<TITLE>35. Par 246-256</TITLE>L-246 Now, I'm sorry to have kept you a little over time, and I'm sure that you... You feel good? Now, the meeting, sometimes I have to cut and squeeze. Now, to you that raised your hands and believe on the Lord Jesus, they'll have baptismal service, I suppose, this evening. Or, yes, I think the pools are filled if you want it right now, and the robes and so forth are ready. If you desire to be baptized right now, any time, we're only here to do it. And now after cutting and sawing...
We--we thank you strangers within our gates, that come to fellowship with us this morning around the Word of God; we appreciate you coming. The Lord bless you. So glad you were here.

L-248 I see a friend of mine sitting back in the building here, I haven't seen in a long time. I don't even know the boy's name. He's a good friend of mine. He's a cousin to a girl that I used to go with, Marie Francisco. I can't think of who or what his name is. Would you raise your hand? We're glad to have you setting there and God bless you. That boy's been a Christian for many years. And I'm...
My friend here, Jim Poole, how many's ever heard me mention Jim Poole, a boyhood friend, his son and wife...
And Donny, I can't think of his last name. Gard--Gard, Donny Gard and his lovely little wife here. They were up home yesterday to visit me. So glad to have them in this morning.
And I believe this is a strange brother setting right here by Brother Way. And, oh, so, right here, maybe I'm wrong, and I sometimes I forget faces. And I'm glad to have all of you in here this morning.

L-252 And now, before we leave, after the cutting... And, you know, the Bible said the Word of God... Like that decision, making a stone, but you have to have a stone cutter to cut that out to make its shape... See? And Hebrews the 4th chapter said, "The Word of God is sharper and more powerful than a two-edged sword." It cuts, circumcises, cuts off the surplus. "Even a Discerner of the thoughts and the intents of the heart," the Word of God. And It cuts.
Now, just for worship, let's just sing my favorite little old song, one of my favorites, "I love Him, I love Him." How many really loves Him? I don't care whether you're a Christian or not, you say, "I love Him because He first loved me." Let's sing it together now, all together.
I love Him, I love Him
Because He first loved me
And purchased my salvation
On Calvary's tree.

L-254 Don't you love that? Let's sing it again. And while you do, shake hands with somebody around you. Don't get up; just say, "God bless you, brother, somebody around you, so you--everybody feel real welcome. That's our welcome here at Tabernacle from me, each one of you. All right.
I love Him, I love Him (God bless you, brother.)
Because He first (God bless you.)
And purchased my salvation
On Calvary's tree.
Let's bow our heads when we hum it. [Brother Branham begins humming "I Love Him"--Ed.]
Now, slip your hand up to Him, right easy. [He continues humming--Ed.]
Now, isn't He wonderful? Yes.

L-256 [A brother speaks in another tongue--Ed.] Just real reverent... Jesus said, "These signs shall follow them that believe. They shall speak with new tongues. If they should take up a serpent or drink a deadly thing, it should not harm them, for an accident or a blow up shall not harm them. They lay their hands on the sick; they shall recover." You just wait a minute, see if some interpretation comes for this. If the strangers are in our gates, we're waiting to see what the Lord will say to us through this message. [A brother gives an interpretation--Ed.] The interpretation. [The interpretation continues--Ed.] The interpretation is what this man said here so the person's here that might not know what it is. It's the Spirit. It happens all within the Tabernacle, giving a message to the people. Let us pray.


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