<TITLE>26. Par 84-86</TITLE>L-84 Now, last night the first person we had on the platform, I believe was a woman. Is that right? Is this the man? All right. The first one tonight's a man. Now, we found last night, when a woman came to the Lord Jesus, she went to the well to get some water. Jesus talked to her a little while, and--and directly He found her trouble. And He said, "Go, get your husband."
She said, "I don't have no husband."
Said, "That's right. You've had five. And the one you're living with now is not yours."
She said, "Sir, I perceive You're a prophet."

L-85 Now, the great rabbis and teachers and church men said, "He's a devil." Did you know the devil was the one that confessed Him to be the Son of God, and the preachers confessed that He was a devil? That was one time that the devils was right.
Look at Paul and Silas coming down, that little fortuneteller setting up there. And that little fortuneteller said, "These are men of God that tell us the way of Life."
The preachers said, "They're roustabouts. They turn the world upside down. They're impostors." See?
See, that devil knowed more about God than they did. That's right. Now, but it's not so with my brethren in these days. These are men... I was thinking about preachers here. They wouldn't be setting here if they believed that. They'd be gone. They're setting here because they believe It; they've preached of It. They believed It. They've stood on the street corners. They cried; they begged. Thank God we're living to see the days that He's fulfilling His promise. Your pastors, you ought to be proud of them. I am, and I know He is too--men of God.

L-86 Now, this man standing before me, I do not know the man. He's a lot younger than I. I've never seen him in my life, as I know of. But he's standing here for some purpose. Now, it might be that he may be a married man, having domestic troubles in his home. He may be sick. He may be standing for someone else, may be financial need. I don't know what he's here for. I have no idea. I've never seen him in my life, but he's standing there.
Now, what if he is sick? Well, if he's sick, I couldn't heal him. But the only... If Jesus was standing here, He couldn't heal him. How many knows that? He's already done it. See? But the only thing Jesus could do would be to let him know that He was still Jesus that made the promise (Is that right?), that done the work.
So then, if the man believed it, he'd be healed. If it was finance trouble, he'd know that God was interested in his case because it appeared before Him, not a man, but God. Now, if the Holy Spirit... This man raised his hand that I didn't know him. And he... I don't know him, and he don't know me. If the Holy Spirit will do something for him now...
Now, if I walked over and say, "Mister, are you sick?" he'd say, "Yes, sir, I am."
"God sent me with a gift of healing. You believe that?"
"Yes, sir, I do."
Put my hands on him, "Go, get well in Jesus' Name." I believe he'd get well. Sure. I believe God has gifts all working all over the church everywhere. I do that.
I believe that the gifts of healing's in the church. Don't have to be a preacher even. Just be a lay member, anybody, feels led to go pray for somebody, go do it. That's a gift of healing working in you.


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