Sermon Preached at Branham Tabernacle

Sermon Preached at Branham Tabernacle

'Why Has Mark 16: Not Worked'

Bro. Lee Vayle - Sunday, July 14, 1963

Bro. Neville:

I had a surprise in my heart for the saying, because in myself I had recognized I had seen the ministry of my many brethren. Outside of there before Bro. Branham come, I said, "Now, I don't know if he'll minister tonight." I was talking to Dr. Lee Vayle here, and I said, "I was in the meeting at Middletown, Ohio, and you were the one that talked through the day and I said, "I appreciated the meeting along with the teaching of Bro. Vayle over there in conjunction with the meeting at Middletown." And I said, "I have seen the servants of God, and one other effect that whoever preaches that always does the other one's good, because the ministry is all inspired by the same Spirit." And there isn’t any selfishness or ambitiousness in me. And I delight to welcome the ministers of God, especially who are cooperating together with this, and in it together with us, I delight to hear from them.

So, I asked Dr. Lee Vayle, I said, "Would you minister if Bro. Branham doesn't?" And Bro. Branham didn't... he might have known this, [Bro. Branham interjects followed with laughter] So, I asked Bro. Vayle tonight if he would minister for us in case that Bro. Branham didn't, because he's associated with him in the meetings, and he knows about this way, and we're glad to have Bro. Vayle. I appreciate him, and respect him as well as I do any other ministers and like I can do all the others. And so if he will come tonight and speak for us, I'll be delighted to have him to do it. God bless, and let's pray for him, Bro. Vayle. Some of you have never heard him, and I trust that you'll pray for him.

Bro. Branham: [Bro. Branham also speaks at the end of the message]

I apologize to you all, I didn't know sitting there and ...?... . God bless you Bro. Vayle. ...that's fine, I can hear him myself. Bro. Vayle spoke so many times I had him in the meetings and so forth, and managed the meetings for a long time, and fine, does a swell job, and I'm sure this audience is always glad to hear Bro. Vayle when he preaches. Lord bless, Bro. Vayle.

Bro. Vayle:

Thank you Bro. Branham, I was hoping that Bro. Bill would just talk. I think that he under-estimates the value of just talking instead of preaching. I'm in front, and he's behind my back, you know, so it's just not like talking behind his back, but I was just getting set to be real happy with him just talking. He said, "I believe the greatest thrill of my life has been when we have just sat in motel rooms, and I know Bro. ...?... was in many times with us. And I think he'll agree with me that just hearing Bro. Branham talk many, many times did more to lift you to a consciousness of Christ, and the desire to be like the Lord in preaching. And this includes all of us as preachers. We preach a lot when we should just talk. Forgive me Bill.

I'm speaking to Lee Vayle, because I'm the worst offender of the whole bunch. [Bro. Branham laughs] I can reach down and just lay it on the line and say, "Now, go to it, and sure often I don't do it myself. That's, I got to tell you that's the truth, and I think you all know that too many preachers with subjects like factions of the lives and a whole lot worse. Shall we bow our heads in prayer:

Our Father, we come to You tonight through Jesus Christ, ...?... the Lord knows that we are ...?... , O God. Perhaps we don't know as we ought to know those things that belong to us. Therefore, you weep over us you wept over Jerusalem, because they did not know what belonged to them. Lord, some of us have gathered, or garnered in our knowledge a little knowledge of what we have of you, and then we don’t employ it.

As Bro. Branham said it so conclusively this morning, and we pray for forgiveness that we may begin in You and employ that which Thou hast richly given us, that we may stand approved as able ministers. Help us all tonight, O God, to make our lives right, to walk in the Spirit, and thereby glorify Your Name. Now, Lord, help me to say those things that I ought to say. No matter what I've got in my mind, I know Your big enough as You've always have to lead us around to just what ought to be said regardless of what I may think. And Lord, to cause us to know something which we will act upon and thereby as we said, glorify Your Name thoroughly. In the Name of Jesus Christ I pray the ability to communicate and the people to receive that good will be done. Amen.

1. You know the Bible as Bro. Neville said tonight is a Book of instruction. I consider the Bible a text Book of psychology. And immediately will be raised in some people's minds the thought then, do you not believe the Bible as a Holy Book? I do, but it's still a text book on psychology. Because we are psyche, we have souls. And this Book is God's Holy Order for mankind. So therefore there's a higher authority of psychology. And if we obey It, walk in It, we would be perfect. Every action would be perfectly right, and we would surely be a praise and a credit to God.

With that in mind, I want to discuss tonight, and I hope you're here for the night. And I'm going to try to abbreviate a six hour sermon into forty-five minutes. I don't think I can do it, so hold on for five and a half. I'm going to talk about tonight with the help of the Lord, "Why has Mark 16: not worked?" And how according to the Scripture as I see it, and I'm glad Bro. Branham is here, so to either corroberate or say, "no,"now to make It work.

2. And in Mark 16:15-20, which is a favorite portion of us who love the Lord, It says,

(15) And (and Jesus speaking) Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.

(16) He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

That's literal condemnation in the day of Judgment.

(17) And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name they shall cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;

(18) They shall take up serpents;...

Now, according to a more literal rendition, that can also mean 'scattered' serpents, and as Christ called the Pharisees and those wicked men, generations of vipers and serpents. It is without any doubt in my mind that I believe that He was speaking in that vein to wicked and perverted devil possessed people, they should be literally scattered by men of God. In other words, I do not believe this is a snake hammering. It could be accidently, someone could pick up a serpent like Paul, that's true. But for anybody to deliberately pick up serpents and tempt the Lord is not in line with Scripture. There is no precedent for it, so therefore we could hardly expect it.

(18) ... and if they drink any deadly thing, ...

3. There again is the thought that this is accidental and not premeditated. There is no side show here, otherwise Christ would have been justified in jumping off the top of the temple. This is more or less as I think in the case of Sadhu Sundar Singh, [1889-1929 Indian missionary] his parents attempted to bring him back to Hinduism, and then failing invited him to a banquet, they fed him sumptuously and gave him enough poison to kill an army. He simply walked out sat on the front steps and not knowing what had happed and did not fall dead. And It says,

(18) ... they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.

(19) So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.

(20) And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, confirming the word with (those very) signs following.

Not I put in there "(those very signs following), but I have a right to do so, because that's the signs that God said, "We're going to follow these men."

Now, these passages of Scripture has been under attack for two sources for a great many years. The first source of attack is that many people say, and many of our preachers say that this portion is not in the original and better manuscripts. Now, I want to tell you that that is a lie. That absolutely is not true. Your most authenticated, your oldest and best manuscripts positively do contain it. And there is no 'if 's, 'and', or 'but's' about it.

