<TITLE>06. Par 15-18</TITLE>L-15 Once a little fellow by the name of David, such a... He went up to the army, where his brothers was to take up cakes and raisins for them. And we find out, that a great bully by the name of Goliath stood across the creek on the other side of the hill, and making a brag and a mock to Israel. Finding out that they'd lost their faith, they'd lost their experience with God, and they were all quietened down. No one said a thing; they were afraid of that big bully.
But he come out and made his brag in the ears of somebody who believed God. That was little David, a little sheepskin coat on, perhaps just a ruddy little lad. He runs up and said, "Let me go fight that enemy. Do you mean to tell me, that you, the armies of the living God will stand and let that uncircumcised Philistine defy the armies of the living God?" Why, he put his brethren to shame. What we need tonight is somebody with an experience like David, who will stand up and say, "That you mean to tell me, that you will let man and people rise up and tell you the days of miracles is past, and that Jesus' Blood dried up nineteen hundred years ago, and all we need today is to join the church?"

L-16 What we need today is a good old fashion Saint Paul's revival and the baptism of the Holy Ghost like fell on the day of Pentecost, to bring a people back to a living faith in God again. That's exactly. I believe in confessions to raise up and accept Jesus Christ; that's good. I believe in all that, but friends, we need something more than that.
Abraham believed God by faith, and He give him the seal of circumcision as a confirmation of his faith. And when you say, "You've got faith in God." God's under obligation, if your faith is right, to give you the baptism of the Holy Ghost right there to confirm that He has accepted your faith. Amen. That's right.

L-17 Now notice, and little David, and when he got ready to go out to fight the giant, why, the--the king, he admired his courage, I guess. He said, "Now, son, I certainly admire your courage, but you'll remember, we're not living in the days of Moses any more; we're living in the days when these things are past." He said, "Come over here; nevertheless, I'll equip you up." So he took his own armor off and put it on the little boy, David. And he put his--his shield in his hand, and the great big armor that he had almost weighted little David down.
And he said, "Why, here take this thing off me; I've never tried it yet. I've never proved it. I don't know what it is." But there's one thing he did have; he had a personal experience with a slingshot, that he knowed God was with him in that slingshot. That's what he needs.

L-18 Saul found out that the ecclesiastical vest of Saul didn't fit a man of God. And so it weighted him down. That's what the trouble with a lot of men today, as I meet, as I cross the land, men of great standing in high churches and things. They believe this message of deliverance; they believe the message of the Lord Jesus and His power, but they're so shackled down with church denominations till they can't see no farther than the church, and they won't let them any farther. What we need today is somebody to step out with some experience with a slingshot like David had.
David said, "I don't know nothing about your theology, and about these swords, and so forth, but your servant, with this slingshot I had an experience out there, that God let me kill a lion with it and kill a bear with it. And if He will let me kill a lion with it, surely that uncircumcised Philistine belongs to me this afternoon." God give us some more ruddy boys with that kind of ruddy experience, that'll take God at His Word, and believe Him for everything He says is the truth. Amen. That's what we need tonight, my dear Christian friends.
And now, I want you to notice, He went out and proved exactly that God was with him, because he had an experience that God could deliver the enemy into his hand by his slingshot.


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