Transcript of a published sermon by Marrell Cornwell, transcribed from YouTube. An attributed primary source — not Acts 2:38 Life doctrine text.
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A damaged opening, and the hedge of prayer
- The segment's first half-minute survives only as splice fragments — children wanting to stay around his table, and no one wanting to work — then Cornwell is mid-flow: "I can tell you worse things about my family" than anything said about yours.
- His first text is Job 1:5: Job sanctified his children, rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all — "thus did Job continually." And Satan's complaint to God about Job: hast Thou not made a hedge about him and about his house? The hedge was there because there was a daddy called Job who got up every morning and prayed it there. "I'm going to pray a hedge about this family." Daddies have got to pray, mothers have got to pray, and parents are to leave their kids alone to God's help and just do what is right.
Scriptures: Job 1:5
The law of the house
- Abraham: "in Genesis 18 and 19" — for I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord. Every parent has a right to know what is going on.
- Then the sermon's refrain, out of Ezekiel: "this is the law of the house" — again, "behold, this is the law of the house." Every house has got to have a law and a rule: there has to be a curfew; there have to be dating rules. Too many parents leave it up to the preacher to make all the rules and make villains of preachers — "brother Morton's going to get you; I'm going to tell brother Mort on you" (name as captioned).
- And a house is not only rules: joy, peace, and happiness too. Every house is going to have a storm — fusses today, disagreements, daddy facing off with daughter and with sons — and condemnation over a problem kid is misplaced; if a daddy will live right and do right, care and love, it will be a momentary thing, and there will be love and respect there.
- The section's other house sayings are quoted with Proverbs named as their book only (the curse of the Lord in the house of the wicked, against the blessing on the habitation of the just; wisdom building her house) and are not indexed as references.
Scriptures: Genesis 18:19; Ezekiel 43:12
You never finish raising kids
- He prays for wisdom and understanding to build this house. The parents anxious for their kids to marry and move out are warned what comes next: grandkids, and feeling more responsible than ever — raising kids is a job you never get finished at.
- His deathbed resolve: if he were dying tonight, he would not be calling on God (he has already called on Him; that is fixed) and would not be calling in the saints — he would be calling his kids and his grandkids in, to lay his hand on their heads and tell them, "I want you to come where I'm at."
- "You say, brother M—, what about reaching the world? I've spent my life reaching the world, but I can't be reaching out there and let this right here go to hell." Do not drop the bus ministry or the teaching — make it a family affair; make church fun, not a bunch of rules. The wise woman buildeth her house, but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands (quoted without a named source).
Keepers at home, and the virtuous woman
- 1 Timothy 5:14: I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house. His application presses mothers toward home: young men to get rid of some of their toys so their wives do not have to work to pay for them; the credit cards sent in the mail; better to live in a little shanty with mama home with the young ones than the thousand-dollar-a-month house where both parents work and the babysitters raise the kids — with his own stated concession that some situations cannot be helped and he cannot balance it all out tonight.
- In Titus chapter 2: the aged women to behave as becometh holiness, teachers of good things, that they may teach the younger women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, to be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, and obedient to their own husbands. "I'm preaching the Bible tonight."
- Then the virtuous woman, quoted at length and without any source named: who can find one, for her price is far above rubies; the heart of her husband safely trusts in her; she will do him good and not evil all the days of her life; she opens her mouth with wisdom and looks well to the ways of her household; her children rise up and call her blessed, and her husband praises her; favour is deceitful and beauty vain, but a woman that feareth the Lord shall be praised. A good woman, a Pentecostal woman, a good wife and mother building a godly Pentecostal home — there is nothing like one.
Scriptures: 1 Timothy 5:14; Titus 2:3-5
Faithful men, and the man who troubled his own house
- The other side: there is nothing like a sorry man — a man who will not get up and go to work, fathers who need to do their best to get off welfare, because the reason some Pentecostal women have had to take the role is because the man failed. We cannot be afraid to preach it.
- From Titus he quotes the aged men's part: sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, and in patience. From Ephesians (book only — not indexed): husbands, love your wives even as Christ loved the church and gave himself for it; some men do not treat their wives as God would have it.
- Hebrews 3:2: Moses was faithful in his house — there is nothing like a faithful man. Then Proverbs again by book only (confidence in an unfaithful man is a broken tooth and a foot out of joint; he that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind) — and the second saying's story told whole: in the Book of Joshua, chapter 7, Achan took the Babylonish garment, the silver, and the gold and hid them in his tent, and his sons, his daughters, his oxen, his sheep, his tent, and all that he had were stoned and burned in the valley. Achan took his whole family to hell because he loved silver and gold.