4. The second group are however are more subtle. They teach It with a dispensational mannerism, wherein they say that this no longer obtains, because now that the Word of God has finally been brought to Its fullness. In other words, we have the New Testament as well the Old. It is not necessary that we have these miracles, but that is not true. Because according to Scripture these signs are to be in the believers, until Jesus Christ comes, or at least come to perfection. And if that perfection lies in love, wherein the whole will of all of man is entirely submitted to the will of God. The will of God now being the will of man, because man has no will but His, that's perfection which could be in first chapter of 1 Corinthians 13: these signs will still follow. Because that will bring it forth. It will mature and make perfection. Because It says in the one place, "Though I give my body to be burned and have not love, it profits nothing." [1 Cor 13:3] And speaking with tongues of men and angels without love profits nothing, have not love. But It does not say, "When that perfection cometh that these gifts shall not be there."

Now notice It says, "We know in part, and this will pass away."[1 Cor 13:9-10] But the point what I'm driving at is, that the healing and the casting out devils and all, will go on! Will go on! So, you cannot argue from that point. But, I wish to show you tonight as I believe in Scripture exactly why this is not working and how we are to make it work. Now, you know that the Book of Acts of course is the ministry of the Holy Spirit in history. In other words, the Book of Acts is a compilation of what the Holy Spirit has done in the lives of the members of the body of Jesus Christ.

5. So, got to first of all the Book of Acts in chapter 2:42-47

(42) And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellow- ship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.

(43) And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles.

Now, a people who are interested in signs and wonders and the miracle working power of God are too apt to focus their attention upon the Scripture that says, "And many signs and wonders were done by the apostles." [Acts 5:12a] But, I want upon focus your attention of what precedes it, because there must be some step taken which will bring forth these results. Now notice It says, "That the people continued steadfast in the apostle's teaching, and in fellowship."

Now, let's notice here that the word 'doctrine' is not 'exegesis'. There is a study of course in our colleges, the study of exegesis which is according to a thought the division of the Word of God, wherein we may study the Blood. We may study the Second Coming of Christ. We may study the First Coming, the Millennium, and all these various facets in Scripture.

In other words, it's the division of the Word where we can more or less categorize, or bring into focus certain subjects. But, literally the word 'doctrine' to you and me simply means teaching, which has to do with conduct.

6. And so therefore, It says here that these people continued steadfast in a conduct outlined by the apostles. That's what It said. It said there was a steadfast, giving themselves over to a certain rote, or a way of living which the apostles set forth. Listen, I'm going to tell you, many of you folks don't know it, but there is a book called 'The Didache' (d-i-d-a-c-h-e). I'm not sure that it's in the 'Ante-Nicene Fathers', but it's in the early church fathers of volume one, I believe. I have it at home. And in there is the oldest manuscripts ever found, It was written we believe in 80AD. In there the apostles themselves set forth a creed of conduct.

And let me tell you something, if you people don't understand, (I know you do here) but there's too many of your colleagues and friends who say that the Gospel belongs to the law. Let me assure you that is not true. They belong to the New Testament Church, and 'The Didache' is based solidly upon the sermon on the Mount.

Now, this was their conduct. "Love your enemies, turn the other cheek, have a unity of spirit soul and purpose." And It says here, "That as they applied themselves steadfastly to that teaching of conduct, which the apostles set forth, and in the breaking of bread." Now, I believe that's the Lord's Supper. I don't believe that's sitting down just having food together. Because there...although there was a lot of that in those days, the emphasis does not lie there. The emphasis lies in the breaking of bread, which is a symbol of the literal body of Jesus Christ. Who's body today we are, because the Church is His Body.

7. Now, It says,

(43) (That) fear came upon every soul:...

Now, you know today as well as I do, there's more of a carnival and a circus spirit in the church, then there is a spirit of fear. You know today there is no real fear of God before the eyes of the people. Now, having pastored in Florida I can say this with authority that I ran across more people who were neurotic and were wrong in their approach to life then perhaps anyplace outside of California. The Southern States are terrible for that. And they always comes to tell me, "Bro. Vayle, I saw a great light."

And the women would come and say, "Well, I saw the Lord, and He just stood by the curtain, He smiled and seen there today."

And I said, "You didn't see God." I said, "If the Lord appeared before me, I'd crawl under a tile." And I've talked to Bro. Branham. And I saw through other men with visions and I've had them myself. And believe me, there is no place for levity. Or a hip-or-rah spirit in the Presence of Almighty God. There is no liberty which is license in the Presence of God. And today with such a familiarity which breeds contempt, such a levity amongst us. No wonder the miracles aren't there, because the miracle came only after fear came upon the people which came upon them trying to work out the pattern of conduct which God laid down.

We have a group of people that they will laude themselves. You wonder why Bro. Branham is hitting against women with short hair. Listen to me, you women tonight know this. You go to your beauty parlor operator and she'll tell you that the older that you are, the shorter you've got to cut your hair. Why? Because they take over more and more, and more authority. And as the days get shorter in the Appearing of the Lord the hair is going to get shook. There's nothing spiritual about of the type.

8. Now, what's this got to do with what I'm talking about? Everything! Because when Paul said concerning woman's hair short or long, and he ends up by saying, "If anybody seems to be contentious, (he said) we've got no such custom, in our churches." [1 Cor 11:16] They say, "Well, there you are." Paul the apostle said, "If you want to fuss about it, then you can have short or long hair." That's a lie. He said, "As for us, let me tell you this, there are no short hair people in our church. That goes for my wife and anybody else's wife too. Thank God she's finally letting her hair grow long.

She said, "Don't you like me pretty?"

I said, "I'd sooner see you prettier for Jesus, kid, we're getting old." She's pretty anyway, short or long hair. [Bro. Branham laughs] Because she's got a good nature.

9. You see, It says here, "the thief married ...?... not before this in order to establish good conduct." There again we go back to God's man. When they said, "Bill, give the women gifts and all." Where do you see a miracle happen here before God's house was in order? Come on, I'm challenging you. I know I'm not a prophet don't have a prophetic spirit, I don't have to ask. But, I'm glad that I've got God's Word. and God's prophet here.

Now, let's see whether I'm preaching the truth or not. If I know anything, I know [Acts 2:] verse 43 follows verse 42. And It says, "Only after they continued."

Now, It says, "Continuity was a demand." (Or maybe I'll practice God's Word today, and not tomorrow. And when I get there these services, I'll feel real religious and maybe I can just work this out where these signs and wonders it isn't going to happen that way.) God's divine order before these gifts are to follow is the divine order of spirituality. And that's true, because God's Word said so.

