<TITLE>03. Par 8-11</TITLE>L-8 How many here ever knew Congressman Upshaw? Wasn't he the congressman here in Georgia? Well, you remember, it was Congressman Upshaw who was, that I'd seen the vision over Mr. Upshaw; never seen him in my life, when he was rolled in that place like something like this in California. And I've seen him playing on a hay stack where he fell and hurt his back and so forth. Then seen him in a few minutes going by tipping his hat like that. I said, "Well, Congressman, I... You're healed. Jesus Christ makes you well." Away he went, crutches, wheelchair. And he walked until God taken him home, touching his toes and so forth.
Over in the book of Jude now for a little word. And let's study closely together for about fifteen minutes. In the 3rd verse we read this:
 Beloved, I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful... me to write unto you, and to exhort you that you should earnestly contend for the faith that was once delivered unto the saints.
And then as a text tonight I want to use Hebrews 13:8:
 Jesus Christ the same yesterday, to day, and forever.
Shall we bow our heads again just a moment.

L-9 Heavenly Father, now this lovely people, who's gathered here in this great sunshine state of Georgia, we've heard much of their faith, how it's come abroad through the country, how the people are humble and how they love You and worship You. And since being in this city, different business men and so forth calling and talking about the meeting... We pray that You'll shake this city and this country with an out-pouring of the Holy Spirit. May every church that's in this community receive an old fashion revival. Just shaking them, Lord, and sinners repenting and coming to Thee. Help Thou me, Lord, Thy unprofitable servant. For I ask it in Jesus' Name. Amen.
Now, on the Scripture reading tonight, and if you wish to mark down the little--the little text as we try to bring the context to you, on Jesus Christ the same yesterday, today, and forever.

L-10 Now, Jude about thirty years or more after the Pentecost, was writing to the church that--and exhorting them that they should earnestly contend for the faith that was once delivered unto the saints.
I might ask my Baptist brethren setting here, "What about that with the Baptist church?"
He say, "That's what we're contending for."
I'd say to the Church of God brethren, "What about that?"
"That's what we're contending for."
The Pentecostal brethren, "What about that?"
"That's what we're contending for."
And the--the Presbyterian, Methodist, or whatever it was, every one say, "That's what we're contending for." And I believe it. I believe it.

L-11 Now, there is... People said... To me not long ago someone said, "Well, Brother Branham, that's against my faith."
I said, "What kind of faith do you have?" See?
"Against my faith." There's only one faith, one Lord, one baptism, one God.
Now, if the Scriptures said that He exhorted to earnestly contend for the faith (not a faith), the faith that was once delivered to the saints... And each one of us wants to say that our church does that. The only way to be positive sure of this night church, is to go back and see what kind of a faith that they had to contend for. And then we should earnestly contend for that type of faith. Don't you believe it? Contend for that faith.


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