- Job chapter 8: the hypocrite shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand. Against that, the unnamed line: the house of the righteous shall stand — and his own confidence tonight, that if he really needs them, his family is going to be there.
Scriptures: Titus 2:2; Hebrews 3:2; Joshua 7; Job 8
Raised on this rock, and the close
- He retells brother John Runner's story from the youth camp at "donkey Rock" (names and place forms in this stretch stand exactly as captioned): two and a half hours from Fresno, up in the boonies, a place Runner discovered years ago and the area's churches have memories at. This year Runner was asked to tell the camp how he discovered it; his son-in-law was preaching the camp, his daughter and his other children there — all grown but the youngest, who is almost grown — and Runner's line, as Cornwell quotes it: "brother Morton, I've raised my kids on this rock," and his children are living for God. (The telling is Cornwell's throughout; nothing in it is attributed beyond his narration.)
- Cornwell takes the sentence for himself: "I raised my kids on this rock." One day he will be an old man coming up these steps, and he wants his kids to hear what is preached here and his grandkids raised here — children's church on Friday night: 53 received the Holy Ghost, 111 in all. Churches need to put great emphasis on baby dedication, on all our kids — preachers' kids and saints' kids — and help one another with them instead of being touchy about them.
- His own test of it: his youngest grandson (the name is redacted in the cleaned text — see the packet), woken half-asleep and asked what he is going to remember his Papa for when he is gone: "I'm going to remember that you always meant what you said."
- He closes standing in worship — "let's raise our hands and Worship the Lord" — and the congregation sings its way out (bind us together, Lord) to the end of the segment. The channel's outro line after it is not part of the sermon.
Scripture index: Job 1:5; Genesis 18:19; Ezekiel 43:12; 1 Timothy 5:14; Titus 2:3-5; Titus 2:2; Hebrews 3:2; Joshua 7; Job 8.
Transcript
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stay around my table but no one wants to work in my no wants to working my and you say well I I know some things about your hey I can tell you worse things about my family and you can Bible said in job 1:5 it says that job Sanctified his children Bible said that he rose up early in the morning and offered up burnt offerings according to the number of them all the the Bible said thus did job continually and the Bible said Satan said to God uh about job he said has Thou made a hedge about him and about his house I'm going to tell you we need to pray a hedge around our families the devil said I'm trying to get into that family but he said God he said you got a hedge about him you know why there was a hedge about him because there was a Daddy called job and daddy got up and every morning he done this continually the Bible said and he prayed a hedge I'm telling you I'm going to pray a hedge about this family ho I'm telling you daddies we got to pray I'm telling you Mas we got to pray and you parents just ra them kids alone God's going to help you just do what's right just do what's right I would to God that it would be said of us as it was of Abraham of old in Genesis 18 and 19 he said for I know him I know him I know Abraham I know him that he will command his children and his household after him and they shall keep the way of the Lord every parent has a right I've already said to know what's going on there's a scripture in Ezekiel 43 and12 and and and and what is it it's it's it's it what is it I think it's in there two or three times it says this is the law of the house then again it said behold this is the law of the house every house has got to have a law every house has got to have a rule Hallelujah there's got to be there there needs to there's got to be a a curfew there's got to be some Dating Rules too many I'm going to tell you parents something there's too many of you parents out there that's leaving it up to the preacher to make all the rules and you're making villains out of us and I have a problem with Saints and saying brother Morton's going to get you I'm going to tell brother Mort on you uhuh in every house there's got to be some Joy there's got to be some peace there's got to be some happiness there's got to be a rule but remember every house is going to have a storm let me tell you something some of y'all ain't going to like this but you know every house you going to have fusses you hear me some of y'all had fusses today yeah there's going to be F I'm telling you let me tell you something some of you are sitting out there think B we've had a fuss in our home or we have this problem in our home or or we got this problem kid in our home God's not pleas yeah he is you just do your best to do what it's not it's it it's you going to have fusses and if you Sanctified folks out there ain't never had one your marbles has rolled out your ears I'm telling you there's going to be disagreement there's going to be s when when when Daddy's going to face off with daughter oh yeah there's going to be times when Daddy's going to face off with his sons it's going to be that way but I'm going to tell you something if that Daddy will will will will will live right and do right and care and love it'll be a momentary thing but there'll be love there there'll be respect there there'll be care there everybody here
