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    SERMON DEL:IVERED BY THE SOLE SPIRI'I"U\ L REA DU'ADER OLUMBA: OUJMB\ OBU.

    THE VIRG:fNS, THE LADS .uID THE KINGDOM.

    FIRST LESSON. REVElATION 14 t 4 -These a re they which were n o t de t i l ed wi th women I ~ o r they a re y i rg in a . These a re they which tol low the lamb whitherSoeyer he goe th . ~ n e s e were redeemed trom a .ong men, be ing the t i r a t t r u i t a unto God and to the lamb,l.

    SECOND LESSON, WKE 20 I " -But they which a h a l l be accounted worthy to o b ~ n t h a t world , and the r e su r r ec t ion t rom t he dead , ne i the r marry, nor a re giYen in marr i age-

    GOLDEN TEXT. JOHN 10 I ,0-x and my Fa the r a re one- .Pro logue son l t - I and My JI'a t he r a re one.

    SOURCE OF PROBLEM.The source o t your problems and sorrows i s t raceable to the day

    you gaye y o u r s e l t unto t o rn i ca t ion . Your good re la t ionsh ip withGod break .

    Our Lord Jesus C h r i s t was bold enough to dec l a re -X and MyF a t h e r a re one- becaua . B . had no a t t a i r wi th any woman. H. wast r e e . Only those who ne i the r marry nor g iye in marr iage ~ r . on.with the Fa t he r , auoh ia the kind o t person who abides in the Fatherand the Fa the r in h u . . vt\o ....er i s inyolved in any attair, whetherm a r i t a l o r . x t r a - m a r i t a l , haa a l i e n a t . d h i m s . l t or h e r s e l t trom God.The woes o t A.dam and 'Eve a re t r a c . a b l . to t h i s . It i s t there tore tup to you to d . c i de , whether to be l ink .d with the Fa the r or not .I am emphasis ing This iasue because it i s the roo t o t man's damnat i o n .

    You a re a 11 aware o t the f'ac:t tba t God persona l l y co-habi t t edwi th "dam and E v. and t aught them r egu l a r l y u n t i l they disobeyedHim.

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    " Adam and Eve bad no problems whatso*ver throughout the period theyobeyed God aDd were in accord with Him. From the day they offendedGod, they were g iven over to c a l a m i t i e s . , Do what you may and go towherever you may; yolilstandiCompletely d htant . _,i les away from Godf . , " , When you fo rn ica t e . A l t e r n a t i v e l y , wherever you may b e , whether inC e l e s t i a l , t e r r e s t i a l , subterranean o r the Atlant ic ) once you haveno associ : l t ion with a woman, you a re in the Father and the Fatherin you. This i s wisdom t ha t has e luded huft'Bnity.YOU It.RE GOD t STEMPLE;

    Gbd i s c l o s e r to us than the tongue i s to the t e e t h ; b u t iti s forn ica t ion t h a t has separa ted man from God. There i s no o the rway to c lose up with God and be one with Him except you comple te lyr e f r a i n from fo rn i ca t i on and a d u l t e r y . your prayer s a re no tanswered , you a re unlucky and unblessed because you have def i l edy o u r s e l f . This i s wisdom o f all wisdom o r wisdom t h a t no amounto f money can buy . It i s a very high Gospel .

    Man was made the abode o f God. Today man has ceased to beGOd's temple b).1t the hab i t a t i on o f all e v i l s . This exp la ins ; whypeace bas cont inued to elude mankind. Right from the t ime o f Adamand Eve. Love i s l ack ing in the world today, so a l so a re p r o s p e r i t y ,kindness , S i n c e r i t y . hum i l i t y , pat ience and the r e s t o f the

    qua l i t i e s . Man i s su f fe r i ng all forms o f a f f l i c t i o n because o fh is disobedience . Our Lord Jesus Chr i s t s a i d ,

    1 am the v i n e , ye a re the branches . Het h a t abide th in me, and I in him t the samebr i nge t h for th much f r u i t . fo r wjthout meye can do no th ing .If a man ab ide n o t in me, he i s c a s t fo r t ha s a branch, and i s withered; and men ga the rthem, and c a s t them in to the f i r e , and theya re burned .I f ' ye ab ide in me, and my words ab ide inyou, ye sha l l ask what ye v i I I , and its h a l l be done unto you (John " , 5 - 7)

