<TITLE>06. Par 56-57</TITLE>L-56 And we want to say this, that we certainly appreciate your loyalty to come. And when it goes... People tries to say that the Gospel has lost its attraction, and when people come from across the nation to stand in a place where their limbs are hurting for a service of the Lord, it still shows that God's got people, and there's still a longing in their heart to see God. Yet, the Gospel in its simplicity, just as simple as the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ is, yet it's the greatest power that's ever struck the earth, is the Gospel of Christ. And the Gospel is not in Word only, but through power and demonstrations of the Holy Spirit. May He grant these things to us as we read now from the 36th verse of the 24th chapter of St. Luke.
And as they... spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and said unto them, Peace be unto you.
But they were terrified and frightened, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.
And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts?
Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit has not flesh and bone, as ye see me have.
And when they had... spoken, He showed them his hands and his feet.
And while they yet believed not for joy... they believed not for joy, and were wondering, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat?
And they gave Him a piece of... boiled fish, and... a honeycomb.
And he took it, and did eat it before them.
And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.
And he opened their understanding, that they might understand the Scriptures,
Then said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behooved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:
And that repentance and remission of sin should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. And ye are witnesses of these things,
And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until you be... till you be endued with power from on high.
And he led them out as far as... Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them.
And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was departed from them, and carried up into heaven.
And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy:
And were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.

L-57 Now, if I should call it for a text, I'd like to take this, "The True Easter Seal."
How I come to think of such a thing, was about a week ago I was on my road down into Georgetown, a little city below New Albany here. And there was boys standing on the street, taking up offerings for Easter seals. And I begin to think about Easter seal. And I thought, "What is an Easter seal? Surely, it means more than what these boys are taking up offerings for, a Easter seal." And I thought, "What do they do with such seals, and with the contribution that's taken from them--or for them?" They are placed, of course, these seals, upon letters and things. And it's a freewill offering for them, and it goes to put people in the hospital that's got tuberculosis, and so forth, and to put them in the hospital at a place of rest, until they are finished.
And I thought, "Surely Easter has something more than that, a seal of Easter. It would mean something more than placing a person in a hospital to keep him comfortable." Which, that is very fine; I have nothing against that. That, God bless them; that's a wonderful thing. But still, seems like it should go just a little further than that, being that Easter meant so much to the Christian church and to our Christian heritage, the seal of the resurrection. And how could a little postage stamp like, take its place? It could not.
So I begin to think on that, "What was the Easter Seal?" And that's how I drew this idea of speaking this morning on Easter Seal.


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