tonight we've all had fusses and deals in our family everybody and some of you you said after you feel so condemned because hey hey it happens to everybody we just don't go around telling it that's right the Bible said in Proverbs the curse of the Lord is in the house of the wicked it says but the but but he blesseth the habitation of the just it said wisdom hath built her house through wisdom is a house built and by understanding it is established I pray oh God give me wisdom and understanding to build this house and I'm going tell you some of you you're anxious for your kids to get married and get on out and you and Daddy's going to have free time no I'm going to tell you what's going to happen they're going to have grandkids and they're going to feel more responsible you you do you feel feel like you know why because when you were young and got married you didn't know a lot of things but now you know a lot of things and you know what that these kids are are acceptable to it's a deal you just never get finished raising kids probably when I lay down on my death bed I hope I can talk when I start to die I am telling you if I was dying tonight and laying in my bed and and my senses is there I'm going to tell you something I'm going to tell you something I wouldn't be calling on God cuz I've already called on him I already got that fixed I'd be calling my kids in there I'm telling you that'd be the last thing I I'm sorry I wouldn't be calling Saints in there I've already taken care of that some other Pastor going to have to I'd be calling my kids in there I'd be calling my grandkids in there I'd be lay I'd say lift my hand and lay it on that head I'm telling you this is the truth that' be my dying deal kids I'm fixing a gold I'm fixing the gold I'm fixing to go I want you to come where I'm at I'm telling you that's the only like the couch you say brother M what about reaching the world I've spent my life reaching the world but I can't be reaching out there and let this right here go to hell and some of you will go home and say well I tell you what we're just so busy we're going to get out of the bus Mission we're going to get out of teaching no no no no you make it a family affair you make Church a family affair you make Church fun you don't make Church a bunch of rules Hallelujah glory to God hallelujah every wise woman builth her house but the foolish pluck it down with her hand 1 Timothy 5:14 said I will therefore that the younger women marry and bear children and guide the house the younger women I want to say this right here that ever mama ought to do your best not to work and you young men you need to get rid of some of your toys so your wife don't have to work and pay for them I'm telling you it's in the Bible the Bible said the woman's to be a keeper at home sit down I realize that some of you have got to work but I'm going to tell you the reason some of you got to work is because they've sent you too many credit cards in the mail I'm telling you I'm going to tell you something it's better for you to live in a in a little Shanny and that Mama be home with them young taking care of them young on that it is to to live in that $1,000 a month house where both of you got to work and the babysitters raising the kids you need to pray through about that there needs to be some prayer about that there needs to be some work on that you're going to have to balance this out I can't I ain't going to take time to balance all this out in Titus Chapter 2 it says that the women uh said that the age women behave as uh becometh Holiness and teachers of good things uh uh that they may teach the Bible said the younger women uh to be sober to love their husbands to love their husbands uh to love their husbands to love their children to be discreet to be chased to be keepers at home which means stairs at home and good and obedient to their own husbands I'm preaching the Bible tonight
who can find a virtuous woman for a prices far above rubies the heart of her husband does safely trust in her she will doing good and not evil all the days of her life she worketh willingly with her hand she open her mouth with wisdom she lookth well to the ways of her household and E is not the bread of idleness her children rise up and call her blessed her husband also praiseth her many daughters have done virtuously but thou excellest them all beauty is vain but a woman that fearth the Lord shall be praised uh we're talking about we're talking about a good woman we're talking about a Pentecostal woman we're talking about a good wife a good mother uh building a Godly Pentecostal home there's nothing like a good woman even I know that ain't nothing like like a mean one too and I'll tell you something else there ain't nothing like a sorry man and when I say A sorry man I mean a man that won't get up and won't go to work I'm fixing to say something right here listen to me now I realize there's all kinds of situations but I can't I can't balance it all out tonight I realize that some of you cannot help it but you fathers need to get to working and do your best to get off welfare we cannot be afraid to preach Brethren there ain't nothing like a sorry lazy man and the reason that some Pentecostal women have to take the the role is because the man the Bible said in Titus it said the Aged men uh are to be sober grave tempered sound in faith and in charity and patience uh Ephesians says husbands love your wives even as Christ loved the church and gave herself for it gave himself for it love your wives some of you you you you men I don't like the way you treat your wives you know why I don't like cuz God don't like it you say man he's hard on the women I got a whole church I got more women I got men H I