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Lord, I Believe (53-0901)
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E-1 Our heavenly Father, we thank Thee because Thou has permitted us to be back again tonight. So thankful for the message we have just heard of Thy Word, faith inspiring. I pray God that that'll sink them seeds down deep in every heart here. And may it bring forth a perfect victory tonight for Jesus Christ. E-2 I see we haven't had any let up in the weather around here. And they don't promise it for a few days yet. I'm very happy that you people are willing to set out in this hot building of a nighttime, to hear the glorious Gospel of Jesus Christ. So I owe it to you to start right on with the prayer line.
E-3 I'm going to read some Scripture first here. And then I'm going to go right into praying for the sick, the 9th chapter of Saint John.
And... Jesus passed by, and saw a man which was blind from his birth.And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parent, that he was born blind?Jesus answered, Neither has this man sinned, nor his parent: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.And when he had... spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of... spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,
And said unto him, Go wash in the pool of Siloam, (that is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.The neighbors therefore, when they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that set and begged?Some said, This is he: others said, He is like him: but he said, I am he.Therefore said they unto him, How were thine eyes opened?He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed my eyes, and said unto me, Go... wash in the pool of Siloam, and wash: and I went and washed, and I received my sight.Then said they unto him, Where is he? He said, I know not.They brought... the Pharisees to him that beforetime was blind.And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and anointed his eyes.Then again the Pharisees also asked him how is it that thou has received thy sight. He said unto them, He that--He put clay on my eyes, and I washed, and do see.Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not of God, because he keeps not the sabbath day. Others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? And there was a division among them.They said unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, that he has opened thine eyes? And he said, He is a prophet.But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and received his sight, until they called his parents of him that had received his sight.And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who you say that was born blind? how then doth he now see?His parents answered them and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind:But by what mean he now seeth, we know not; or who has opened his eyes, we know not: he is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself.These words spake the parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was the Christ, he should--they should be put out of the synagogue.Therefore said his parents, He's of age; ask him.Then again called they the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give God the praise: we know that this man is a sinner.He answered and said, Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not: but one thing I know, that, whereas I was once blind, I now see.Then said they unto him again, What did he do unto thee? how opened he thine eyes?He answered them, I have told you already and you did not hear: wherefore would you hear it again? to... also be his disciples?Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are Moses' disciples.We know that God spake unto Moses: as for this fellow, we know not... whence he is.The man answered and said unto them, Why here ye this marvelous thing, that you know not from whence he is, and yet he has opened mine eyes.Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, he will hear him--hear it.Since the world began is it not heard that any man has opened... one that was born blind.If this man were not of God, he could do nothing.Then answered and said... They answered and said unto him, Thou art altogether borned in sin, and does thou teach us? And they cast him out.Then Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he... found him, he said unto him, Dost thou now believe... the Son of God?He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I may believe on him?Jesus said unto him, Thou has both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee.And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him.
E-4 What a marvelous occasion. A man born blind, Jesus opened his eyes. And then the people didn't believe, it and they was questioning him, what he did about it. He only did what Jesus told him to do.
E-5 How many in here believes God's going to hear tonight and answer prayer? Oh, isn't that wonderful? Brother Lindsay, that was a mighty nice then to see a solid ground there of--of every person believing--on believing grounds. Anything could happen.
E-6 Let's not call too many at once. We get usually fifty or a hundred up here, and they stand in line and get so tired. Let's take... Who's got prayer card A-50? Let's see your hand. Prayer card A-50? Look on the back of a little card and you'll see it has got a number there. And your name's on the front of it. A-50? Is that here? Raise up your hand, ever who has it. A-50? 51? I thought I got the wrong letter may... 51, who has prayer card A-51? 52? Raise up quickly when you can. 52, 53, 54, A-55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60?
E-7 You know, I'm so thankful, that as far as I know there's only been one person that I know of that come in the building that was crippled, what God hasn't healed, except this lady setting right here. And I've watched. I know what's wrong with her. And I know what's happened. But I'm just waiting to see the time when she's healed then I'll call her. Because she's been faithfully coming.
E-8 Now, what we got, up to fifty? To sixty I believe, wasn't it? All right. Let's--let's go to seventy then. Seventy-five, let's make that: A-50 to 75, and see... Don't get too many in the line. Then we'll maybe get some more, just in a few moments.
