2/13/64 Tonight’s subject is “The Power of Faith.” The most important Hebrew term for the word faith is “Amen,” which signifies firmness, stability; but its precise meaning is “hold God trustworthy,” to hold God trustworthy. And tonight I hope to be able to share with you what I have discovered about this fabulous power that is faith. First, let us define faith as defined for us in the Book of Hebrews. This unknown author—-some claim…
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The Primal Wish
10-24-1966 Tonight’s subject is “The Primal Wish”. I am so thrilled that you are here tonight. Listen carefully to what I will tell you concerning this primal wish. In the very first chapter of Genesis, God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness.” That’s the primal wish. And Shakespeare said, “It has been taught us from the primal state that he which is was wished until he were.” This is…
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06-26-1970 The Bible tells the story of a promise . . of a dream that existed two thousand years only in the imagination of Israel; and when their dream came true, Israel did not recognize their own harvest, and rejected their own harvest . . denied it, for they were looking for it in an entirely different way. That is really the essence of the Bible, a promise made to man, and then man…
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Tonight’s subject is “The Promise Fulfilled.” Now, here we are gathered together, and I daresay if I asked anyone here, including myself, the speaker: Are we really known in the world? I think we would all admit, “Only to a very small circle, our relatives,” and then we could think of those who are so publicized the world over throughout the ages, and you might think that you are not really known, that not a…
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1954 This morning’s subject is “The Pruning Shears of Revision”. I firmly believe that if you will wisely and daily use the pruning shears of revision that you will find there is no objective beyond your ability to realize. And I mean that seriously, no objective beyond your ability to realize. When I was a boy of seven, a lady said to me, “I have had a vision concerning you. I’ll make it now…
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