<TITLE>04. Par 16-19</TITLE>L-16 I was holding a meeting there. I forget the Pentecostal brother that's got charge of the tabernacle now. And I was having a meeting there, and there was... This song "Only Believe" was wrote by Paul Rader, and he was such a wonderful Christian and great messenger of his day. I was setting in the little study room, and they was singing for me to come to the platform by that, which they have around the world. And I was setting there, and know that right in that same study is where Paul got the inspiration to write the song. And here it come in, "Only Believe." And, oh, that just burned my heart.

L-17 And after the service was over... There was several great things our Lord Jesus had did in the meeting. I went back over there to--by the side of the place and was waiting, and there was a man came in. He said, "Mr. Branham?"
And I said, "Yes, sir."
He said, "I like to hear you speak, but" said, "your grammar's so bad."
And I said, "Yes, sir. I know that."
He said, "You say some of the awfullest things."
And I said, "Yes, sir. That's right." I said, "I didn't get a chance to get an education." I said, "Raised in a family of ten, poor parents, and I had to go to work early to help take care of this family. I didn't get even a grammar school education."
He said, "That's no excuse now; you're a man."
And I said, "Well, I--I'm so busy with the Lord's work now I don't have a chance."
Said, "Still, you could take correspondence." Said, "Now, for instance, tonight out there you said, 'All you people passing over this pulpit...'"...?...
I said, "Well, I didn't know any different." I said, "Isn't that what He is?"
"Certainly not." Says, "You should have said 'pulpit.'" I said... He said, "You..."
I said, "Well, all right."
He (something about I'd mispronounced or something), he said, "Well, you just don't know your Bible."
I said, "Well, that may be so, but I know the Author real well." You know, it doesn't say to know His Book, but to know Him is Life. Satan knows His Word. But to know Him, the Author of the Word...

L-18 Shall we bow our heads now while we speak to Him in our humble way. Now, with our heads bowed and our hearts with it, is there a special request that you'd like for us to remember you by? Raise up your hand to God. Just in your heart hold your request, saying, "Lord, I need salvation; I need healing; I--I need something." God will understand.

L-19 Our heavenly Father, as we approach Thy holy Presence tonight in the Name of the Lord Jesus, we come in His Name because He said that, "If you ask the Father anything in My Name, I'll do it." Now, we know we can't come in our own name. We cannot come in the name of our church, in the name of our pastor, or in the name of our organization, and expect to be heard. But we have the assurance that if we come in the Name of the Lord Jesus that He's promised us that we'd be heard.
And I pray tonight, heavenly Father, that as we have gathered here in this little tabernacle that's been dedicated to Your service, which Your servant, our Brother O'Donnell, is pastoring at this time, shepherding the sheep that's sojourning in this part of the country, I pray Your blessings upon this pastor, and upon his family, and upon the church, and all the sheep that grazes here at the pasture.


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