<TITLE>03. Par 8-10</TITLE>L-8 And my people, of course, formerly, the beginning, are Catholic. We... They emigrated from Ireland to come here. And then, but my father and mother didn't go to any church at all. And they was raised up in the mountains; my father, a logger. And when that Light come in that morning at six o'clock on April the fifth, or April sixth, 1909, and that Light hung over that little crib bed there, a little trundle bed... I don't know what you all know what a trundle bed is or not, a straw tick, a shuck pillow. How many ever seen a shuck pillow or a straw tick? Well, would you look. Now, I'm not the only country boy around here, am I? There's just plenty of us. Well, my, that's mighty fine. I feel like I could come without a tie on now. That's just--that's just fine.
Well, that's... My mother, it liked to scared her to death. My dad... My mother was fifteen years old; my dad was eighteen, just kiddies.
And so, since then there it's been, nothing--nothing that I had, nothing that I merited, it's... Now, it's just a little gift that God gave, sovereignly give. That's the only way they are given is by the sovereign grace of God.

L-9 And now, let us turn to His Word and read just a few moments. Be reverent, and we know that God will add His blessings to His Word.
Now, over in the Old Testament... I love to go to the Old Testament because it's a type of the New, a shadow of the things that's to come.
And now, if I speak just a little long, will you pinch me on the leg, or something, here, brother, and let me know that I've spoke too long; 'cause I want to try to pray for everybody I can before leaving Georgia. My first time in your state, and I sure fell in love with you, your first night here. You're just... such a welcome feeling. I don't say that because you're here. If I'd say that just because I was in your presence, I'd be a hypocrite. And I--and I don't--I don't have to say that. I say it because I mean it from my heart. You're very nice.

L-10 And now, in Genesis 22:7 we read a portion of Scripture, and then, they read some of the 14th verse also; 7th, 8th, and 14th, we'll make it.
And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for the burnt-offering?
And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for the burnt-offering: so they both went on together.
Now in the 14th verse we read this:
And Abraham called the name of the place Jehovah-jireh: as it is said... this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.
Now, shall we bow our heads just a moment while we speak to the Author of this Word.
Our heavenly Father, we come to approach Thee in the all sufficient Name of the Lord Jesus, knowing this first, that He's promised to hear us, and give us a hearing, when we ask in His Name.
Now, Thou has said, that wherever two or three are gathered in Your Name (the Name of the Lord Jesus), You would be in our midst. So we know beyond a shadow of doubt that You're here tonight. And we pray, now, that You'll give us a few words, Lord. And encourage us tonight, Lord, from Thy Word.


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