(43) And fear came upon every soul: ...

And when that holy fear came, It says,

(43) ... (then these signs and wonders) were done by the apostles.

10. Now, go again into chapter 4: of the Book of Acts, 32-34

(32) And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul:...

Notice again, unity. You know something? I don't know how you feel about it, and I'm not too pessimistic, but I believe now is the day above all days to stop trying to be big. God gave me a vision eleven years ago when I pastored in Florida. I have many little mental visions, they came all the time. And they always proved right. But this one as a fool, and I say it honestly, I was a fool not to pay great heed. But I saw the church walking over a viaduct, the right side was intact, but the left side (the guard rail) was gone. And as they walked over a very few were walking in white. Just a few, oh a miserable few were walking over to the right and safety and the rest in dark were tumbling over on the side. And I said, (and rightly so) God is going to judge this church. He's going to sift it. That was the word I used, sift it. Because that was the word.

And I said, "You're going to be surprised at the people that are going to fall and go down." And when that came, I hated it. And when that came I wasn't prepared for it. And when that came that shook me and I was hurt in it. Don't you see brother/sister, that unless the people had unity, and know what God's Word says and act on It, you're better with two than you are with two hundred? Don't you see that numbers is not your salvation, but lack the numbers is your solution. Don't you see that God can save by many, or by few, but He's always chosen the few. Don't you understand that when they stood there the multitudes durst not join themselves to them?

11. There was a solidarity here, and I say I would sooner have four people that I knew that were with me, than four thousand in a church. You don't know what I'd be willing to fuss, or I'd be willing to give up if I knew I could have even four? Say, "Bro. Vayle, though they slay me, I'll be with you."

I said about a month ago, my car is paid for now, is about all I've got. I don't owe any money to anybody, except twenty-five bucks, ...?... except for that ...?... give up ...?... You can have every cent I've got in the bank. I've got around twelve suits of clothes. And when I have one I was happy, might as well get it out too. You can take everything that God will allow... He to give you. In other words, what's mine. You can have everything if you just said, "Bro. Vayle, I'll stand with you tonight, you can trust me."

12. I've yet to have one man come to me and say, "Bro. Vayle, I'm ..." [knocks once on pulpit] That's the case of the pulpit. What about the pews? We just don't pull together. That's what's wrong with Mark 16. There's nothing wrong with us, it's what's wrong with the people. I'm not trying to be abusive, I'm trying to be helpful. I'm trying to analyze this thing. (See?) And if we can analyze it and do something about it, perhaps we can (you know) get this worked out the way it ought to be. And It says:

(32) ...(you) neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.

Now, listen to me! A rich church does not signify spirituality. It doesn't. A man may drive into a tent meeting and hand the preacher the keys to his Cadillac, that doesn't make him a spiritual man. See, you know that. These people understood materiality, according to chapter 16 of Luke, Jesus Christ Himself speaking: "Thou doest emphatically, there are two gods, one is money and the other is the real God." And exactly how you handle materiality means whether God is going trust to you with spirituality, because He said, "If you can't handle material things, which is least of all, God will not give you the true riches."

13. Yet, their even great conventions where millionaires get together as a display of wealth, then they try to operate in the Holy Ghost. If money meant so much, why did they bring this boy with hardly any chicken-feed in his pocket? What are you doing there Bill? You haven't got, you haven't a buck to rub together. [Bro. Branham laughs] (Uh?) What about? Says they had all things in common. They didn't call anything their own, and it's not ours. And then It says, "When this came to pass where they really had their eyes off of material possession, got rid of their pride:" It says,

(33) (Then) with great power ...(just didn't say power, It says) great power, gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all. (And neither any man laughed and so on.)

Now, I want you to notice that there has to be a cause before there is going to be an effect. And these effects we want tonight in Mark 16: cannot take place without the call. Which is, people we've got to get back to the Word of God whether we like It or not. Now, we've got to start somewhere. And it looks like we're back again where men become the authority in their homes, and women let the men take over the driver's seat again, Let their hair grow out that's a place for a start.

14. And you wonder why Bro. Branham goes back to a-b-c's, my God folk's, I never knew a man yet that put his foot on the third step till he got the first step. I never knew a kid yet that had a second birthday till he got over his first. [Bro. Branham laughs] You can't reason this thing out, you got to obey it out. No such thing as reasonings. Reasoning's is the opposite of faith, and faith is the opposite of reasonings. You all read the ...?... You put your foot in the water, the water, water it'll hold you. Just like iron swam when Elisha threw the little twig on top. [2 Kg 6:6b]

You don't have to reason out, it's a matter of obedience. And if these people obeyed and got their eyes off of materiality, then God can work. Listen to me tonight, do you realize that materiality has forced Jesus Christ outside the church? He said, "The Laodicean Church, I'm not even in it. Behold I stand at the door and knock!" [Rev 3:20a] He's not even in the church. Why? Because He warned us that mammon was the god of this world, there are two gods.

And we, without meaning to brother/sister, have put the real Lord outside, and we have become amenable to false and material condition. Where are we going to shuck it once and for all? One day they're going to take it from us. Don't think they're not.

15. If I can't stand up here and be honest in my soul and tell you that with Bulgaria which is the fastest growing of Protestant country in the world. Pentecost had one of its greatest revivals over there. They're under the Iron Curtain today. I can't stand here and tell you that Russia deserves the terrible trouble she's in. I can't tell you China deserves it under these bamboo curtains. I can't tell you those Hungarians who stand and establish and would come back and face the greatest Holy Ghost singersin the world. I can't tell you they deserved it. But look where they are.

Surely the same thing obtains today where Jesus said, "You consider those men upon whom the tower of Siloam fell, any more wicked than anybody else?" Lk 13:4] "No, (He said) except you repent too, (He said) You're going to have it hard." [Lk 13:5]

And I believe today in America that we're going to have that difficulty too. Will we be shaped into reality when we finally found out that materiality doesn't mean a thing? When this life consists more than food, and our body is more than raiment. Are we going to realize too late that he that thinketh to save his soul life shall lose it." But he that deliberately gives his, for that word in the Greek is not life, zoe it is 'souke soul'. Your normal life here, the life you live, this sensate life that you live, feeling and governed by things you give to God. And the God who said you'll get it back. Now, here's what he's talking about, (He said) now these signs and wonders took place. Here is where Mark 16 will be restored to the Church.

What about chapter 5: verse 1-15. Ananias and Sapphira, here were those that lied to the Holy Ghost. You know as well as I do that sin had entered in. These people have turned liars in the assembly of God. Pride and boasting and evil hearts, and God had to destroy them to keep the Church clean.

