<TITLE>03. Par 7-9</TITLE>L-7 And I have had the privilege of praying for kings, and monarchs, and potentates, and I have never seen the Lord turn one down yet, but what He healed them. Congressman Upshaw, for one out of our United States government, here, had been an invalid in a wheelchair for sixty-six years, and was instantly healed. And I never heard of the man in my life; he was setting way back in the audience in a wheelchair, when the Lord Jesus showed the vision of what happened and what was taking place, and he was made completely whole. And we are thankful for that.
Perhaps, I just... How many ever heard of his case, of how he was healed? Not too many. I believe I'm going to read just a little Scripture here, and just give that for a testimony, 'cause I only have about ten minutes to speak and I will speak tomorrow night, maybe come early. In the--the 2nd or 3rd chapter of the Acts of the Apostles, the--the beginning with the 1st verse:
Now Peter and John went up together at the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.
And a certain man lame from his mother's womb whom they carried daily, laid at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple;
Who seeing Peter and John about to enter into the... asked... the temple asked... alms.
And Peter, fastened his eye on him with John, said, Look on us.
And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them.
Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee; In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.
And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up; and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength.
And he leaping up stood... and walking and leaping and praising God.

L-8 May the Lord add His blessing to the reading of the Word. This was a--a great time in the--in the temple in that day, is the apostles, their heart was all filled with joy and pleasure. They had just had received a new experience of the Lord Jesus Christ. Their hearts were full of joy. They thought, "My, that some new something had happened."
They were elated to know that the Holy Spirit had--had come, the long promise of the Father. In Luke 24:49, Jesus told his disciples, "You shall..." Or said, "Tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem until you're are endued with power from on high." Acts 1:8, He said, "You shall receive power after this the Holy Spirit is come upon you. You'll be witnesses of Me in Jerusalem, Judaea, Samaria, and the uttermost parts of the earth." To know that this same blessing that was upon them, was to go to the uttermost parts of the earth, even today, the same. It's never reached over about one-third of the earth till this time. After two thousand years, and we got two-thirds of the earth yet to go over with this same Gospel. For this demonstration of power must be to the uttermost parts of the earth.

L-9 A few days later when Jesus was received up into the glory, the last words He said to His disciples, "Go into all the world and preach the Gospel. (That's the whole world now.) These signs shall follow them that believe. In My Name they shall cast out devils, speak with new tongues, take up serpents, or drink deadly things, it would not harm them. If they lay their hands on the sick, they shall recover." It is written in the Scripture, that Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever, Hebrews 13:8.
We cannot deny that; that's God's Word. The only way that I might bypass it to justify my unbelief. But if I have to look and say, "Is it the Word, yes or no. It is the Word." And when Jesus said, when He was here on earth... He didn't claim to be a great person; He claimed to be just--He was a servant. He was the Son of God, and He took--made himself no reputation.


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