<TITLE>04. Par 26-32</TITLE>L-26 Here's some on the platform. Now, some of you brethren that would like to come up here, these children has... Here's one setting here by the side of Brother Way. Come up now; get your seats right around here so everybody, you can be right at home, feel you're--make yourself feel right at home. Here's a place right here, Brother Shelby, up here right here on the platform, if you wish to come up here and set down by us, right up here. And Brother Evans and Brother Charlie, and you, here's--here's a seat right here, and one right here, and two--two right here. Come right on up, brother there from... Just come right on up, make yourself comfortably so we can get everybody just as quietly as we possibly can for the--for the service, so that you won't be tired and weary standing up.

L-27 Some of you brethren back--sister way back in the hall there, standing way back down in the hall, you're... Still room... Here's another. It's a piano stool someone can use, if they'd like to come and set on it. It would be all right. I see a lady back there motioning a empty seat by the side of she, so then that's all right. Just make yourself feel just as comfortable as you can now.
And now, while we're getting situated, let's... It's about twenty minutes--twenty three minutes after ten, on this seventeenth day of December, rainy outside here in Jeffersonville this morning. And--and we're bad on the outside, but feel good on the inside, wonderful, knowing that we are approaching; the coming of the Lord is at hand, and approaching eternity. And we're so thankful to God that we are able this morning to stand and to impart to the believer and unbeliever, the Word of the living God, trusting that it'll be a great day for all of us to understand the things of the Lord.

L-29 Now, let us bow our heads just a moment for prayer. And while we have our heads bowed, if there's any would like to be remembered, just raise your hands to God, remember your request in your heart. Thank you.

L-30 Our heavenly Father, as we now are in the Tabernacle, all seated, and the microphone's alive, and the recorders a-going, and the Christians a-praying, requests being made known... And for some two or three weeks, I've constantly studied on this message for today. Just a few words that maybe the Holy Spirit would use to drive down the subject into the hearts of the people, that they might see the time that we are living, and prepare to meet the Lord God... We would pray for all of our sick and afflicted everywhere.
O Jesus, remember Thy Church, universal Church, all over the world this morning: some out into the woods, some down in the valley of decision, some of them are on the mountain top. And all over the world Thy children are depending on Thee and calling on Thee. And as John of old, from the Isle of Patmos, said, "Even so, come, Lord Jesus."

L-32 And we realize that we're not without the presence of the enemy. He's always near to hinder, and to stop, and to do anything that he can. But, O Lord, give Thy children faith this morning, power to rise above the enemy; to open their hearts and make their soul a field of fertile ground where that the Word of Life may be sowed; and bring forth great joy and a wide harvest.
I pray, Lord, that You'll bless Your Word and Your servants. Give help to this weak voice of mine that I might be able to hold strong by the anointing of the Holy Spirit. And then in the prayer line, give power and faith, Lord, that there will not be a feeble person in our midst when we leave this building. Grant it, Lord.
We know that we are living at the end time. And we ask You to bless us now as we further wait on Thee and read Thy Word. In Jesus' Name we pray. Amen.


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