<TITLE>03. Par 17-23</TITLE>L-17 And Christians has things to talk about. That's why we assemble in places like this, in heavenly places in Christ Jesus, because we are citizens of the same country. We are pilgrims and strangers here to this world. So we love to gather together on these sabbath mornings and prayer meeting times to assemble ourselves together, because we have things in common. We like to talk about common, the things in common, that we love: the Lord, His doings. Someone in their heart burning with something, the Lord healed them, and just wants to present themselves up there, "See what the Lord has done?" Someone received a great blessing, and just wants to go to the church to fellowship these blessings with someone else. See, that's why we have things in common.

L-18 It seems to me that the acoustics is better in the church, this morning. It seems to me. I'm not sure. There's such a rebound in here.
But I'm so glad for the results of last week's revival. See? It has not only given a local stir, but around, different countries, we've heard from it, that the Lord was good. Now, if just burning the old bridges, making things ready, and entering into the Lord, prepared to receive the blessings, if that little time did that, what would it be if we continued on? See? So let's not let it die, just keep pouring on more material all the time until the smoke signals will be seen around the world, that Jesus Christ lives, and there's a fire burning in our hearts.

L-20 After I have made a new dedication my own self, and my wife, and so forth, we've noticed things so different around home. And not as nervous as we were, shaky, and jumpy, "We won't get this and we won't get that." We just go at it just quietly, and get more done.
So now, there's a coming new year. And we don't believe in turning new pages; we just believe in burning the old. So just keep yourself consecrated to God through the coming year; we don't know what the Lord will do for us.

L-22 But we are grateful for every one of you. I'm very thankful to God for every member of the Body of Christ, everywhere. And in all different phases of faiths, no matter how much they might disagree with me, I'm still grateful that somebody... Even if I'd think they would be a little in error in the Scripture, but yet trying to earnestly stand for what they believe. I'm certainly willing to bear with those brethren, and them bear with me in my errors and things, because there is none of us perfect.

L-23 But in the message the other evening, when I spoke of God separating Himself at Pentecost at the junction time, or at the conference where there had to be a decision made, "What kind of a church would this new Christian church be?" That's what the conference was held for. And we find that in that Book of Acts, the 2nd chapter, we find the kind of a church that was decided on: what type of church, what would the church be, what would be the reaction of the Church when it had received Christ. I love that. And I am earnestly contending for that Church that was once established on the day of Pentecost. Now, It was odd then; It's odd now. And It will, as long as there is sin in the earth, and a battle to be fought, it'll be odd to our foes, but yet it's the precious things of God that we earnestly are contending that God will do for us.


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