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'OOD MORNING FRIENDS )TkS A PRIVILEGE TO BE HERE AGAIN THIS
MORNING !ND ) WAS>4HEY TOLD ME THEYkD HAD A SPECIAL MEETING
AND HAD MADE SOME MINUTES !ND THEY WANTED ME TO COME HEAR
THOSEMINUTESOF WHATTHE?IF )HADANYTHINGTOSAYFORORAGAINSTIT
ABOUT SAID THERE WAS SOMETHING ABOUT INTERVIEWS THEYkD HAD SOME
TROUBLE)THINKTHATkSGRAND LIKETHAT)ACCEPTTHAT4HATGETSMEA
CHANCETHENTHAT)CAN>

4HERE IS SO MANY ) GUESS THERE IS AROUND SIX HUNDRED ON
WAITINGLISTS RIGHTNOW3EE OF SPECIALINTERVIEWS!ND)kMMORALLY
OBLIGATEDTOMYWORD TOSTAYWITHEACHONEUNTILTHATWEHEARFROM
'OD FORTHATPERSON3EE!NDTHENIF YOUDOTHAT YOUMIGHTHAVE
ONEFELLOWRIGHTONTHEWAITINGLISTTHEREFOR ORMAYBEWITHTHATONE
PERSON WAITINGFORTWOORTHREEWEEKSFORTHATONEPERSON3EE TILL
WEACTUALLYHEARFROM'ODCOMINGTOGETHER PRAYINGTOGETHERGOING
BACK SEPARATINGCOMINGBACKTOGETHER PRAYINGTOGETHER TILLWEHAVE
4(533!)4(4(%,/2$FORTHATPERSON7ELL INTHATTIME3EE
THEREkSOTHERTHINGS

.OW THIS WAY THE WAY ) UNDERSTAND IT RIGHT THAT EACH ONE
WILL WRITE THEIR REQUESTS WHATEVER THEY ARE AND JUST HAND IT IN TO
ME!NDLETMEHAVEIT ANDTHENLETMEPRAYOVERTHISREQUEST THEN)
CANCALLTHESEPEOPLETOWHERE>7ASTHAT WASTHATTHEWAYITWAS
;"ROTHER.EVILLESAYS l!MENm?%D=.OW THAT THATkSFINE3EE AND
THEN MAYBE WHILE )kM WAITING WITH THIS ONE PERSON ) COULD GET A
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WHERE )kM WAITING ON ONE j#AUSE THAT WAY ITkLL GIVE ME A CHANCE
THENTOGETTOSEEMOREPEOPLE)?)REALLYLIKETHAT7HOEVERFELLON
THATIDEA WELL )BELIEVEITkSPRETTYGOOD4HATkSFINE

!NDSO NOW THISHASBEENKINDOFAGREATWEEKFORME THESELAST
COUPLEWEEKS)HAVEBEENOUTBEFOREOUR,ORD ASYOUUNDERSTAND

"UT ) THINK BEFORE WE START THE SERVICE ) THINK )>!ND
ONE ) KNOW ) GOT A GRANDSON HERE SOMEWHERE IN THE BUILDING AND
PERHAPS>)F HEkS A "RANHAM HEkS DISORDERLY RUNNING AROUND
HERESOMEWHERE MAYBE SOHEkS?HEkSTHEONETOHAVETOTAKETHESE
INSTRUCTIONS SO HEkS AROUND HERE SOMEWHERE ) THINK THEREkS A
DEDICATIONSERVICE ANDFOROTHERMOTHERSWHOHAVETHEIRLITTLEONES
7HY IF "ROTHER 4EDDY ) BELIEVE IT IS WILL COME TO THE PIANO AND
WEkRE GOING TO SING OUR FAMILIAR OLD DEDICATION SERVICE OF BABIES OF
l"RING4HEM)Nm

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.OW MANYPEOPLE INMANYCHURCHESTHEYSPRINKLETHEBABIES


!ND WE TRY TO FOLLOW JUST THE TREND OF THE "IBLE JUST AS CLOSE AS )
KNOWHOWTOFOLLOW)T.OW THEREkSNOPLACEINTHE"IBLEWHERETHEY
EVERSPRINKLEDANADULT LETALONEABABY!NDNOWHERETHEREWASEVER
SPRINKLINGWASEVERORDAINEDOF 'OD ABABYORADULT

"UT THERE IS IN THE "IBLE WHERE THEY BROUGHT LITTLE CHILDREN
UNTO*ESUS AND(ELIFTEDUP(ISHANDSANDLAIDTHEMUPONTHELITTLE
ONES AND BLESSED THEM AND SAID l3UFFER LITTLE CHILDREN TO COME
UNTO -Em .OW THATkS OUR?OUR WAY OF DOING IT HERE !ND NOW AS
(IS SERVANTS WE JUST TAKE THEM BEFORE?BEFORE 'OD IN PRAYER AND
IF THEREkS ANYONE HERE THATkS GOT YOUR LITTLE BABY THAT HAS NOT BEEN
DEDICATED>

7EDONkTBELIEVEINBAPTIZING INANYFORM THOSELITTLEBABIES
"ECAUSETHEYHAVENOSINl4HEYAREBORNEDINSIN SHAPEDININIQUITY
COMETOTHEWORLDSPEAKINGLIES mBUTTHEYHAVENOTHINGTOREPENTANCE
OF !ND BAPTISM IS UNTO REPENTANCE AND REMISSION OF SIN 3O THEIR
BABY HAS NOTHING TO REPENT FOR AND WHEN *ESUS DIED ON THE CROSS
(ECLEANSEDALLSIN!NDNOW WHENWEGETOLDENOUGHTOKNOWTHAT
WEGOTTOREPENTFORWHATWEkVEDID THENWEARE ANDRECOGNIZETHAT
#HRIST WOULD DIE FOR US 4HAT LITTLE BABY CANkT RECOGNIZE THAT THAT
#HRIST DIED FOR HIM BUT WHEN WE ARE OLD ENOUGH TO RECOGNIZE THAT
#HRISTDIEDFORUS ANDTHENWEARE?WEAREBAPTIZEDTHENUNTO(IS
DEATHANDRAISEDTO(ISRESURRECTION>,ORDWILLING NEXT3UNDAY)
GETONTHAT THE,ORD?IF 'ODWILLING

