<TITLE>03. Par 27-33</TITLE>L-27   And, now, before we approach the Word. I--I was going to speak this afternoon on The Countdown. And I thought that--that I'd get in here, you'd still be setting here at seven o'clock. Oh, oh, about what science has been able to do, and then what God has been able to do, you see. And so we're living in a different age than we used to live, both physically and spiritually. So we are--we are grateful for our achievements in the spiritual realms, the same as the science is in their--in their material realms, scientific realms. Now let us, if you don't mind, again...

L-28 You know, you might sing too much. I don't hardly see how you could, if you sing like Brother Outlaw's choir, a while ago, when I was standing there listening at it, they going, "Up, up, up, up." And, but, and again, you might eat too much. You might drink too much. You might work too much. But I don't think you can pray too much. The Bible said, "I would that men pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands." See?
So let's bow our heads again, just a moment.

L-29   Heavenly Father, we--we love to talk to You. And I think of men, how I love, to know that they're in the city, just to shake their hand and talk to them. We all have those feelings. And how much more greater is it for the privilege of speaking to You, our Lord and our Saviour! And our hearts beat, to be in the presence of each other, and then how much more is it when we know we're in Your Divine Presence!

L-30 And we know You're here, because You said, "Wherever." If it's all over the world, or around the world, or wherever it may be, "Where two or more are gathered in My Name I'll be there in their midst." And we know that that Scripture cannot fail. That promise is Divine. It came from the lips of the Saviour. And therefore, maybe we are... our conscience and our... The sin of our unbelief has separated us, so far away, that we might not be able to recognize You being here. But You're here just the same, for You keep Your promise.

L-31 And now, You said, "If they will ask anything, as touching one thing, and it shall be given them." And, Father, the--the greatest thing that I could think of, just at this time and for this audience is, feed us, Lord, on the spiritual Manna that comes from God, out of Heaven. Grant it, Lord. Feed us on Your Word. "Thy Word is Truth." "And man shall not live by bread alone, but by every Word that proceeds from the mouth of God." And as we read It, may the Holy Spirit take It to each heart, and divide It among us today just as we have need, for we ask it in Jesus' Name, Thy Son. Amen.

L-32   Now, as many times, as I've said, ministers and people, we listen to each other speak. And we take down Scriptural texts that some other minister has spoke on, or someone. And--and I'm constantly doing that, going down the road. I have a little sheet of paper, a little book, laying along by the... my side. And a Scripture will come upon my mind, I jot that down. And the first thing you know... Now, you're all guilty of that, aren't we? We do that. And then, after while, the Holy Spirit will quicken that to us. And we get another thought, then I just have to drive off the side of the road and jot down some things.

L-33 And--and that's the way, then, when I come to time to speak, I'll go back through those things. I'll go to thinking of it, and running some Scripture reference, and then put them Scripture reference down. And then when I turn to it, I remember what the Scripture says, and then I speak from there. We mostly all do that way.


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