<TITLE>04. Par 33-38</TITLE>L-33 Heavenly Father, move down this morning into our midst. Grant it, Lord, and may the Spirit of God take over the service. Bless the work here, Lord. Bless our brother, Brother Graham. God, give him words of wisdom tonight at the radio broadcast, may he be able to--to shake the people with--by preaching the Word. Grant it, Lord, and may sinners weep, kneel down in their room and give their hearts to Christ. If there be any unbelievers here this morning, or any that has not accepted Christ, may they come, also.
And now start a revival in the hearts of the people this morning, Lord. May this be a renewing time, a time when the Spirit will be renewed. And, O Father, we'd pray it this way. Come get us by the hand, each one of us, and walk us down this lane here. Show to us this great picture that's set in order here, revealing Your secrets to the saints' hearts this morning, that we might see what's out here just before us. And as we walk down then, Lord, in the armor of God, may we go as gallant soldiers to face the enemy. But how could we face him unless we know his tactics? And help us this morning to understand, and show us the--his foregrounds there, so we'll know where to meet him. For we ask it in Jesus' Name. Amen.

L-35 Let's... The 2nd chapter, let's read this.
And it came to pass that in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, to all the world, that they should be taxed.
(And this taxing was first made... by the governor of Syria.)
And all went to be taxed, every one to his own city.
And Joseph went also up from Galilee, unto the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and the lineage of David:)
To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child.
And so it was, that, while they were there, the days of her accomplishment that she should be delivered.
And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in the manger; because there was no room for him in the inn.

L-36 Now just as a background, till--till we get up to the part of it that I would use this morning. All of you just let yourself be in the Spirit of the Lord.
We are today all over the world is being cel--celebrated of the birth of Jesus, which now is just traditional. Jesus was not born on no December the 5th or nothing like--or December the 25th. We know that's impossible. The hills of Judaea was full of snow at that time, so how could it be that? Jesus commonly by astrology and so forth, and by all of them was born, first, around first of April, so when it was springtime. But this is a day, which is all right, just set aside to worship in memorial of His coming to the world.

L-38 One of the greatest gifts that God ever give to the world was Jesus Christ that... We know that. And now I want to speak this morning upon His Deity, Who He is. So many has Him a little Baby laying out there in the cradle and so forth. But that--that was just one of the pictures, just one of the setting forth of the drama to bring it up to what He really is, His Deity.
And he said in the Scriptures of His coming, He would been spoke of since the days of--of John. Plumb back even into Genesis it was prophesied that the woman's Seed would bruise the serpent's head, promising this Child--Child, Christ Jesus. And He'd been down, all the prophets, most every prophet that was ever wrote in the Bible, spoke of His first and second advent, when He would come to the world.


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