<TITLE>12. Par 122-130</TITLE>L-122 You know what's the matter with the church today, brethren? I believe the church has got in an anemia condition; the--the Blood's gone out of it. For instance, what if I was a doctor, and a great big man six-foot tall, come up, and he would say, "Say, doctor, I--I--I'm so weak, I can't get up. I--I'm just staggering around"?
I'd say, "What's the matter?"
"Well, I don't know. I'm just so weak."
I'd say, "Well, now, did certain physical things..."
"Yes, that's all right."
And I'd say, "Well, when did you eat last?"
"Well..."
"You're about a hundred-and-eighty-pound man."
"I eat a half a cracker, day before yesterday."
I'd say, "Man, you're just starved to death. Go get a good square meal, and you won't be so weak."
And that's what's the matter with the church today. We're big in numbers, but, brother, we're starved to death. Hallelujah. You're scared the neighbor's going to say something. What we need is a good old fashion Holy Ghost shaking. Hallelujah. Both hands up in the air, and say, "Lord, feed me." The buckle and armor on, marching on.

L-125 The phenomena had been done. In the 38th verse we read this.
And a mixed multitude also went up with them; and the flocks, and the herds,... of the cattle.
Brother, a mixed multitude. The phenomena had been done; a big revival was on. People were getting saved, coming in. And a group went up impersonating that; they went up acting like they were believers. Sure, they put on their sandals and everything, and got ready. But that same mixed multitude that taken communion, and went on the march, was the very ones that begin to murmur and cause the children of heart--of Israel, their hearts, to turn back to Egypt again. That's what it is tonight, brother. Have a revival, and there'll be a mixed multitude, certain as anything. Some of them will try to come in, impersonate. When you talk of predestination...

L-127 Someone called me the other day, said, "What about it then, if God has predestinated?"
I said, "Just read Romans the 8th chapter and 9th, and you'll understand." And I said, "God has mercy on whom He will have mercy."
"What's the use of preaching then?"
I said, "That's your and I business, as ministers."
Jesus said, "The Kingdom of God is likened to a man went to the sea, with a net in his hand. He throwed the net out in; he pulled it in. That was the Gospel. In there they had turtles, water bugs, serpents, green frogs, snakes, everything else. And he had some fish in there. Hallelujah.

L-130 The first thing you know when the revival's over, and the Gospel net comes off, the old turtle said, "I knowed there wasn't nothing to it."
The old water bug said, "I believe it also," right back to the... hog, like to its wallow.
The serpent say, "I didn't believe it in the first place."
But there's some fish there too. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. It's time for ministers to throw the Gospel net, pull it in. God knows what's fish. He was a turtle to begin with; and he was a fish to begin with. God knows which is which; I don't. It's my business to throw the net in the stream, pull them up, say, "Here they are, Lord." Hallelujah. Amen. Sure, it is; that's the Gospel net.


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