<TITLE>08. Par 37-41</TITLE>L-37 The schools has sent out men with honest hearts and tried, but, oh, God, the best of us are failures. We need Thee, O God. Thou art the only One Who can grant this revival, and we pray that You will do it. Save the lost; bring home to the church and to fellowship that backslider. Grant the healing of Thy sick children's body.
And if we find favor, Lord, may even miracles be performed. Not to say that--that we were here which caused it, but that God might declare His Messiahship in Christ again to this age. Grant it, Lord. Forgive us of our sins. May every heart be melted together with one fellowship, every barrier broke down. Grant it, Lord.
Then when the services shall finish, if it's Thy good pleasure that we shall go through these eight days in humility, we'll bow our hearts before Thee and thank Thee, most precious God, for what You do for us. We ask it in Jesus' Name, Thy beloved Child. Amen.

L-38 Just by the reading of the Scripture, which I think that no meeting is complete without this reading of the Word. And now, we will try to be finished just in a few moments, to give you ample time to have your dinner. I believe you call it dinner here. I--I just can't go it that way. I always think I'm getting cheated. Down in the South, we have breakfast, dinner, and supper. And if I have to call supper, dinner, what happened to my dinner? It's--I couldn't catch up that way, and I'm too old to try to learn anything new now about it.

L-39 So... And after all, it wasn't the Lord's dinner, it's the Lord's supper. That's just a little in behalf of the South, now. Over in the book of Saint Mark, the 16th chapter, I shall read the great commission.
After he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and the hardness of their heart, because they believed not them that seen him after he was risen.
And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongue;
They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay their hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
So after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.
And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.

L-40 This great age that we live, it seemed to have somehow gotten away from this. But I have read to you out of God's eternal Word. And He said, "Heavens and earth will pass away, but My Word shall never pass away or fail."
Then if it is God's eternal Word, this is part of It. And the portion that I have read to you this afternoon, is the last words that ever fell from the lips of our beloved Saviour. It was the final word to His church universal.

L-41 After He'd given them instructions on many things, now He gave them the last and great commission. And if you notice in speaking, He said, "These signs shall follow them that believe." Many time, we try to bring that down to one sign. But it isn't in the singular. It's in the plural. "These signs shall follow them that believe."
And to the best of my knowledge, every since that commission was given, through every age, they've had portions of these signs following.


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