<TITLE>01. Par 1-4</TITLE>55-1002, The Unwelcomed Christ, Lane Tech High School, Chicago, IL, 63 min
L-1 Shall we ask Him first while we bow our heads. Now, heavenly Father this is Thy Word. It is said in the Book, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." So if the Word was God, It's still God. So we're thankful to have the Word before us tonight.
Now, we realize that this Book has been written in such a way that You've hid It from all the scholars, the wise and prudent. And You said You would reveal It to babes such as would learn. Now, we're willing to learn tonight; that's why we're here. And we're here expecting the great Teacher to come and teach us tonight, the things that we should know, the Holy Spirit of God.

L-2 And sanctify our hearts tonight, Father. Move back all doubts and fears. And may the great Holy Spirit just come right down and speak to our hearts, each one of us. And save all the--the sinners, Lord, that's unkind to You. We pray that You'll just deal with their hearts tonight. The backsliders, bring them back home, Father. And we pray that You'll heal the sick. Get glory out of the service. For we ask it in Jesus' Name. Amen.
In Luke the 7th chapter and the 36th verse, I'll just read one verse. And when you go home tonight, perhaps, you read the rest of this chapter. It's very outstanding. And I'll read this just to start with, the 36th verse.
And one of the Pharisees... (I--I like this to begin with)... desired him that he would set with him at--at--at meat. And he went into the Pharisee's house, and set down to meat.

L-3 Now, may the Lord add His blessings to the reading of that Word of--of a story that happened long years ago. Now, the... I love the Lord Jesus with all my heart, and I know you do too. So now while we're talking, let's just open up our hearts and let the Holy Spirit come in and speak to us.
Now, there's something wrong here. In the beginning with our text tonight, there's just something that's not right. What did this Pharisee want with Jesus?
You know, usually men ask you to come eat with them when they love you, and they want to set down and have some fellowship with you. And usually, that's the way Brother Joseph and I have a lot of fellowship. We get out here to one of these places and get us a hamburger and some French fries, and we have a lot of fellowship over those hamburgers. We love each other.

L-4 And... But what could this Pharisee want with Jesus? He hated Jesus. And why was he asking Jesus to come eat with him? When... the Pharisees didn't like Jesus. They didn't--they didn't believe in Him, and they hated Him. And why would the Pharisee ask Jesus to come eat with him?
There's just something wrong somewhere. They just don't cooperate together, when the Pharisees hated Him so bad, and here one of the chief Pharisees has asking Him to come eat dinner with him, come to one of his--a great banquet he's going to have and eat with him.
There's too much difference there. That's the way it is. Just no... People usually that hang around together, why, they have fellowship with each other, when they got things in common. Now, if you got things in common, like a--a little children, they--they play with each other. They have things in common.


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