    MA RRTA all: IS A. N IMPEDIMENT.Many o f you er roneous ly be l i e ve t ha t marriage i s an ap'proved

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    - - - - - - - - - ~ - ; ; - j , ~ -you a . . . . su .Ut ted . t tell yo" t ha t the l D e t i t t u U o . \tdt Ie.1D1'ul . Did our Lord J u . C h r t . t -IT., o r d tD -.rrtace'

    ,Tbllt . l l p l ah vh., R oae y U h the f t the l ' . It Sa to r t ha t

    - " u t tbe. , 'Which . h a l l 'b. aeoouat. . worthto eb t i l la t bI. t VOl'ld, a ad the . . .au ..." t Ionr r. . ~ b . d d . De1th. r "rry, DOl' . . .ct . -n In _ r r l a ..-. ( lMk. 20 ]5 ) .

    T h ~ t t 'bu l l . t -prool ' to you, and the pa port to boaye f ree . n t r yt n to the ktnadOil o f God. 5uob a per .on h a t r u . r . p l i c a of' the

    v t t hou t l i f e .The Lord a d d s e d tba t .

    -A.ad if aa. , WID th ink t i n t be know.tbany th in , be knov . th aothinC , . . t a. b .ought to kno" '- . (t Corlatbi .aD . 8 2 ).

    -Le t DO ..n d e c . t. . bu I I ' . It an., IM Done .,ou ..... th to b . v i in t h i sworld, 1 . t h i_ b .o . . . a 1'001, t ba t h ._y be vh.-. ( r C o r tDth h a . , 18).

    Tb. en t1 r . vOl'ld t no ld . a t e l l y , I . t u l l o t .o -oa l led wt aea . II 'you keep . ,our 1 t uadet t led the ?a the r v i I I s l__ y . ~ b l d . tn you od do .verythtnc to r you.

    The time to speak tn p . ~ b l e . b l 1nce p;used . This ts thetllne to declare . . . . ryth1n to you opeDly and t raak ly too . Th. tiraeI. co . lng whea all t o rn l ea to r . and all tho vho _I ' ry o r give 1ntrarrlaC@' sha l l eourn . Man' . ova f n. . ., I. to rn ioa t toD./ ' \ l ~ t t u t the br tdep"ooa had b.eD obo ~ a d our Lord Je.U8 C h r i . tPb:P'TLl:' lOT 'rIte TEJ'IPLF..

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    ru led over tho v h o l .vOl'ld :and t . ab le to 1 . t even till todf.y beeau He did ao tda r t l e H i. bod., . H. i . a l l -k n o v in g , aoat poverful because Ha didnot def ' t l e tb . t p l . o f Cod. M'e I. the I'lnlf o t ~ 1 n & . lind Lord

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    9 Lords because Be i s one with the F a t h e r . 1 you see Hi-, youhave seen the Fa, ther . The ease ia not 80 with you 1:;ecause you haTede i l ed Godts temple . He baa evGn sa id t h a t all those who indulge1.il marr iage sha 11 have', l(oublei '" in the, ' , f.Leah

    Tnir. ~ c : t : , ' am d . . c l o . . 1 ' I 0 1 ' 1 ~ to you" because o t the c loseness of'th e t ime . It i s not God t So pleasure t h a t anyone should per iah t h a ti s why He has orewarned you all. You a re unable to see God andspeak with Him because o f orn ica t ion . A bs ta in you r se l f complete lyrom the Ius t fo r money and o the r IllUndane t h ings bu t be cattUt) wi thGod. Once you do that .you w i l l neTer t h i r s t o r hunger anymore,YOuw i l l baTe e t e rn a l l i f ' e . No f 'o rn icator i s happy . ~ n with himself 'n o r has he peace o f lIIind. A fo rn i c a t o r i8 . . aiseJ:'&ble person .Even when you a re very c lo se with the Koly Fa the r o r working in theTes t r y everyday, you a re so d i s t a n t frpm Him, if you continue info rn i ca t i o n . But whoeTer abs ta ins from orn ica t ion wherever he maybe and no mat te r bow dlstQl'\tit" such a person i s witb God, they w i l lb e c o ~ e so c lose a s if thew l i e 6 i d ~ by s i d a .FORNICA..TION SEPERA. TES mN FROM GOD I

    Our Lord Jesus Cbr i a t sa i d ,"But when Jes \ saw it, be was muchd i s p l e a s e d , ~ n d sa id unto them, Suf fe rth ... little r.hilrlren to como untn me,and forbid them not l fo r such i s thekingdom o God". (Mark 10 I 14) .