16. Now, let's turn over to Hebrews 2: shall we? Don't think I'm condemning you, because I'm condemning myself. I know what the Bible teaches. I've never preached with anything but a two edged sword brother/sister. I don't have one of those meat cleavers that get you. I've got a knife that cuts both ways. And It says here in chapter 2: we're not into the real tough spot yet. In chapter 2, It says,

(1) Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.

(2) For if the word spoken by angels was stedfast, ...

It's just angels talking. Never mind when the Son of man, the Son of God became incarnate, and preached the sermon on the Mount. I keep referring to that, because I have to know that I would profit if was under the law and didn't belong to the church too. "Lest at any time we let them slip."

(2) For if the word spoken by angels was stedfast, (notice) every transgression and disobedience received a just recompence of reward;

(3) How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him;

(4) (Notice,) God also bearing them witness, (who's that? Apostles you see) with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his will.

Now, see God's wants it.

17. But now, turn to Hebrews 1:8-9, listen:

(8) But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, (what's he call the Son? Maybe Paul made a mistake.) Thy throne, O God is for ever and ever: (now notice:) a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.

(9) Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

Now notice, the scepter stands for power. And It says, "Therefore thy kingdom, O God." The scepter is what? A scepter of what? Righteousness! Now I want you to notice that. Do you realize in this day we're a power hungry people? It wasn’t Bro. Branham's fault, he was merely an instrument in the hand of God that would separate the chaff from the wheat. But ever since his ministry came on the scene, and I was in the early part of it when I saw him in Canada; and I believed Bro. Branham that night in Vancouver, there about two thousand people you prayed for and not one miss.

18. How many of you people saw him in one of those meetings? Let me just for the fun of it, let me see your hands. Not many see, not many ever saw. You missed what was the greatest, let us say demonstration of power that I believe this world's seen outside of that early century. There wasn't one person missed. Every deaf person heard. Every dumb person spoke. Every blind person saw. Every club-foot was turned around. Every hunch back straight. Every cancer ...?... There wasn't one miss, Bro. Branham. Not out of two thousand. And you know that maddened power hungry people forgot that the most powerful person apart from God is the devil.

Don't get power hungry. Get righteous hungry. Then the true power of God will come. But you'll open yourself to every lying devil, to every false wonder, to every deceiving spirit when you want power apart from righteousness. Because It said, "the power of God is righteousness and He loved righteousness and He hates iniquity." [Bro. Branham says, "that's right!"]

If the church is going to come back to God manifesting, they've got to become holy and righteous in all their doings. I think Bro. Branham ought to leave the room, because I don't like eulogizing a man. [Bro. Branham chuckles] But do you know he is the only outstanding name in this world that I know that doesn't beg for money, and hasn't got a money in a gimmick program?

19. Now, if that's on tape or not, you can play it around the world. It's yours Bill, but it's the truth. Except for a few little humble men on the outside, I don't know one man that isn’t yelling for money. ...?... We got more television, we're got more radio, we're got bigger buildings, we've got more everything, and the work still isn't being done!

Now, I don't want to be rough on people, but brother/sister listen, I've been in these great meetings so called, and the percentage of the real healings I don't think is one percent. I don't know if it's one of a hundred. I may be wrong, let's give it twenty percent. Let's give it twenty. But twenty percent is still a long ways from a hundred. Because there was a time as Bro. Bill said this morning, even a shadow falling even.

In those days they had the power. In those days they were holy. In those days they were pure. The Spirit of God and an infinite church, absolutely stood at the door and said to sin, "Out!" He had to, because the church not yet established under elders who would separate the flock and keep out sin. (See?) God always is good and gentle. He leadeth the ones with young very gently. He was very gentle, He positively just kept out that sin in those days. See, that's where the power was, ...?... unto themselves, and still maintain the power of God.

20. Now, let me read to you in Psalms 50:15-17

(15) And call upon me in the day of trouble: (and) I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.

(16) But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth?

(17) Seeing thou hatest instruction, and casteth my words behind thee.

And yet today, we have people even in the pulpits who have multiplied marriages, lie like the devil, sin on every hand, and then attempt to produce acts of power, and people are running all over the country after them. And I'll be frank, I don’t see many acts of power.

A man comes up and he said God gave him a vision, "if you give me twenty dollars you get every prayer answered." I like that, and I say, "Fine, I'll go and ask him. Well, let's ask God to give me a plan to rob that bank then. He's going to answer every prayer."

21. Can you find in Scripture where God rescinded His Word, that said, "Let not the left hand knows the right hand doeth." [Mt 6:3b] How can any man come along and say, "God gave me a vision telling you to everybody to give me twenty dollars then you're going to get a prayer answered."

He said, "What have I got to do with My Word in the mouth of the wicked?" Now, what's a wicked man? A man that doesn't live the Word of God. And until the church gets back to the pulpit being clean, and that's the place to start. And then in the few, I cannot honestly see where Mark 16: is going to work. I don't see it. Because it's a scepter of God, which is a sign of God's power, which is a demonstration of the Holy Ghost in healings and miracles and wonders, proper speaking in tongues, which is in the spirit really, and it's a real worship public ministry gift, I have heard speaking in tongues which far surpasses a lot of preachers preaching. And I didn't even know what they said. But I could tell that God was in it. I think I can count on my hand how many I've heard too. If we want it, we've got to get back to holiness. And I know it's not a popular subject, but ... there is nothing to do but preach the truth of God. Now, the church even before I think seven years was over, had already fallen into sin.

22. Now, over in 1 John we find John predicting it. If fact he was discussing it in the first Book of John, (that's the epistle) chapter 2:18-19

(18) Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that anti- christ shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time.

(19) They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.

And with It, in 1 John 4:1-3

(1) Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

(2) Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:

(3) And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.

(4) Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

Now, you can see here that John is warning them, (what?) about the devil. And who was it that caused our forefathers to sin? The devil! "He that sinneth is not of God." And he's warning us, that the one who would bring sin within the camp, the enemies, warning us, this spirit of antichrist. This spirit is against Christ, will delude the people and teach them to sin. Even as Paul's day, when he said, "Are we of those do now say, because we've saved by grace, shall we sin that grace may abound, (he said) what, such as we, shall we continue in sin?" [Rom 6:1]

23. Why, he said, "It's unthinkable." Why? Because we are born of Almighty God. But you see, that Spirit was already there. And in 1 Corinthians 5: it had gotten so wicked that a man was living in sin with his step mother. "He said, "Such a thing is not named even among the Gentiles." [1 Cor 5:1] And in Galatians 3: they had left their liberty, which was in Christ.

