<TITLE>05. Par 30-36</TITLE>L-30 And then we are also going to get in a frame the doctrine that the church stands for, and have it framed in here in the church; what we stand for, the--the principles, the doctrine of the church. Now, to be a church, we got to have a doctrine.
We don't draw down any stake and say, "We just go this far." We go out just as far with fellowship with everybody that God will let us go in His Scriptures with the people. And now stick together; be of one accord, one heart, and move on for God. That's the way God wants us to do. Now, let us pray and then open the Word.

L-32 O precious Lord, we are now about to approach the Divine Word or the reading of this Word. May Your Holy Spirit interpret to us that which we have need of. And let us speak, Lord, and act and live, knowing that we are all Your children by grace as You have called us. May there be a fellowship in this church, seeing that we're just about to emerge into some great move, we feel, of bringing up other ministers to go out into the fields to where, if You shall send me into the different parts of the world, there to establish the faith, and to have a minister ready, and willing, and trained to take over. And may the faith that was once delivered to the saints, that we are gallantly standing for, become a circle around the world. Grant it, Lord. And may this little weed pile, as it was one day when we dedicated it to You, may there be a church rise up here, Lord, that out of it shall go ministers, and evangelists, and teachers, and missionaries to all parts of the world.

L-33 We would ask this morning, a special blessing for our Brother and Sister Stricker who's suffering now. But we know that we're all put to these tests. Every son that cometh to God must be chastened, tried. And if we give up easy, and turn back, then we are illegitimate children, and not the children of God. Give Brother and Sister Stricker strength and power to stick to their post of duty. If they have to beg what food they eat, let Thy hand of blessing be upon them. For we know not but it might be through that very effort that You'd show the native of Africa what a real Christian is. Grant it, Lord. Now, let it all be done according to Thy will.

L-34 Bless this pastor, Brother Neville. We pray, Lord, that You'll make him a shepherd of the flock, as You have in past. And we would not forget his lovely little wife who is very sick. The enemy would like to leave Brother Neville with that group of children with no mother, but we stand and place, by faith, the Blood of Jesus Christ between that enemy and our sister. May Your Spirit, Lord, be great upon her, knowing that all women are ordained to walk down through this valley of darkness of this age, but we pray that You'll be with her. Bless those little children. She'll be nervous now and fretful, but may the Holy Ghost be at the door of mercy at all times for that family.

L-35 Bless our trustee board, our Brother Wood there, and our Brother Egan, Brother Roberson, and all--all of the others, Lord. Deacons, trustees, and all that's associated in the church, we pray, Lord, that You'll let them serve their term with holiness and--and righteousness. Bless those, Lord, who have served in the times past. And we pray that You'll continue to be with all of us that we will be known as a church of unity and spirit and love of the Lord. We pray now that You'll divide to us the Word as we have need, as we read out of Thy written Word. For we ask it in Jesus' Name. Amen.

L-36 And in praying, I was thinking as we were blessing or asking blessings for our modern--our new board of trustees and so forth, I was thinking of our Brother Fleeman and Brother Deakman and them setting here, who has served well on before. And we want to be thankful to God for their loyal service. May the Lord ever be with them to bless them and to help them. I want to read before... Just remember now, the bulletin board and so forth, and the coming meetings.


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