<TITLE>14. Par 43-45</TITLE>L-43 Now, that's what we're trying to get you to do, my brethren. Go back to where we left Him. Let me go with you. Let's take a trip back to where He was at the beginning. What did He do at the beginning? Now, there may be newcomers here. I want to say this. Go back. Jesus said, "At the beginning." That's where we want to start. And in the Christian church... He formed and founded the Christian church. Do you believe that? Certainly, if you're a Christian you do. He founded the Christian church. The Spirit that was in Him, through His death, brought grace back to the people to sanctify a holy church to send it through the world, to--that He might live in this church, continually bringing His same message to the people. Anyone knows that, that knows the Scripture.
All right, let's see what He was at the beginning. When His ministry first started, He was baptized with the Holy Ghost. All know that: Saint John the 1st chapter. When Jesus was thirty years old He begin to--go out to John. And John was baptizing on Jordan. And he baptized Jesus in the Jordan. And Jesus went straightway out of the water; and John beared record seeing the Spirit of God descending from heaven like a Dove, lighting upon Him, and a voice saying, "This is My beloved Son in Whom I am well pleased."

L-44 As soon as His ministry started, Andrew went and found Simon Peter. His name wasn't Peter yet; he was Simon. He came to the Lord Jesus. And as soon as Jesus saw him, He said, "Your name is Simon, and you're the son of Jonas." And at that, he believed on the Lord Jesus, and Jesus made him a head of the church at Jerusalem.
Immediately after that, Nathanael seen what a great thing was being done so he took off and found--Philip rather, and found Nathanael under a tree praying, brought him back to Jesus, telling him what He had done to Peter and so forth. Then he said, "Now, wait a minute; I don't believe that."
But when he got close to Jesus, Jesus said, "Behold there's an Israelite in whom there's no guile."
He said, "Rabbi, when did You know me?"
He said, "Before Philip called you, when you were under the tree, I saw you." That's right.
He said, "Rabbi, You're the Son of God; You're the King of Israel." He did that before the Jewish people. And as many as believed on Him, received Him, and as many as received Him, to them He gave the power to become sons of God.

L-45 The Samaritan is the next race. He appeared to the Samaritan people, a woman at the well. And He conversed with her for a while. And He said to her, "Go get your husband and come here."
She said, "I have no husband."
He said, "You've got five; and the one you're living with is not your husband."
Listen to that woman; she said, "Sir, I perceive that Thou art a prophet. We know that when the Messiah cometh, Who's called the Christ, when He comes He will tell us all these things. But Who are You?"
Jesus said, "I'm He that speaks to you."
And she ran into the city and said, "Come, see a Man that's told me the things that I've done; isn't this the Messiah?" See, they were looking for a God prophet to come. And they knowed Him because He was a prophet. Now, that's the way He a vindicated Himself to the Jews and to the Samaritans. And there's only three races of people in the world: Ham, Shem and Japheth, Japheth's people.


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