<TITLE>15. Par 177-191</TITLE>L-177 Now just wait just a minute till these get in line, see where we're at here just a minute. Now the rest of you just hold your card just a minute.

L-178 Now how many in this congregation that are--are sick, and don't have no prayer card? Raise up your hands like this. All right. Every... I don't care where you are. All right.

L-179 Now just be reverent. Now, look, while they're getting the prayer line lined up, you all give me your undivided attention now. You must listen to what I'm telling you. See? Notice.

L-180   One time there was a woman, Jesus was passing through the country and He crossed over the sea, and He went into a place and there was a woman had a blood issue. And all the priests and them was out, they was making fun of Him, of course. And there was a bunch out there that believed Him. And He was going through the crowd. And the woman said within her heart...

L-181 Now listen close now. Are you listening? Say, "Amen." [Congregation says, "Amen."--Ed.] Right. This, now, the woman... See, on anything, distracts from what you're doing, you see. Every person is a... I'm not dealing with you as a--as a body. I'm dealing with you as a spirit, a soul. See? And that moving, you got your mind going somewhere else, see, I'm trying to get a hold of that. Notice now, there was a man looked upon Paul, earnestly believing; Paul said, "I perceive you have faith to be healed." See? Now notice.

L-182   This woman, as she was passing through here, she couldn't get to Him. Everybody was putting their arms around Him, everything. Let's say, just for say--just for saying now, she didn't have a prayer card and she couldn't get in the line.

L-183 And so, everybody, "Hello, Rabbi! Say, are You the prophet? We--we believe that there is coming a prophet, but I--I don't know You. See, I--I'm not sure. I'll get put out of my church if I'd believe That." See? And, you know, just the same old story over.

L-184 So then this little woman, she believed it. So she slipped by, and she said, "If I can touch the border of His garment, I'll be made well." So she touched Him.

L-185 Now if anybody ever seen the Palestinian garment, you got an underneath garment, and then the outside garment swings free. Now, if some woman touched one of you man's coat, just the tail of your coat, like that, and went away, you would never know it in a crowd like that. How about that big garment hanging that far out from Him? And she was down on her knees and just touched His garment, and went back.
Jesus stopped. He said, "Who touched Me?"

L-186   And look what Peter said, now, with the keys to the Kingdom. In other words, let's just put it in our day's words, "Why, Lord, You say some of the awfulest things! Well, them people will think that You are crazy, there is something wrong. Everybody has touched You."

L-187 Everybody said, "Hello, Rabbi! Say, are You the Divine healer? Say so. You say... Wait, I got a graveyard full of people up here, if You want to raise one for us. Come up, and we'll believe You if You'll do that." And just some for Him and some against, just like it is in every crowd, see; and making fun, and some believing Him.

L-188 And Peter said, "Why, everybody is touching You! Why would You say such a thing as that?"

L-189 He said, "But I perceive that I have gotten weak; virtue has gone from Me," that's strength.

L-190 Look, He looked around on the audience and He found the little woman. She couldn't hide it. See? She had that seed laying in there. O God, give us that Seed! That's what we need right now. He found her, and He told her of her blood issue. Said, "Her faith had healed her."

L-191   Look, you say, "That, if He was here tonight, I'd do the same thing." If He walked down through this building, tonight, you believe if you'd touch Him you'd be made whole?


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