<TITLE>08. Par 33-37</TITLE>L-33 Paul Rader, who perhaps preached right in this tabernacle at this same pulpit where I'm preaching tonight. Gone on to glory. He said one time that he and his wife were setting at the table and she wanted to do something. And, oh, he said, "There's no need of doing that." And so somehow he hurt her feeling. And he thought, "Well, if her feeling's that easy hurt, let them be hurt."
So he got up, and laid the paper on the table, and went out the street. Her custom was that she would meet him at the door and kiss him good-bye. And when he went out to the end of the gate he'd always look back and wave. Well, said, "She kissed him good-bye. And went on out to the end of the gate and looked back," and said, "she waved." And said, "He started down the street, and something begin to condemn him." Said, "What if she would die today while you're gone? Or what if something would happen to you? Would that little strange feeling just a family affair...?"

L-34 Said, "He got so condemned he turned around and run back real quick, jerked open the gate and went in, throwed open the door, looked around; he couldn't see her. He heard her; she was behind the door crying." Said, "He never said a thing, he just walked around there and looked her right in the face and kissed her again, turned around and went back out the gate, she stand there and waved again." Said, "The difference of it was, the last time she waved had a feeling to it."

L-35 Well, that's the way it is, friends. We just can't put it on artificial; we need Pentecostal fire and brotherly love back in the church of the living God. Got too much artificial Hollywood makeup about it. We need an old fashion God sent, sky blue, sin killing religion to start from the pulpit and sweep out.

L-36 Taking God at His Word... Mary, oh, how she was rejoicing and patting her on the back, and Elisabeth patting her. And I can hear Elisabeth say to Mary, "Oh, dear, I never seen you look so happy. It must be that you and Joseph are married."
"No."
"Well, what are you so happy about?" She said, "I know what you're happy about. Because that I'm to be mother."
Said, "Yes, that's part of it; I knew you was to be mother."
"Why," she said, "Mary, that's true. But I've hid myself for six months. And I'm kindy bothered, Mary, because that--that I'm going to be mother, and yet for six months that baby has not even moved. I'm just a little weary."
I can see the pretty eyes of Mary sparkle, and said, "Elisabeth, I've got something to tell you. I'm going to be a mother too."
"Oh Mary, did you not just get through telling me that you and Joseph was not married?"
"That's right. We're not married as yet."
"And you're going to be mother?"
"Yes, oh, I'm..."
She was so surprised.
But Mary said, "Wait a minute, Elisabeth. The other morning I was on my way to the well, and the same Angel that appeared to Zacharias appeared to me down there and said I was to bring forth a baby knowing no man. And I should call His Name Jesus."
And as soon as she said, "Jesus," little John begot a shouting spell. He begin to jump in joy. And she said, "Whence comes the mother of my Lord to me? For as soon as your salutation come to my ears, my baby leaped in my womb for joy."

L-37 And if the first time that the Name of Jesus Christ was ever spoke through mortal lips brought life to a dead baby, what ought it to do to this Angelus Temple who claims to be borned again of the Spirit of the living God. Take Him at His Word; start rejoicing; start believing Him. God will do great things for you if you'll just believe it. Believe Him; take His Word. It's the most honorable thing that you can do, is to take God at His Word. Do not disbelieve Him; just believe Him with all that's in you. Believe Him, and God will bring it to pass. Do you believe that?


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