<TITLE>03. Par 14-18</TITLE>L-14 Now, the way we try to follow it here at the Tabernacle, it's the only place in the world that I go that I preach doctrine, is here at the Tabernacle, because this is our church. And we preach doctrine here to keep the people lined up. Other men in their churches, they preach whatever they believe. And they're my brothers, and we might differ a little bit, but we're still brothers just the same. And--but here in the Tabernacle we preach what we think is Scriptural doctrine, and in there, we see for the dedication of children, what we call a Dedication. The only time in the Bible that we can find out of where, in the New Testament, that where a little children was ever had anything to do, or Christ had anything to do in it in the ceremony, was He taken them up in His arms and laid His hands upon them and blessed them and said, "Suffer little children to come to Me. Forbid them not, for such is the Kingdom of God."

L-15 Now, we are left, as we understand, to carry on the work that He come to--to accomplish, His death at Calvary. He was with us, and He went from, come out of God into the world, went back from God--or from the world into God, and come again in the form of the Holy Spirit. And is with us, in us, to the end of the world, carrying out in His church the same work that He did when He was here on earth. And by that, we take our children one to the other, to the ministers, and they pray over them, lay their hands upon them, and dedicate them to God. Just a little ceremony to say that we appreciate what the Lord has done for us in the little children.

L-16 Now, if your little ones been sprinkled, or whatever way it is at your church, then, we don't say one thing against that. It's all right. But Scripturally, we only find one place. That's where Jesus blessed them Himself. That I shall read, the Lord willing, in the--in the Word here. We find in St. Luke the--I believe it's the--the 10th chapter and beginning of the 13th verse:
And they brought young children unto Him, that He should touch them: and His disciples rebuked them that brought them.
But when Jesus saw it, He was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto Me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.
Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.
And He took them up in His arms, and put His hands upon them, and blessed them.
Isn't that lovely? He said, "Now suffer the little children to come to Me. Don't forbid them, for of such (such like that little child) is the Kingdom of God. And He took them in His arms and blessed them."

L-18 Now how we would love this morning, if we could, have Jesus setting in Person here on the platform and say, "Lord, would You bless my child." Oh, what a--for--for human eyes and our hearts longing to see that... But He's here anyhow, for He give us the commission to do it, and as we have done, so does He recognize. We received one He sent, they received Him that sent him. You see? So He's here this morning.
And if Sister Gertie will come up to the piano and play our old song we used to sing a long time ago on this, "Bring Them In," bring the little ones to Jesus. I believe it's in the book there somewhere; I'm not sure. "Bring the Little Ones to Jesus." And if you have a baby, a little baby that has not been dedicated and you want to dedicate it this morning, why, we'll be glad to do it.


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