<TITLE>06. Par -</TITLE>L-8-5 Now, you that's got your Bibles and wants to take down the text, I want to read two places out of the Holy Writings tonight--one out of Isaiah, and one out of St. John. I want to read out of Isaiah the 42nd chapter and out of St. John the 12th chapter. I wish to read the Scriptures.
Isaiah 42 starts with 1, the 1st verse, and goes down inclusive of the 7th verse.
Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.
He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street.
A bruised reed shall he not break, and a smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.
He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he hath set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.
Thus saith... the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and... which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein:
I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of a people, for a light of the Gentiles;
To open the blind eyes, to bring out of prison from the prisons, and them that sit in darkness... of the prison house.

L-9-1 Now, in the 12th chapter of St. John, and let's begin with the 17th verse and read the--down about the 28th verse.
The people therefore... was with him when he called Lazarus out of his grave, and raised him from the dead, bare record.
For this cause the people also met him, for that they heard that he had done this miracle.
The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Perceive ye how we prevail nothing? behold, the world... goeth after him.
And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast:
The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus.
Philip cometh and telleth Andrew: and again Andrew and Philip telleth Jesus.
And Jesus answered them, saying. The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified.
Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.
He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.
If any man serve me, let him follow me;... (Listen now.)... and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.
Now is my soul troubled;... what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for the cause--this cause came I unto this hour.
Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.

L-10-1 Now, I draw from this a text that I have used in another way, "Sirs, We Would See Jesus." Times before I have approached this subject, and--but a little different from what I aim to tonight.
Now, this is an unusual setting of the scene for a Christmas message. But I suppose today, you've--on the radio you've heard... "Three Men of Orient Are,' and "Little Town of Bethlehem," and "Silent Night," and heard ministers speak of His birth and so forth. And me, placing my Christmas message tonight, after you've had so much of it this afternoon and last two or three days, I thought I would take a different view of it, not from His birth, and would speak it in another way.


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