got to get off this here Hebrews 3 and2 says Moses was faithful in his house there's nothing like a faithful man but the Bible says in Proverbs confidence in an Unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth and a foot out of joint Proverbs says he that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind listen to this he that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind aen in the Book of Joshua chapter 7 Joshua said to him why hast thou troubled us and you know what Aon did he took the babylonish Garment the silver and the gold and hid it in the midst of the tent and you know what happened because hear me because of the sins of his sins the sins of achen the man of the house the Bible says that his sons his daughters his oxen his sheep his tent and all that he had was brought into the valley and it was stoned and burned aen took his whole family to hell because he loved silver and gold I'm just preaching the Bible Job chapter 8 it's talking about the hypocrite it says he shall lean upon his house now this is a scripture said he shall lean up on his house but it shall not stand he shall lean up on his house the hypocrite but it shall not stand men we need to build a kind of families that we can lean on the Bible said the house of the righteous shall stand I believe tonight I can mean on my family if I really need them they're going to be there when I need them they're going to be there and I am fixing the clothes and that's what you've been waiting for for long I think about brother John Runner the pastor
by this year we were up at donkey Rock we were up at donkey Rock that's two and a hours and 15 minutes from Fresno it is up in the boonies it's way up above and beyond everything it's up in that same range that euse is in it is beautiful where up there at donkey Rock we've been going up there for years all the kids in this area the church is you know what I'm we got memories at donkey Rock oh we got bears at Don we we have bears at real bead I I can tell you some bear stories and but I want to tell you this year brother John Runner was up there and and he he's the one that discovered donkey Rock years ago and and he was up there so we had him to tell the Youth Camp one day how he discovered donkey Rock and uh uh uh it so happened that as he was telling it he said I want to tell you something it so happened that that his son-in-law was preaching our youth camp this year I'm telling you I believe in Youth Camp don't mess with section seven youth camp and and and and he was he was he his his his son-in-law was preaching the camp his daughter was there and his other children was there and his children are grown all except the young one he's almost grown he thinks he is but he's a good boy but but anyway John Runner said something that it really touched me he's been going there for years he's been seeing that his kids get there for years and he said you know he said brother Morton I've raised my kids on this rock I've raised my kids on this rock I raised my kids on this rock and he has his kids are living for God I'm going to tell you about our kids they're not always perfect they're not always right but let's help one another with our kids they need the fire knocked out of them knock it out of them they need to be loved love them but I raised my kids on this rock one of these days one of these days one of these days of PSR continues and the Lord continues one of these days Barn morning they're going to say somebody go by and help him and and this is going to happen and I'm going to be an old man coming up these steps and and they're going to say set that over here and I'm going to look out there and I'm going to say but I raised my kids at PS4 I tell you what I want my kids to hear what what's preached here I want my grandkids to be raised here children's church Friday night 53 got the Holy Ghost 111 in all I want to raise my kids oh let's stand our feet and worship God glory to God let's Worship the Lord let's Worship the Lord let's Worship the Lord let's Worship the Lord let's Worship the Lord glory to God glory to God I'm going to tell you something in our churches we need to put great emphasis on baby dedication now Church it ain't just bring them on up here we'll pray for them we put emphasis on it I'm telling we we need to put emphasis on our kids I'm not just talking about my kids I'm talking about all of our kids I'm telling you what I know preachers kids I know Saints kids praise God I love these preachers kids I love these Saints kids we need to help one another with our kids and I'm going to tell you something we don't need to be touchy about our kids somebody jerks up one of my grandkids I need to say jerk them again and when you get through jerking them I'll jerk them and their Daddy'll jerk them oh you're abusive no I'm telling you what I love them my youngest grandson while back I he was about half asleep I woke I said [name redacted] buddy wake up I said I want to tell you what are you going to remember me for when I'm gone he said Papa I'm going to remember that you always meant what you said I want him to remember that but he don't look at me as a beast
I love these kids I love your kids preacher I love your kids I love your daughters I love your sons I raised my kids on this rock let's raise our hands and Worship the Lord hallelujah glory to God together oh let's sing it bind us together find us together Lord God together with us together together us together oh let's all
Scripture references as spoken: Job 1:5; Genesis 18:19; Ezekiel 43:12; 1 Timothy 5:14; Titus 2:3-5; Titus 2:2; Hebrews 3:2; Joshua 7; Job 8.