<TITLE>14. Par 48-50</TITLE>L-48 Remember, the first crew that started across to the promised land failed and died in the wilderness, except the very mi--minority of them. It was the second growth that went over into the promised land. See, all things are patterns.
Now, we get so callous. "Oh, we're Pentecost." "We're Holiness." Oh, sure. There you are, see where you get to? You get off into a place, then when God begins to move with His Spirit, say, "Ah-ha, we never seen that in our day; stay away from it." See?
Look back and search the Scriptures. Jesus said, "Search the Scriptures, for They are They that testify of Me. If you can't believe Me, believe the words that I... Can't believe the words that I say, believe the works that I do. Then you'll have life. They are they that testify of Me. Search the Scriptures for they testify in them, you think you got Eternal Life." You do have it, if you'll obey the Scriptures. When the Scripture says anything, than obey it.
Now, so much... I thought I'd be gone by this time, but I feel just like preaching now. I just kind of changed my mind. But listen, we're here for a prayer service for the sick and the afflicted.

L-49 Then they cried out, and they was scared. And Jesus spoke, and said, "Be not afraid; it is I. Don't be afraid."
Now, how would we know tonight if it was Him? Because He will do the same work that He did. If He's the High Priest... Hebrews 4:15 said that "Jesus Christ is the High Priest right now that can be touched by the feeling of our infirmities." See? He's making intercession. Jesus promised in the last days these things would take place. You believed on receiving the Holy Ghost, and received It. They believed on Jesus and received Him; was out there in the ocean ready to drown, because He wasn't there. And when He come up, they got scared of Him, because He come up in a different form, come up in a different way, but it was still Jesus. And if you want to know whether it's Him or not, go back and see if the Word says it's Him or not. Tested by the Word; the Word testifies of God, and the Word of God testifies for Itself.

L-50 Now, to finish our little drama. Those brethren knew... John knew that that was Messiah. He knowed it could only be God that could do that. Because why? He'd seen in the Scripture that God was the One Who made bread, and broke it, and plus... and fed two million people overnight. He knowed that was God. Peter knew it was God, because that he had heard of the Messiah was to be a God Prophet; Nathanael, the same way.
The woman at Samaria had been taught. She knowed; she said, "I know when the Messiah cometh--we all know it here in Samaria--we know when the Messiah cometh, that's the things He will do. But Who are You?"
Jesus said, "I am He."
She wasn't scared; she embraced it. And she went to do something about it. We'll see Him riding over a congregation, do something that's outstanding, proving It's the same Spirit that was upon Him is upon us. Then we'll walk away, and say, "Well, I don't know what to think about it." See? That's what makes the hard part. God be merciful. May it not be so from this hour on; may God help you; may God bless you.


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