<TITLE>06. Par 19-21</TITLE>L-19 But today, it's kindy... Instead of so much of getting people to the Word, and to God, and to the Bible; it's come join the church, support some radio program, or--or build some great buildings. You know how it is.
And you know what I believe the reason that this is? Is because that they haven't been convinced yet that it's God with us. I believe that. I believe that people really do that sincerely, and think that God is in programs of organizing churches, and making big denominations, and--and bringing more people in, and building finer buildings, and so forth like that--that that is God's program.
That isn't God's program. It never was. He never did commission us to do that, though as good as they are. He never did say, "Go into all the world and build schools." Yet we like them. They're all right. They're... He never did say, "Go build hospitals." Yet, thank God for every one of them. That's the other people's business; but the minister's is, "Preach the Gospel." And the Gospel come not in word only, but through power and manifestation of the Holy Ghost. That's the commission that to a missionary, and always a missionary is right. Yes.

L-20 Oh, the people believe, of course, that they believe those things. But they're... As my old southern mother used to tell me, "Your actions speaks louder than your words." That's right. When we see that people turn down the Gospel... How can you say you believe the Gospel, when you turn down the very thing you say you believe? It just don't work.
Now, Jesus said, "If you love Me, feed My sheep." That's it. Now, we don't want to feed them educational programs, and we don't want to feed them denominational weeds. But sheep eat sheep Food. That's what it takes to make a sheep fat, is sheep food. That's exact right. And sheep Food is the Gospel of preaching of the power of the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, bringing Him in Person to the people. He's not dead; He's alive, and alive forevermore. He's here tonight, and that's the Gospel.

L-21 Why was John so certain? Because that he knew that this was the Messiah? Because first, he was convinced that it was the Messiah. You cannot--you cannot do very much until you are convinced, and then you become concerned. But until you are convinced, you're not very concerned.
I'm sure tonight that people who would criticize Divine healing, that would criticize shouting, or any other thing that the Bible has, or the gifts of the Spirit... The reason that they criticize it, is because (or not concerned in it) is because they haven't been convinced yet that it's right.
But you let it happen to you once, and then you'll know what's the matter with these people. You'll see then, it's--it's ever... Someone said they don't believe in Divine healing. You just haven't been sick enough yet; that's all. That's one thing sure.
I find a lot of people that says that sickness is a blessing. Ask some doctor if it is. Why is it then, you go, if you got appendicitis and have the blessing cut out? I sure wouldn't want to do that. That's kind of against your own theory. Have the blessing cut out? I wouldn't want to do that. I'd just keep it and die. See? But sickness is no blessing. Sickness is a curse of the devil. And Jesus said it was. All right.


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