Now, what's the word 'liberty'? The word 'liberty' means, 'the power to be always right'. A true liberated Christian is always right. Because if you're not always right, you're not liberated. Now, this may sound kind of funny, but I'm like Dr. Lady Petras(?) on that. I believe in security, I'm a Calvinist inside, I'm upside down. I don’t like using that, I'm a Christian. I try to be ...?... upside down. But as we try to make our doctrine fit into a picture. You would say I was a Calvinist through and through. But, I like what he said. He said, "You believe that a man once saved, always saved?" He said, "I'll put it this way, (he said) if a man is sinning he needs to be saved from that sin." (You see?)

24. There is a picture there. What is it? Liberty is not a good feeling. Now, most of my dear Pentecostal friends and I love them, they think liberty is a shouting good time, jump over the benches, run around just go, "yippee, yippee, yippee." That's liberty. You're wrong, that's not liberty. Because the same folk leave the building and fall flat on their faces out there on the sidewalk.

Listen, what is liberty? Liberty is a man, is in a man that's free. (See?) And when a man's got some dominion over him, he's not free. So you see, your liberty is what? Holiness! They walked away in chapter 3: of Galatians from it. Not understanding true liberty. Go to the Book of Revelation, show me a church that God didn't have something against. They ...?... .down the line. There is what's wrong, our power has been dissipated.

25. Now, turn back to 1 Corinthians 13. I know I should sort of join this altogether to get a little better, but I'm really trying to cut it down, so we can just skip over in the next few minutes now. In 1 Corinthians 11: beginning at verse 17

(17) Now in this that I declare unto you I praise you not, that (you) come together not for the better, but for the worse.

(18) For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that there be divisions among you; and I partly believe it. (He was right.)

(19) For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you.

(20) When (you) come together therefore into one place, this is not to eat the Lord's supper.

(21) For in eating every one taketh before other his own supper: and one is hungry, and another is drunken.

(22) What? have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise ye the church of God, and shame them that have not? What shall I say to you? shall I praise you in this? I praise you not.

Now, why?

(23) For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread:

(24) And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me.

(25) After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me.

(26) For as often as (you) eat this bread, and drink this cup, (you) do shew the Lord's death till he come.

I wish those word , "till He come," weren't in there. Because inadvertently you get your eyes on the Second Coming, never do it. Your eyes are on death. That's right. Did you hear me? Your eyes aren't on the Second Coming, they're on death. This coming to the table of the Lord hasn't got a thing to do with the Second Coming. It has in an indirect way. It has to do with His death. You show forth His death. Of course it's 'till He comes, because then it's all over. Now, He's just telling us, "do this till He comes." That's why these spiritual communicants are all wrong. They say, well, they just try to tell us that you take it spiritually, it's physical, just like you do here.

26. Now,

(27) Wherefore (he said) whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink (of) this cup... unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.

(28) But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup.

(29) For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body.

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(30) For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep.

(31) For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.

(32) But when we are judged, we are chastened (and corrected) of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.

(33) Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come together to eat, tarry one for another.

(34) And if any man hunger, let him eat at home; ... (and so on.)

27. Now listen, I read an article not long ago and I know that Anglican people practice it and they're wrong. I want to be kind about it, but I want to be firm about it. There are too many people who feel the discerning the Lord's Body simply means, that they recognize that Jesus Christ died upon the tree, and by His stripes we're healed.

And so therefore you take the Lord's supper to get healed. Now, that's entirely erroneous, that is not Christian. Discerning the Lord's Body is what? To realize the Body of Christ is Holy, and that a little leaven leavens the whole lump. The very fact that these people were sick, was because they were living in sin. Therefore discerning the Lord's Body is not realizing that God has called us unto holiness, and we are to walk even as He walked.

There's why people are sick. They say, "Bro. Branham come and use the gift." How in the name of common sense can Bro. Branham use a gift to take off a curse that God put on the people? Because they desecrated His Body which is the Church.

28. We talk about all this compassion for those amongst us, they're sick. And I'm glad we've got it. But, my brother, my sister, perhaps your compassion is mislaid. Maybe it's time the church began to judge itself. Because It says, "If we would judge ourselves we should not be judged." [1 Cor 11:31] What's God doing? He's allowing sickness to come.

I know many men, I think even Bro. Bosworth made the mistake is in teaching men like here like Tommy Osborne. They all try to tell you, "Oh, rebuke sickness, because it's the devil put it on you, and God didn't." I beg to differ with you. The very first revelation of God the Healer was this, "I will put none of these diseases on upon you, I will put it upon the Egyptians." [Ex 15:26b] Don't tell me that God doesn't put diseases on you. It says, "For this cause many are weak and sickly." [1 Cor 11:30a] And the people today that cry out the hardest against Mark 16: live in the worst sin.

Listen to me folks: Bro. Branham had a vision in 1958. And dirty old Vayle just as mean as a crocodile. Because I love him with all my heart. I was in his room one day not long ago and I said, "Bill, I have some results in making ...?... that really surprised me. One Saturday night we had a little group of twelve people. Now you see, we just put it this way, we told the folks really not to come. (See?) That's right, so twelve came. That wasn't the night's service, that's just a good crowd in the Baptist church, fine man of God there.

And I said, "Look folks, the Scripture says we're to confess our sins." [1 Jn 1:9a] Now, I'm going to tell you as far as I know the word 'fault' there is sin. But, it's not the same word used for sin where it speaks of it in Romans concerning, "the wages of sin is death." [Rom 6:23a] But to me, it's like the word 'fault'. Where we talk about an area fault is, where an earthquake can take place, because the ground is just right for it.

30. Now, I said, "I know what makes me sin, I've had a violent temper since birth. And all I've got to do with my thin skin is get my temper up and [claps hands] I can fall into a mess." I want to be honest with you, you be honest with me now. Just like I was with those folk. I said, "Let's confess what we know gets us into trouble. Because you see, James didn't say, "Sin just comes Bingo!" He said, "There's something down here like a little wiggle-worm waiting to get fed." He said, "You feed him and pamper them, and after awhile he comes out full blossom." Nobody just goes Bingo! Something said down there brother/sister.

You know temptation is not sin, don't get condemned because you're tempted. You'll never be condemned because you're tempted. You only get condemned when you're sick. Now, I said, "Look, let's confess our faults." Ten people confess their faults and we had ten miracles, even of twenty-five years stand.

