<TITLE>14. Par 53-56</TITLE>L-53 But what did they do? Continually on, little indifferences and isms; every little fantastic comes along, separate themselves, make denominations, little cults. Oh, God be merciful to a people that I love with all my heart.
What can I do, what can I do? There's nothing I can do more. God's got to tell you that's the truth. I want to tell it from His Word. God confirms it, here with that... Have faith in God.
Now, Father, You seen those hands that went up. Not less than fifty hands was up tonight that they wanted to be remembered, Lord, in prayer.
Now, I pray Thee, most merciful God with all my heart and my soul, that Thou will this night receive those that You seen them put their hands up. They're in such a condition. They realize that they've got to face a endless eternity. And I pray, God, that You'll never let them perish. May this be the time that the eternal God will place His Spirit in their heart, and they will receive Eternal Life, and be borned anew right now, right in their seats where they're sitting. God, You know their hearts and may it happen just this moment. May it from this hour on they be a changed person.

L-54 May this convention be a convention that it'll seem like a great trip to heaven to them. Grant it, Father. And now, dear Jesus, as we come now to the other part of the service. I have spoke at length and saying that we were commanded by the apostles and by the Bible to earnestly contend for the faith.
I've tried to introduce to this little audience what the faith was, what they did by the faith, that You're the same yesterday, today, and forever. The Christ that lived in the body called Jesus is the same Logos tonight, that lives in the body of the Church performing the same things, living the same ways, loving the same ways, doing the same things, the same Spirit producing the same things: the same Jesus yesterday, today, and forever.
God, may--may You quicken that to the people's hearts and mind from the least to the oldest in Christ's Name, I pray. Amen. [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.] The Lord bless you. [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.]

L-55 As I think, someday I got to preach my last sermon. Someday I've got to stand at the pulpit the last time. I think it was Brother Cadle when he stood here his last time. I think of other men who stood here, men who's passed on. Perhaps B. E. Rediger, many others who stood at this pulpit. They stood their last time. They gave their last testimony.
Someday I'll give my last testimony. That's right. People don't for... Now, while we're small we talk like we was at home, setting over by the divan talking to each other. Can you understand what all this means? Can you see the day that we're living in? Can you see the loose ends of the church going out after this and after that denomination, fantastic, sensation?
That has nothing to do with God's Word. The faith that was delivered to the saints of God's eternal Word, and they stayed there. Christ has proved it. And I believe He will do it tonight.

L-56 Now, you that raised your hands for a deeper walk or for more...?... that's received Christ, I pray that God will give it to you. In a night or two, I haven't asked them, we want to find a room here. We want to take you in there and tarry with you.
If you haven't received the Holy Spirit, there's a place prepared for you in God's Kingdom, that God wants to bring you into it. And you can receive the Holy Ghost if you'll just believe. It's for believers. Now, it doesn't come this way, that way; don't think about that.
Wait till something comes in here that... Well, you'll know it when it comes. Stay there, it's a part of you. It's your life.
Lord willing, one night this week, I want to preach "When The East Meets The West."


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