<TITLE>08. Par 22-24</TITLE>L-22 All right. As soon as the doctor left, I can hear him come over to his wife and say, "Dear, do you know, uh, all along, way down in my heart, uh, uh..."
She'd say, "I know what you're talking about, honey. You're thinking about, 'Where is that Fellow that's praying for the sick called Jesus of Nazareth?' Yeah, that... You know, honey, really, I--I've noticed you searching the Scriptures every night. I--I believe you kinda believed on Him. You know what, I believed on Him too."
"Well, wife, bless your heart. Let's go find Him." Somebody must've come told him that Jesus was coming. He was coming across the sea then, oaring in His little boat (You know.), coming across the river, the sea--little lake. There and as He was come across (You know.), they told him Jesus was coming. Faith cometh by hearing (Is that right?), hearing of the Word. So somebody told him that Jesus was coming over to have a one day campaign, maybe, over in his country.

L-23 So, right quick, I can see him, get his coat on and pull his little turban down over his head and get started. I hear some of his church members stand there saying, "Where are you going, Jairus?" And I can hear them saying, "You know what? They tell me that that holy roller is a coming down there, that's praying for the sick. I bet he's going down there."
I can hear the deacons walk out and say, "Now, just a moment, Jairus. Now, you know every time we have the conference, we elect a new pastor if we desire. Now, we don't want any disgrace brought upon our church. Now, if you're going to have any of that divine healing stuff around here, I want you to know right now, that we're not going to stand for it."
Brother, the time had come for action. Jairus had to have some action. The time may strike to you for action. And if you want to know, I think the time for Louisville, now is for action. That's right. Time for the church, it's time for action. They've played around and throwed this off in the corner, and flushed off of this and called it 'this, that'; let's act. Amen. Louisville, stand on your feet. Claim your God given privileges. And it's time for action. Not, "I... Well, I'll tell you; I'll sit back and slip out. I'll go tonight." Like Nicodemus come by night, but Jesus had a need right... I mean Jairus had a need right then. And brother, we got a ri--we got a need right now, and let's get to Him. Not wait till the next meeting; wait and see if somebody else comes and preaches the same thing. We've got a need now; let's press forward to get Him. The midnight hour is here.

L-24 The little girl was at the point of death. Doctors had failed. And I can hear them giving him a good sharp talking to. And the board of trustees and all going over him, but he had a need; a loved one was laying at the point of death, so he must get to Jesus. Here he starts on.
And about that time, the little old boat stopped down there. And Jesus got out. And a bunch of spectators standing on the bank, the priests standing back out there says, "Um-hum. There he is. Look what kind of a crowd he's got now. There comes that bunch of illiterate, unlearned, uncouthic people coming up off the banks down there, those fisherman walking out. You see what kind of a crowd he associates with? The birds of a feather..." That's it. Standing there criticizing.


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