<TITLE>02. Par 4-7</TITLE>L-4 But visions does not heal anyone. No one can heal each other. And the main part of my services is based, of course, upon salvation. Divine healing is a minor. And no one can never major with a minor. But about eighty-six percent of our Lord's ministry was Divine healing. He did that in order to catch the eyes of the people.
As a precious friend of mine, one of the--my first managers, and was with me till he got too old to go. I think one of his churches is here in the city, called the Christian Missionary Alliance. Dr. F. F. Bosworth.
He used to say to me, he said, "Brother Branham, Divine healing is the bait that you put on the hook. You never show the fish the hook, you show him the bait. He grabs the bait and gets the hook." So that's the way, kind of like, Divine healing is used. We... The Lord does something to show that He is present. And when the--the people's eyes are caught to see the Presence of the very God Who made them and will judge them at the judgment, they're willing then to come on to His line. So I am grateful for the opportunity.

L-5 In doing this, many times the audiences are--are large, and we give them a prayer card to hold a number, then we call those numbers to the platform and pray with them.
Now, I have never healed anybody in all my life. But I have seen the Lord heal tens of thousands, of documented statements from doctors and great hospitals like Mayo's. And--and I have seen Him in my short ministry of twenty-eight years for Him, with documented statements, raise up four dead people to this day, that had done passed beyond the curtain of time and was raised. Which we have the statements from the doctors, that--that pronounced them dead and back to life.
And many times they were seen in visions. Like the one in Norway--or, I believe, Finland, a few years ago. It was seen by a vision three or four years before it happened. I had everyone put it in their Bibles across the nations and so forth. And when it did come to pass, they seen then that it was right.

L-6 I duly--truly believe that gifts and callings are without repentance. I believe that they are gifts that come from God. And I believe that every local church should have nine spiritual gifts operating in it, affording--according to I Corinthians the 12th chapter.
Now, we're, in my way of teaching... I do not belong to any organization. I once belonged and was ordained in the Missionary Baptist church. And then I gave that up, not because there was anything wrong with the church, but because that I could stand between the people, in the breach, and be a brother to all people.

L-7 And what little influence that I had--could give from the Lord, it would not go to one certain organization, but be for all churches and all peoples. And that was my choice of doing that. It's a grand privilege tonight to be in this church, this organization here that--that owns this church. Which I understand is the United Church. I do not believe I have ever been privileged to speak from the--a United Church pulpit before. And I deem this a great privilege.
Trust that God will bless this trustee board who let us have this beautiful building for the worship of God. May the Lord bless those brethren. Bless the pastor. May it grow to be a mighty, mighty, church, more than--so than it is now, if that would be possible. And every church that's represented here...
We only represent one thing, that's Christ. And they... I think He's the main object of our worship and our dedication. Some people go one way, some go another.


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