<TITLE>05. Par -</TITLE>L-7-6 And I was interviewed by the press. And so, being... (Nothing against anybody's belief, as long as it's with the Bible, all right...) But the man that was interviewing me was Catholic, and he said to me, "Do you believe our saints can do that?"
I said, "If they're living." ('Course I know the Catholic church believes you have to be dead to be a saint.) So then I said, "If they are living, yes."
And he said, "Oh, you can't be a saint until you're dead."
I said, "Was Paul a saint before he died or after he died? Who was he writing to, the dead people, when he said, 'To the saints that are at Ephesus...' and, 'The saints that are at certain places'? He wouldn't write to dead people, you know."

L-8-2 So then, he said, "Now, you're trying to judge your case by a Bible. We are the church."
I said, "All right, sir, okay." And I...
He said, "We are the church."
I said, "Then let's see the church do it." (And so it's only Christ can do that; you know that.)
He said, "What's your opinion of the Catholic church?"
I said, "I wished you wouldn't ask me that." See?
And he said, "Well, I'd like to hear it."
I said, "The highest form of spiritualism that there is."
And he said, "Spiritualism?"
I said, "Yes, sir."
Said, "How do you figure that?"
I said, "Anything that intercedes with the dead: communion of saints." See?
And he said, "Well, you pray to Christ, and He died."
I said, "But He rose again." He rose again. So that's the good thing that we know: He rose again. Aren't we thankful? Let's bow our heads and thank Him, because He did raise from the grave for our justification.

L-8-3 Heavenly Father, we are grateful this morning for Jesus. And today in commemoration of His great resurrection, on that yule morning when He rose from the dead, triumph over death, hell, and the grave... When He was on earth, He showed He had triumphed over sickness, diseases, and--and all kinds of devils and powers. Then death lay before Him, the great and last enemy; and on Easter morning He proved He was God. He rose from... Even the last enemy could not hold Him. The grave give Him up; hell had to give Him forth; heaven received Him.
Oh, God, may our hearts receive Him today in the power of the Holy Spirit, that we might be His executives, His--His examples of His servants here on earth, as we sojourn. Grant it.

L-9-1 Bless all that's here. And, God, these precious people who are standing, some of them been jammed in here since daylight, I pray, heavenly Father, that You'll pour out the exceedingly, abundantly, above all that we could do or think, upon them today, and give them the deep desires of their heart. What every one come for this morning, may they go back satisfied. You said You'll not turn any away, but You'll fill him with good things, and send him away rejoicing. Grant it, Lord.
May Your omnipotence, may Your Holy Spirit in the power of the resurrection so deal with each of us till our hopes will be built on nothing less than Jesus' Blood with righteousness. Grant it, Father.

L-9-3 Bless the words now that we read. We thank You for that noble message this morning (as we come early to the church); and to see You take our brother (and such a change in him in a few moments) and deliver a message to this dying generation of people that we are now a part of. How we thank You for that, Lord. Oh, God, our hearts quiver with joy as we think of those things.
Now, keep him anointed, Lord, down through the days that is ahead of him, Lord, and bless this little church. And help me, Lord, as I go to bring the Message to other people. And may we together, like one person, one family, stick together, and pray together, and live together in holy unity of the Holy Spirit until Jesus receives us into the Kingdom. For we ask it in His Name and for His glory. Amen.


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