<TITLE>11. Par 72-81</TITLE>L-72 Forgive us of our sins. And I pray that You'll bless every person here, regardless of church affiliations or denomination. They are human beings that live, and eat, and love, and want to go to heaven. They're like us all. And we--we are--we are not trying to dishonor anything or any work that anybody has done in Your Name, but we're only trying to give a statement and--of the hope that lies within us based upon Thy Word. Thy Word is Truth.
So we pray, Father, that if there be some here that You would desire to have them rebaptized, let them come forward. And those who have never made a Christian confession, that's coming now to be baptized in the Name of their risen Lord, what a beautiful time to do it, on the Easter morning. What makes baptisms? Because there was an Easter. Grant, Lord, that whosoever shall come, may be blessed and filled with the Holy Spirit as they are desiring so. For we ask it in Jesus' Name. Amen.

L-74 Now, those that have come for baptism, would you just stand to your feet so we can get a general conception of who is to be baptized. There will be one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen: eighteen of them. All right. I got yours back there, sister in the back.
Now, I wish you all would, if you would walk right forward here just a moment. Would you?
Would you play for us, sister, "I can hear my Saviour calling," quietly as you can, slowly.

L-77 And as I see, coming down the line, knowing the peoples, I see people from out of town, from churches that's--would really think that I was just a little bit off of line by baptizing the people... (Would you move right out this way a little bit, brethren, so these back here... Yeah.)... by baptizing them in the Name of the Lord Jesus. But I have truly tried to make it as clear as I know how to make it. See?

L-78 Now, this is a nice group of people. I want you all to turn right around to the audience, like this. All right.
These people standing here are coming upon the basis that they believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, that He was--suffered under Pontius Pilate, and was crucified on Calvary, died, buried, rose the third day, triumph over death, hell, and the grave, and ascended up on high, setting at the right hand of the Majesty to make intercessions upon their confession. They have now showed to you that they believe this solemnly with all their heart, and have confessed their sins before God, and are convinced that Jesus is the Son of God, and has accepted Him as personal Saviour.
If that be so, raise your hands, all of you standing around like that. Just raise it. Uh-huh.

L-81 Therefore, some of them has been Christians for a long time. Some of those have been baptized in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. And they are convinced today that--that the Scripture and apostolic way of baptism is in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ. And they have come, believing this, and have accepted it, and embracing this, and will think that that's the Truth because the Scripture teaches it.
If such is standing in the line, would you raise your hands, you who have been baptized before in the--in the name of the Father, Son, Holy Ghost, and now believe in the Lord Jesus Christ. Thank you.


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