<TITLE>05. Par 25-31</TITLE>L-25 Now, in the blessings of little babies, do you know, I was just reading here in the Scriptures the other day, somewhere over here, it was in the Old Testament, that a--a great thing that I--I certainly appreciated a getting to read. Here it is right here.
And Nathanael said unto David, Do all that's in thy heart, for God is with thee. (See?)
"Do what's in your heart." And many times that I--I've found this, Christian friends, that I have spoke things, not knowing what I would say. And find out that it would come to pass. "What you say..."

L-26 Now, it was said one time... Jesus came down off the mountain and He seen a tree that had nothing on it. Just leaves alone. And there was no fruit. And He said, "No man eats from you from henceforth."
And the next day, passing by, the apostles saw the leaves withered. He said, "Behold, how quick the tree is withered."
Jesus said, "Have faith in God. For whatsoever things you desire, when you pray, believe ye receive it, and you shall have it. And whatever things you say, you shall have what you say." Think of that. Oh, and perhaps today the great Holy Spirit of God standing here at the altar... You say, "Well, it don't have to be decorated; it doesn't have to be some great elaborate place."

L-29 Jacob pulled up a stone one time and laid his head on it and it's still recognized today as the throne of--the throne of Scone. But the great men of the earth still pack that stone around for the Kings to be inaugurated over the top of this stone, just a common old stone laying in the field.
Bethel was just a pile of rocks laid upon one another, and it become the house of God, the dwelling place. Jacob said, "This is none other place than the house of God," just a pile of stones laying on top of one another.
It doesn't take the great elaborate things; it takes the simplicity and faith to believe, is what it takes. That's what makes it.

L-31 Now, knowing that time soon gets away, we'll try not to hold you very long, knowing it's hot and the church is crowded. So I'll just speak to you just a few moments this morning on the little subject here that might--I trust it'll be a help to you. And now I... 'Fore leaving home I wrote down three or four little things. I said, "I'll wait and see what the Lord would have me to speak on when I got down there." I wrote about six little things down here, little subjects. And I wrote one and put it in my pocket like this; I thought, "Well, when I get to the pulpit maybe He will tell me something to talk on."
Now, I'm just as far off as I was up there. So anyhow, I'll read a Scripture here, the Lord help us to understand it, the 14th chapter of St. Luke, and let's begin about the 31st verse, of the 14th chapter of St. Luke.
Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consult whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?
Or else, while he is either is yet a great way off, he sendeth forth an ambassage, and desire conditions of peace.
So likewise, whosoever he be of you...
I want you to notice close. Now, first he said, "I..." It's a parable. He said, "Now, there's a king coming and he's got twenty thousand soldiers, and this king is going to meet him, and he's only got ten thousand soldiers. So then the first, he sets down and asks if he's ready, whether he can do it or not. All right
... of you who forsaketh not all that he has, he cannot be My disciple.
See, now may the Lord add His blessing to this Word. Now, shall we bow our heads just a moment.


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