<TITLE>05. Par 13-15</TITLE>L-13 And we pray tonight, Father God, that You'll put such a hunger in the hearts of the people until all up-and-down these river banks will be prayer meetings going on: Men seeking God in a desperate condition, knowing that they must find rest to their souls and receive the Holy Spirit, or here they'll plunge someday into eternity without knowing You. O God, be merciful to us. And as we see our churches and our own Full Gospel groups begin to cool down, and seem like there's no great crying for lost souls; there's no more of that sincere all night prayer and meditation in the Word. And it seems like that we have just drifted, Lord. Forgive us, O God, and let us renew ourselves tonight afresh in the Holy Spirit.
When we can think of the days gone by, in the age of the Methodists--when they prayed all night long and wept with bitter tears for the lost, and they had no peace. And tonight seems like that we can dress nice, and set down and listen, and go home unconcerned. O Lord, stir our hearts tonight; put a zeal in us for lost souls. May ministers and the laity, every person becoming a part of the Kingdom and with a burning desire that we'd canvass cities and everywhere and pull the lost out of the gutters and--and get them as firebrands for the Lord. Grant it, Father.

L-14 We read over in the Book that it is said that "The Angel went forth and put a mark upon those who sighed and cried for the abomination that was did in the city." And realizing by the Scriptures, that was the first coming of the Holy Spirit through the city of Jerusalem. And then on His second return, in the--this age to call a people out of the Gentiles for His Name, how much more should we be concerned, and sighing, and crying for the abominations that's did. We see churches practicing rock-and-roll, and playing binco, and having all kinds of swimming contests, and so forth in the church, when prayer meetings and all night tarrying meetings is forgotten.

L-15 God, send us back to the real thing. Let the Holy Ghost come among this people tonight, Lord, and start a Pentecost right here. Grant it, Lord, in every heart; truly they'd want to. It's in their hearts to do it, but the cares of the world and the swiftness of passing of time has just wooed them out. Lord, start from this pulpit, from me, and go to the audience. And move like never before, and give us a zeal for lost souls. Grant it, Lord.
These comments that shall be drawn from the Word (if it be Thy will) we pray that it'll be seed in the heart of the people to answer this prayer for Your servant. Grant it, Lord. We believe... And I believe with all my heart, if such a meeting would break out on this ground, that it would be a constant healing service all the time. Satan and his power could not stay in such a holy group as that. Grant it, Lord. I commit it all to You, and waiting for You to speak the words now, and let Your Holy Spirit interpret it to the people's heart. For we ask it in the Name of Thy Son, the Lord Jesus. Amen.


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