<TITLE>02. Par 5-8</TITLE>L-5 Just like to ask this: What if this morning, someone could step in the door, and say, "Well, I just found something, scientifically proven the truth. And that is, that there's a ship coming by here through the air just in a few minutes. And every one of you that wants to get on, can get on. And it goes to a land... I just returned. And I was an old man, ninety years old." And there he is in a very prime of youth, you know, and saying, "Just across there, just as soon as you step off on that other side, immediately you return back young. And I met people that'd been there for a millions of years, and they just look the same."
I'd say, "Brother, just make me some room, I'm coming."
And I think that's the way we all feel. And you know, that isn't just a story; that's the truth. And the old ship of Zion is going to come down through the air one of these days, and load up with saints, and cross over, just go beneath the banner of the cross, and then we're home. Oh, that great time.

L-6 So I think today, in a... even... "There's many afflictions of the righteous, but God delivereth them out of them all." And I'm glad that we rest assured in this great promise. And I'm very grateful to God, to His grace that called Brother Junie Jackson, as we know him here. I heard strangers testify a few minutes ago, from coming in for the healing service tonight.
And I'm--I'm very grateful that God saved Brother Jackson. The devil come pretty near killing him one time. But God had a work for him to do, so He spared his life. And that's why this congregation and little church stands here today, is for the grace of God. Junie's been a very dear friend of mine, loyal as he could be to the cause. And I'm pray that God will bless you people, the congregation here, and--and will multiply you till this church won't be able to hold the people.

L-7 And it does me good to get into a little church like this where we can just get close together. I have had the privilege, by the grace of God, to speak to congregations which is larger. But I don't say this that I--that I enjoyed it any more, because the best meetings I've ever had is when we had even little house meetings where we just... I get me a chair and get in the corner, and jump off and on the chair. And I just have a wonderful time of fellowship, where the saints can get together, and, "Wherever two or three are gathered in My Name, I'll be in their midst." That's the promise. No matter the size of the church, God promised to meet with us, and He will do that.
Now, I believe they... Brother Jackson was telling me that they were anticipating tonight of having a healing service at the church. And I told him that I'd also come down and maybe speak a few minutes to the congregation after his Sunday school lesson this morning, and kinda find the feeling of the people. And I heard someone testify they'd come for healing, and I suppose there'd be many tonight to be prayed for. Was you anticipating a service to be just bring the people up and anoint them, pray for them, or a--a--a discernment of the Holy Spirit to find the thing that's wrong.

L-8 And see, those things I have to prepare for: Not eating, waiting on the Lord, so forth, because Satan's always near to have a trap set, just at any time to upset you.
And how many would feel that it would be best... See, the--the congregation, we're... This church is like ours up there, a sovereign church. We feel that the majority of the people would have more say so than just one person (See?), because that's what they call "casting lots." Would you think it would be nice to have a--just a--a discernment service tonight? Raise up your hand if you feel that that would be the thing to do. All right. Let's see, now the contrary would it be just... All right.


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