"Treat Lazarus Right" (Sermon)(1970) Bishop J. O. Patterson Sr.

This is track 3 and 4 from the 1970 Convention album "Treat Lazarus Right". This message was recorded at the Official Day Service of the 1970 Church of God in Christ Holy Convocation which was held at the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis, Tennessee.
Bishop James Oglethorpe Patterson Sr. (born July 12, 1912-died December 29, 1989) was Presiding Bishop of the Church of God in Christ for over two decades from 1968 until his death in 1989. He was the father of the now deceased COGIC bishop and Chairman of its General Assembly, Bishop J.O. Patterson, Jr. (1935-2011) and was the first elected Presiding Bishop. He was also the uncle of the Late Presiding Bishop Gilbert E. Patterson.
Bishop Patterson was born in Mississippi in 1912. He and his family joined the Church of God in Christ then under Bishop C.H. Mason when he was a youngster. In the 1930's, as he grew older, his favor with the leaders of the COGIC increased, and according to them, his favor with God also increased. He also married Mother Deborah Indiana Mason-Patterson in 1935 and had 2 children (J.O. Patterson, Jr. and Janet Laverne Patterson-Wheeler). In 1939, he opened J.O. Patterson Funeral Home (ln 1986, changed to J.O. Patterson Mortuary). He was ordained a minister in the COGIC in the 1940s, under Bishop Mason. He was ordained a bishop in the COGIC in the 1950s. In 1961, when Bishop Mason died, Bishop O.T. Jones, Sr., who succeeded Bishop Mason as the Senior Bishop of the COGIC, organized an executive "General Board," and appointed Bishop J.O. Patterson,Sr. as the assistant leader of the Board. In 1968, after being the Senior Bishop for seven years, BIshop Jones resigned from the office of Senior Bishop due to controversy from the conflict over his tenure as the Senior Bishop. Bishop J.O. Patterson immediately stepped in and became the interim senior bishop. The General Board met in 1968 and organized a General Assembly of all the bishops of the COGIC. The General Assembly voted to create a new office to replace the office of senior bishop. They called this new and ultimately more "powerful" office, "The Office of the Presiding Bishop of the Churches of God in Christ, Incorporated." The General Assembly, and the millions of members of the COGIC then voted that Bishop Patterson should take the office of Presiding Bishop. After being elected as the first "Presiding Bishop" of the COGIC denomination, he immediately began starting COGIC Christian missions to bring the COGIC to countries outside of the U.S. During his tenure as Presiding Bishop, Bishop Patterson had built and organized COGIC churches in over 44 foreign countries and organized many jurisdictions in those foreign countries. Under his leadership, he appointed over 100 Bishops to lead the COGIC along with him and the General Board of the church. He also founded the COGIC International C.H. Mason Memorial Choir, to serve as the official mass choir of the denomination. He appointed Dr. Mattie Moss Clark as the head director of the choir and as the head president of the church's music department. In the 1970s and 1980s he appointed Bishops Otha Miema Kelly, F D Wasington, Louis H. Ford and Chandler D. Owens as his Assistant Presiding Bishops (Ford and Owens later became Presiding Bishops in succession) - they served in their respective positions at different periods.
Bishop Patterson was diagnosed in April of 1988 with pancreatic cancer. As his health declined and as his condition got worse in 1989, Bishop Patterson retired from the Office of Presiding Bishop and Bishop L.H. Ford became the acting Presiding Bishop with Bishop Patterson remaining as the honoured elected Presiding Bishop until his death. He finally died on December 29, 1989 at the William F. Bowld Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. His funeral was held at the magnificent Mason Temple COGIC in Memphis, Tennessee in January of 1990. Nearly 10,000 people attended the funeral. The hymn of comfort that was sang at the funeral was "Oh I Want to See Him and Look Upon His Face." Many famous Gospel singers sang songs of tribute to Bishop Patterson and songs of comfort to the Patterson family. Among the many famous Gospel singers that sung at the funeral were Karen Clark Sheard, Twinkie Clark, Mattie Moss Clark and Vanessa Bell Armstrong. The funeral was attended by a Catholic Cardinal-Bishop who was sent by the Catholic leaders in Vatican City to represent Pope John Paul II. The eulogy was delivered by his successor Bishop Louis Henry Ford (who was elevated to the Office of Presiding Bishop by the General Assembly in early 1990), who urged the people of the COGIC to return to "basic holiness in God." Bishop J.O. Patterson, Sr. was buried at the Memorial Park Cemetery in Shelby County, Tennessee.