    T h a ~ i s so because the little Chi ldren do not d e f i l e themselves.The only way to i n h e r i t the kingdom o God, t he re fo re , i s to bepure (tven a a He ia pure . Brotherhood o tbe Cross and Sta r i s thel ~ n Q expected kingdom. In it dwel le th r igh teousness . No jo t o fs in i s admi t t ed in t h i s kingdom.

    Th.e e n t i r e world i s seeking fo r God and ca l l i n g upon H is nameeve ry now and then . What I am t e l l i n g you now i s exac t ly W ~ \ t h ~ s sepe ra ted men from God. It i s necessary to disc lose to you whyyou a re so ta.r away rom God and what to do to es t ab l i s h the con

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    The tood you a re l abour ing tor now i s the one t ~ t per ishes andt h a t wi l l lead you to d es t ru c t io n . Only those t h a t rece ive t h i sgospel now and change s h a l l eseape the wrath o f God. This gospe li s t iot I' l guess work or specu la t ion b u t a s ta tement of' hct.

    It i s sa id thl'lt any man tha t a t t aches himse l f to 3n adu l t e rouswoman beeomus one body with he r . But any person who i s Joined toth e Lord becomes one with Him even in s p i r i t . Be a l so sa id t ha twhen the t r ee i s good it w i l l br ing fo r th good f r u i t s b u t when thet r ee i s bad it w i l l b r in g out cor rup t f r u i t a . No f o r n i c a to r cansay any th ing good. This ie confirmed in the s ta tement which Hedec la red .

    "0 genera t ion o f Tipers , how can ye be inge v i l , speak good th ings? fo r out o f theabundance o f the hear t the mouth speake th" .(Ma t thew 12 ,4 ) .

    Clln ;'\ rnrntcl l to r ho:,\ r or e 80 o r do nnyth ing good? Why have youchosen s u f f e r i n g i n s t ead o f l ibe r ty? That path i s no offence sogravious be fo re God l ike the s in o f fo rn ica t ion .THE GRE\ TEST SIN s

    'Would you vant to th ink tha t por t iphe r t a Wife wa. s no t b e a u t i fu l tha t vaa why Joseph refUsed to baT an a f f a i r with her? Whenshe wanted t o fo rce Joseph in to it. Joseph r e s i s t ed !lnd refusedbecause knew it vas a gravious s in to commit. He knew it vasth e g r e a t e s t s in t h ~ t leads one t o d es t ru c t io n .

    People today boas t o f worldly possess ions and a t t a in men t s .Whatever you may own and whatever pos i t ion you may occupy, thepe r t inen t ques t ion i s , i s your l i f e sacred?

    1 h ~ s ~ a t e m e n t o f God i s thus fu l f i l l e d which He sa id tha tjud!ement s h a l l s t a r t in the house o f God. 4 re you no t tha t houseo f God? The Judgement s h a l l t he re fo re ~ t a r t with man.

    The prec ious t h in g t h a t is obta inab le in t h i s kingdom i s then o ~ - a d m i s s i o n o f fo rn ica t ion . The source o f power, wisdom ande t e r n ~ ! l i f e i8 in th i s gospel . Brotherhood o f the CroSs and S ta r

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    - 6 Also . those vho seek pover a re r e fe red here . They t h a t s ha l l ab idev i t h Him and be v i t h Rim vhereyer Re may b e , n e i t h e r marry nor givein marr iage .

