<TITLE>05. Par 38-41</TITLE>L-38 Heavenly Father, as we once more a--approach Thy holy Presence, we don't only feel like taking off our shoes, but we take out our heart and just lay it before You, Father. We thank You for all that You have done in this great campaign. We realize, Lord, that greatness doesn't mean numbers. Greatness is Your Presence. For it was written concerning the coming Messiah, that all the high places would be made low and the low places would be brought high; the leaves would clap their hands; and the mountains would skip like little rams. And a person would think in their intellectual thinking of that great time that would be, that fiery chariots would come from heaven, bringing the Messiah. But how did it happen? To an old rugged-looking preacher, coming out of the wilderness of Judaea, not even dressed like a minister, with a piece of skin wrapped around him for a--a cloth; hair all over him, and his beard over his face, preaching, not in a church, but on the banks of Jordan, crying, "Repent, for the Kingdom of heaven is at hand."
Down along the muddy banks, come the footprints of a Galilean Carpenter, that walked into the water, and God so recognized it and honored it until He opened the heavens, and they saw the Holy Ghost descending like a dove upon Him. That was great. What man calls great, sometimes is foolishness in Your sight, Lord. But what man calls foolish is great in Your sight.

L-39 Now, we're so glad that a great thing has happened in San Jose. Here sets ministers that's setting here, some of them belong to the Assemblies of God; some of them belong to the Church of God, Independent, and the United Pentecostals, and all different kinds. And here I am standing between them, not belonging to any of the organization, but trying to stand in the breach, speaking for all. And we're one in You: one heart, one accord, one place. What a time for the Holy Ghost to renew something. Grant it, Lord. Be Thou with us, Lord. Bless every denomination that's represented here. Grant it, Father. All these fine ministers, may their churches grow and prosper, Lord. May sick be healed, blind see, deaf hear, sinners be saved and filled with the Holy Ghost. May there be a revival break out through this country here, that'll shake the whole west coast. Grant it, Lord. May there be such zeal break out among my brethren, that they just can't rest; one will spark to the other one, and each church will go forward as one great unit, having fellowship one with another, breaking bread from house to house with singleness of heart. Grant it, Lord. Send that revival that we're waiting for.
Bless the congregation, as they wait this afternoon for their healing, and many for their salvation. And help me, O God, as I read from Thy sacred Words. May the Holy Spirit take that which is Yours, Lord, and bring it to our hearts. And then use me, Lord, to give a satisfying portion of Thy Word to each and every hungry heart. Hear me, I pray, Father; in Jesus' Name I ask it. Amen.

L-41 Someone just gave me a little note and said, "Brother Baxter, from Canada, sends his love and greetings to you, and he's here in California now holding a meeting at Concord." God bless our Brother Baxter. George Patterson, are you here? George Patterson, are you in the meeting? If you are, take my love... God bless you, Brother Patterson; take my love to Brother Baxter, a fine man. And if any of you are around there, if you want to hear a sermon preached by a man that knows how to do it, go hear him, if you're around there; certainly is a wonderful preacher. We was together for many, many years. My love has never died for Brother Baxter; it never will. He's got a great church in Canada. He couldn't be with me any more, because the demand of his church.


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