.OW THEREFORE WE BRING THEM AND DEDICATE THEM !NY
MOTHERS ANYCHURCH ANYCREED ANYCOLOR ANYTHINGELSE WEDEDICATE
ALLLITTLECHILDRENTOTHE,ORD*ESUS#HRIST

.OW "ROTHER4EDDY IF YOUkLLLETUSSINGTHIS l"RING4HEM)N m
IF YOUWILL!LLRIGHT LETkSALLTOGETHERNOW
"RINGTHEMIN BRINGTHEMIN
"RINGTHEMINFROMTHEFIELDSOF SIN
"RINGTHEMIN BRINGTHEMIN
"RINGTHEWANDERINGONESTO*ESUS

)N THE VISION ) HAD JUST AFTER THE GOING OF MY MOTHER THATkS
WHAT ) WAS LEADING THE SONG IS l"RING 4HEM )N m WHEN THE LITTLE
CHILDREN WOULDBRINGIT7ILLYOUCOME "ROTHER.EVILLE

) KNOW THIS BOY "ILLY SAYS l$ONkT YOU DROP HIM $ONkT
YOU DROP HIMm 9EAH 4HIS IS 7ILLIAM "RANHAM THEREkS THREE OF
US STANDING HERE TOGETHER 7ILLIAM "RANHAMS THREE GENERATIONS
AND THREE NAMES (EkS LOOKING ME OVER THIS MORNING TOO 4HEREkS
SOMETHING ABOUT THEM THATkS KIND OF INNOCENT LOOKING YOU KNOW

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!ND HEkS 7ILLIAM 0AUL *UNIOR !ND SO WE ARE GRATEFUL ) AM THIS
MORNINGTOGIVETOTHE,ORD*ESUS FROMTHEARMSOF HISFATHERMY
SON THEGRANDSON FORALIFEOF SERVICEBLESSINGSUPONTHEFATHERAND
MOTHER,ETUSBOWOURHEADS

/UR GRACIOUS HEAVENLY &ATHER ) KNOW )kM GETTING WAY UP THE
ROAD WHEN)HOLDMYGRANDSONINMYHAND

"UT)kMTHINKINGOF *ACOB WHENHEBROUGHTHISGRANDCHILDREN
BETWEENHISKNEES WHENHEWASANOLDMAN %PHRAIMAND-ANASSEH
BLESSED THOSE CHILDREN AND IMPARTED TO THEM THE SPIRITUAL BLESSINGS
THAT LASTED EVEN TO THIS DAY (OW HE CROSSED HIS HANDS FROM ONE TO
THE OTHER TAKING THE BLESSING FROM THE *EWS TO THE 'ENTILE AT THE
CROSS,ETTHE'ODOF HEAVENCOMENEARNOW

4HIS GRANDSON THAT 9OU HAVE GIVEN TO ME ,ORD THROUGH MY
SON AND MY DAUGHTER IN LAW>)kM THINKING OF SHE BEING BARREN
COULD RAISE NO CHILDREN AND COMING DOWN THAT DAY FROM 9AKIMA
7ASHINGTON WHENSHEWASCRYING ANDSAID l)WISHED)COULDHAVEA
BABYm

9OUR3PIRITCAMEINTOTHECAR ANDTHERE)SAID l9OUSHALLHAVE
ITm !ND TODAY ) HOLD THIS FINE LITTLE BOY IN MY HAND 9OUR SPOKEN
7ORD 9OURPROMISE

.OW ,ORD IN SIMPLICITY OF OUR ACTIONS WE PLACE THIS BABY
BYFAITH INTHEHANDSOF THE,ORD*ESUSTHAT(IM BEINGHEREINTHE
FORM OF THE (OLY 3PIRIT WILL TAKE THE BABY INTO (IS ARMS AND (IS
CARE ANDWILLGUIDEITTHROUGHLIFE'IVEITHEALTHANDSTRENGTH ALONG
LIFE IF 9OUTARRY!NDMAYTHEBABYBEUSEDTO9OURGLORY-AYTHE
POWEROF THELIVING'ODRESTUPONTHECHILD)F HELIVESTOBEAMAN
AND*ESUSTARRIES MAYHEPREACHTHE'OSPEL4HEPOWEROF 'ODTHAT
GAVEHIMTOHISMOTHERANDFATHER MAY)TNEVERDEPARTFROMHIM

"LESSHISDADDYANDHISMOTHER-AYTHEYBERAISED ANDMAY
HE RAISE THIS BABY IN THE #HRISTIAN ATMOSPHERE THAT ALL POSSIBLE
HUMANTRAININGTHATTHEYCANDO THISBABYSHALLHAVEIT

.OW LITTLE"ILLY0AUL"RANHAM *UNIOR )GIVETHEETO!LMIGHTY
'ODINDEDICATION INTHE.AMEOF *ESUS#HRIST!MEN

4HEREkS SOMETHING ABOUT LITTLE BABIES THATkS?) THINK IS SO
SWEET

)REMEMBER,OYCE SHECRIEDANDCLUTCHEDHERHANDS3HEkSREAL
NERVOUS ,OYCE HAS COME UP OUT OF GREAT TRIBULATIONS JUST A LITTLE
+ENTUCKYGIRLTHATHADRATHERAHARDLIFE!NDSHE>/NENIGHT *ESUS
APPEAREDTOHER STANDINGINTHECOLD!NDSHECOME RUNNINGUPTO

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THE HOUSE AROUND MIDNIGHT HER AND "ILLY AFTER THEY GOT MARRIED
!ND THEY>DOWN BY THE SIDE OF THE DUOFOLD THERE ) PUT MY ARM
AROUNDHERANDLEDHERTOTHE,ORD*ESUS

3HEWANTEDBABIESSOBAD4HEYkDBEENMARRIEDSEVERALYEARS
!NDCOMINGDOWNFROM9AKIMAONEDAY SHEWASKINDOF WEEPING
)T HAD BEEN A>4HE (OLY 3PIRIT CAME IN AND TOLD HER OF A FEMALE
TROUBLETHATSHEkDHAD THATHADCAU?REASONSHECOULDNOTHAVEANY
BABIES 4HEN THE (OLY 3PIRIT CAME AGAIN AND CURSED THAT FEMALE
TROUBLE AND GIVE HER THE BLESSING ) DEDICATED HIM JUST NOW 4HERE
WASA>

