<TITLE>01. Par 1-9</TITLE>61-1217, Christianity Versus Idolatry, Branham Tabernacle, Jeffersonville, IN, 134 min
L-1 This is yours...?... It says, "Pray for mommy." Give that to Graham...?... And you get...?...
Thank you, Brother Neville, the Lord bless you. Good morning, friends. It's a privilege to be back in the Tabernacle again this morning, feeling fresh and good. Day before yesterday, I couldn't even speak. I had this little bug that's going around, you know, gets in their throats and make them hoarse. But the Lord helped me and delivered me out of that condition so I could speak this morning to you.
And we are glad that there's a nice Tabernacle packed full, and people standing. I just wish we had some seats, and--to give to those people who are standing. We'd be happy if we had them, but I think everything's taken up. I know you wouldn't want to come and set with these children on the altar and turn your back this other way.

L-3 Now, it's been for a few days that I'd been studying on history. And I thought maybe this morning, instead of preaching, I could just teach awhile on the Word of God. And now, we'll probably be a little bit late, so I'll... Some of you would swap with those who are standing up, or something, it would sure be fine if you could--if you could do it, and give them a little rest.
And now, many of the friends--of my friends come, some of them from a long ways off: way down in Georgia, up in Ohio, Tennessee, just different places, Illinois, Missouri, Michigan. They come down from Chicago, from just--to one little Tabernacle meeting like this. It makes me so grateful for people like that. And not only that, but I'd like to say this, not in the interest of, but in the interest of the Word of God: pretty near every one of those people don't only come, but they bring their tithings along with them to put it into the church for the help.
Now, that's just friends that's loyal. You just can't forget people like that.

L-6 And then, sometimes maybe I have to say something that tears them to pieces; but you see what it means then. In your heart, you don't want to do it. But yet, there's Something that says, "You... must be done," (See?), so you must do it.
And to see them coming from everywhere, and--and trying to serve the Lord, and believing in the ministry that the Lord has given me, and trusting me to be His servant, that I would not tell them anything wrong, then, with deadness of sincerity, I must really do all that I know how to--to shepherd the souls of those people; knowing that they're not coming here just to be seen, driving across icy mountains and hills, and down through jam-packed roads, and their children missing food and sleep, and their suitcase laying in the back of the car. And, you know, that's hard.
But the Bible said of such people over in the Book of Hebrews the 11th chapter, "Even the world is not worthy of such people." I--I say that because I mean it in my heart.

L-9 And many are here in New Albany, and Louisville, and around close, down in Kentucky, and different places not so far away. But yet, they're loyal to come, drive through ice, snow, anything else, to get here.
Now, next Sunday is Christmas eve. And I thought that I was--had a Christmas message for the church, but I--I had such a feeling for them little fellows, I must say if they--if I'd be here, then the little fellows would probably, many of them far away, would miss their Christmas and things. So it would be kinda hard on those little fellows. But before going... Now, we...


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