<TITLE>11. Par 59-64</TITLE>L-59 Let us bow our heads now while we bless this wine. Our heavenly Father, when I think, as I hold this wine here that represents the Blood of Jesus, how that through that flowing Blood my sins are gone, they are put in the sea of forgetfulness, and to be remembered no more. And with this Blood, a dying boy one day laid yonder in a hospital, and You saved me. O God, how I thank Thee, Lord. And then give me the charge, by the Holy Spirit to lead the people to Calvary and show them the way home. Thank You, Father. And now sanctify this wine for its intended use. And may every person that partakes of this sacrament tonight, receive spiritual and physical strength for the journey that lays ahead. For we ask it in Jesus' Name. Amen.

L-60 [The congregation is served communion. Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.] To stand here and watch the families come in, that's the way it'll be one of these days, family by family, rank by rank, group by group, one by one. When we meet Him, what a time it will be, when all the human life that's been upon the earth, that's believed in Him and trusted Him, will meet there at that day. Won't it be wonderful?
We have to omit the--the feet-washing tonight because of the water. We don't have sufficient facilities right now, and they will be fixed pretty soon; we trust. They're getting along good, and working fast on the new tabernacle. Somehow I think that this is very appropriate to have communion on the first of the year like this, this time of day.

L-62 Now, you that's from out of town, drive real careful tomorrow as you go home. May God be with you. And you here of the homeland, close, God be with you and help you. And now, the Lord willing, and I have to leave for this next meeting coming up in Arizona, and then if God be willing, I'll be back with you again for the Seven Seals, and just as I have promised. I certainly desire your prayers. I need you real bad, so don't forget to pray for me. And may everything go well for you. And I'm certainly appreciate your attendance and how you've listened to what I have said in the Gospel. I believe that we're making a change now. And I--I thank you for your kindness.

L-63 And many of you driving miles and miles to come hear a simple person like myself try to bring the Word of God... I'm sure it was something more than that that you come to listen to besides me, because I have nothing I could present. I'm uneducated, no personality, no nothing about me. And then when I see people drive for hundreds and hundreds of miles, and stand and wait here, and two o'clock in the morning, it wasn't for nothing that I had. It's Christ. I'm so glad you love Him. And I love Him too. And together we love Him. And because we love Him, we'll never have to part. We may separate for a little bit here on, as time goes on, but we'll be together again. It's been my ambition just to try to lead people to that place.

L-64 And now, beginning the new year, I want to say, not "Happy New Year" to you; I want to say this to you, "God bless you." And if He does that, that's all you'll have need of for the coming year. And I trust that He will.
And I'm by His grace, we're going to try this next year, if He shall spare me, spare you, by His grace I hope I am a better pastor next year than I have been this year, hope I be a better servant to Christ. I'll try hard to try to live closer, more truer to bring the Message just as He gives me; I shall bring It to you the best that I can, withhold nothing that He would want me to give you. I'll do all that I know how. And I know you feel the same way. You--you feel like that we all want to work together now, for the evening Lights are certainly getting dim, and the sun's far setting. The earth's cooling off; we know that. Spiritually speaking, the church is cooling off and the revival is over. We don't know what comes next, but we will trust God for that, whatever it is. And now, as we sometimes...


<A HREF="P12">Next Page</A>