<TITLE>01. Par 1-5</TITLE>62-0720, A Testimony On The Sea, National Guard Armory, Salem, OR, 108 min
L-1 Thank you, Brother Borders. Let us remain standing just a moment while we bow silently before God for prayer. Is there any request tonight you'd like to make known by lifting up your hand to God and asking Him for mercy? Let us bow our heads now.
Gracious heavenly Father, we are coming again into Thy Presence for mercy, knowing that Thou has promised us that we should obtain mercy if we would show mercy. The merciful shall obtain mercy. And if we have sinned and did that which was wrong in Thy sight, God, be merciful to us, because that we love Thee and we believe Thee, Lord, with all that's in us.
And we stand tonight between the living and the dead, and ask that You'll be kind to us and wash away all of our unbelief, that tonight the great Holy Spirit might do the work of God among us, and would bring reality to the people of the resurrection of God's beloved Son, the Lord Jesus.

L-2 We thank Thee in the past that how He has never failed us. We can all witness that who are Christians, that He's with us always. And we pray tonight that sinners might know Him as their Saviour; that those who are now become Christians on believing on Him, that they would seek the deeper experiences, to have Eternal Life granted unto them through the baptism of the Spirit; that they might be harnessed soldiers for the great battle that lies ahead.
We pray for the sick and the afflicted, that there'll not be a feeble person among us when the service closes tonight. Grant it, Lord. Hear us, we pray. You seen every hand that went up. You know every request beneath that hand in the heart. We pray, Father, that You'll grant each and every one of them their request.
And when we leave tonight, may we be able to say like those coming back from Emmaus after they had acknowledged and seen the resurrected Jesus, may we say, "Did not our hearts burn within us as He spake to us along the way." For we ask it in His Name, and for His glory. Amen. You may be seated.

L-3 We are so happy to be here again tonight. And I see the people are bringing in their handkerchiefs. We--we advocate that. We believe that God does answer prayer for those who are--are sick and needy, and that He will grant the requests of people who believe in Him and will ask for mercy.

L-4 Now, we've been having a great time in the worshipping with you Christians here in Oregon. And I've been trying to keep the message just as simple as possible. But of course, that's so that no one will miss it. There's great, deep, spiritual teachings to it, but sometimes you can't do that before an audience. We must keep it simple, so that the newborn babes will not miss it, because I believe that we're too close to the end time for us to miss anything. We must be real sure that we're--we're right, and doing that which is right, what God has commanded us to do.

L-5 And now we got two more after tonight, gracious meetings, tonight being third. That closes Sunday afternoon. And we're expecting, I am. This is my last American meeting for a while, till I take some rest. This is my ninth straight meeting; I'm getting pretty tired. And I got two yet in Canada before I have some rest. And then I'm going overseas, the Lord willing, over into the countries beyond, so that they too or... Take a trip around, perhaps, this time.


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