<TITLE>08. Par 34-38</TITLE>L-34 Paul went down in the bulkhead and begin to pray one night. Here he comes running up the steps, said, "Brethren, be of a good cheer. For the Angel of God Whose servant I am, stood by me last night. He said, 'Don't fear, Paul.' Got to come before Caesar. And lo, God's give all that sail with you to you." But he said, "I saw in the vision that the ship's going to be wrecked on a certain island." He said, "Wherefore, brethren, be of a good cheer. For I believe God, and it shall be just as he showed me," Jesus Christ the same yesterday, today, and forever. Do you believe it?
He has raised from the dead. He's here tonight. Now, what does He do? He works through individuals as He has called. "God has set (not the church has set), but God has set in the church: first, apostles; second, prophets; teachers; evangelists." All kinds of gifts God has placed in the church for the perfecting, or drawing together.

L-35 I want to ask you something. The early church operated under every one of the gifts. Do you believe that? Now, look. This is to you Pentecostal people. You believe in speaking in tongues. That's right. It's the Bible. I shall not take it out. God put it in there, and it's God's Word.
Paul said, "If one--if you all speak with tongues, and one comes in, uneducated, he will say you're all mad. The unbeliever doesn't understand. But he says if one is a prophet, and will reveal the thing, then they'll fall down and say, 'God is with you.'"

L-36 Paul was setting in the church, thirty-three years after the death of Jesus, for the church to continually to contend for the faith that was once delivered to the saints.
At the end of the Bible, they begin to get other teachers, said, "Well, that's not so. Maybe it could be wrong." They had never been with Jesus. So Jude raised up. He said, "I want you to earnestly contend for the faith that was once delivered to the saints."

L-37 Now, before I call the prayer line, I want to say this to you. Do you believe that Jesus raised from the dead literally physically bodied? Do you believe it? [Congregation says, "Amen."--Ed.] Thank you.
I believe that He is alive tonight. I believe this is God's infallible Word. And God will keep His Word. Do you believe that? [Congregation says, "Amen"--Ed.] Then if Jesus has raised from the dead, and will come here tonight, and do the same things that He did here on earth, do what the Father shows Him, will you believe Him, love Him, and worship Him, and live true to Him? If you will, raise your hand. Thank you.

L-38 That's a great statement. But, friend, as a man, a Christian, I believe Him. His Word is not stumbling to me. What He said is the truth. I believe it. And I'll believe that each one of you in your churches... I have nothing against your churches. I never come here to make differences in your churches. I come with God's love that you go to your church and be a better Christian. And get other sinners to believe and come to church, any church that believes God. See what I mean? Now, that's a great statement.
Now, let us pray. Our Father, Who art in heaven, we pray in the Name of the Lord Jesus that You will come to us tonight. Father, it is today in Germany like it was in Palestine after Your resurrection. There was two disciples. They were walking along the road on a Easter morning, sad. They thought You were dead. They were on their road to Emmaus. And out from one side of the road stepped the resurrected Jesus. They didn't know Him. Father, I'm sure that You've got children here tonight, that You've walked with, and You've helped, and they didn't recognize it was You.


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