Bobtalk

May 18, 1980
Akron, Ohio
Akron Civic Theatre
Concert

Thank you, all right! In case you haven’t guessed by now, the name of that last animal was a snake. Same snake that was in the Garden of Eden, same one. In fact in those days snakes ere walking on two legs, like the snakes today still are walking on two legs. Anyway, the same snake that deceived Eve. Who deceived Adam. Who deceived all mankind. Anyway a lot of people you know they’re waiting, till they're at the end of the line before they go see Jesus. They just wait till the very last moment. They wait till they're too old, or too drunk, or too sick. About that time when they decide they’re about ready to go see Jesus. We’re talking about that woman with the issue of blood, she spend all her money on doctors. Couldn’t get no relief. And finally she went to see Jesus. Well, is she’d had any more money to spent, she’d have spent that too. We’re talking about the prodigal son who went home. well, If he’d had more money to spend, more bucks, he wouldn’t have gone home either. I want to tell you something, the Devil’s taken rock ‘n’ roll and made it his music, same way he’s taken free education and made it is his education, same way he’s taken medicine and made it is his medicine. He's called the God of this world and if you look around he’s just that. Prince of the Power of the Air, that's what he is. He prowls the airwaves. Now, I don’t know if you know this or not but that’s precisely the reason Jesus went to the Cross. You repeat that now and get it right! I'm not talking about no religion now, I'm talking about Jesus. The real Jesus. The one that's coming back. (before Slow Train)

Thank you. (....)I'm not gonna make any altar calls, there won’t be any altar calls tonight so don't be afraid about that. But I am gonna try and implant the word of God in you. (....) Anyway, implanting the word of God now is a tricky thing. Cause you know, you plant seeds out of ..., I don’t who many of you know anything about farming, I know I don’t, ha-ha-ha. However you plant seeds on the wayside. I don’t know if I’m looking out on the wayside right now. I’m gonna plant seeds, but ..., they’re on the wayside, they’re gonna be received with gladness, I know. Everybody rejoice, and you’re gonna clap out now, but as soon as you walk out the door, you’re gonna forget all about it. You know you can plant seed on a rock, and I’ve seen them grow too! They received that seed with gladness and they also rejoiced, but you ain’t gonna know yourself well enough for it to grow. But the Devil’s gonna snatch it from you, I hope otherwise, but that’s the way it is sometimes. I think you know, there’s lot of thorns out there, I know that too. I'm telling you Jesus is Lord and I don't want throw that out to the thorns. You’re gonna receive them with gladness but you got so many cares in this world so entangled with thorns you can't hear these words. They’re gonna strangle that seed and not let it grow no further. But I just as much as I know all that I also know there is fertile ground out there. Now we are in the last days, God is calling his people. Some of you don't know you're God’s people, some of you don't know you got power over evil. Some of you don't know the Devil’s already defeated for you. All you got to do is accept it. And be baptized with the Holy Ghost. I’m not talking about water baptism, I’m talking about the Holy Ghost baptism. (before Solid Rock)

[lots of calls for the old songs] All right, well, others do these songs for you. I know a lot of country and western people they do that. They sing ah, sing ah, what is it? “You can put your shoes into my bed anytime”. And then they turn around and sing “Oh Lord, just a closer walk with thee”. Well, I can’t do that, That’s right, you cannot serve two masters. You gotta hate one and love the other. You can’t drink out of two cups. (before In The Garden)

All right. On the keyboards tonight from, give him a hand, Spooner Oldham. On the other set of keyboards, Terry Young. Playing lead guitar tonight, Fred Tackett. On the drums tonight, Jim Keltner. On the bass guitar tonight, a man who's been around almost as long as .... me! Actually I’ve been around a lot longer, Tim Drummond. All right, ladies and gentlemen, Miss Clydie King. Gwen Evans. Mary Bridges. Mona Lisa Young. Then the girl in the red dress. Told you the story about Jesus. Can you hear me now? Remember that name. Some of you may never hear it again. Anyway, Regina McCrary. (before Are You Ready?)

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