<TITLE>20. Par 188-196</TITLE>L-188 Now, to the strangers in our gate, there's just a little more to this than what we have just done. I shall read it first to you out of the Bible, in Saint John the 13th chapter, 2nd verse, beginning.
And supper being ended, the devil have... put in the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him;
Jesus knowing... the Father had give all things to his hands,... that he was come from God, and went to God;
He riseth from the supper,... laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and girded himself.
After that he poured water into a bason, and begin to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded.
Then cometh he to Simon Peter:... Peter said unto him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet?
Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do now thou knowest not...; but thou shall know hereafter.
Peter said unto him, Thou shall never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me.
Simon Peter said unto him, Lord, not my feet only, but... my hands and... head.
Jesus said unto him, He that is washed, need not to wash... save not to wash his feet, but is clean every whit:... ye are clean, but not all.
For he knew who should betray him; therefore he said, Ye are not all clean.
So after he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments, and... set down again, he said unto them, Know ye what I have done unto you?
Ye call me Master and Lord; and ye say well; for so I am.
If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye... ought to wash one another's feet.
For I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done unto you.
Happy are ye if ye know these things and do them.

L-189 It's been an order of the tabernacle here for years, the time of twenty something years of existence, that we've always made a practice of feetwashing. The Baptist people carried it before Pentecost; Pentecost picked it up in its early days; then carried on. So we are tonight, as always, observe this order.
We got a room here called the prayer room. The ladies go into that to observe this great ordinance that God left us. And the men go into a room, to--to this office over here, deacons' office, and we observe the feetwashing.
And you, the stranger, with us tonight, not a stranger, but a fellow citizen of the Kingdom, if you've never observed this, either a man or a woman, we accordingly ask you and invite you to come and join this fellowship with us. And if you have never did it before, we'll be glad to have your fellowship tonight for the first time with us. However, if you don't feel that you wish to do it, something urging you to go home immediately, or something, we want to say that we're happy you was here with us tonight.

L-193 I kind of apologize for breaking up my sermon and things the way I did. I'm not much of a preacher to begin with, and then come kind of unexpected, it makes it kind of hard for me. A little later on, maybe, the Lord will help me in these matters.

L-194 And maybe after returning back from out west... I hope that the Lord gives me a good rest out there so I can return back, and maybe that Brother Neville and I hold a good old fashion revival here for a few nights on preaching the Word.
And somebody has just met me today, wants to be baptized down in the river. I'd be glad to baptize anyone any place. It's all right.

L-196 Now, you, you're always welcome at the Branham Tabernacle. We're not any denomination. We are not against denominations, but we're just not denominational. So you're always welcome. We don't have any membership here. We just have fellowship one with another while the Blood of Jesus Christ, God's Son, cleanses us from all unrighteousness."
And till we meet again, may God's peace and grace be with each one of you. I pray that God will take sickness from your midst, and will give you a good, safe journey home tonight, good health and strength, hoping to meet you here Wednesday night.


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