)HAVESOMELITTLETHINGSWROTEOUTHERE THAT)WANTTOSAYFIRST
BEFOREWEREADTHETEXT&IRST ISFUTUREMEETINGS )HAVEWRITTEN4HAT
IS NEXT3UNDAY THE,ORDBEINGWILLING>)KNOWITkSGETTINGICYAND
BADONTHEROADS!NDWEGOTPEOPLEHERETHATCOMEFROM'EORGIA
AND !LABAMA AND &LORIDA AND /HIO AND )LLINOIS !ND?AND THIS
LITTLEGROUPOF PEOPLEAREMADEUPFROMEVERYWHERE

3OME OF THE PEOPLE TELL ME SAY l) PASSED BY YOUR CHURCH
DOWNTHERE "ILLY MORNINGSTHERE4HEREkSLICENSESFROMALLOVERTHE
COUNTRYHEREm

)SAY l9EPm

/NE HERE AND ONE THERE THATkS THE WAY ) THINK THE "RIDE WILL
BEl4WOINTHEFIELDAND)kLLTAKEONE LEAVEONE mSOFORTH

!ND )?) DONkT WANT THE PEOPLE DRIVE THEM ICY ROADS !ND
) KNOW THAT ) TOO AND THAT RIGHT AFTER #HRISTMAS NOW )kLL?)kLL BE
LEAVING IN THE FIELD THE ,ORD WILLING ) GOT ABOUT FIFTEEN DIFFERENT
SERVICESSETUPNOW

!ND ) WANT TO ANNOUNCE ON NEXT 3UNDAY THE ,ORD WILLING
) WANT TO TEACH ON A VERY OUTSTANDING MESSAGE TO ME )kVE BEEN
STUDYINGTHISWEEKANDTHEWEEKBEFOREON"IBLEHISTORY!ND)WANT
TO SPEAK ON THE SUBJECT OF l#HRISTIANITY 6ERSUS 0AGANISM m SO OR
)DOLATRY NEXT3UNDAY

!ND THEN THE NEXT 3UNDAY IS #HRISTMAS %VE DAY NEXT
3UNDAY AND 3UNDAY A WEEK ) MEAN PARDON ME 3UNDAY A WEEK
IS #HRISTMAS %VE DAY .OW IF ) GIVE OUT FOR A MESSAGE AND THOSE
SOME OF MY DEAR FRIENDS COME FROM !LABAMA AND -ISSISSIPPI
AND 'EORGIA AND AROUND LIKE THAT THE LITTLE CHILDREN WILL SURE BE
DISAPPOINTEDONTHENIGHTOF #HRISTMAS!NDIF THE,ORDPUTSUPON
MYHEARTTOBRINGTHE#HRISTMASMESSAGETOTHECHURCH )WILLTHEN
IF 'OD BEING WILLING ) PROMISE EVERYONE THATkS OUT OF TOWN 3EE
)kLL SENDYOUTHETAPEMYSELF3EE3OYOUWONkT HAVE TO LEAVEYOUR

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KIDDIES OUT FOR #HRISTMAS NIGHT #HRISTMAS %VE NIGHT !ND THEN
)kLL?)kLL SEND YOU THE TAPE AT MY COMPLIMENTS OF THE MEETING !ND
JUSTREMEMBERTHAT

!NOTHERTHING YOUKNOW YOU?YOUCANkTEXPECTEVERYBODYTO
BELIEVEEVERYTHINGYOUSAY)TJUST?ITJUSTDOESNkTWORKTHATWAY

) FORGOT THIS MORNING RUSHING AWAY QUICKLY ON ACCOUNT OF
GETTINGDOWNHERE)HAPPENEDTOLOOKUP>"ROTHER7OODBROUGHT
MY WIFE AND THEM DOWN )?) LOOKED UP AND IT WAS ALMOST TIME TO
START THE SERVICE DOWN HERE FOR ME TO COME IN !ND THEY TOLD ME
"ILLYCALLEDMELASTNIGHT ANDSAIDTHEYWANTEDMEHERETHISMORNING
TOHEARTHESEMINUTESREADFROMTHELASTMEETING

) WAS GOING TO BRING A HISTORY JUST TO TRY TO STRAIGHTEN
SOMETHING THAT )kVE SAID .O MATTER HOW CLEAR YOU TRY TO MAKE IT
STILL THEREkS SOMEONE DOESNkT GET IT )TkS ABOUT ALTARS IN CHURCH 3EE
3OMEONE SAID l"ROTHER "RANHAM DONkT BELIEVE IN AN ALTAR IN A
CHURCHm ) DO BELIEVE IN AN ALTAR AT CHURCH 3EE "UT ALTARS WAS NOT
THE PLACE WHERE PEOPLE COME TO PRAY 4HERE NEVER WAS AN ALTAR CALL
MADEINANYTIMEINTHE"IBLE4HEREISNOSUCHATHING

!ND)WANTTOBRINGYOU )WILLNEXT3UNDAY INTHEHISTORYOF
THE EARLY CHURCH THAT THE REASON THERE WAS NO ALTARS IN THE CHURCH
"ECAUSE FALLING PROSTRATE AT AN ALTAR IS A PAGAN FORM OF WORSHIP
AND IS NOT A #HRISTIAN IDEA AT ALL .OW ) WILL SPEAK ON THAT ALSO
NEXT 3UNDAY "UT THERE WAS NO ALTARS IN THE EARLY CHURCH TO MAKE
ALTAR CALLS 4HERE WAS NOTHING BUT JUST A HOLLOW ROOM 4HATkS ALL
.O CRUCIFIX NO NOTHING NOTHING IN THE ROOM BUT JUST A FLAT FLOOR
4HE PEOPLE WERE THE?THE 0ENTECOSTAL #HURCH IN THE EARLY DAYS
AS ) WILL BRING YOU FROM MANY DIFFERENT HISTORIANS NEXT 3UNDAY
THE ,ORD WILLING>!ND ) WANT TO BRING IT TO YOU FROM )RONSIDEkS
l%ARLY 0ILGRIM #HURCH m AND FROM (ISLOPkS l4WO "ABYLONS m FROM
0RE .ICENE &ATHERS THE .ICENE #OUNCIL OH SO MANY OF THEM
(AZELTINEkSWRITINGSOF THEEARLYCHURCH ANDDIFFERENTONES9OUSEE
4OSHOWYOUTHATNOWHERE>

