<TITLE>01. Par 1-8</TITLE>64-0318, Sir, We Would See Jesus, Denham Springs High School, Denham Springs, LA, 76 min
L-1     ... get the people acquainted with what we're trying to do. Now what we're trying to do, remember, is to see Jesus Christ so present that every believer's heart will be stimulated, his faith, that he'll reach up and get a hold of God, and for what he has need of. For all that we have need of, in this life journey, is in Christ.

L-2   Just like your trees out here. All that tree has need of... It's a apple tree. Did you ever think of that? When it's not one inch high, every apple that'll ever be in the tree is in it right there. Ten hundred bushels, if there's that many; say five hundred bushels of apples, come off of a tree; all five hundred bushels of apples was in it when it's planted. If it isn't, where they come from? See? See? You just plant it and then it has to--has to draw in water, draw it in from the earth. And it has to draw till it gets so more than its portion, then if pushes out limbs, pushes out leaves, pushes out blossoms, pushes out apples. See? Pushes them out; don't bring them in. It pushes them out.

L-3 So, then, I think Christ is the inexhaustible Fountain of Life. And when we are planted in Him, all we do is drink from that Fountain of Life, and push out everything that we have need of in this journey. All the things that we have need of, is in Him. And we are planted in Him, and draw from Him, and He is the inexhaustible Fountain of Life.

L-4   Let us stand to our feet now, if you will, just a moment, in reverence, as we read God's Word.

L-5 For our little text tonight, being it's close to the Lenten season, or the Good Friday, I want to read a portion of the Saint John's Gospel, beginning at the 12th verse and the 12th chapter.
On the next day much people... were come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,
Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him,... cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord.
And Jesus, when he had found a young ass, sat thereon; and as it was written,
Fear not, daughters of Sion: behold, thy King cometh to thee, sitting on a--on an ass's colt.
These things understood not his disciples at... first: but when Jesus was glorified... they remembered these things were written of him, and that they had done these things unto him.
And people therefore that was with him when he had called Lazarus... from the dead, bare record.
For this cause the people also met him, for... they heard that he had done this miracle.
The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him.
And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast:
The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida... Galilee,... desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus.
Philip cometh and telleth Andrew: and again Andrew and Philip tell Jesus.

L-6   Hebrews 13:8 says, "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever."

L-7 Let us bow our heads while we pray. Now, this solemn moment with our heads bowed, after reading this Word, is there any in here would like to be remembered in this prayer, and want God to do something for you during the time of this meeting, or even this very evening? Would you just let it be known, as you raise your hand? He'll know what's beneath your hand.

L-8   Our Heavenly Father, we are now approaching Thy Word. We approach with reverence and with prayer, with bowed heads and bowed hearts, for we know that Thou art always true to this Word. We pray now that You'll set us aside from the things and cares of life in this world, that we might serve Thee with pure and clean hearts, washed in the Blood of the Lamb.


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