    A.dam and Eve vhen they d id not offelld God 9 vere t l ley a f ra i d o fHim?Godidid:nO! intend to d i s tance Rimsel f from man: b u t it i s man' 8s i n fu l ness t ha t n ~ s separated h la from God. Except one i s a v i rg ino r a h d completel!_no o t h e r persoll can ab ide v i th me. T h ~ t i s theyerd ic t. Y a. not saying tha. t i t i s the v i rg lns t ha t vill:dQ>ithe vorkin t h i s kingdolll. A l l : I alii saying i s tha t they a lone v i 11 enjoy thef r u i t s o f t h i s kingdom.THE YA. Y OU'rot

    o rd e r to i n h e r i t t h i s kingdolll and enjoy it, you have tofo rsake every th ing t h a t i s in the v o r l d . You v i I I never be s i c k ,you v i I I not l a c k , you v i I I no t lament and you v i I I n o t d i e . Thate xp la ins vhy th e Father vorks round the c lock v i thou t compla in ingo f fa t i gue . The pa t he r bas c ollie to dra v man one e a ga in c lose toGod and to lead him to thepojl\ Il lf ' recti tude b u t you have r e fused . :Iti s a l s o fo r the sake o f our s a l . - t i on t h a t our Lord Jesus Chr i s tca:me :'\nd d i e d . Tha t a l s o m"lnkind has d i s regarded .

    Go nov i n to the .vor ld and t e l l the r i ch and the poor , the b lackand w h i t e , the powerf 'ul and the weak, the bend and f r ee t h ~ t the t imeto seek s a lva t ion i s nov. :It i s n o t t rue vhen you t r ace your problemsl t .o j u j u , marmaid, a p p a r i t i o n , man etc . r o u r problems eman'itefrom your disobedience and God's depar tu re from you . You become anabandoned p ro p e r t y , and a use less one a t t h a t , if God does noti n b a b i e you .liRA. T :IS PLE\ SURE?:

    People der ive pleasure in a c q u i r i n g and accumula t ing weal th ,in d r in ldhg , f o rn i c a t ing and food. What r e a l p leasure i s the re ini ndu lg ing in all those hab i t s ? The only p leasurab le t h ing i s thekingdom o f God. To abs ta in from fo rn i c a t ion , t e l l i n g l i e s , eat ingo f meat and th e r e s t o f the s ins a re all the same en jo y ab l e . :I t i s3 t th_a s tage t h a t you have l i m i t l e s s love

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    Haa He n ot promised.- I v i I I no t leave you c o . f o r t l

    I v i I I Come to you- . (John 14 1 8 ) .~ r e He c o m ~ s bu t no man i s ready to reee ive or h ea r Him. The a e to f fo rn ica t ion has so engulfed the u n i ...erse" caus ing human be in , sto indulge in ~ r i o u s forms o f beha ... i ou rs and a e t i v i t i e s . But fo rth e proll ise Re made when H. M id t upon my l i f e I v i I I no t forsakeyou , what would ha ...e been .an'. s t a t e ? At the fu lnas s o f t ime, thet r u e ch i ld r en o f God s h a l l e .erge and se rve God in s p i r i t and int r u th and having no spo t o r blemish . They v i I I ab ide v i th the Fatherd ay and n i g h t r e jo i c ing v i t h S i See the f i r s t lesson belove

    FIRST LESSON: REVEL\ TION 14 , 4-The .e a re they which were no t def i l edwith women I fo r they a re v i rg ins . Thesea re they which ~ o l l o w the Lamb vh i the r so.eTer be goethe These were redeemedfrom among men, be ing the f i r 8 t f r u i t s untoGod and to the Lamb-.

    ARE YOU RF,\'[)Y TO SERVE GOD?,This i s a por t ion o f the sc r ip tu re you have been evading. You

    can now rea l i s e why you a re de'ld a l i ve , you have ear s bu t cannoth e a r , have eyes b u t eannot s e t , have l egs bu t are lame and have mindb u t cannot perce ive , because s ins have so weighed you down 'lnd r en dered you hope le s s . Does th e above passage mention t h a t thekingdom o f God i s fo r Bishops or Pas to r s o r Elders or tha t it i sob ta inab le by rank o r through any Ti t l e ? I do not have any problemb u t you h a v e ~ It i s no t mentioned a l so t h ~ t the weal thy men of theworld s h a l l abide with Him, n e i t h e r s h a l l m e ~ b e r . of s e c r e t s o c i e t i e s o r the be:aut i ful ones . If you were to see the place prep:lredfo r v i r g in s and the doers o f the word o f God and th e p l ~ c e t h \ t i skep t fo r fonic8.\tors and a d u l t e r e r s , you all w i l l weep your eyeso u t .