%VEN IN )RELAND WHERE ) HAVE VISIT IN THE CHURCH THAT THE
#ATHOLICSCALLA#ATHOLICSAINT 3AINT0ATRICK BUTWASABSOLUTELYNOT
ONESPECKOF HISTORYNOWHERETHATSAYSTHAT4HAT3AINT0ATRICKWAS
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ONECANPRODUCEANYHISTORYTHATkLLSHOWTHAT THATHEWASA#ATHOLIC
(E HIS ALLOF HISSCHOOLSWASIN.ORTHERN)RELAND4HENWHENTHIS
#ATHOLICEMPERORCOMEININ%NGLAND HEPUTTODEATHTENTHOUSAND
OF 3AINT0ATRICKkSPEOPLE!NDTHECHURCHISSTILLSTANDINGTHERETODAY
HISSCHOOLS ALLIN.ORTHERN%NGLAND

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!NDWHEREYOUHEARTHEMSAY3AINT0ATRICKRUNALLTHESNAKES
OUTOF )RELAND YOUKNOWWHATITWAS THEHISTORICALFACTSOF IT(E
BELIEVED IN 0ENTECOST THAT HAD POWER TO PICK UP SERPENTS TAKE UP
SERPENTS!NDTHATkSTHEREASONITkSSAID GOTSTARTED

!ND0ETERBEINGCRUCIFIED HEADDOWN IN2OME THEREkSNOTIN
THEMARTYROLOGY!ND)kVESEARCHEDEVERYONEEVERYWHERE ANDREAD
OF HISTORIANS EVERYTHING ) KNOW OF AND THERE IS NOT ONE 3CRIPTURE
THAT SAID EITHER 0AUL OR 0ETER WAS EVER KILLED IN 2OME )TkS DOGMAS
)TkS JUST BEEN STARTED BY THE FIRST 2OMAN CHURCH AND ITkS NOT TRUTH
4HEREkSAWHOLELOT)kLLGETINTHATNEXT3UNDAY

4HEN ANOTHER THING ) HAVE SO MUCH TO HEAR ABOUT 3OMEONE
TOLD ME A GREAT OUTSTANDING PREACHER HE SAID l"ROTHER "RANHAM
WHY DONkT YOU LEAVE THEM WOMEN ALONEm (E SAID l9OU KNOW
PEOPLE REGARD YOU AS A PROPHET 7HY DONkT YOU TEACH THEM HIGH
SPIRITUAL THINGSm 4HAT MAN MAY BE SETTING PRESENT )F IT IS ) WANT
YOU TO GET THIS BROTHER l7HY DONkT YOU TEACH THEM HIGH SPIRITUAL
THINGS WHEREYOUCLIMB ANDLETTHEMCLIMBTHEREINSTEADOF TELLING
THEMABOUTNOTCUTTINGTHEIRHAIR ANDTHEKINDOF DRESSESTOWEARm

)F YOUkRE HERE OR HEAR THE TAPE BROTHER )F ) CANkT GET THEM
OUT OF KINDERGARTEN HOW AM ) GOING TO TEACH THEM ALGEBRA 4HEY
HAVENkTGOTTHEDECENCYANDMORALLY?MORALITYABOUTTHEM TOEVEN
LETTHEIRHAIRGROWOUT ANDWEARDRESSLIKELADIES HOWYOUGOINGTO
TEACH THEM SPIRITUAL THINGS 3EE .OW HE>$ONkT KNOW THE FIRST
DONkTKNOWABCkS!NDTRYTOTEACHTHEMSOMETHINGHIGH GIVETHEMA
COLLEGEEDUCATION WHENTHEYDONkTKNOWABCkS,ETLEARNABCkSFIRST
ANDTHENWEkLL?WEkLLGOONTOTHAT

.OW LAST WEEK YOU HAD A?A GREAT MAN HERE AT THE PULPIT TO
TAKE MY PLACE 4HAT WAS "ROTHER 7ILLIAM "OOTH #LIBBORN WHICH IS
KNOWN AMONGST ALL THE PREACHERS TO BE THE PRINCE OF THE PREACHERS
GREATMAN GREAT GREATPREACHER&RANKLY HEkSONEOF THEBESTTHERE
IS IN THE LANDS ANYWHERE 4HE MAN CAN PREACH THE 'OSPEL IN SEVEN
DIFFERENT LANGUAGES SO YOU CAN IMAGINE WHAT HE IS !ND HEkS A FULL
'OSPELPREACHER

(EWASTHEONETHATSTAYEDWITHMEINTHATDEBATEWITHTHEM
SEVEN #HURCH OF #HRIST PREACHERS THAT TIME !ND IF THERE EVER WAS
PEOPLE ) FELT SORRY FOR IT WAS THEM MEN AFTER HE GOT THROUGH WITH
THEM)?)NEVERHEARDSUCHINMYLIFE4HEYEVENGOTUPANDSTARTED
TOWALKAWAY(EMETTHEMATTHEDOOR SAID l)THOUGHTYOUWANTED
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!NDHEkSSOFLATTHOUGH JUSTSOAWFULFLAT(EJUSTCALLEDTHEM
EVERYTHING HE COULD TO IGNORAMUSES AND EVERYTHING YOU KNOW 3O
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SEASONEDTHATKNOWLEDGEWITHSOMELOVE ITWOULDBEDIFFERENT9OU
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LIKE THAT IF HEkD JUST BE REAL SWEET ABOUT IT "UT OH MY HEkS AN
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"UT HE MET THEM AT THE DOOR AND POINTED HIS FINGER IN THEIR
FACE SAID l9OU EVER JUMP ON HIM AGAIN m THAT WAS ME SAID l)kLL
EXPOSE YOU BEFORE THE PUBLIC AND ) REALLY WILL MAKE A BUNCH OF
DONKEYS OUT OF YOU m HE SAID )kVE NEVER HEARD OF THEM SINCE 3EE
.O )DONkTBLAMETHEM)kDSTAYAWAYALSO9ES BECAUSEYOUkLLNEVER
GETAWORDINEDGEWAYSAROUND"ROTHER"OOTH

!WONDERFULPREACHER FINEMAN GOOD#HRISTIAN CLEAN MORAL
MAN AS FAR AS ) KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT HIM AND KNOWED HIM FOR
YEARS)GOTTOHEARHISTAPE WHATHEPREACHEDONTOYOU ABOUTHOW
HOLY AND HIGH 'OD WAS AND HOW WE WERE BORN IN SIN AND WHAT
COULD A MAN EVER DO THAT WOULD BRING COULD TELL 'OD WHAT TO DO
3EE!NDTHATkSREALLYWASWONDERFUL