31. Bro. Branham grinned and went to his study and brought out his books, and he said, "Here it is Lee, the angel of the Lord, (it was '58, wasn't it Bill?) we're together." He said, "The angel of the Lord could have them, confess their sins before you pray for them." I would suggest that Sunday morning you have your friends confess their sins before they come. I'm your brother, Bill. And I would not for one minute hesitate to raise my voice as a little humble servant of God with not too much. That they could say, "Don’t expect, the gift of healing to go into operation, the Third Pull. I believe that Third Pull is right here, if God's people repent. Confess the sins.

You say, Bro. Vayle, "If I confess my sins, people will know about me." They sort of smell you kiddo, now don't worry. [laughter] I don't mean to be rude, and I don't mean that in the wrong sense. But you know how it is that you can just sort of what that relative vernacular, smell a thing out, that feeling. It's there. People know. They know when we're not walking with God. Jascha Heifetz is a great violist. He said, "If I don’t practice every day, I know it. If I don’t practice the second day, my wife knows it. And if I don't practice the third day, the critics know. And if I don't do it the fourth, the public knows it. Now, I'm in a mess." That's the way it is. (See?)

32. Not discerning the Lord's Body. We come to church and before we take that Lord's communion we are to confess our sins. And I believe that the elders in this church and every church are duty bound to say to every communicant, "How is it with you?"

You won't be offended if I tell you something else we do all wrong? Not, this church, every church the same book. I'm guilty too. We pass the offering plate, zip, zip, zip. You bring your offerings. You just come and put that tithe. That's God's tithe, that's not yours in the first place. Tithe's the Lord's. ...?... do that. Oh, I can preach for six hours on that one, really do you some good. But, I've got to quit these six hour sermons. (See?) Hard on the throat. Not worried about you. (Uh?) It says, "Bring your gifts and examine your heart, if there's anything wrong, out there.

The elder says if he takes your gift in an envelope even, nobody knows what it is. But you're supposed to bring it see, that's your job. You love God, you do it. And he'll say, "How is it with you and everybody out there?"

"Ah elder, I'm sorry, I'm in a mess."

"Well fine, that will do."

You leave the gifts here, and if by next Saturday you haven't had the courage to make it right, you call him and I'll go with you."

Emissaries bearing gifts, you know, it makes the way nice. ...?... to take you by the hand. Won't work, we'll fix it up. Now, how many churches do that?

33. Don’t you think it's time we got back to divine order? Everything in God's divine order has a purpose and meaning. If that is true about a little gift of money, how true then when we get together knowing that we are the Body of Christ. And a little leaven leavens the whole lump. And because we are members of ...?... how can we sit back and not confess our sins, when we know we're pulling the root down upon us by destroying the very pillars in the Church of God." Which says, "To confess your sins, because it's His ...?... power based upon ." He is jealous and he will not give His Name in honor to the ungodly life.

Listen my brother, my sister, Israel took the Ark out to battle. And even the very Ark was taken, and Israel was defeated. And we go day after day trying to use the Name of Jesus as a horseshoe as a rabbit's foot. In the name of power. See, because God's people are not holy.

Listen, to this Scripture over here. Peter speaking concerning the man at the Gate Beautiful. And Peter when he saw and answered to the people, "Ye men of Israel, why marvel you at this? Or why look so earnestly on us?" [Acts 3:12b] He did not deny holiness. He merely recognized the true holiness was in Christ, but he recognized the walk. You think for one moment that Peter living in sin would have had that power to say, "Such as we have we give into you?" [Acts 3:16b]

24. Now, do you see what I'm driving at a while ago when I said it wasn’t' Bro. Branham's fault when this great miracle ministry came, but when people saw it they said. "We want that no matter what, we've got to have it." But they forgot that he paid a price.

I think I love Bro. Branham as far as I'm true in my heart, I'm not hypocritical. But I'm going to tell you something, when I saw those two thousand healed I cried, I sobbed, I howled out loud. But that didn't touch my heart. The fact that I could see a man broken going down the road, families wiped out. A man who prayed for thousands and now the heaven is dark.

A senator driving down the road said, "Do you love Him now?"

He said, "I love Him more than ever."

That's the price the man paid. I wouldn't care if Bro. Branham could raise the dead, I wouldn't walk across the street except I know his life. In my own life I hunger and thirst for one thing oh God, make me pure. I want to give, that's not the answer. I wanted power that's not the answer, There's only one answer and that's to walk in the light where's there's fruit.

25. Jesus said, "Make the tree good." [Mt 12:33a] A man's known by his fruit. He said, "Many are going to come in that day, have we not done so and so, in your name?" [Mt 7:22] He said, "I never knew you!" [Mt 7:23]

But you want to return to the real power of God, where they're not going to come and milk you for money and tell you a bunch of lies and try to womp you up and get a few miracles here and bring in so called sick people on stretchers and get up and they weren't sick in the first place, all these gimmicks?

You want to see God really move and get back to the early days, brother/sister, I see no way to do it. And I told you, I'd let you out now, I'm going to have to let the other three hours go now. I don't know any other way to do it, except back to the Bible, and that's to confess our sins. If you've been wrong, say so.

26. I've written a few letters, I suppose I've got more to write. I've talked to a few folk, no doubt I've got more to talk to. I've gone back and made my heart right a little bit, I know I've got to do it more. But I'm satisfied tonight that Mark 16: is not going to work, until we get back to knowing, "Thy scepter, O God, is the scepter of righteousness." [Ps 45:6] "Thou lovest righteousness." [Ps 45;7a] God love's the right man, but He hates iniquity.

One man once said, "Confess your sin and shame the devil." You know, that's true. Paul said, if there's something in me that I can't control, then it's not I, but sin worketh in me." [Rom 7:17] We find it hard don't we to humble ourselves? Yet, "If My people will humble themselves..." [2 Chr 17:a]

Say, "Bro. Vayle, I don’t like getting red in the face." I don't either. I hate to tell all about me too. Because do I get up in church and tell it? No! You go to the man you offended. If it's a public misdemeanor confess in public. If it's a private misdemeanor, confess to the person. You see, there's where it is. Not that Mark 16: isn't the best manuscript, it's there. Not that we don't need It today, because we've got the Bible, we need It worse than ever. It just isn't working, because we're not in shape that's all. I believe that with all my heart.

27. Let me show you something is Psalms 32: with this, I'll close. And I'm sorry to preach such a disjointed old sermon, I usually pride myself on being consecutive and getting every point in order and doing just right, but I couldn't do it tonight, because we didn't have the time.

Let me show you something in Psalms 32:

(1) Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.

(2) Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.

Now listen:

(3) When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.

(4) For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer.

(5) I acknowledge my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin.

Listen, you know verse 3 should read, (you've got a wrong translation there, you know what It should read, and I'll prove it to you?) "When I declared not my sin, my body wasted away." And how can I prove it? Because verse 5 says, "I acknowledge my sin."

