<TITLE>05. Par 39-47</TITLE>L-39 And now, I believe, they told me that they didn't get it in time, or something another, to announce to give out some prayer cards, to pray for the sick; some numbers on cards, we call them and pray for them. And now like that, so it's give me one night to kind of get acquainted. And so tomorrow night I think they're going to give out their prayer cards, sometime in the afternoon. Is that? Yeah, you've already... Six o'clock? Six o'clock tomorrow evening.

L-40   Now I thought, tonight, we'd take just a little portion of the Scripture here and read It, and see if we could find what the Lord would have to tell us. And now just before we open the Book, let's speak to the Author of the Book, as we bow our heads.

L-41 Before we pray, and your heads bowed; and all the cares now, and frolic of the day, and little sense of humors we've had, let's just push it aside now, because we're approaching the King. Is there any special requests, like to be remembered, just would you raise your hand, and say, "Lord!" Right down in your heart, just hold your request.

L-42   Our Heavenly Father, we deem this such a privilege, God Almighty, to come into the congregation of the Lord, to fellowship together, testifying, telling of the great things that You've done, and the places that we have been. And it just reminds me of Acts 4, in the Bible, when they returned and was speaking of what the Lord had done. And they all prayed, and the place was shook, where they were assembled together.

L-43 God, we're not so anxious, tonight, to see the building shook; but we would like for You to shake us, Lord. Shake our understanding. Shake our being, our emotion, our hearts of understanding, that we might leave here tonight, more determined than ever to serve You, that we might feel the Presence of a new fresh Pentecost, of a Holy Spirit pouring out upon us, afresh and anew like down in these woods and hills in Arkansas, fifty years ago, when the forefathers come through here in horses and wagons, preaching this Gospel. Dear Lord, may we, the bearers of this great worthy Cause that You sent through here, may we not be ashamed of this great thing; but may we walk in the footsteps of those who went before us, Lord, packing the banner of the Lord Jesus.

L-44   May others, who have not yet accepted this great plan of salvation that God laid down for us in the Scripture, foretold all the way down through the Old Testament, and today we're enjoying it, may there be a great shaking among us, Lord, and a renewing of faith and--and a renewing of efforts.

L-45 I thank You for this convention, for this bunch of people who is still holding on, Lord. In this hour of trial that's come upon the earth, to try those who are professing to be Christians, may we be found, at the end, worthy to enter into the joys of the Lord, that's been prepared for the Redeemed, since the foundation of the world. Bless Thy Word.

L-46   Lord, remember every hand that went up. You know the objective, You know the motive, You know the request behind that hand. I pray, God, that You'll grant it to each one. May every man that... or woman, boy or girl, that put up a hand, that wanted more salvation, or a closer walk, or to know You as their Saviour, may they never leave this ground till that request is answered.

L-47 To those who are sick and needy, we pray, God, there will be such a wave of healing cross this place, that there'll not be a feeble person that comes on this ground will leave in the way that they come on. You who can raise a man up from the dead, and present him here before us, it shows that You're the same God that stood there by the grave of Lazarus, called him out from among the dead. Father, let them know that You're the same yesterday, today, and forever. Here stands one among us tonight, just a few days ago, called back from the land beyond the shadow of man's knowing in this life. How we thank Thee for this!


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