<TITLE>12. Par 45-47</TITLE>L-45 And Gabe was a poor shot. He couldn't hit nothing. But he kept watching the sun. And the pastor walking on ahead with birds and rabbits hanging over his gun barrel, and going in. And after while he felt something touch him on the shoulder, and he turned around. And running down his cheeks, was great big tears running down his cheeks; he said, "Parson, today is Saturday. Tomorrow morning, you's goin' to find me setting on the front row of your church. And then," he said, "I's goin' to get up before that congregation and tell them I's a Christian from now on. I'm going to take my seat again. And there I'm going to remain in that front row until I die."
The pastor didn't know what to say. He said, "Gabe, you know that I appreciate that. Why," said, "you--you... I... You know I do." Said, "I want to ask you something, Gabe. What song was it that the choir sang?" Or said, "Or what sermon did I preach, what message did I bring to the church to cause you to take this sudden turn to do what was right?" Said, "What--what sermon did I preach?"
He said, "It wasn't your sermon, Pastor." Said, "I's watching that sun go down yonder, and I know that the sun of my life is going down also." Said, "Hour after hour through my life has God knocked at my heart." He said, "And He must love me." He said, "You know, pastor, I can't hit nothing. I'm the poorest shot there is in the country. And just looky here at the game that He's give me, all this birds and these rabbits." He said, "He must love me, or He wouldn't have give it to me." And he said, "That's the reason that I've found out that He loves me. And--and I opened my heart when that sun went down. And I'm going to be a faithful servant of His until I die."

L-46 Brother, sister, if you'd only look around and see how good God has been to you. You could been laying in a hospital tonight. You could been laying yonder in a graveyard tonight. That real close call you've had in the last few days [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.]... took your life out there on the highway. There's just so many things could've happened, but God's good to you. He loves you. He's knocking at your heart's door. You're able even to walk out here tonight. [A brother prophesies--Ed.] Amen.
I would be daresn't to say anything else. Holy Spirit's speaking through lips. Now, there it is, His goodness and His mercy. Do you believe? You love Him?

L-47 Before we make an altar call, is there any people in here that's sick? Let's see your hands if there is? Oh, yes, there's lot of sick people, lot and needy. Do you believe our blessed heavenly Father will grant to you your desire? Do you believe it? Do you believe that His Presence is here now after that taken place there? And do you believe that His Presence is here? You believe that's Him knocking at your door? If you've got something on your heart, something that--that you would--that you would like for Him to--to do for you, would you just look to Him now and say, "Lord, You are... We're taught in the Bible that You are the great High Priest that can be touched by the feeling of our infirmities. And now... And You know my desires. So I'm knocking at Your door, Lord. Just--just open to me, will You, Father? And let me one more time see that--that You're the same Jesus that spoke to the woman that touched Your garment. Let me... Let me just see one more time, and I'll open my heart to You freely."


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