<TITLE>04. Par 24-32</TITLE>L-24 Now, the announcements, I guess Brother Neville has already made them.
And being home for this week to pray and to seek the face of the Lord... For in this coming year by the help of God, if He'll only help me, I want to press the battle harder than I ever did in all my life. And perhaps a great deal of this year will be spent in the foreign fields, and Haiti, and in the islands, and South America, and Africa, and Asia, and India, and--and up in the Scandinavia. And all those is to be decided this week, if the Lord will permit. Therefore, when I feel led to do anything or to go anywhere, and the Lord has sent me to do so, then when I step off the plane on the soil, and seem like here comes one, and said, "Oh, this certain denomination dropped out, this did this, or this went wrong, or we couldn't do this, or the authority says we cannot have the meeting," then I like to stand, "But I come in the Name of the Lord." See? I know that's the devil then. See? It isn't did I make a mistake. I'm led. And then you can stand with your shoulders to the wheel and press the battle.

L-28 Now, before we open the Book, or to ask God to open It as we read It, I'd like to say the reason that I am bringing this message to the church this morning. It's my Christmas message to the church; it's the... If the Holy Spirit will help me to deliver what I believe about it... Now, no matter how well it's written in the Scriptures, and how much a person understands it, they've got to yet depend on the Holy Spirit to deliver it to the people. And it's just after Christmas, when you've heard all the different Christmas stories, and the--the broadcasts, and so forth of the Christmas messages. This will be a little unique, for a Christmas story, but yet God has placed it upon my heart.
And now, let us bow our heads just a moment in His Presence and the shadows of His justice to ask mercy.

L-30 O God, our blessed Saviour and Father, we are approaching Thy throne of mercy. In the Name of the Lord Jesus Thy Son, we are humbly presenting ourselves this morning to offer to Thee our prayers and our thanksgiving for all that You have did for us. In this last week especially, how that hearts has hungered, and the people has fasted, and the Holy Spirit has blessed them, has done great things in our midst. The sick has been healed, and God has been made known, that He lives, and He loves His people.
And that the Words are still so true of the prophet, when he spoke the Words of the Lord God, when he said, "If the people that are called by My Name shall assemble themselves together, and pray, then I'll hear from heaven." Those Words are just as true as the day they were first spoken. And we've found that so, Lord. Now, forgive us, we pray, of all of our sins, all of our unbelief, which is sin.

L-32 And we would pray, Lord, that You would restore to us that faith that once moved that first church. Not asking for flower beds of ease, but asking only for mercy of God, and for His Presence, and His blessings to go with us. Whether it be in this field or a field across the sea, whether it is on luxury, or beds of ease, or whether it is at the battle front, no matter where it might be, Lord, Your slightest will is our extreme desire to serve You. Just make it plain to us, O Lord, that we'll not miss the way, for we walk in a dark and blinded world, amongst sinful blinded people. So clear our way, Father, and lead us as You would sheep of Your pasture.
Let the Shepherd of the flock sweetly and humbly lead His people, as we wait upon Thee this morning for the morning message. May the Holy Spirit speak plain to each heart and may we catch the glimpse of what the prophet was speaking of, and in that, then have the glorious blessings of the Presence of God to confirm every Word. We ask it in the Name of Jesus, Your Son, our Saviour. Amen.


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