<TITLE>01. Par 1-8</TITLE>63-1201M, An Absolute, Life Tabernacle, Shreveport, LA, 77 min
L-1      Doesn't that just do something to you? It certainly does. Let us bow now in prayer.

L-2 Lord, as it's been expressed to us in this lovely hymn, How Great Thou Art, and we think, this morning, what would we do if it wasn't for You! And then when we think that You are so great, and then Your love constrained You to be so mindful of us, then my soul can scarcely take it in. It's true. I pray that You'll bless us today, now as we further go into the service, that You would break to us the Bread of Life, which is the revelation of Christ. For we ask it in Jesus' Name. Amen.

L-3   Brother Ungren is a constant comer to the tabernacle. And he lives in Memphis, Tennessee, he and his mother, his wife. And the whole family comes to the tabernacle. And very seldom I get to hear him, because it's always so busy, but this morning I was determined to hear him sing this song. He sings another, one of my favorites, Down From His Glory. And them are my favorite songs. And I had the grand privilege of meeting his father, this morning, the first time I've ever had that privilege, a fine man. And--and Brother Ungren, his father, will--will never go as long as his son lives, Morris, 'cause they certainly look alike.

L-4 And his wife, Brother Morris Ungren's mother, has just lived these last fifteen years by the grace of God. She certainly has been a great inspiration to me, to see that; going through the dark hours that she has, and yet holding onto God's unchanging hand. It expresses to us the genuineness of Christianity, and the faith of those that believe it. So, I'm very happy for that this morning.

L-5   We just had a wedding, downstairs. Two of my children got married, and my children from the tabernacle; our little Billy Simpson and the little Myers girl, they had been sweethearts for some time; Sharol, yes. They were... They also are relative here, or the little Sharol Myers is, to Brother Ungren and them. So, we are happy for them, I see they've taken their place, after getting married, go right back in the auditorium of the church, and sit down to listen to the service. Those children have always had a deep place in my heart, because they're so respective to the Word. They--they just love the Word. I don't think that, that I call them my children, I don't think they're any better than other children. But they just look to me, and I--I--I look to God for them.

L-6   Little Billy wanted to get married, and then he was afraid he was going to have to go at the army. And there was two or three of them in that same condition. And those boys come over to me, and said, "Brother Branham, we--we don't want to be shirkers or anything, but we would like for you to ask God." And they give me the basis that they would like to stay away from the army, if they could; not because they didn't want to defend the country, in anything they could do. But the thing was, that if they--if they went, they was going to get among the wrong type of people out there in those (I don't know what you call it) PX's, or ever what you call it, and then they get out there where those half-nude women carrying on. That's no place for a Christian boy, and so God granted their request.

L-7 And now little Billy comes this morning, to be married to this fine little Sharol, so we're happy for them. And we wish them the very best in God's Kingdom, for them.

L-8   And now this has been a grand time for us. We got a nice Sunday School class here this morning, a packed out church, so we are very happy. And many times, ministers, it--it encourages us to see the people come and hear you. Cause, you see, you don't like to speak to empty pews, because they're... We'd speak just the same if there's one person here. But yet it feels good when you think, "If this one misses it, the other one will get it, you see." And it makes it different, makes it glorious.


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