[@devontecollins151]

Great sermon....but I find it funny to that the baby in the back is now someone's parent and possibly a grand parent

[@melvinstapleton6133]

Bishop Patterson was one of the greatest leaders and Preachers who ever lived. He could flat foot preach!

[@dr.e.k.browni.2031]

There is still power in this message!!!!!

[@timothylakaseru302]

Can’t Bishop Blake do something like this ? I think he’s quickly becoming the black Joel Osteen (just my personal opinion )

[@keepingitrealandtruthful.5081]

If you watch his sermons when he was younger his sermons were very pentecostal. However I think it's due to age and health issues why Blake has slowed down a lot.

[@UncleDuTheWatchman]

Wooooow so the "parent wake up call" was being sounded in 1970?!!!! What a different world we'd have had if enough parents had listened...just think.

[@typrsn1]

I have many reel to reels and other stuff on wax much older than this where the preacher said similar things. Since when did people ever heed the warning of the preacher? No one listened to Noah (the preacher of righteousness), but his family (2 Pet. 2:5; Heb. 11:7). Unfortunately, many think their church, organization and by-laws will save them. Only the word of God will sanctify us (John 15:3; John:17:17). We are living in troublous times. I have never seen so much misrepresentation of God by church people in all of my days.

[@UncleDuTheWatchman]

Amen!

[@4jazzie1]

+Gospel Nostalgia you are so right, lord help us!! Have mercy on me, us!

[@Professorrob2k24]

33:56 you can hear bishop cd Owens say “alright bishop” lol

[@tinascaravans]

Dress 4 Jesus, not for the world, when u go 2 church. Preach it...

[@typrsn1]

That much is true. Most preachers say nothing today as it relates to dress, but the Word has not changed. The whole counsel of God must be declared and dress is a part of it.

[@tinascaravans]

It really bothers me when I see women in church wearing pants nowadays, and some gospel singers too.

[@typrsn1]

tinascaravans Unfortunately, man is more ignorant in regards to things relating to God and morality than we have seen in a very long time. It is a willful ignorance that has resulted from a rejected knowledge of God (Hos. 4:6). There was a time in our society when no woman wore pants, whether she was saved or not. This changed in the 1920's, but church people stayed the course. Eventually many began to go the way with the changing trends of society. Of course the same is true regarding many other things as it relates to the church. People have decided to take their queues from the world and abandon God's word.

[@thomaspierce7254]

He couldvtune up his style is vintsge

[@thomaspierce7254]

Thomas Pierce ddl

[@hoestrickshijomio6078]

WOW THAT WAS INDEED A GREAT MESSAGE FROM A GREAT PREACHER OF THE GOSPEL AND PRISONER OF THE LORD REST ON BISHOP J.O. PATTERSON

[@BertisteGarrett]

Powerful sermon of Bishop J.O. Patterson. You are the salt that has preserved this OLD LAND MARK teaching. Thanks for being SALT. Did you know, SIR, when you were collecting these reel tapes that you had divine leading? Did you know that you'd by doing so be preserving these HOLY Ghost teaching for this generation? Moses kept the Sacred TABLETS, and you are KEEPING this sacred text, these sacred stones. This is a DAY when men are afraid to preach the word and you BOLDLY, see to it that the WORD is delivered. My OH my, you are serving this generation.

[@typrsn1]

+Bertiste Garrett Thank you for kind words. I do what I can and always seek to be led by the Spirit of God. We are living in a time when most have turned their ears from the truth unto fables, but God is still faithful. His Word has not changed. God bless you.

