<TITLE>01. Par 1-4</TITLE>59-0423, Abraham's Seed, Santa Clara County Fairgrounds, San Jose, CA, 63 min
L-1 Ministerial associations with the... My campaigns... I've never had a afternoon speaking yet. This is my first one, very first to begin with. And I... It's all new to me, so... As you have to other times, just forget my mistakes, why, do that this afternoon too.
Usually, when having healing services, I take the afternoon, after about three o'clock, at this time, I go into prayer. I stay right in prayer for the rest of the day until they come and get me at night. Then I come out then to pray for the sick.
Being that we had to squeeze our meeting here, and--and compile it into just these three services, or three days, I thought that I would like to come and kindy have a little time of fellowship with you in the afternoon service.

L-2 As many of you are acquainted with Brother Bosworth, the late Brother Bosworth, he said to me one day, he said, "Billy, you know what fellowship is?"
And I said, "Oh, I think so, Brother Bosworth."
Said, "It's two fellows in one ship." That's right: fellow-ship. So there's quite a bunch of us this afternoon in the old ship, the old ship of Zion.
My little boy, Joseph. The other day before we left home... He's just about three years old. You remember him... The Lord promised him to me six years before he come. And so... And then the next one was born well, the doctors said there could be no more born; it was a girl came. So a lot of people called me up and said, "Billy, the vision meant Josephine, not Joseph."
I said, "No, it meant Joseph."
The doctor our home doctor there, he said, "Just impossible. The woman can never have another baby."
I said, "She'll have one more." So I said, "God promised Joseph, and Joseph's coming."
So when this little fellow was born, they said, "Is this Joseph?"
I said, "I don't know. But Joseph is coming."
So when the nurse that morning said, "Reverend Branham?"
I said, "Yes, ma'am."
She said, "You got a fine, seven pound three ounce boy."
I said, "Joseph, you been a long time getting here. Daddy's glad to see you."
I was thinking maybe Billy, my boy would be a minister, but looks like he isn't. And I asked the Lord to give me someone to hand this Book to after He's finished with me on earth. I hope to put it in the hands of Joseph as a servant of the Lord.

L-3 Now, he was laying on the--the little duofold (I think you may call it here, Chesterfield.) the other morning; I was trying to make him keep quiet, 'cause I was... I felt that maybe a vision was coming on. And he went over and laid down on the--the duofold, and was looking up at a painting of Jesus I have on the wall. And he was to kinda little fellow talking to himself, he says, "Has Jesus got a boat?"
And that give me a text. And then I just picked up my pen and begin to sketch off a few little things that I want to have, won't be able to get. I've never preached on it yet. But that's true.
When He was here on earth, He was so poor, He had not a place to lay His head, and He... When He went to preach the gospel, He had to borrow a boat to preach it from. But He's the Captain of the old ship of Zion.

L-4 Now, this afternoon it's... I thought maybe we would take these two afternoons and compile something together to stimulate faith. And then at night time when the--the people are here, I'd speak more on the--the ministry that the Lord has given me. But this afternoon, somewhere, to speak on faith.
Now, all gifts operate through faith. Remember, you can't get anything from God outside of faith. "For he that cometh to God must believe that He is, and a rewarder of those that diligently seek Him." So you must come by faith.


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