28. And when I write Bro. Branham that one time in Canada, you prayed for a girl in Saskatchewan dying with arthritis and so on, and she smoked and the ...?...

And in Bellingham a year later, she was there again in the tent, and she was before you and you said, "Is there something that you ought to confess?"

And she said, "Oh no, Bro. Branham."

And again (he) [you] said, "Is it not true sister, you're hiding something?"

She said, "Oh no, Bro. Branham."

And you said, "Then what are you doing hiding your smoking, is that true?"

And when she confessed again, she was made well Bro. Branham?

Do you want to pay a price? [Hits the pulpit several times] (Uh?) Do you want to suffer a lot? Cry all day long, or get it over?

I didn't write the Book, I only preach It. Believe me, I wouldn’t write a Book like this, but I'm glad He did.

Let's pray, shall we: Our Father, we come to You now in Jesus' Name at the close of this service. And, Lord God in Heaven, I know that if any man had to stand in his own righteousness, or by works we'd all be condemned. So, Lord, I'm not going to hide behind that, because You told us that sin shall not have dominion over us. Then whereas sin once reigned unto death, now in this new life by Christ Jesus we more than reign by Him unto Eternal Life. Much more.

If sin were powerful, how much more is Christ? Lord, tonight I'm undone, I admit it, O God. I confess, O God, You gave me gifts beyond my comprehension and power beyond my deserving Grace beyond anything, O God, that even grace could call out and say it's all right.

And, Lord, tonight we have been gross, and we ask You not only to forgive us, but now tonight, O God, while our hearts are bowed and our eyes are closed and we're looking to You, Lord. And maybe we're not even doing that, we're looking to You, that's the main thing.

I would like, O God and ask that Thy Spirit make truly move upon us, to remove every shred, of hindrance by unconfessed sin. They having looked in the mirror and read the Word of ...?... we've seen ourselves, and then seen the remedies and gone about doing what's right. Help us tonight, Lord Jesus, because that's what I want. And our heads are bowed, we're praying.

I wonder tonight, if you looked in your heart and you say, "Bro. Vayle, I know, I don't have heart, and I know my... And I'd like everybody here to pray for it, you won't make it, because I'm not here to ascertain your sins. But you know tonight, you know what holds you back. You know what it is. I don't believe that anybody that has any average intelligence knows the things in his life. You say, "Bro. Vayle, tonight I want...everyone in this room to remember me, because somewhere down the line, the very, very near future, I'm going to make that thing right, I'm determined that's got to be right, it's got to be right. Because I want to get healed, and I want God's power in my life."

If that's all that's holding us back let's face it, call it chance, you raise your hand and say, "I'm going to pray tonight and ask everyone here to pray for me." Just raise your hand and put it down, and I'll be glad to pray. All in the building, the Lord bless you. Just keep your hand up, a minute, keep your eyes closed, we're going to pray.

Our Father, for these up lifted hands, and Thou knowest, O God, that my hand is raised, because I want to live above the world of sin, and not even, Lord, this is hard, because I haven't looked too close and I know that's why it's hard. But I don't want even to make any move for the affections of the flesh, let alone the life, but to be dedicated to You. In my life, and the lives of the people here, truly hid with Christ in God.

And, Lord, tonight we will deliberately lose our lives for the sake of Christ. That means sin's got to go. God, You know I've hated and, and I'm holding my hand. You know that I've loved in this life anything to be in the presence of ...?... in Christ. You know, Lord, that moving is nothing else ever has, or will. And I believe, and when Your people here are like that, they're going to move the world for Jesus. It's going to be moved, it's going to be moved on that alone, and no other grounds. What a small price to pay, confessing our sins, for such a great reward.

Now, Lord, help me [blank spot[ ...because this is a public demonstration, Lord, of confession, and desire and hope and ...?... Because, Lord, if we didn't believe something could and would he done, there'd be no point in raising your hands. But in Thee, O God, do we trust tonight. Help each one, Lord, I pray, to be right for Thy glory in Thine alone in the Name of Jesus Christ. Amen. God bless you.

Bro. Branham:

So much was said, I couldn't say nothing without making it any better. And I truly believe that it was the Lord that worked this out for Bro. Vayle to bring this message this morning. You see, it has to work that way. We accept that from God. But, there's so many things we'd say, I have twenty sermons wrote off of what he said.

I was thinking here of one little illustration to back up what he said. Now, we look at this watch to find out what time it is. Unless that every instrument in that watch according to any one with the other will never know the correct time. Is that right? And that takes all of us, all together, if we wanted to use the Third Pull really do something for God, coordination with every one of us together, to humble ourselves before God and confess our wrongs, and pray, and believe God for these things. I truly believe that what Bro. Vayle said is the truth, and God will never put His Spirit in an unholy unrighteous disobedient temple. It's got to come and the way of the cleansing of our hearts from all guile and iniquity that we might be pure before God that He might work His pure Holy Spirit through us, and bring these things to pass.

I think when you go home tonight if you read that little Book of Jude you just learn a whole lot now of what Bro. Vayle has said. He said, "I earnestly contend for the faith that was once delivered to the saints." [Jude 1:3b] They got away from it. A man of corrupt minds and so for the coming beguile and away from the real things of God. God can only operate as we let Him operate.

And there are so many wonderful things that I see in the... you know people want power, and really they don't know what power is. They don't really know what goes with it. The way up is down. Always, if you want power see how humble you can get. Just get away from all your worldly thinking and humble yourself before God, and then you've got more power than the man that runs all over the building and makes a big lot of noise. Because you have been able to conquer yourself, and commit yourself to Christ, to humble yourself before Him. That radiates power.

You show me a church that's humble, real humble. Not a arrogant, a church just a sweet humble church, I'll show you a church that has a favor and power of God. That's the thing it takes, humility. Humbling ourselves before God, letting God just work through us. Don't have to make a lot of noise.

Sometimes, there's a farmer said he went out to the field with his wagon and every time he'd hit a bump it just rattled and went on. But when he come back he hit the same bumps but it made no noise, all because he's loaded with good things. So, I think that's right that we get filled up with the good things of God, that the fruit of the Spirit might be known through us, as he referred so much to 1 Corinthians 13 there. How, "That though I give my body to be burned and have all these things, and have not charity, it profits me nothing." [1 Cor 13:3b] (See?) We want to do that.