Blest be the tie that binds
Our hearts in Christian love;
The fellowship of kindred mind
Is like to that above.
We share our mutual woes,
Our mutual burdens bear;
And often for each other flows
A sympathizing tear.
When we asunder part,
It gives us inward pain;
But we shall still be joined in heart,
And hope to meet again.
Don't you just love those old songs? Like...
Down at the cross where my Saviour died,
Down there for cleansing from sin I...
There to my heart was the blood applied;
Glory to His name!
Glory...
Prayer card number 70 is out, he says. Prayer card A-70...
Glory to His precious name!
Oh, there to my heart was the blood applied;
Glory to His Name!
E-9 Someone holding prayer card 70... Would you check someone setting near you? It may be a deaf person. A-70, if they're in the building, why, come take your place if you would while we sing this next verse.
I am so wondrously saved from sin,Jesus so sweetly abides within,There at the cross where He took me in;Oh, glory to His name!
Glory to His (precious) name!Oh, glory to His (precious) name!There to my heart was the blood applied;Glory to His...
E-10 I wouldn't swap those songs for all the little choppy songs. I think they're wonderful. Let's sing just, "Glory To His Name," the--the chorus. And just shake hands with someone setting near you, will you? Just turn around or something and shake hands. Come on now.
Glory to His (precious) name!Glory to His (precious) name!Oh, there to my heart was the blood applied;Glory to His...
Our heavenly Father, we thank Thee for Thy blessings, that we can sing tonight, "Glory To His Name." For it was there at the cross where He took us in. Coming unworthy, all undone, naked, wretched, blind, spiritually speaking, and God in His tender mercy reached down and taken us as... alienated away from Him. And God cleansed us from our sins by the Blood of His Son Jesus Christ, and now has positionally set us in heavenly places with Him.
E-11 And now we are sons and daughters of God, joint heirs with Christ in the Kingdom, setting in heavenly places, the Holy Spirit moving upon us.
E-12 Let's hum that once will you? [Brother Branham hums: "Glory To His Name"--Ed.] Oh, how I love that. That was one of the first songs touched my heart, cowboy playing it. [Brother Branham hums again.]
Glory to His Name.
God bless you. Trusting to Jesus Christ for our all tonight, believing that He is here with us, believing that He's helping us, trying with His great love and mercy to inspire our faith in Him. That's our only alternative: Try to find favor with the people, as God will let us, that their faith might be lifted up to believe in the Lord Jesus Christ more.We're strangers. I do not know you. You perhaps don't know me. 'Less it's just by letter, or mail, or somewhere seeing me in the pulpit. But God knows us both. And knowing it is totally impossible for us to know anything of each other, no more than maybe, you'd know of me more, because you've read papers and so forth... But for me to know you...
E-13 Now, you look like a healthy woman. And you may be for all I know. That's... God knows that; I don't. But He has risen from the dead and living here with us tonight and has promised us that the things that He did that we'd do also.
E-14 Walked right on over, and the man wasn't too bad. He'd had maybe a prostate trouble or something, for about thirty-eight years. He was laying on a pallet. Jesus healed him. Then walked right on out of the building. Mmm. And they said He was full of love and compassion.
E-15 Now, the only thing the Father could do... And then He sent His Word. Brother Baxter preached it very lovely and nicely tonight.
E-16 Why such as that in a church tonight, don't you think it ought to be sufficient for every person to accept Jesus Christ and believe Him? Yeah.
E-17 But you're not here just curiosity, because you're really ill. Your trouble is in your chest. You have hurting in your chest. You've had an operation on that chest, is what's caused it. It was a tumor operation or something. It was a--a growth in a breast and they removed it. Is that right?
E-18 You... Besides this, I see as you're getting away from me again, going away. You have a very sad and lowly heart. You've--you've lost your husband, hasn't it, sister? Are you convinced that Jesus Christ is near here now? You accept your healing from Him? May you and I have a word of prayer together?
E-19 Now, Jesus Christ is here. Jesus Christ healed the woman, and she can go home and be happy now. See? Why? Just because that she... Now, you're going to be. Because you've come in the right attitude. No one ever come to Christ in the right attitude, but what went away with what they asked for: no one. See?
E-20 And I realize, Lord, that we're unprofitable servants. There's nothing in us that's any good. But we think of what Jesus has commanded us to do. Oh, we just love You for that. And now, we're taught that they'd taken off of the body of Paul, handkerchiefs or aprons, and unclean spirits went out of the people and they was healed of diseases. We're not the Saint Paul, but You're still Jesus.
