<TITLE>06. Par 16-18</TITLE>L-16 Now, first, it must come in the right kind of ground. That ground is not theology; that ground is faith. We just lay aside our theology for a while, 'cause there's difference of us, and let's just think about the faith that we're going to speak of.
Now, did you ever plant a--pour a sidewalk in the wintertime? Where is your greatest crop of grass at? At the side, the edges of the sidewalk. Why is it? That seed fell off that grass beneath that walk; it's covered over with concrete. But that s-u-n is the life-giver of all botany life. It has to come when the sun is in the certain conditions, springtime, the warmness of the sun will bring that life out. And you can't hide it. That's grass maybe buried in the middle of that sidewalk, but let the warm sun get just right, it'll make... You can't hide that life; it'll come right through and stick its head right up to the praises of God. And... Because the sun, s-u-n is shining.

L-17 One day, the S-o-n will come, the Son of God. All life, no matter where it's at, that's a born again Life, that's germitized to the Word of God, it'll come forth. I don't care whether it's buried in the ashes, in the bottom of the sea, it'll rise in the likeness of the Creator, and will live forever. That's God's Word.
Let's bow our heads now while we talk to the Author of It for a few moments.
Most gracious and holy God, Who brought again Jesus from the dead. We thank Thee from the depths of our heart for this great act and this great assurance that He was wounded for our transgressions and was bruised for our iniquity. The chastisement of our peace was upon Him, and with His stripes we were healed. And that we know that we have been cleansed by the washing of the water by the Word. Now, we have Eternal Life through the grace of God, this treasure that we hold in these earthen vessels, not put in there by man, but by the power of the resurrection of God.
And we hear the poet as he wrote,
Living, He loved me; dying, He saved me;
Buried, He carried my sins far away;
Rising, He justified freely forever:
Someday, He's coming--oh, glorious day!

L-18 We wait and groan with nature, Lord for that great day that's soon to come. And we pray, Father, that You'll search our hearts tonight. And if there be any sin, which is unbelief... No matter how religious we are, if we still disbelieve God's Word, we are sinners. For he that believeth not is condemned already. For we know at that day the secrets of all hearts shall be disclosed. That great searching Light of God will search our hearts tonight and see if there be any unclean thing about us, any unbelief in God or His Word. Then cleanse us, Lord, from all of that, that we might once again here in Illinois, see a great sweeping revival.
Lord, we pray that it'll start right here in Bloomington, will go state wide and nationwide. Grant here in among these people that's assembled tonight in all these cooperating churches, that the power of God will be so manifested in their midst, until they'll see and take new heart again.
Grant this college, Lord, that has let us have this auditorium, there'll be a revival break out here, like at Wheaton and down at Asbury, and many of the other places it'll be day and night prayer meeting, Lord, that people will come from the east to the west. God give them an old fashion John Wesley revival, a burning zeal of these young men's hearts that would leave the college here that they might go forth like another Asbury. And grant it, Father. Give us of Thy grace. We dedicate our lives to Thee and the services to Thee, and all that we have both mentally and physically. Speak to us, Father, we pray in Jesus' Name. Amen.


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