<TITLE>19. Par 81-84</TITLE>L-81 And when, just one question, when He was here in Saint John 1... Just one thing, and then we'll pick up some more along as we go, if the Lord permits. There was a man one time got saved by the name of Philip. He goes over, and he gets his friend, Nathanael, about thirty miles behind the mountain. Next day, he come back with Nathanael, coming into the meeting, Jesus was standing, perhaps, praying for the sick as He usually did.
And up in the prayer line, or out in the audience, wherever it was, come a--come this man walking, a real staunch Jew. And when Philip found him, he was under a tree praying, and he said, "Come, see Who we found. Jesus of Nazareth, the Son of Joseph."
And you know what he said? He raised up, being very orthodox, He said, "Now, could there be any good thing come out of Nazareth?

L-82 And Philip give him the answer. Said, "Come and see." That's all. You come, be convinced for yourself. So he walked around there, and he talked to him about what God had promised. And said, "You remember what the Scripture said the Messiah would be?" And when he walked up in there, Nathanael was just about ready to believe.
And when Jesus looked around, He seen him. He said, "Behold, an Israelite in whom there's no guile."
If I'd say it, "A honest man," and so it's a believer.
And this Israelite, this Jew said, "Rabbi (or preacher, or teacher)," he said, "when did You ever know me? Now, this is our first time meeting."
Jesus said, "Well, before Philip called you, when you were under the tree, I saw you."
"You saw me, plumb around behind the mountains yonder?" He said, "Rabbi, You are the Son of God. You're the King of Israel." That was the sign of the Messiah. Is that right?

L-83 A woman one time couldn't get to Him, so she touched His garment and went out and set down in the audience, or whatever she was. Jesus turned, said, "Who touched Me?"
They said, "Everybody's touching You." Peter rebuked Him.
He said, "Who touched Me?"
The woman and all, all denied, "Not me."
But Jesus looked around and said, "Somebody touched Me 'cause I got weak. Virtue went out from Me." And He found the woman. Said, "Thy faith has saved thee. The blood issue stopped. Your faith..." She touched Him, pulling the gift of God to herself for her own needs.
Now, you can do that tonight. You can touch Him. The Bible says He's a High Priest that can be touched by the feeling of our infirmities. Is that right? Now, if He's already... How many believes that everything that Christ could do towards healing you has already been purchased in the atonement? Do you believe it? Well, then, how should we touch Him then? How could we touch Him? It'll have to be a demonstration of His living, resurrected Being now. 'Cause the work's already finished.

L-84 You look and see if you can touch Him tonight by believing Him, ask Him. And the Lord grant it to you. Now, if the Lord Jesus appears here among us tonight in His blessings, and performs the same thing that He did when He was here on earth, how many will pledge yourself to God? Then from this night, "I give up all my iniquity. I give up all my sins, and I'll serve Him, knowing that He truly has raised from the dead." Will you raise your hands, everywhere over the building that would say, "I--I'll do it"?
Now, Father, You see their hands. The hour is growing late. We must close. And now, Lord God, it's this... I have spoke at length. But now, it's Your time to speak. Thou hast said in Thy Holy Word, "God confirms His gifts."


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