<TITLE>09. Par 29-32</TITLE>L-29 And while we have our heads bowed, before there is one visible thing done, how many in this great audience tonight would raise up your hands to God and say, "God, I been thinking about You all day long. Draw near to me now; I need You." Would you just raise up your hand to Him? "I need You, Lord. Draw near unto me." God bless you.
Would there be one in here who is not just right with God, saying, "Lord, I believe now, before I even see You do one thing, I'll want You to be merciful to me. I've done wrong, and I'm going to confess my sins right now to You. Have mercy on me." Raise your hand, will you? God bless you, you, you (Oh, my.), across the building, in the balcony, dozens of hands.

L-30 Lord, before they have even seen one move of Yours, and this little chopped up message, somehow, the Holy Spirit has drawn near, the Captain of the Host of the Lord. Now, prove Yourself, dear Lord, by performing signs and wonders just the way You did them before Your crucifixion, and these people will quickly receive You as their Saviour. We commit the service unto Thee now, Lord. I've spoken of You, now You speak, Lord, and confirm what I've said to be truth, if You so find it fit to do that tonight, Lord. In the Name of the Lord Jesus, I ask it, Amen.

L-31 Our sister on the piano... Now, you who raised your hands just a few moments ago, I would've called you right now. But beings that, I did that for a purpose... Somehow tonight, I feel strange, that the Holy Spirit is--is near tonight. I see it like a expectation over the audience to receive something. Oh, what a night it could be. The Holy Spirit, I'm--I'm sure He's here. I'm positive of that. And if you'll just take a hold of Him now, and say, "Oh Lamb, You were the One Who were slain for me also. I hold to You now for my healing, my salvation," whatever you have need of.
Now, in the Church, He has sent gifts. Some are apostles. Apostle and a missionary is the same word, meaning, "one sent." Why the missionary only--wanted to be called a--a missionary, I don't know why. Because a missionary and an apostle both means, "one sent." A missionaries or--prophets, apostles, prophets, teachers, evangelists, and pastors. That's the office of the Church. And these offices should be alive with the Holy Spirit, not set in by man, but set in by the Holy Spirit in each church. Apostles, prophets, teachers, evangelists, pastors--these are offices that God set in the Church. Man has nothing to do with it. God puts them in the Church.

L-32 Oh, we have of course, some make-beliefs, and so... I don't mean to say that critical, friend. Don't--don't take me wrong. But I mean in this day, when we have a social gospel's being preached so much, that's just a regular routine to go to church, and that's wrong.
God lives in His people. He's alive, working among His people, resurrected, and calling out His people, and wooing them to Him. And these true offices of God witness the same thing, because they're filled with that Spirit of Him, that was--lived on earth in human flesh in the body of Jesus, which sets on the right hand of God now to make intercessions, and His Spirit is down here moving among His people. Blessed be His holy Name. Moving in His people, a lively Church, filled with the Spirit, all of His gifts and wonders working perfectly in the body...


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