<TITLE>03. Par 8-11</TITLE>L-8 So we pray for the sick. We do not heal the sick. I've seen tens of thousands of cases healed, definitely healed; four with records of raising from the dead in my own little ministry, but I have never healed anyone yet. It's their faith in a finished work that Christ did at Calvary. "He was wounded for our transgressions; with His stripes we were healed."
And now, it's your faith in that finished work that does the work. That's the way it is. You confess it, and He's the High Priest of our confession. He cannot do anything to you, until first you profess that you accept--that you confess what He said, "By His stripes I was healed." Then He's the High Priest to make intercessions upon our confession. And if that ain't the Gospel, I don't know it, and I've--I been wrong. But I've seen Him do it to much.

L-9 A certain, a--a minister said to me sometime ago, said, "I don't care if the--if a shadow of a man with cancer would raise up perfectly normal; I don't care what you'd say; I don't believe it."
I said, "Certainly not, it wasn't for unbelievers. It was just for believers." That's all it was meant for. Unbelievers will never see it. See? It wasn't meant for unbelievers. It was meant for believers. He that believeth, all things are possible.
So we have... America is full of Jewish believers. The Jewish people had a custom of laying on of hands. That never was to the Gentile church. No, sir. It was for Jews alone.
If you notice, there was a priest said to Jairus... Sai--Jairus said to Jesus, "Come, lay Your hands on my daughter and she'll live." She was very sick. "Lay Your hands on her."
But to the Roman, a Gentile, he said, "I'm not worthy that You come under my roof; just speak the word; my servant will live." See the difference?

L-10 In Africa we brought a prayer line up, and about three or four people had passed over the prayer line at Durban, South Africa (which Brother duPlessis is from), and they estimated thirty thousand converts in a few moments after that. Thirty thousand people received Jesus Christ as personal Saviour. And thousands... Brother Bosworth estimated... Old daddy Bosworth, all--nearly all of you knowed him. I forget how many thousand he estimated of cripples, and lames, and blind, halt, left their canes, and crutches, and cots lay right on the ground, and walk away because they believed it. They had seen something real and they believed it.
But somehow, and here at home we want hands laid on the people. That's according to your faith, be it unto you. So we're always glad to pray for the sick. But the real way for us to receive it is to know that faith cometh by hearing, hearing of the Word.

L-11 Now, if you're keeping record of the little talks just for about fifteen minutes. I'd like to have just a little drama tonight to kinda feeled around in the meeting.
And I want to read from Saint Matthew's Gospel the 14th chapter and the 27th verse.
And straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.
How I like that Scripture.


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