Y
GOODANDFAITHFULSERVANTm
%  4HATkS?THATkSTHE6OICETHAT)LONGTOHEAR)F (EWILLONLYLET
MEMOVEINTO(IS+INGDOM ANDTHENGOUPCLOSEENOUGHTHAT)CAN
LAYMYHANDSON(ISSACREDFEET ORSOMETHINGLIKETHAT THATkLLBEALL
RIGHT)F )CANJUSTSEE(IM>

(ERE SOMETIME AGO ) WAS SPEAKING AT THE "USINESS -ENkS
MEETING ) BELIEVE IT WAS RIGHT HERE IN #HICAGO !ND AN OLD DARKIE
DOWNSOUTHBY>(EGOTSAVEDONENIGHT!NDHEWASOUTTHENEXT
MORNINGSAYING l)kMFREE)kMFREE mTELLINGALLTHEOTHERSLAVES

!ND THE SLAVES SAID l7HY>m WANTED TO KNOW WHAT
HAPPENED

(ESAID l4HE,ORD*ESUSMADEMEFREEm

!ND THE OWNER OF THE SLAVES COME BY AND SAID l!LL RIGHT
3AMBO ATYOURWORKm

(E SAID l9ES MASTER )?) DIDNkT MEAN TO TAKE ANY OF THE
TIMEm

3AID l)HEARTHATYOUSAIDYOUWASFREEm

(E SAID l9ES SIR MASTERm (E SAID l4HE ,ORD *ESUS SET ME
FREELASTNIGHTFROMTHE?THESLAVEOF )MEAN THEBURDENSOF SINm

!ND?AND HE SAID l7ELL ) WANT YOU TO COME BY MY OFFICE
AFTERWHILEm!NDAFTERABITHECAMEBYTHEOFFICE(ESAID l)WANT
YOUTOSAYTHATAGAIN$IDYOUTELLMEATTHATMEETINGLASTNIGHTTHAT
*ESUS#HRISTMADEYOUFREE THATYOUWASNOLONGERASLAVETOSINm
%  (ESAID l9ES YES BOSS (EDID(EMADEMEFREEFROMSINAND
DEATHLASTNIGHTm

(E SAID l4HEN 3AMBO IF *ESUS #HRIST MADE YOU FREE FROM
SINANDDEATHLASTNIGHT THISDAY)SETYOUFREEFROMSLAVERY4HATkS
RIGHT SOYOUCANPREACHTOYOURBRETHRENm

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4HE OLD MAN PREACHED FOR MANY MANY YEARS 7HEN HE GOT
READYTODIEASANOLDMAN HEWASCALLEDINALL>ALOTOF HISWHITE
BRETHREN COME IN TO SEE HIM !ND THE OLD FELLOW HAD WENT OFF IN A
COMA!NDTHEYTHOUGHTTHATHEWASDEAD!NDAFTERWHILEHELOOKED
AROUNDHESEENTHEMALLSTANDINGTHEREHEGREETEDTHEMALLAGAIN

!ND HE SAID l/H ) JUST GOT INSIDEm 3AID l7HY DID ) COME
BACKm !ND SAID?SAID l) WAS STANDING INSIDE THE DOORm !ND SAID
l) WAS STANDING LOOKING AND AN !NGEL COME UP TO ME AND SAID
j3AMBO AREYOUREADYNOWTORECEIVEYOURCROWNANDYOURREWARDkm

(ESAID l#ROWN2EWARD$ONkTTALKTOMEABOUTCROWNAND
REWARD)DONkTNEEDTHEM*USTLETMESTANDANDLOOKAT(IMFORA
THOUSANDYEARSTHATkSMYCROWNANDREWARDm
%  4HATkS THE WAY ) THINK WE ALL FEEL THIS AFTERNOON ) DONkT CARE
ABOUTREWARDS)DONkTCAREIF )HAVEASHACKORWHAT)HAVE*USTLET
ME SEE (IM 7HO IS THE UNSEEN /NE HERE TODAY AND ALL THE REST OF
LIFEWILL>%VERYTHINGELSESEEMSSOLITTLEWHEN)THINKTHATSOMEDAY
)CANSEE(IM
%  )NTHECHURCHWEUSEDTOSINGANOLDSONG
/H )WANTTOSEE(IM LOOKUPON(ISFACE
4HERETOSINGFOREVEROF (ISSAVINGGRACE
/NTHESTREETSOF 'LORYLETMELIFTMYVOICE
#ARESALLPAST HOMEATLAST EVERTOREJOICE