E-21 Yes, sir. Your--your trouble is in your heart. You have a--an enlarged heart. That's right. And you also have dropsy, don't you? Swelling, it gets real big sometimes, water just floods--separates in the water. Do you believe that He did make you whole when He died at Calvary for you?
E-22 Come please. Do you believe with all your heart, sister? You believe that Jesus Christ... If we would ask God... Now, it's not only me praying, my sister, all those Christians are praying. And--and these back here, they're all--and they're ministers and everything, they're waiting, wondering. And they're wanting you to be healed.
E-23 And would there be a--a--enough evidence after hearing that sermon tonight, would it be enough evidence to you that you're going to be made well? It would. If God would just tell you what--just reveal to me what's wrong with you, then you--you'd--that'd be enough evidence for you that you're going to be made well?
E-24 O God, be merciful to this poor little woman. Lord, we're just creatures of this earth, trying to get a--through, trying to live as long as we can to serve You. And I pray, as I lay hands upon this woman, according to a commission that was given to me by an Angel, that said, "If you be sincere when you pray and get the people to believe, nothing shall stand before the prayer."
E-25 Let us say, "Thanks be to God." [Someone speaks to Brother Branham--Ed.] (Yes, sir. All right, that's fine. If you... if I move out, you move me back, 'cause I--I forget about it, if you will.)
E-26 And O God, maybe these little old fingers have thumbed through the Bible, and read the promises, and now Satan is trying to make her life just as miserable as he can. But we withstand him tonight by the promise of Jesus Christ. Now, Satan you leave the woman, as we lay hands upon her and believe with all of our heart that God's Word is true, and you are a liar, and you're defeated in Jesus Christ's Name. Amen.
E-27 But let's look to that One Who's anointed that man's eyes with clay. He spit on the ground. And as he stood talking, He was spitting on the ground. And then He picked up that mud and spit, and rubbed it in His hands and plastered his eyes with it. What would the health authorities say about that today? See? But that was Jesus Christ.
E-28 Bless this one who I bless in Thy Name, and may the blind spirit leave her. May she get well. I pray this blessing in Jesus' Name, and ask You, Lord, that her faith will not fail but she'll go off this platform, so happy and full of the Holy Spirit, until she won't even have to use glasses or nothing, and be perfectly well, in Jesus' Name. Amen.
E-29 Now, if the Holy Spirit's standing here to make that known unto you, will you believe me as His servant? If you'll go out of here and forsake that thing, just--just lay it aside, and go out rejoicing, and happy, and eat... No matter how you feel, eat anyhow, there'll be a... after while, you'll find out, you won't have any stomach trouble at all. You believe me?
E-30 O Almighty God, Author of Life, Giver of every good gift, send Thy blessings upon the man. And may his nerves quieten now. May he go off the platform here, Father, and be well. May he just take Jesus just now, and know that Jesus Christ is the all-sufficient Sacrifice. God is Jehovah-jireh, "the Lord will provide a sacrifice for Himself." And now the sacrifice has been provided. May our brother accept it by faith and act it by works, in Jesus Christ's Name. Amen.
E-31 Because the Bible said, "Go ye and sin no more, or a worse thing come upon you." And what is sin? Unbelief. When God has made Hisself manifested to you, like that. And you go away, "Well, I don't know. He might've guessed that. It might..." Brother, it's not guessing. See? No. And you go away like that, then just look out for something else to happen. That's right.
E-32 And now it's a wonderful thing. You believe that too, lady? If you'd get over that female trouble, would you be happy? Well, just go rejoicing, and say, "Thank You, Lord. Thank You, Lord," and get over it. Amen.
E-33 How do you do, sister? Now, would... Do you believe if Jesus was here, standing here, wearing this coat, and a pair of trousers He gave me... If He was--if He was standing here, He would know what's--what was wrong with you. But now, He'd have to do what the Father told Him. See?
E-34 Well then, if--if He's here... But He's working through His Church now; and we're His Church. Then if I'd lay hands upon you, like He commissioned me to do, do you believe that arthritis would all leave you and you would be able to just to stomp your feet around and run home? Do you believe that? Then receive it in the Name of Jesus Christ. May it leave you.
