<TITLE>04. Par 12-14</TITLE>L-12 Our gracious heavenly Father, we approach Thee in the all sufficient Name of the Lord Jesus, knowing this, that we are assured that we will get an audience with You when we ask in His Name. For He said Himself when He was here, "Whatever you ask the Father in My Name, that I'll do." So we come believing that we shall receive what we ask for.
Now, heavenly Father, we're grateful to Thee tonight to have this loyal bunch of people who gathered out here in this hot night. It shows that they're not here to see what kind of clothes that each other are wearing. They're here because their hearts are hungry. They love You. And every man, Father, is trying to see across the veil, to see just what's the other side.
And I pray, Father, that tonight, if it be pleasing in Thy sight, and if Thy servants has found grace with Thee, will You just let us look a past the curtain tonight. Let the Holy Spirit take the Word and make it so true to every heart. And may then with eyes of visions, may we see just across the veil, see that God's not far away. He's near, even so near that He can be felt in our hearts to every believer. Take the Word now, Father, and speak. And may we fellowship around the Word just now. For we ask it in Jesus' Name, Thy beloved Son. Amen.

L-13 As coming down this afternoon, riding in the car, I was thinking... Now, perhaps a lot of Branham's setting in here and Harvey's from my mother's side. And my Uncle Jim is here. I--I hope I get to see Uncle Jim before going away from this close to you.
Now, I was thinking of what must I say to the people tonight? My... I'm not much of a teacher, but my words are never premeditated. I just, whatever He tells me to say, I say it. And over in the book of Jude, I happen to choose a little familiar Scripture that I've used and maybe approach it in a different standpoint from what I have at other times. But it's--it's the book of Jude, and there's only one chapter of it, as you Bible readers know. And I want to read tonight the 3rd verse for a text, as we would call it, or a Scripture reading, rather.
 Beloved... (Reading the Scripture)... Beloved, I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that you should earnestly contend for the faith that was once delivered unto the saints.
This is Jude writing to the Church thirty-three years after Pentecost. Now, for just a--a text we would call it, I'll read... We'll use that first Scripture reading, and for a text I want to use Hebrews 13:8, very familiar with all of you, "Jesus Christ the same yesterday, today, and forever."

L-14 Now, before we call the prayer line, after the teaching, we all want to look straight to the Word now, right to the Bible. And it may be a little contrary from what maybe times that you've heard it preached, but let's see just how the Scripture reads and how it looks to you.
Now, Jude here writing, thirty-three years after the inauguration of the Church on the day of Pentecost, he said, "I gave all diligence to write unto you and to exhort you," now watch what he told them to do, that they should earnestly contend for the faith that was once delivered unto the saints.
Now, "to contend" means to--to, not argue exactly, but otherwise "hold fast or uphold, and stay put with it," as we call it in a street expression. "I want you to earnestly," not just half-heartedly, but with all your soul and might, "contend for the faith that was once delivered to the saints."


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