Topic: Ministry

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Brother Branham, what did Jesus mean in Saint John 21:15 through 17 when He asked Peter if he loved Him and told him to feed His lamb, then He said, “Feed My sheep,” and in the 17th verse He said again, “Feed My sheep”?

Answer

Well, that is merely this: See, Christ is the Shepherd, He was going away, and He was leaving the commission of His Sheep, which any shepherd feeds, which is His Flock, His Church, see, He was leading, or, leaving the commission with these disciples to continue to feed the flock, the, to be a shephe...

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Brother Branham, is it not Scriptural that women should not speak in the church?

Answer

He’s got two questions here. That is true. That—that is true. It’s not right for women to be ministers and—and speak in the church. That is right, First Corinthians the 14th chapter. Of course all of the church here, you all know this. And this may be a stranger in here this morning; I don’t know....

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Brother Branham, please explain—please make clear if women should testify or speak in tongues in the assembly.

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Well, I believe that if the woman is a—a preacher in the assembly, she isn’t supposed to be a preacher. But if she has a gift of tongues and speaks in the assembly, where there are—there are prophets and—and the gifts are gathered together, I believe she has a right to do that. Because in the Bible...

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Brother Branham, if these questions are out of line then just disregard them, and I won’t feel bad about it for I will know it was not the hand of the Lord. Question number one: Brother Branham, I have heard you…that it should—should be back in the…I—I—I have heard you say I should be back in the ministry, and I have thought upon it myself, but have waited upon some definitely word from Him about it. Up to date it hasn’t come. Now, since I know the end is so near, should I still wait for the Lord Jesus to—to speak to me? Or, would He be pleased to tell you what to tell me, since I know you are His spokesman for this day?

Answer

Well, now, brother, I’d…I got wrote down here my answer to it. God calling this brother, a call in life, now, there’s one great thing we could just take that as a text and preach all night on it, see, that one thing, “a calling.” “Make your calling and election sure,” see. We don’t want to be just w...

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Now, if our precious Lord should let me do a little thing for Him, should I go back to the communities where I have ministered partly in the…in error (of which I am sorry)…he has that in parenthesis…and try to tell them the Truth? They have been so—they have been so upon my hearts.

Answer

No, brother, I wouldn’t think it was necessary for you to go back into the same community. And I believe, brother dear, when the Lord calls you He may never let you go as you once was in a community, and you perhaps taught things or had things that wasn’t…that actually you see different on now, see,...

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Should or should not a local church take care of her own, of her—her local (own) responsibilites before taking care of foreign needs in other lands? However, after she…her…After she meets her needs, it is Scriptural for a local church to help in missionary work as she is able?

Answer

Yeah. Right. Charity begins at home, you see. We—we—we take care of our own needs here, ’cause we’d have…this is the church of God, or ever, your little church, the church of God. Now, if you can’t even pay your pastor, you can’t even get song books and things, you shouldn’t be sending it somewhere...

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Brother Branham, is it right for ministers to make long pulls for money in their services, telling that God has told them that so many in the audience are supposed to give so much? If this is right, I want to know. Or if it is wrong, I want to know. This has disturbed me terribly.

Answer

Now, you see, friend, I’m going to tell you, I’m going to tell you what I think. See? Now, that don’t mean it right. I think it’s terrible. Now, I think this. God sent me on the field. I’ve seen the time where I looked like I would be at least…And I—I didn’t have no money at all. And I’d say, “Just...

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Why do churches who baptize in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost and admit women preachers to preach, why do they have so much power and authority?

Answer

Now, that’s a ticklish thing. Now, I know that I’m speaking to people that’ll different with this, but as a Christian I must say it. There is no Scriptural authority in the Bible for water baptism in the name of Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. There never was one person ever baptized in the Bible in th...

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Do you think it is right for women to do personal work outside the church?

Answer

Yes. That’s just a question, just a…not a scriptural question, but…Certainly, I do. Yes, sir, we’re all workers together. Women have their places, and certainly they do. Yes, sir. Just do all the personal work you can do, and God will bless you for it. All right, now let’s see:

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If two-thirds of the people of the world heard…not heard the Gospel yet, the Word of the Gospel, how much did the… Beg your pardon. It’s wrote with ink, and I’ve been perspiring here and it’s run into it. Let’s see. If two-thirds of the people of the world has not yet heard the Gospel, how can our Lord come now, being they hadn’t heard the Gospel, two-thirds of them? Well, that’s exactly right. I’ll tell you what I think.

Answer

Here not long ago, when Dr. Reidhead, the President of the Sudan Mission, the greatest full…the greatest apostolic…No, I beg your pardon. The greatest fundamental mission in the world, the Sudan Mission. Dr. Reidhead, with so many degrees till he didn’t even know how many degrees was upon him, come...

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Does the country need more seminaries and more preachers?

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What we need is an old-fashion stirring again, where, old-time John Wesley revival, where they stood and preach all night long, and the power of the Holy Ghost falling over the audience. That’s what we need again. Amen. I kind of feel religious right now. So listen, friend, let me tell you something...

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What is the difference between teaching the Word and preaching the Gospel?

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Jesus said, “Go ye into all the world and preach the Gospel to ever nation.” Now, listen to see whether that’s right or not. Preach the Gospel to ever nation. That’s the United States and to all the world, and “He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved, and he that believeth not shall be damn...

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Was the commission to heal the sick and cast out devils given only to the apostles?

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Maybe there would be someone who wouldn’t believe in Divine healing. I wonder what you’d think of this: the first commission that Jesus gave the Church was to heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the leper, cast out devils, freely as you receive, freely give. The first commission was ever give to...

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What does he say the Gospel of Jesus Christ should be built around?

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And I do not believe in building the—the Gospel of Jesus Christ around an individual. I don’t believe in building it around a denomination. I believe in building it around Jesus Christ. Exact. And all individuals, and all men are the same, and we’re all looking to one Redeemer; that’s Jesus Christ....

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How were the first disciples prepared before they went out to preach?

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Now, another thing, “Well, now my boy, I believe you’re to become a minister. We will see the doctor and elder and all of them, and we’ll give you the right hand of fellowship. We’ll send you off to a seminary, and we’ll teach you all about this thing.” Never that, no, sir, that wasn’t God’s prepara...

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What did God set in the church, and what were those things given for?

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“God has set in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, teachers, gifts of healing, speaking with tongues, interpretation of tongues; all these for the edifying of the body.”

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Why did God set different gifts and offices in the church?

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In the church, God has set people in the church for different things. Some of them for teachers, apostles, prophets, gifts of healing, speaking with tongues, interpretation of tongues, and different gifts that He, God, has set them in the church as it pleased Him; all for one purpose: to edify the b...

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What was the first commission Jesus gave, and what was the last?

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Jesus said, after He was risen from the dead, He said, when He ris…or…He said this, “The things that I do, shall you do also.” That would be a mark of the people, believers. And we seen what He done. Then He said, “I’ll be with you, even to the end of the world.” And the last commiss—first commissio...

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What does Brother Branham do with the love offerings given to him?

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And now—and last night, or yesterday afternoon, rather, or it’s last night it was, they taken in the meeting here, a love offering for me. I want to thank you. I’m not worthy that you should give it to me. I didn’t think about it until last night when they brought the—to me and said, “Here’s the lov...

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Who does the preaching when a minister preaches?

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Now, on the platform, when the Holy Spirit’s a speaking, and He’s speaking through mortal lips, He always does…I believe these are ministers behind me. And, brethren, you never preached a sermon in your life: the Holy Spirit preached through you a sermon. That’s right. See? See that? See? We don’t p...