E-35 That's the way friends. You've got to show God your appreciation. You know, if I would do something for somebody and I'd say... I'd have to make a great sacrifice like God did for us. And then, and somebody... I'd have my little check wrote out here to someone, and I--I'd say, "Here you are, brother, for your missions in the foreign fields or something." He'd reach over, "Uh-huh."
E-36 And that's the way God wants you to say, "Why, thank You, Father. I come up here to be healed, and it's all explained to me. And You've proven it to me now. So I'm ready to go away from here rejoicing. Praise the Lord." And go away just rejoicing and made well.
E-37 Now, you go home and that's going to stop. That dysentery and everything is going leave you. And--and it's going to be all right, them hemorrhoids and things will go away and you're going to be all right. God bless you. Have faith. That's your faith now. I never prayed for you. Your faith has saved you. Your faith has made you whole. See, see? You didn't have a prayer card to get in the line or nothing, 'cause there was no way for you to get here. But you just had faith. And God has healed you and made you well. So that--that's just the way He does it. Amen.
E-38 Now, the nervousness is gone from you. You was made well standing right there. Return back to Buffalo, rejoicing and praising God. God bless you, sister. God bless you.
E-39 Are you finished with that old kidney trouble and giving it over to God, and saying, "I'm going home and get well"? Believe it right now? You just go off of the platform, say, "Thank You, Lord Jesus," and be happy. God will bless you and make you well.
E-40 Oh, what we ought to do tonight, we ought to take this place by--not hold the fort but take the fort. Jesus Christ here, the Son of God...
E-41 Lady, you hit that lady. You--you're some... connected with her. Is that right? You have arthritis, don't you, the--the lady in the checked dress? You want to go home and get well too? Well, God bless you just... When the service is over, go down the street, singing: "Glory To His Name." And just... Stand up. That's right, brother. Stand up and give God praise. That's right. Amen.
E-42 He keeps moving... Are you two sisters there? And if God just... I... If you'll just have the least bit of faith, lady, you--you'll be healed tonight. See? You won't never use them crutches no more if you just have faith now. E-43 Say, by the way, aren't you Catholic by faith? Is that right? I see the beads and things that... Do you believe that God will heal you, and make them well, and you go home happy, rejoicing and... Wouldn't you like to have the--the fullness of God's Spirit, to--to be filled with the Holy Ghost? Wouldn't you like--wouldn't you enjoy that blessing? Do you know it's for you, sister? Jesus Christ died that you might have it. And I pray that you'll receive the Holy Ghost before you leave this meeting. You know what the apostolic way of to receive the Holy Ghost is lay hands on them. And they received the Holy Ghost. And you'll receive it. Do you believe that? Come here just a moment.
E-44 Almighty God, as this woman with her sincerity, standing here, believing that You're going to make her well, I pray that You'll heal her, and all that's connected in this. And may she also receive the baptism of the Holy Ghost, Lord. May she be a testimony in this last days, to give praise and glory to God, in Jesus Christ's Name.
E-45 All right, come sir. Uncle, as you come do you believe that Jesus Christ, the Son of God, died to make you well? And He will heal you of that heart trouble if you will ask Him? Do you believe He does it now? Then say, "Praise the Lord." That's right. That's the way to do it. Amen.
E-46 Wouldn't a nice big thick hamburger taste good tonight? You haven't had one in a long time. Go on, eat it. God bless you. And may the Lord make...?... Amen. Hallelujah!
E-47 God bless you, lady, setting there. You ain't going to be bothered with that old sinus no more. It--it's done gone from you now. Amen. Amen. God makes you whole, sister. God be with you. Hallelujah.
E-48 Setting right back out there with that sinus, sir. If you want to get well, just raise up and accept it with all your heart. God bless you. He healed you just then. It's all finished now. You can go home. God bless you.
E-49 We're strangers, I suppose. I--I don't know you. Never seen you in my life. Anybody know the woman out there? Somebody? All right. People knows the woman. Then you know we're strangers and that's true. Now, our Lord Jesus is here. They're... Why don't we just accept it and say, "God I'm thankful. I'm going to accept mine right now." All right. That's right.
E-50 Say, aren't--aren't you a min... No, your husband's a preacher. Isn't that right? All right. God bless you. And may the Lord grant to you your desire. God bless this little woman and make her fruitful, Lord. I pray that You'll grant it in Jesus Christ's Name. Amen. Amen. |
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