<TITLE>01. Par 1-4</TITLE>61-0423, Abraham And His Seed After Him, Stephen Mather High School, Chicago, IL, 111 min
L-1 ...be seated. So glad to be here in Chicago again to--in this great fellowship with the Full Gospel Christian Business Men, and the fellowship of the people, and to have with me as the--helping me, and one of my great associates and brother, Tommy Hicks. And we're under the great expectations this week for the Lord to do great things for us. And I hear that they've been meeting preceding this meeting. And it's looks like that there's been some great things accomplished. And we are expecting a greater as we go on towards the end time.
And now, we're to be here through next Sunday afternoon; I believe that is right. When Brother Carlson just made the statement that these ministries, what they have to go through to make them ministries, how true. Brother Joseph standing by me, he said, "Well," he said, "if you're not a soldier, you're not shot at." So I thought that was pretty well placed. That--that is right.

L-2 And as the battles rage, why, you become a real target. So there's only one thing to do: put on the whole armor of faith, stand true to God, and march forward. That's all. God's army does not retreat. It goes on. Many of them drop off to the side, and start this, that, or the other. But the army of God marches forward. We're going right on and on.
Now, this week, I sent Billy over about three o'clock, or two- thirty. And he said, he stayed around till three, and he found two people wanted a prayer card, said, "That was all." So they give out we'd be praying for the sick. Now, if, perhaps, Brother Hicks has got a great ministry of praying for the sick, and he's probably already did that.

L-3 And if along through the week, now, I'll have Billy over here, around about six o'clock every afternoon, or something like that to give out the prayer cards, if anybody... when we get some people that wants to be prayed for... Brother Hicks, and I, and the other brethren, will be to pray for the sick all through the week. And we're expecting God to answer our prayer.
In all these years now, about fifteen years on the field around the world, I have never healed anybody in all my life. But I've sure had some marvelous answers to prayer; that God has healed the sick, lame, blind, the afflicted, till it's really been to me, one of the--a thrilling full-packed life to me. If I should be called this afternoon, I'd be thankful to God for letting me know one thing: Jesus Christ is my Saviour, to know that He lives now, and He is not dead, but is arisen, and alive forevermore.

L-4 And now, this afternoon before we approach the Word... And then I want to make this statement, if you'll excuse me just a moment for stopping. I want to try to make my messages this week, a little shorter than usual. I've got a name of preaching anywhere from one to ten hours, or something like that. But I'll try to make it about thirty-five, forty minutes, this week, the Lord willing. So the people, most of the people, I know, I think are all the way from the south side (I think that's right, down that way): south side, and--and so, so you can get back in time, be back for the following service.
Now, before we approach the Word, let us approach the Author, by prayer, while we bow our heads.


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