.OW THE REASON ) WAS GONE AT THIS TIME )kD HAD A WEEK OF
FASTINGANDPRAYER WHICHHADLEDMETOHAVEADECISION

!ND)GOTALITTLESWITCHHERE SUPPOSEDTOBESOMEWHERE THAT
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) WANT ON TAPE AND WHAT YOU DONkT WANT ON TAPE 3O BRETHREN IF
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ALSO OF VISIONS!NDWITHTHISOPEN"IBLEBEFOREME ANDBEFORE'OD


7HO ) STAND ) HAVE NEVER KNOWED OF ONE OF THEM FAILING 4HEYkVE
ALWAYSBEENPERFECT

!ND ) HAD A VISION A FEW WEEKS AGO ABOUT THREE WEEKS NOW
THIS COMING 4UESDAY THAT DROVE ME TO MY KNEES AND OUT INTO THE
WILDERNESS TO FAST AND PRAY !ND ) PUT ON BEING ITkS COLD HEAVY
INSULATED UNDERCLOTHES SO THAT )?TO USE ON HUNTING TRIPS SO )
WOULDNkTFREEZEUP AROUNDTHEREINMYCAVEANDINTHEWOODS!ND)
WENTUP NOT>

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9OUOUGHTTOHAVEWENTUPTOSEEKAVISIONFROMTHE,ORDm

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CANkTPULLNOTHINGOUTOF 'ODm

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PROPHESYING OVER EVERYONE COMES BY THIS ALTAR HERE 'OD TOLD HIM
REALLYCALLEDHIMDOWNABOUTIT3EE$ONkTDOTHATYOUkLLSHOVEHIM
OUTINTHEFLESHANDTHENYOUkLLHAVEAFALSEPROPHET3EE3EE LETHIM
DOJUSTASTHE3PIRITLEADSHIMTODO3EE

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HAD COME UPON (IM l*OHN BARE RECORD SEEING THE 3PIRIT OF 'OD
COME UPON (IMm !ND (E WAS FILLED WITH THE POWER OF 'OD 'OD
IN (IM AND THEN (E WENT INTO THE WILDERNESS TO FAST AFTERWARDS
NOTBEFORE FORTHE(OLY'HOSTTOCOMEON(IM BUT(EWENTINAND
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AS ) DREW NEAR THE RIVER ) LOOKED BACK AND SEEN WHICH A WAY ) HAD
COME AND ) WAS TWO THIRDS OF THE WAY THERE TO THE *ORDAN !ND )
LOOKEDACROSS*ORDAN AND)SAID l/H PRAISE'OD JUSTONTHEOTHER
SIDEISWHEREALLTHEPROMISESLAY%VERYPROMISELAYSINTHEPROMISED
LANDm

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3EE AVISIONISSOMETHINGTHATYOUSEEWITHYOUREYESOPEN JUSTLIKE
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THAT YOUkRE STANDING LIKE HERE ON THE PLATFORM AND YOUkRE?YOUkRE
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4HENAS)SETTHEREALITTLEBITBESIDEOF THISCHAIR THENALLOF A
SUDDEN HEREITCOMEBACKAGAIN4HEN)KNEWTHENTHATITWASVISION
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DIDNkT>) KNOWED ) WAS SAVED BUT WAS DREADING OF THE
THOUGHT>"UT THE LOVE OF 'OD ONE MORNING CAME DOWN IN MY
ROOM LIFTED ME UP AND TOOK ME INTO A PLACE WHERE THE REDEEMED
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MATERIALLY LIKE THIS AND 'OD WAS WITH THEM THE #HURCH IS SEATED
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ANDTHERAPTUREOF THE#HURCHCOMES

)N THIS #HRISTMAS TIMES WHEN PEOPLE ARE SHOPPING AND
DANCING AND DRINKING AND CELEBRATING SOMETHING THAT THEY KNOW
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WHEN 'ODkS NOT IN A MANGER (EkS RAISED FROM THE DEAD AND ALIVE
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THAT THE .ICENE FATHERS CARRIED AND DOWN THROUGH THE AGES HAS
COME SINCE THE DAY OF 0ENTECOST 4HE SAME 'OD THAT MET 0AUL ON
THE ROAD TO $AMASCUS HE WAS A MISSIONARY TO THE 'ENTILE AND A
MESSENGERFROM'ODTOTHE'ENTILES4HE'ENTILEkS-ESSAGESTARTED
BYAVISITATIONOF THE0ILLAROF &IRE ANDITENDSTHESAMEWAY

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4HE 'ENTILE KINGDOM STARTED OFF THE KINGDOM OF THE WORLD


4HATkS THE WORLD STARTED OFF WITH A REBUKE FROM A HEAVENLY
LANGUAGE IN THE DAYS OF KING .EBUCHADNEZZAR ENDS UP THE SAME
THING ASTHE(OLY'HOSTPOUREDOUTUPONTHE'ENTILECHURCHATTHE
LAST DAYS TO REBUKE THE 'ENTILE NATIONS AGAIN WITH A HANDWRITING
ON THE WALL THE HANDWRITING ON THE WALL THAT 'OD HAS PREPARED
(IS#HURCH (EkSPREPARED(ISPEOPLE (EkSPREPARED(ISPLACE AND
THEYkREWAITINGFOR(IMTOCOME

!ND THAT RAPTURE l7HEN THE TRUMPET OF 'OD SHALL SOUND
ANDTHEDEADIN#HRISTSHALLRISE WEWHICHAREALIVEANDREMAINSHALL
NOTHINDERTHEMTHATkSASLEEP&ORTHETRUMPETOF 'ODSHALLSOUND
THE DEAD IN #HRIST SHALL RISE AND WE SHALL BE CAUGHT UP TOGETHER
WITH THEM TO MEET THE ,ORD IN THE AIRm ! PARADOX ONE OF THESE
MORNINGS WHEN THE GRAVES OPEN AND THE DEAD WALKS OUT WHEN THE
ONESWHOARELIVINGWILLBECHANGEDINAMOMENTOF ATWINKLINGOF
ANEYE ANDGOUPINTHEAIRTOMEET(IM

