<TITLE>15. Par 55-55</TITLE>L-55 One named Paul, when they were building a--a place, a scaffold there in Rome to chop his head off, that bee begin to hum around him, make a noise, said, "O death, where is your stinger? Grave, where is your victory. But thanks be to God Who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ."
And when death met God, God pulled the stinger out of death. Something happened to death when it met God. And today, when we go to face him, death can buzz, but it can't sting. It hasn't got any stinger. Let us pray.
Father, I'm so glad that death has no stinger. It can fuss, buzz around, and try to make us a scared. But we can stand like Paul of old; we've had that same experience that we have passed from death, because we've been hid in a body called Jesus Christ, that pulled the very stinger of death out it. So we have... The muddy grave can no longer hold the believer; for He rose again. And as He rose, we rise with Him. For those that are dead in Christ, will God bring with Him at His coming.
God, if there's someone here this morning, who has never met Christ, as I would have like to have spoke of it, may they meet Him this morning, and their lives will be changed from now on. Grant it, Lord.
Now, we'd ask that You would bless these lovely women, that help us, in this--this institution of this Methodist college here, of their courtesy of letting us have this room. God, I pray that young men coming from here will be real missionaries and men of God. Grant it, Lord. May something be done or said that'll turn their hearts so to God, that they'll be real second John Wesley's come out of here, God. Grant it.
Bless the deans and all. Bless us together. Bless the services tonight and the oncoming services. Bless our ministering brethren here, and all that's gathered together. And we'll praise Thee, through this our time and eternity. We ask in Jesus' Name. Amen.
Now, don't forget the sister's tips on the table, if you will. And God be with you until we meet tonight. All right. God bless you.