Above all things it's our individual souls that we're responsible before God. It's you going to heaven. It isn't whether I go, or he goes, it's you go. It's you first. And you've got to look out, and come sweet before the Lord. And I've always found out that the man that humbles himself is a man that God exalts. When you take a person with his chest out, knows everything, can't tell him nothing, and his ears getting... well that's the person that never gets anywhere. But you take that person that humbles himself and walks sweetly.

I was talking to a man the other day that just organized the church up at the...pulled out of the organization that's as dead as ...uh... what, Bro. Boze. And (them) church where they had that great church there for so long, and the Lord is blessing them. And the people got their place, if they want to polish up like the rest of them, and they want to throw it into an organization. And when they did, they just...those humble Christians did now want that all their lives, had been taught against it, so they walked away from it.

Now, they've got a group and the Lord has blessed them, until they're coming in up into a big place now against for a church now that's what's up about four or five thousand people. And they're starting over and they come to me, said, "Bro. Branham, (sitting right there in the office of the church office the other day, and he said, one of the leaders of the Carlson ...?...) what must we do?"

I said, "Find a man to be the shepherd as though reputation of all denomination is just a real genuine sweet humble brother that lives the life, God will take care of the rest." I said, "A good pastor that will just feed the sheep and be humble and God will do the rest." Not some big know it all, come in and he's going to put this in order and this has to be this way, cutting things around. "I said, "It'll never work, just got to do it." That's it, every piece in the church, let's work together. And you must keep up your part of it. So, we see what time we're living in. We may be closer than we think we are.

Now, we appreciate Bro. Vayle, don't we? The Lord bless you Bro. Vayle. Thank you again, we thank the Lord for bringing a distinct message to us tonight. I got a note so one of the sisters has something she wanted to tell in a dream, you write it out to me sister. He's given her some dreams that is in absolutely truth. We don't accept all dreams. No no, but when they're of God we want to know it, is God talking to us.

Like everything, speaking in tongues, we don't believe it. But when there's an interpretation comes it tells us something that's going to happen, we see it happen, then we thank the Lord for it. See, we want to keep it running smoothly, sweetly and in order of the Lord, So, just remember, that your part may be the main spring, or it may be the some little hand, or some little part of the winding stem. Whatever it maybe, or maybe the hand on the face of the clock that tells the time. But, whatever it is, it takes us all working together in harmony with the Gospel of Jesus Christ to bring It to pass.

Just think, if gifts are so great, what we call power and Paul said, "Though I have faith that I'm to move a mountain, and have not charity, I am nothing." [1 Cor 13:2b] Think of that.

And though we say, "Though I understand, I wish I know the Bible. Though I understand all the mysteries of God." (See?) And still go out to do it, and have not charity, I'm nothing." I have not no worry yet. (See?) The main thing is, love God and humble yourself with it. I surely... after all these years of wanting to feel around the world and see different people I know a little bit about the gates to enter in at.

And if you want to get somewhere with God, never let an arrogant spirit ever come around you. Don't let no malice come in, no matter what anybody says. If they are wrong, don't you never build up a complex against that person. (See?) You be sweet and kind. Remember, God loved you when you were in sin. And if the Spirit of God is in you, you love the other person, when he's in wrong. (See?) Just pray for them and love one another above everything, love God and love one another, and be humble with God and around one another. And God will bless us and ...?... what He will do.

You do when church get in numbers, they get a little bigger, nothing like that. Then you get away from that real thing. The real thing. Do you know what brought these things to pass? When I first started and the Lord appeared to me down the river and told me that. And as Bro. Vayle saw that (I believe) in a paper in Canada, many years ago when the Angel of the Lord Appeared on the river down there, is on the Association Press. "Mystic Light over local minister while baptizing."

And you know what did that? When we had the tent meeting years ago just across the street, a tent that seated about twenty-five hundred people, ministers come from everywhere, he said, "Brother come here a minute." I was just a boy, but just a kid, and he said, "How do you keep those people in one accord? They love one another, I've never seen people love one another." That's the Lord. That's what this church was established upon that. Godly, brotherly love for one another.

I've seen them shake hands with one another even in the place and cry like babies. Believe one another, they love one another that well. And I could go to their house to visit them and times the Bible was laying open and stained with tears. Coming at night times where father and mothers were gathered together and their little children around on the floor kneeling around and father's and mother's on their knees crying and praying that statutory, 'wait, wait, wait'. And they didn't stop praying, I just sat down and starting praying myself. Wait for them. (See?) And they loved one another, they loved one another.

We used to stand and sing that old song:

"Blessed be the ties that bind, our hearts in Christian love: The fellowship of kindred minds is like to that above. When we as thunders part it gives us in retain, But we shall still be joined in hearts and hopes to meet again. "

I say this with great joy in my heart to Christ, many of us sleeping around in these graves marked tonight, waiting for that great Resurrection Lord. We'll meet together again. Let's not ever be ever depart from this way. If it ever does, then I don't care how else with your pastor idea, how well he might bring the Word, the Spirit of God grieved us away. The we can have all things in fellowship in common, love one another, then God will work with us.

Then we're keeping time, let the people come by say, "If you want to see a church that's really humble, a church that really loves God, drop in that tabernacle one time and watch it. Look at that care they have for one another, the respect when the Gospel being preached how reverent. How everything just in order. Then they can look at you, what time we're living. They'll see the Spirit of God moving among you. Great signs and wonders and things will be taking place.

If the things working together it's telling the time. But if it isn't working, then time has stopped. It won't tell the time no more. So, if we want to know what time we're living, just start everybody working together in the Gospel, loving one another, loving God and the hand itself will tell the time what we're in. Do you believe that? Amen. The Lord bless you real richly. Don't forget now, get around this week and if you know any of the sick people tell them coming in, tell them when he comes.

Dear, I want to ask you we're having prayer for the sick Sunday morning over at the tabernacle. You've been sick for awhile. "Now, I want to go, I've always wanted to go." Now, I just heard a message Sunday night from a brother there, that how we must confess our faults one to another and pray one for another that we might be healed, James 5:13,14,15 . (See?) That we must confess our faults one to another before we even come for healing. Confess our faults one to another, and pray one for the other. (See?) See that? This is that the way talked about tonight, bring back the beatitudes in with Mark 16. Bring that together, you've got it, then healing takes place.

Look at Jesus, nothing but one bundle of love. See, He was God manifested. See, God expressed Himself through Him. No wonder miracles and things happened. He humble life and consecrated lives to come from being God to be a man here on earth to express God to Himself. That's what makes Him what He was. I've always said, "What makes Jesus God to me was the way He humbled Himself. He was so great, and yet keep it small.

The Lord bless you real good. Now, let's stand up for the dismissal. Let's just try that (you might not know it sister) "Bless be the ties that Binds." Let's sing it one time!