4HE WHOLE THING IS A PARADOX 'OD MOVING AMONGST (IS
PEOPLE$OYOUBELIEVETHAT;#ONGREGATIONSAYS l!MENm?%D=,ET
USBOWOURHEADSFORAWORDOF PRAYER

'OD NOW FOR OVER AN HOUR AND ABOUT AN HOUR AND TEN
MINUTES WEHAVESTOODHERESPEAKINGOF PASTANDPRESENTEVENTS OF
HOW THE (OLY 3PIRIT DIVIDING THEM ,ORD AS THE 7ORD OF 'OD HAS
SOGRACIOUSLYDID SHOWINGTHATTHEVERY'ODOF HEAVEN 7HOLIVED
INTHEOLDDAYSINTHESAMEFORMANDTHESAMEWAY LIVESTODAY4HE
SAME WONDERS AND THE SAME POWER THAT WAS UPON THE PROPHETS OF
OLD THATWASUPONTHE#HURCHAT0ENTECOST WASUPON(ANNAH AND
UPON!GABUS THEPROPHETSOF THE.EW4ESTAMENTINTHATDAY WHO
EVEN CORRECTED 3AINT 0AUL>!ND 3AINT 0AUL GOT IN TROUBLE BY NOT
LISTENING TO !GABUS jCAUSE !GABUS>4HOUGH HE WAS AN APOSTLE
0AULWAS BUT!GABUSHADTHE7ORDOF THE,ORD ANDHEWARNEDHIM
NOTTOGOUPTHERE"UT0AULWASDETERMINEDTOGO ANDTHENHEGOT
IN TROUBLE !ND &ATHER ALWAYS WE GET IN TROUBLE IF WE DISOBEY THE
7ORDOF 'OD

7ESEETHATTHEVERY'ODTHATWASWITHTHOSEBRETHRENTHERE
IS THE SAME 'OD TODAY 7E SEE (IM IN EVERY MANIFESTATION !ND IT
ISAPARADOX ,ORD4HEWORLDLOOKS ANDSHAKESTHEIRHEAD ANDSAYS
THEREkS NOTHING TO IT 4HE BELIEVER ACCEPTS )T AND EMBRACES )T AND
KNOWSTHAT)TkSTHELIVING'OD

/ &ATHER WE PRAY THIS MORNING THAT IF THERE WOULD BE
SOMEONEAMONGUSWHOHASNOTYETBEENABELIEVER THATTHISWILLBE
THEHOURTHATTHEYWILLBELIEVE/'OD GRANTITJUSTNOWINTHEHEART
OF EVERYPERSONTHATkSHERE THATDOESNkTKNOW#HRISTASTHEIR3AVIOUR

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THAT THIS WILL BE THE HOUR THAT THEREkLL BE A PARADOX BEFORE THEM
THAT A VILE WRETCHED SINNER BY NATURE A SINNER BORN IN THE WORLD
IN SIN SHAPED IN INIQUITY COME TO THE WORLD SPEAKING LIES THROUGH
FILTH COULDBECHANGEDANDMADEINTHERIGHTEOUSNESSOF THE3ONOF
'OD 'RANT ,ORD THAT THAT?THAT GREAT PARADOX WILL TAKE PLACE IN
THEHEARTSOF ALLHERETHISMORNINGWHODOESNkTKNOW4HEEASTHEIR
3AVIOUR AND THEIR COMING +ING AND ARE READY TO MEET 4HEE AT THE
LASTTRUMPIF ITSHOULDSOUNDTODAY

4HEN WE WOULD PRAY ALSO ,ORD THAT 9OU WOULD REMEMBER
THOSE HERE THAT ARE SICK AND AFFLICTED / 'OD TODAY WE PRAY THAT
9OUkLLHEALEVERYPERSONTHATkSSICKORAFFLICTED,ETTHEMKNOWTHAT
'OD STILL PERFORMS PARADOX TO ANYONE WHO WILL MAKE COME TO PASS
(IS7ORD

7EKNOW(IS7ORDISAPARADOX7HEN)TPROMISESSOMETHING
SOUNREALTOTHEWORLD SOMETHINGTHATTHEYCANNOTPRESCRIBETO ITkS?
ITkSSOMETHINGBEYONDTHEIRKNOWLEDGEAND?ANDUNDERSTANDING"UT
WHENASIMPLEHEARTWILLTAKETHAT7ORDANDSINK)TINTOTHEDEPTHS
OF ITSBEING THENTHAT7ORDPRODUCESTHELIVEFACTSOF THATPROMISE

/H HOW WE THANK 4HEE FOR THIS THAT THERE IS SIMPLE PEOPLE
THATBELIEVETHIS-ESSAGE7EkRENOTLOOKINGFORAKINGDOMTOWHERE
THAT ATOMIC AGES WILL RULE BUT WEkRE LOOKING FOR A +INGDOM THAT
#HRIST WILL RULE IN THE POWER AND MAJESTY OF PEACE AND GLORY UPON
THEEARTHNOTWHEREWEWILLPRESSOURFEETTOAUTOMOBILEGASPEDALS
OR FLY THROUGH THE AIR WITH JET PLANES BUT WHERE WEkLL SET AROUND
THE THRONE OF THE LIVING 'OD OH AND LOOK UPON (IM AND SEE THE
/NE 7HO WAS WOUNDED FOR OUR TRANSGRESSIONS AND BRUISED FOR OUR
INIQUITYTHECHASTISEMENTOF OURPEACEUPON(IM ANDWITH7HOSE
STRIPES WE WERE HEALED /UR HEARTSk DESIRE ,ORD SINCE THE GREAT
PARADOXHASCOMETOUS THATWEWILLREACH(IMANDSETWITH(IMAT
THATDAY'RANTIT ,ORD7EASKTHISIN*ESUSk.AME

!NDWHILEWEHAVEOURHEADSBOWED )WONDERINTHEAUDIENCE
THISMORNING IF ANYBODYWOULDLIKETOBEREMEMBEREDINPRAYER AND
SAY l,ORD 'OD ) RAISE MY HAND TO 9OU !ND "ROTHER "RANHAM
YOUkREGOINGTOLOOKANDSEEMYHAND ANDPRAYFORME THATAGREAT
PARADOX WILL TAKE PLACE IN MY HEART THAT WHEN )kLL MEET #HRIST IN
THE BAPTISM OF THE 3PIRIT AND THE POWER OF (IS RESURRECTIONm 'OD
BLESS YOU EACH AND EVERY ONE 4HATkS FINE l4HAT )kLL MEET 'ODm
!ND'ODBEWITHYOUl)kLLMEET(IM ANDAGREATPARADOXWILLTAKE
PLACEINMYLIFE AND)kLLBEFILLEDWITH(ISPOWERAND(ISGLORY AND
THE GOODNESS AND MERCY OF (IM THAT LIVETH FOREVER AND EVER !ND
SOMEDAY )kLL BE INCLUDED IN THAT PARADOX THATkS COMING 3OMETHING
THATWHEN>m

