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sterile—but yet he knowed in there somewhere was the baby. You see, he kept drinking the
promise, leaning on God's great El Shaddai, the breast; leaning there drinking, knowing
that God would give it to him, knowed that it was a promise and He had to do it. And we're
the children of Abraham, so let's lean on to His promise and hold there, knowing that God
will do it—He said so. Do you believe it now?
JAS5:14
Then, let the sick line up over here on one of the sides or the other, that wants to be
prayed for, and we'll get the elder here and anoint them with oil. I'll pray over them and
we'll believe that God'll make every one of them well. “If thou canst believe.” (Teddy,
where are you at?) Come around on this right hand side. That's good. (I want you to play
“Only Believe.”) While they're coming, let's just bow our heads, the rest of the audience,
and let's be in prayer for these people who are coming.
16 Our heavenly Father, we bring to You this morning in the name of Jesus Christ these
poor, sick, suffering humanity that's in this terrible, disastrous condition. I believe. I know
that your words are true. They are so true. They cannot fail because they are God's eternal
and everlasting words. They are all-powerful, like God is, because they are part of Him. “In
the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God . . . and
the Word became flesh and dwelt among us.” Now we believe that, Lord, with all of our
hearts, with all our souls, with all that's inside of us. We believe it.
And I've tried, in a simple child-like way, to present it to the people that they might
understand and know that the power of God lays within them, if they can only have their
faith and follow God's orders. That's how they were saved. They come and repented of their
sins and was baptized in the name of Jesus Christ according to this Bible, of Acts 2; and
then Peter said that “Ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.” Then, here it comes, just
exactly—because it's God's Word made manifest. Well, now, the same thing, Father, we
know is true when we anoint the sick with oil and pray over them. “The prayer of faith shall
save the sick and God shall raise them up.”
God, may each one leave this altar, around this place this morning, so happy and
rejoicing in knowing that God has healed them; go and be made well, for we commit them
to Thee, now, in the name of Jesus Christ. May each one be healed and catch the vision
what it means; like Abraham, call those things which are not as though they were. No
matter what the results is, that has nothing to do with faith. Results is nothing. Faith has
already took ahold. “Faith is the substance of things hoped for, and the evidence of things
not seen.” God, make it sink deep in their hearts, for they're needy. I go as your humble
servant to stand here along with the other servants, and pray God will put in our hearts
these sick people. We ask it in Jesus' name. Amen.
17 Somebody said Brother Estle Beeler was in the building, and I believe there's another
minister here that led in prayer this morning. We would like to ask all the ministers here,
wherever they are, if you'd come up here and stand around this altar with me, if you want
to, these brethren. Brother Beeler, thank you, come right up and step around here and
stand around the altar so we can have prayer with these people, lay hands on them.
Now, as they play this song and the ministers are taking their place here so each one
can lay hands upon the people,
18 let's see coming down across the mountain yonder: I see a man coming, wasn't any
different from any other man. He was just an ordinary man, kind of small in body, rather
frail. As we see Him look, His eyes down upon a scene taking place down in the valley—it
was the apostles. They had a boy down there had epilepsy, and no doubt but what they
were saying, “Heal him, Lord, heal him.” But you see, just saying, “Heal him, Lord, heal
him,” won't do it. That just won't do it. There's got to be something behind that “Heal him,
Lord, heal him.” And if I can get you to believe that, and believe that with all your heart,
you're going to be healed—if I get you to really see the vision.
Now, look at those disciples standing there, maybe shaking him, maybe pushing him,
“Believe it, brother, believe it! Hallelujah, believe it! Heal him, Lord, heal him.” But the devil