[@vannester9719]

That my Pastor J.O. Patterson we enjoy this preaching every Sunday As teen we rode to church Event with Bishop. He treat us like his children. God Bless the man of God. We want save Prom in "72" he gave us one. We went Youth Convention for P.T.COGIC.. Our pastor now is his gtandson Bishop C.HM. Patterson..Now I.am 64. G.B.T.G

[@PastorRichardAllenFarmer]

Vann, please consider inserting the letter "s" and "ed" on your words. "As teenS we rode to church eventS with Bishop... We wantED a saved prom in "72"

[@christopherleemillersr.7590]

Greatest Presiding Bishop of the church of God in Christ that ever lived. powerful expositor, pulpiteer, teacher. preaching and explaining the gospel of Jesus Christ.

[@fredjones6601]

You sure about that...?

[@keepingitrealandtruthful.5081]

​@@fredjones6601Next to Bishop Ford yes

[@tristanturner9980]

Great message...the congregation was responding to him in his hoop in harmony...good ole fashion preaching with no instrumental accompaniment, just the encouragements of the congregation to the preacher to say it!!! (and in harmony...lol).

[@pastorandre08]

tristan turner I've listened to it with earphones with amplification. The organ is being played, but not DOMINATING or being OVER PLAYED like they are today. It was an accompaniment not a REPLACEMENT to effective expository preaching. Bishop J O Patterson, Sr. whooped sparingly ONLY after rightly dividing the Word of truth as contained in Holy Scriptures.

[@shafonda7418]

well I do my best as a decent humanbeing to stay out of other folk way and face because there are a lot of not so good humans. I delight in the word of God and I love the Lord. I desire nothing of anyone's because everything I need God has it.

[@marquesharrington5056]

Classic, timeless message! 1 John 3:17

[@shafonda7418]

This would be a better world if folks treated one another right and stay with minding their own business and take care of themselves, because a lot of people lives are not entertainment for other folks! maybe I am a bit old fashion but that is alright at least I do not have the mindset to destroy other's. Praise God

[@lancescriber-neal2746]

Where can I find the rest of the clips???

[@realcentral]

Preach preacha

[@titeyungin]

Message WELL deliverT!! (I wonder where that crying baby is today?)

[@timwillias82]

+Bryun Gray LMBO! Right I wondered the same thing! Somewhere being a grown 45yr old.

[@Mr.Marcuzz]

I thought of that as well!

[@kufarimahdi9636]

Bryun Gray Screaming im Am Deliverttttttt!!!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@truleyblessed8459]

Lol the baby crying;) I the baby saying I don’t wanna hear that pastorrrrrrrr;)

[@coreydee6955]

I had heard Bishop Pat as his wife called tune up a few times

[@lancescriber-neal2746]

Where can I listen to all tracks (1-4)?

[@David-wm4ox]

outstanding message

[@Happy23913]

Be blessed Bishop in the name of Jesus Christ Amen!

[@kingkwaduleach9088]

Wow powerful message

[@stevenmchenry9276]

God bless this seemon.

[@timwillias82]

Never heard JO tune up!!!

[@marquesharrington5056]

We've only heard him deliver messages in his late 60s-70s but this was a much younger Bishop Patterson in his prime, early in his ministry as Presiding Bishop. This was some gospel message!

[@keepingitrealandtruthful.5081]

Bishop was 58 at the time of this recording.

[@emmanuelwilliams8299]

Timothy Williams I heard the Late Bishop J.O. Patterson tune up several times; I've seen a recording of his 1st message as Presiding Bishop in 1968..and he let them have it. One thing that I seldom saw Bishop Patterson do was read from a bible or notes; he knew that bible and he could preach it!!

[@livestrong2680]

+Emmanuel Williams hey bro! you know where i can hear that 1968 message?

[@keepingitrealandtruthful.5081]

Live Strong I've got that got album, purchased mine from eBay.

[@Happy23913]

26:51 That part …

[@rashendrickjohnson52]

Wonderful sermon. RIP Bishop

[@gloriapayne9880]

Miss him...

[@shaungraham3298]

I miss him and his nephew GE

[@ezequieltgarciaiii9888]

Thank you for posting this sermon... Bishop Patterson is still teaching us. I am a Sr. Pastor with Church of God of Prophecy and always seeking preachers of the past that still speak to us by way of recording and anointing. Glory to God!

[@typrsn1]

You're welcome. Thanks for stopping by.