    If the kingdom o f God e ludes you who w i l l you blame? The de c i s ion i s yours, to i n h e r i t o r no t to i nhe r i t the kingdom o f God.Whatever a man loves t ha t he ens laves ni l l se l f to . 'Ilhose whol ove the kingdom and God Himself enSlave themselves to Him, and

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    those who love mundane th ings ens lave themselves to them. Thisg o s p e l , the re fo re , i s meant fo r those who a re ready to serve God.

    B ~ e s 8 e d a re the peacemakers , the scr ip ture s t a t e s , fo r theys h a l l be ca l l ed the chi ldren o f God. The po in t to note i s t ha t ,they s h a l l be ca l l ed the chi ldren God' and no t th e one hundreda nd fo r ty - fou r thousand v i rg i ns who sha 11 llbide with Him. It i ss a i d ~ l s o t ~ t , Blessed a re the meek fo r they s ha l l i nhe r i t thee ' i l r th. The meek s ha l l only i n h e r i t tbe ear th and sha 11 have noth ingto do in th e kingdom o f God where the 144,000 s ha l l a b id e . Hence,the s ta tement by our Lord Jesus C h r i s t ,

    -Le t n o t your hea r t be toubledt yebe l i eve in God, bel i eve a l so in me".( J o h n 14 1).

    There fore , you may be a Pres ident a Chie f , a Mil l iona i r e , 'andan

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    - :1-Love not the world , ne i the r the th ingst h a t a r e in the world . If any nan lovethe world , the love of, the Father i s no ti n h i m - . ( I s t J o h n 2 .15).

    The f ac t t ha t God i s Omnipresent Omnipotent and O m n ~ s c i e n c e , means t ha t He endures fo r e v e r , He i s most powerful , He i s all-knowing and i s the source o f prospe r i ty . There fore , if you a reone with Him then you lack nothing. It i s my fe rven t p rayer t h a tthe v ~ : L should be removed from your eyes so you can behold t h i skingdom. Even a s the people o f old to ld the d i s c ip l e s o f our LordJesus Chr i s t t h a t , they were drunk when they were seen so f i l l edwith . joy , so a l so i s sa id to you today. The world i s ask ing todaywhy the qaembers of Brotherhood of the Cross and S t a r a re alwaysso happy desp i t e the hard t imes . VeI l God i s t h e i r prov ide r s inceBrotherhood o f the Cross and S t a r i s His kingdom.See the second lesson below.

    SECOND LESSON': LUKE 20 . , '5-But they which s h a l l be accounted worthyto obta in t h a t world , and the r e sur r ec - t ion from the dead , ne i the r marrY, nora re given in marriage.

    WHO SUA LL BE COUNTED ,WORTHY?:H ~ v e you heard t h e , men and women o f the world? Have you

    heard t ha t Doctors , l awyers , Engi,neers, M il l iona i re s , Pre fessorsand the powers t h a t be a re worthy? Vhat do you th ink about yourl iVes?

    Everybody i s shout ing Jesus! , Jesus! here and the re , butwho has s a t back to c ons i de r t h a t s ta tement made by Him? The ~ m c J tH IU ! ! i C h r h t you cla im to be JU,s disc ip le has given t h a t i n junc t iont h a t , to be accounted Worthy to i n h e r i t the kingdom o f God, onemust ne i the r marry n or give in marr iage . Have you heard tha t? Doyou r ea l i ze t ha t He is the one who w i l l judge the quick and thedeac4? Your money w i l l no t save you, your pos i t ion o r acoademicqua 1if io : \ t i ons w i l l not save you.

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    10You " r e now t o ld . Make aure you h ; ~ v e enough o i l In your lamb andenough in r e se rve , l i ke the f ive wise b r i d e s . so you would no tr e g r e t .TRA NSTENT WORLD:

    The worlrl i s f u l l o f ups and downs . you cou ld be r i c h todayan d tomorrow you a re poor , you cou ld be employed today and tomorrowyou a re unemployed. A.nd, you could bave f r i ends today and tomorrowt hey t u rn your enemies . So , what i s t h e r e i n the world t h ~ t i s soa t t r a c t i v e ?

