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presidents, university presidents, etc. Right now this is FIRST on the
priority list in GOD'S SIGHT, because the first thing on GOD'S MIND
is restoring THE GOVERNMENT OF GOD to this earth, and this NEW PHASE
of the work--the OPEN DOOR operation worldwide is the PRESENT activity
leading to it.
How significant that the very FIRST PRIORITY--the MOST IMPORTANT
phase of the work, is LOWEST on the budget-cost allocations. Of course
tied with it is the AICF which has been producing sensational results.
Today, among other major priorities is The PLAIN TRUTH, especially
the NEWSSTAND CIRCULATION. Along with this is the CORRESPONDENCE
COURSE. I am at work on a NEW, DYNAMICALLY-REVISED CORRESPONDENCE
COURSE, which will be promoted in every way.
Another equally important part of THE GREAT COMMISSION IS
TELEVISION AND RADIO. This MUST BE TREMENDOUSLY STEPPED UP.
Exceedingly important to all of us, and to you brethren is our
Pastoral Administration Department. This is tied in with the GOSPEL
MINISTRY--where local pastors hold PUBLIC EVANGELISTIC MEETINGS,
reaching thousands of persons and visits to prospective members.
Brethren, inspiring as your SPECIAL OFFERING of last Sabbath was--
VASTLY MORE IMPORTANT is your DEDICATION to FASTING AND PRAYER. Read
how DANIEL prayed, confessing the sins of ISRAEL, which was God's
Old Testament Church. How he put his WHOLE HEART INTO IT. From now
we will preach the GOOD NEWS of the world tomorrow almost immediately
ahead, rather than the bad news of TODAY'S world.
Brethren, THANK YOU so very, very much for your tremendous out-
pouring of support in this recent special offering! It got us through
a cash-flow crunch; we managed to overcome an immediate hurdle; only
because of your instant response! But the work will, I can tell you
in advance, find itself facing other such cash-flow problems within
the next year! We are in need of the CONTINUAL, constant support from
all of you, and those whom God will add to us to share this burden, so
that we can confidently know we will hurdle every obstacle in July,
in August, in September and October, and throughout the year! We
dare not let down now; believing a temporary emergency has been SOLVED,
and now we can go back to a previous level of support--really, brethren,
we must step up our efforts, on every front!
Think of WHAT THIS MEANS--THINK of the big leap ahead this will
give the WHOLE WORK.
NOBODY--I repeat, NOBODY has ever proclaimed such a message of
H O P E for the immediate future, since the early apostles, over
1,900 years ago. That Gospel--GOOD NEWS--was SUPPRESSED before 70 A.D.
The world HAS NOT HEARD IT for 1,900 years--until I first began
proclaiming on the air to thousands of people in October, 1933.
THIS CHURCH WAS RAISED UP FOR THAT PURPOSE!--to get that GOOD NEWS
MESSAGE OF IMMEDIATE HOPE to a sick and dying world! That is PRIORITY
NUMBER ONE!
It's true we have not yet SHAKEN THE WHOLE WORLD with this message