<TITLE>19. Par -</TITLE>L-624-149 My, these may be a hundred miles long. I hope I've answered them...?... throwed just a little bit of Light. I kind of know what's on your minds now anyhow. And I'll tell you what. A little later on I want to ask pastor here if he'll come and help me to--maybe come down and get all the people together that's got the Spirit of God upon them in the form of gifts, let's talk about it a little while. Maybe I can help you to climb the ladder just a little bit higher and get a little closer to God with it and set it more in order in the church. I've been watching along; it seems wonderful to me. And I just love to see it move on and on and on, and on and on and on.
And as we're coming up, don't let Satan creep in now. Boy, he's smart. Hmm. Don't outwit him; don't try to, because you can't. You just depend on God and just keep walking humbly; God will do it, and you'll find out that God will use you more and more and more like that. The Lord bless you.

L-625-151 Do we have time for twenty minutes of speaking? Thank you. Thank you. I guess that was enough to start me, Ben. All right.
Let's turn to Psalms just a moment. The Lord seemed to give me a little thought here I would like to express to you all tonight just in a matter of a sermon, if you will, just--just a few minutes. I know it's hot, and it's hot up here too. But remember, we won't meet any more, maybe, till Wednesday night. So let's just wait and--and 'fore we sing the good old song of "Blest Be The Tie That Binds," let's--let's talk about the--the written Word. These questions kind of make us--leave us in a stew. Let's--let's get out of it now and--and speak in the Word. Now can we bow our heads again just a moment?

L-625-153 Heavenly Father, these questions, I've tried to find what the people's got on their hearts, see if they'll ask about this about that. I see, Lord, they're desiring spiritual gifts. And those who have spiritual gifts are wondering how to conduct it. To some, it's throwing great Light on the church; to others they're wondering. Now, Lord, help us. Help us, Lord. We are Your children. We are not doing these things to honor ourselves; we are doing this to the honor of God by a gift that God has given us.
We pray, Father, that You'll bless these gifts and manifest them in the church. And may it come to pass that pilgrims and strangers coming by, and drop in that door and set down a few minutes, and may the Spirit of God be so great in here till it'll make known the secret of every heart that enters the door. Grant it, Lord. May it be with such sweetness and humility, never harsh and rebuking and tearing down. We know the Spirit of God isn't like that.
So we pray that You'll bless us in everything. Bless our church; bless our people. Bless the people of other churches. And, Father, we know that there are only one church and we are all born into that.
And I pray, Father, that You'll bless us further as I read this little text that You seemed to give me, setting there by the desk this afternoon. And help me, Lord, not to keep the people too long, but just to speak a few expressions here. I pray that You'll be in it. And give us a little thought, that we can go home with it and thank the Lord for His goodness. We ask in Jesus' Name. Amen.


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