    Tho kingdom o r t h i s world haa beeomu thu kingdom o r J e h o v ~ h God and H is C h r i s t and He s h a l l r e ig n fo r e ve r . Whether you b e l i e v eit o r n o t t h a t i s a t a c t . The kingdom o f God, it i s s a i d , s u f r e r sv i o l e n c e and only the v i o l e n t b ~ v e it. What you a re he a r ing nowi s the v i o l e n c e . No f ' o rn i ca t o r , o r drunk '1rd, o r liar, o r murdere rs h a l l i n h e r i t t h i s kingdom. You a r e , the re fo re , respomsib le f 'oryour r o r t u n o . Those who des i r e to i n h e r i t t h i s kingdom work ro rit. I have done all t he re i s f 'or me to do by way of' e x p h i n i n gth e requ i remen t s of' t h i s kingdom. To i n h e r i t t h i s kingdom workfo r it. Ins te ' ld o r 1:IstaninR Ilnd complyinr.- v i th t.ho i n junc t ion" ' ,of ' God you complain th=l.t the Fa t he r preaches too much. If it no tfo r your i n t e r e s t I am t ak i ng all the t r o u b l e ' I d o n ' t want anyof ' you to p e r i s h . It i s only once a person was meant to shed H isb lood fo r the sa lva t ion o f Jll3.nkind, and tb.'l.t was the du ty of' o u rLord J e s u s C h r i s t . It i s up to you now to s t r i ve fo r the s a l v a t i o no f \-ou s o u l . See the golden t e x t be low.

    GOlDEN TEXTs JOHN 10, 30t i l and my F a t h e r a re one"

    TIm SECOND RY;;DF.MP1'TO'l1How oan you be one wi th your Fa t he r? The only way you c ~ n be

    one with Him i s when you remain u n d U i l e d , spo t l e s s and wi thou tb l ~ m i s h . Tha t e xp la ins why our Lord J e s u s C h r i s t was a b l e toconquer the Whole world Ilnd even d e a t h . A.ll those who a b s t ~ i n f'rom f 'o rn ica t ion , t e l l i n g l i e s , and th e r e s t of' the v i ces bave

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    11My mission therefo re i s to take you back to our Lord Jesus

    C h r i s t , the source o f power. The world and the church denominat i o n s out of the i r ignorance and se l f iShness a re praying t h ~ t Godshould k i l l Obu. A11 a long they haTe been praying God to k i l lObu t has God obl iged them? When our Lord Jesus C h r i s t to ld thepeople -I and my Fa the r a re one- , d id they understand Him? Did

    t b e i r ignorance and, disobedience s top the w i l l o t God from be ingfu l f i l l e d? What do you th ink about yourse l f in t h i s genera t ion .THE SOURCE OF EVERYTHING.

    What do you lose to be one with your Father? It you a re onewi th your Fa the r you w i l l haTe no need fo r ex te rna l s e c u r i t y , husband o r wife , house-he lp , lawyer o r anyth ing whatsoever . He i ss u f f i c i e n t and a l l -knowing . He i s the beginning and the end. AndHe i s the source o f our fa i th and hope. It i s fo r these bene f i t st h a t you a re advised to a b s t a in from ea t ing f lesh and o th e r v ices .T h ~ t i s the spec tacu la r th ing t ha t i s in Brotherhood. If younba tn in from 8ins you wi l l lack noth ing .

    Our Lord Jesus C h r i s t 8 0 loves . ankind t ~ t He promised, a sthe Father has taken me up, 8 0 wi l l I take you up . It i s a l so sa idt ~ t we a re saved through grace and not by works. We a r e , the re f o r e , one in the Lord, on condi t ion tha t you love one ano the r .

    I have come to redeem mankind and to save them from a f f l i c t i o n s .Where there i s drt/:lught and the people make a r e q u e s t ~ r t r 9 . i n l r i v e . That i s the power o r God. I have never a t tended any school , 1do no t know how to read the Bib le . I can do noth ing . I t i s theF a th e r who does every th ing , upon whose hands all power, wisdom,p ro s p e r i t y , mercy, humil i ty and all other vi r tues r e s id e .

    May God b les s HiS Holy words . Amen'

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