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4HE DUST OF THOSE PROPHETS LAYS YONDER IN THE EARTH 7HEN
THEDUSTOF THEMARTYRSWHOWEREEATUPBYLIONS ANDWITHTHEDUNG
OF THE LIONS WAS SPREAD ACROSS THE DUST AND ALL OVER THE EARTH BUT
YET#HRISTWILLRAISETHATBODYAGAIN)TGOESTOSHOWTHAT(EISTHE
RESURRECTION

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THEEYESOF AMANWHONEVERHADEYES SHOWEDTHATMANWASMADE
FROMTHEDUSTOF THEEARTH ANDHERETURNEDWITHEYEBALLSANDCOULD
SEETHE#REATORTHATMADEHIM

)F 'ODDONkTINTENDTORAISETHEDEAD THENWHYDID(EBECOME
FLESH LIKE US AND GO BACK TOWARDS THE DUST AND RAISE (IMSELF UP
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THEDEAD/H LETUSNOTBECHILDREN BUTLETUSBEMENANDWOMENIN
THE3PIRIT BELIEVE'ODWITHALLOF OURHEART

7OULD THERE BE ANOTHER NOW BEFORE WE START PRAYING 'OD
BLESSYOU YOUMYBRETHREN YOU9ES

/URHEAVENLY&ATHER NOWWEBRINGTO9OUTHESETHATkSRAISED
THEIR HANDS 3OMEHOW ANOTHER THE (OLY 3PIRIT HAS MADE )TS WAY
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EATANDDRINK AND?ANDTOSLEEP ANDTOGETUPANDWORKANDTHEN
GOBACK EATANDDRINKANDSLEEPAGAIN9OUAREHERETOBESONSAND
DAUGHTERS OF 'OD 9OU ARE HERE TO TAKE YOUR POSITION AND PLACE IN
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3PIRITTOTHEIRLIFE

&ATHER WITHPRAYER THEONLYWEAPONTHAT)KNOWOF )PRESENT
THEM TO 9OU !ND )?) DEFY THE ENEMY THAT WOULD KEEP THEM FROM
9OU)PLACE BYFAITH THE"LOODOF *ESUS#HRISTBETWEENTHEENEMY
ANDTHEM THATWOULDKEEPTHEMFROMTHISGLORIOUSEXPERIENCEOF THIS
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THATkS GIVEN TO US FOR %TERNAL ,IFE IS TO HAVE 'ODkS ,IFE IN US THEN
ITkS %TERNAL ,IFE IN US 'RANT IT ,ORD THAT IT WILL HAPPEN TO EVERY
ONEWHORAISEDTHEIRHANDS!NDPERHAPSTHOSEWHODIDNOTHAVETHE
COURAGETORAISETHEIRHANDS GRANTITTOTHEMALSO.OW &ATHER THEY
ARE9OURS)PRESENTTHEMTO9OU INTHE.AMEOF *ESUS#HRIST

!ND NOW AS THE PRAYER LINE IS TO BE FORMED &ATHER ) DONkT
KNOWWHOWILLBECOMINGUPHERE"UTGIVEUSANOTHERPARADOXTHIS
MORNING ,ORD -AY SOME GREAT MYSTERIOUS POWER OF 'OD MOVE
DOWN AND DO SOMETHING AS 9OUkVE PROMISED !ND THIS WILL BE MY
FIRST TIME ,ORD SINCE MEETING WITH 9OU THE OTHER DAY ) PRAY NOW
THAT9OUWILLGRANTTHEREQUESTSOF THEPEOPLE THROUGH*ESUSk.AME
!MEN

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.OW )WISHTHATEVERYONEWOULDJUSTBESEATEDIF YOUCANFOR


JUSTAMOMENT

.OW ANYONE THAT HAS A PRAYER CARD>"ILLY COME DOWN THIS
MORNING AS HE PROMISED HE WOULD AND GAVE OUT PRAYER CARDS TO
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&ORVERILY)SAYUNTOYOU 4HATWHOSOEVERSHALLSAYUNTOTHIS
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THAT ) DO !ND IF ) DONkT DO THE WORKS OF -Y &ATHER THEN DONkT
BELIEVE-E"UTIF )DOTHEWORKSOF -Y&ATHER THENYOUBELIEVETHE
WORKSm

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)kVEGOTJUSTTHROUGH THISMORNING BRINGINGTHEMESSAGEOF?
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*ESUS DID THE WORKS OF (IS &ATHER BECAUSE THE &ATHER WAS IN
(IM 4HATkS WHY THE WORKS WAS DONE BECAUSE THAT THE &ATHER WAS
INTHE3ON$OYOUBELIEVETHAT;#ONGREGATIONSAYS l!MENm?%D=
4HATIN(IM (EWASTHEINCARNATE'OD$OYOUBELIEVETHAT4HAT
'ODTHE&ATHER WHICHISTHE&ATHEROF *ESUS#HRIST THE'REAT3PIRIT
DWELT IN THE FULLNESS OF (IS POWER IN *ESUS #HRIST WHICH WAS THE
4ABERNACLE OF 'OD MADE FLESH AND DWELT ON EARTH REPRESENTING
THE 7ORD *ESUS WAS THE 7ORD 4HE "IBLE SAID SO 3AINT *OHN ST
CHAPTER !ND THE 7ORDS WAS INVISIBLE .OW LISTEN CLOSE 4HE 7ORD
WAS INVISIBLE UNTIL )T WAS MADE FLESH AND THEN THE 7ORD BECOME
VISIBLE

!ND THROUGH (IS SACRIFICIAL DEATH AT #ALVARY AND (IS
RESURRECTION POSITIONALLY PLACED (IS #HURCH IN THAT REALM THAT THE
SAME INVISIBLE 'OD COULD COME INTO THE INDIVIDUAL AND MAKE THE
7ORD VISIBLE /H MY )?) WISH MY CHURCH COULD GET THAT )F YOU
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STUDYITAGAINNOW

