<TITLE>22. Par 247-253</TITLE>L-247 We are looking. Surely, men and women who believe in Him, are looking to see something genuine. Wouldn't you like, tonight, to be as much Christian as that deer was a mother? [Congregation says, "Amen."--Ed.] See? She wasn't just an artificial mother. She was born, a mother. There was something in her, that she feared nothing, because it called her out. If we could just be that much Christian, as she was a mother! How many would like to have that experience? ["Amen."] "God, let me be ready, with loyalty to Jesus Christ, to walk in the face of criticism, to walk in the face of anything, and display my love of God. No matter if my--if my people turn me down, if everybody laughs at me, if everybody calls me old fashion, or whatever they do, let me display the love of Jesus Christ in my heart, as loyal as that deer could display motherhood." Do you want that in your heart? ["Amen."]
Now bow your head and let's pray.

L-248   Heavenly Father, a greater than Solomon is here. A greater love is here than the love that that little story there of that mother deer that day. How she was ready to face that hunter, face that rifle, when she knowed, at any minute, her heart would be blowed from her. But, O God, when a man or woman, or even a beast, is ready to display love! I pray, Father, that every person in here will tonight receive that type of love, even greater love than this. May they not be ashamed to accept Jesus as their Saviour. May they not be ashamed of what He's done for them. May he... they never be ashamed to confess Him as Lord and Saviour. May they never be ashamed to accept Him as their Healer, for it is written, "by His stripes we were healed."

L-249 God, may You come tonight and be such a reality to us, that we will see the display of God among us, in such a way, that we will know that Jesus Christ, the crucified Lord, has risen from the dead and standing among us. Father, I believe, if You'll do it once more, before the people tonight, and show Yourself alive in a greater gift than Solomon had! It's the gift of the Holy Spirit to the Church. Then, men and women in here, Father, will be drawn to You. I commit it all to You now, Father, with this simple little story of the Bible, and of the little hunting trip that November day up there in the White Mountains. It's all Yours now, Father, and You take over from here. I commit myself to You, and this congregation, in the Name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

L-250   Now, Christian friends, if our Lord Jesus will show His love to you, that He loves you, and will come among us tonight, and will prove that He is here, it's Him. Now, anyone knows, as we have said. How would you know it was Jesus? See? How would you know that? This certain tree, looked like it was a sycamore tree, and if it was bearing peaches, what kind of a tree would it be? It'd be a peach tree. The life in it would bear peaches. And if you are a--a Christian, the Life of Jesus Christ is in you, because it is the Holy Spirit. You believe that? [Congregation says, "Amen."--Ed.] And then the Holy Spirit...

L-251 If I told you that the spirit of John Dillinger was in me tonight, you'd expect me to have guns, and out here and be a robber like he was. If I told you the spirit of some great artist was in me, you'd expect me to be able to paint these mountains here just like they look, 'cause the spirit of that artist is in me. And if I tell you that the Spirit of Christ is in me, He said, Hisself, you'll do the works of Christ. Saint John 14:12 said, "He that believeth on Me, the works that I do shall he do also; greater works than this, do."

L-252 I quoted that once. The man said, "Sure, we do greater works. We preach the Gospel to all the world. He didn't do it in His day."

L-253 I said, "Just show me the works that He did, first, and then we'll talk about the greater." See?


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