4HATkS OUR FEELING THIS AFTERNOON 4HATkS MY MOTIVE OF BEING
HERE IN#HICAGOTHISAFTERNOON ANDINTHISMEETING IS TO TRYTO GET
MYBRETHRENOUTHERE>AFTERKNOWING(IS0RESENCEBEINGHERE ISTO
TRYTOGETTHEMTOBELIEVE(IM
%  .OW ) WISHED ) WAS A FORCEFUL SPEAKER LIKE MAYBE "ROTHER
*AGGERS OR"ROTHER2OBERTS OR"ILLY'RAHAM ORSOMEOF THOSEMEN
WHERE THEY GO PREACH THEIR SERMON AND GO HOME AND THATkS OVER )
CANkT )kM NOT A SPEAKER )>4HE ONLY THING THAT ) CAN DO>'OD
HASGIVEMESOMETHINGELSETOWIN(ISCHILDRENTO(IMBY ANDTHATkS
PRAYINGFORTHEM
%  !ND)HONOURMYBRETHREN(OW)HONOURANDTHINKOF "ROTHER
2OBERTS AND "ILLY 'RAHAM AND MEN LIKE THAT WHO GO OUT AND WIN
SOULS FOR #HRIST )?) JUST ADMIRE THEM THEYkRE 'ODkS SERVANTS AND
) LOVE THEM "ROTHER *AGGERS AND "ROTHER #OE AND ALL OF THOSE
BRETHRENWHOHASTHOSEGREATMINISTRIES MYHEART>)PRAYFORTHEM
CONSTANTLY

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4HE OTHER DAY WHEN ) HEARD THAT OUR "ROTHER "ILLY 'RAHAM
HAD A KIDNEY BLOCK AND WAS LAYING IN THE HOSPITAL OR SOMETHING IN
'ERMANY AND>>COURAGE>3AID l)kLL PREACH IF THEY HAVE TO
PACKMEDOWNTHEREONASTRETCHERm

)STOPPEDMYCAR)WASDRIVINGALONGTHEROAD AND)STOPPED
MYCARAND)SAID l$EAR'OD MOVEITOFF OF THEMAN SOHECANGO
DOWN THERE (EkS 9OUR SERVANT AND HEkS THERE TRYING>7EkRE ALL
ONEBIGREALMOF 0ROTESTANTBELIEVERS5NITEDWESTAND ANDWEMUST
STAND TOGETHER IN THE POWER OF THE RESURRECTION OF OUR ,ORD *ESUS
#HRIST
%  7E MIGHT DIFFERENT "ILLY MIGHT SAY l) DONkT>"ROTHER
"RANHAM ) DONkT BELIEVE YOUR $IVINE HEALINGm (E MIGHT 4HAT
WOULDNkTMAKEMETHINKABITLESSOF HIM(EkSMYBROTHERJUSTTHE
SAME 4HATkS RIGHT 3OME OF THE OTHER BROTHERS MIGHT SAY l"ROTHER
"RANHAM )DONkTAGREEWITHYOUm4HATDONkTMAKEANYDIFFERENCE
7EkREALLTRYINGTOSEE(ISLOVELYFACE!NDWEkREHUMANWEMIGHT
DIFFERENT

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) CAN SEE THE TEARS RUNNING DOWN HIS CHEEKS 0UT HIS ARMS
AROUND MOTHER AND AROUND THE LITTLE KIDDIES PICK THEM UP SAID
l.OW WAIT A MINUTE )kM GOING TO TELL YOU WHATkS HAPPENED TO
DADDY$ADDYCOMEINCONTACTWITH*ESUS4HATkSWHATkSTHEMATTER
$ADDYFOUND*ESUSm

!NDASITDIDFOR,EGIONTHATDAY ITkLLDOFORDADDYANDMOTHER
BOTH TODAY 7HEN YOU FIND *ESUS YOUkLL NEVER BE THE SAME ,EGION
COULDNEVERBETHESAME.OMANCOULDEVERBETHESAME AFTERONCE
FINDING*ESUS3HALLWEPRAY
% &ATHER IN*ESUS.AME IF THEREBEONELOSTHERETHISAFTERNOON
OR EVEN ONE SICK THAT HAS NEVER YET COME IN CONTACT WITH 9OUR
GREAT HEALING POWER OR 9OUR SAVING GRACE MAY THIS VERY HOUR
THAT THEY COME IN CONTACT WITH 9OU OUR HEAVENLY &ATHER 7HO WE
REPRESENT>!ND WE PRAY THAT THE ,ORD *ESUS WILL SPREAD FORTH (IS
ARMSANDBLESSEACHONEHEREFOR9OURGLORY

!ND ,ORD )PRAYTHATTONIGHTWILLBETHEGREATOUTPOURINGOF
THE3PIRITTONIGHT INHERE THATGREATSIGNSANDWONDERSWILLBEDONE
(EARTHEPRAYEROF 9OURSERVANTASWEASKIN*ESUSk.AME!MEN

.OW ) TURN THE SERVICE TO "ROTHER -ATTSSON "OZE !ND MAY
THE GOOD ,ORD BLESS EACH ONE OF YOU AND KEEP YOU HEALTHY AND
HAPPY!ND)SEEYOUTONIGHT

*USTBESEATEDAMINUTE TILL"ROTHER"OZE>'ODBLESSYOU

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