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)T JUST COULDNkT STAY ,IKE !NANIAS AND 3APPHIRA YOU?YOU JUST
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3PIRITQUICKLYSPEAKITLIKETHAT;"ROTHER"RANHAMQUICKLYSNAPSHIS
FINGERS?%D= .O MATTER WHAT IT WAS HOW LITTLE IT WOULD BE DONE
3EE WOMEN MEN SETTING THERE UNDER THE POWER OF THE (OLY 3PIRIT
THE3PIRITOF 'ODMOVINGPERFECTLY MOVINGTHIS3OMEONEHADDONE
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UNDERSTAND

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WEREALIZE IF THIS3CRIPTUREISTRUE>!NDTHE'ODOF HEAVEN 7HO
COULD CREATE A SQUIRREL COULD CREATE A RAM COULD STOP THE SUN FOR

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A WHOLE DAY TWENTY FOUR HOURS THAT COULD KEEP FIRE FROM BURNING
PEOPLE IN A FURNACE FOR THREE HOURS (E HAD STOPPED THE MOUTH OF
LIONS THAT COULD RAISE THE DEAD COULD WALK ON WATER COULD TAKE
BISCUITS AND FEED FIVE THOUSAND THATkS 'OD 4HATkS THE 7ORD MADE
FLESHINHUMANBEINGS.OW DOESEVERYBODYUNDERSTANDTHAT.OW
THIS SAME 'OD PROMISED THAT IN THE LAST DAYS THESE THINGS WOULD
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THEMWITHANDWORKON9OUSEEWHAT)MEAN.OW LETkSBELIEVETHAT
EMPHATICALLYWITHALLOF OURHEARTTHATITkSGOINGTOBETHATWAY

.OW HERE STANDS A GROUP OF PEOPLE MOST OF THEM ) KNOW )
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DONkTTHINK)KNOWHER)KNOW"ROTHER7AYANDTHESISTER THENEXT
THERE "ROTHER 2OBERSONkS?OR "ORDERSk WIFE !ND ) DONkT KNOW THE
NEXT MAN ) OUGHT TO KNOW THE NEXT WOMAN ) DONkT KNOW ) DONkT
THINK)DO9ES )DO!NDTHENEXT THEMANSTANDINGTHERE IF )kMNOT
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PRACTICALLYKNOWEVERYBODYINTHERE

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FROM"UTNOW WHATTHEYNEEDFORNOWISPRAYER3OMEOF THEM OF
COURSE ISBEYOND THEYCANNOTGRASPJUSTEXACTLYWHATITIS

.OW )WANTEACHONEOF YOULOOKTHISWAYAMINUTE EACHONE
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6ISIONSWOULDSPRINGUP AND)COULDTELLTHEPEOPLEWHATTHEYWERE
FOR !ND YOU?HOW MANY HAS SEEN THAT DONE /H ALL OF YOU 3EE
4HATkS RIGHT 9EAH ) CAN STILL DO IT /H IT CAN STILL BE DONE 3URE
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GOINGTOBEALLRIGHT3EE

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(EREkSACOLOREDMANLOOKINGATME STANDINGTHEREINTHELINE
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*ESUS#HRIST

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'OD THIS POOR LITTLE WOMAN WILL BE LIKE THIS PERSON HERE IN
A FEW WEEKS IF SOMETHING ISNkT DONE FOR HER 3HEkS THE WIFE OF MY
BROTHER "ROTHER 2OY ,ORD *ESUS GIVE ME STRENGTH NOW !ND 9OU
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TROUBLE )N THE .AME OF #HRIST 7HO PROMISED 7HO GAVE THE
PROMISE l)F YOUSAYTOTHISMOUNTAINm,ETITBEDONE ,ORD

5PON THIS WOMAN FEELING THE ANOINTING OF THE (OLY 3PIRIT IN
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3ISTER 4HOMAS LAY ) MY HANDS 4HAT EVIL ONE THAT WOULD BIND HER
MAYHEBEBOUND)NTHE.AMEOF *ESUS#HRIST MAYSHEBEFREE

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THE.AMEOF *ESUS#HRIST!MEN

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HANDSUPONBROTHER INTHE.AMEOF THE,ORD*ESUS LETHISREQUESTBE
GRANTED

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MERCIESTHATSHEISASKINGFORTHISMORNINGBEGRANTEDTOHER INTHE
.AMEOF *ESUS#HRIST!MEN

,ORD THIS LITTLE BROKENHEARTED MOTHER KNOWING HER REQUEST
/ETERNAL'OD LETITBEGRANTEDTOHERTODAY INTHE.AMEOF *ESUS
#HRIST!MEN

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&ATHER 'OD TO MY SISTER ) LAY MY HANDS UPON HER AS
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-AYHERREQUESTBEGRANTED INTHE.AMEOF *ESUS#HRIST!MEN

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.AMEOF *ESUS#HRIST MAYITBEDONE

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,ORD *ESUS AS ) TAKE HOLD OF THIS SISTERkS HAND AND THE
HANDKERCHIEF OF WHICHSHEHOLDS MAYHERREQUESTBEGRANTED)NTHE
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ANDSAID>

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LABORANDGAVEBIRTHTOTHOSEPATRIARCHS)kLLGETONTHAT ONEOF THESE
DAYS THE ,ORD WILLING ?THAT GAVE BIRTH TO THOSE PATRIARCHS WHEN
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SPEAK THE SAME MESSAGE TONIGHT BUT )kLL PUT IT TILL NEXT 3UNDAY AND
THEN'ODBEWITHYOU

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BORNED OF A VIRGIN CONCEIVED 'OD IN A WOMB A 4ABERNACLE
IN WHICH (E WOULD DWELL IN ) BELIEVE THAT IN #HRIST (E IS THE
INCARNATE 'OD (E IS 'OD MADE FLESH 7HEN THE &ATHER 'OD
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THE PENALTY FOR THE HUMAN RACE TO REDEEM AND BRING UP AND?AND
COME BRING TOGETHER THE THINGS THAT (IS /WN CREATION HAD LOST IN
THEFALL (EREDEEMEDITBACKWITH(IS/WNLIFE

4HEN IN REDEEMING THESE PEOPLE THAT (IS 'OSPEL COULD GO
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