<TITLE>27. Par 87-90</TITLE>L-87 Now, Lord, it's just a few moments. I have spoke at length and a long time, but knowing I don't when we'll ever meet again this side of heaven. There may be some here will be drawn if I should return back in a few months. I don't know, Lord. But one thing that I want to... [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.]
If you're sick and you ha... Does the Bible say... I'll give you a Scripture...?... Does the Bible say that Jesus is the High Priest of our confession? Does He say it, Hebrews 3? All right. Does the Bible say in the New Testament that we can touch Jesus as the woman touched Him, His garment? Just touched His garment and went off, stood in the crowd, and Jesus turned around and said, "Who touched Me?"
They said, "Why all touched You." Everybody denied it. But His great discernment of spirit, went right straight to where she was, and told her exactly what was wrong. Did He... She... Did that happen? Certainly. Does the Bible say that He is now the High Priest that can be touched by the feeling of our infirmities? Is that right?

L-88 How would we be recognized then if He has already done the work? I question it just like He give to the Jews in His day. If... "Who do you say the Christ is?"
Said, "The Son of David."
Said, "Why did David in the Spirit then call Him Lord?" See? "The Lord said unto thy Lord--my Lord, 'Set down on My right hand till I make foes the footstool.'"
Then how is it, if He has already finished our works, for--or the works of grace, for our faith to accept Him as Healer, because He has purchased our healing, how can He still be a High Priest that can be touched by the feeling of our infirmities? He has to make a way out. And the only way that done it, basing it on Hebrews 13:8 that He's the same yesterday, today, and forever.

L-89 And when He went away, His works was to be carried on in His church until He returned. Is that right? He said, "We are the vine... We are the branches; He is the Vine." Is that right? Saint John 15th chapter: "I am the Vine; ye are the branches." And every branch that bringeth forth fruit is pruned, and fixed up, and purged so it'll bring more. But the branch that doesn't bear fruit is plucked off.
Now, the branches is the one that bears fruit, not the vine. So we, the church, is left as the branches. So your eyes and my eyes is the only eyes that God has on the earth. Your lips and my lips is His--is His branch. He energizes it to bring forth fruit. And our ears is His ears. Our hands to do good is His hands. Our feet are His feet to carry us to church and to do good. "Blessed are the feet that bring--beareth good tidings." And all--all such. We are His vine. And He just pours His energy into us.

L-90 Now, there's five gifts that's set into the church: apostles, prophets, teachers, evangelists, pastors. That's the branches. And God pours His energy into that, some of them to preach, some of them to be evangelists, some to be pastors, teachers, seer. And apostles are missionaries, either one, it's both the same, same word.
Now, if He's raised from the dead, and He's here tonight, then why would... What would He do if He stood here? He would look upon you; He'd know you. He'd know you just as He knew Peter, called his name, and He knows others. He'd know what you had need of in your heart, like He did the woman at the well. He told her--He talked to her a few minutes till He found her trouble, said, "Go, get your husband."
She said, "I don't have any husband."
Said, "You got five."
She said, "Sir, I perceive that You're a prophet. We know when the Messiah cometh, He will do these things. (That right? Saint John 4.) But Who are You?'
Said, "I'm He."
She run in and said, "Isn't this the Messiah? Isn't this the very sign of the Messiah?"


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