Topic: Promises of God

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Brother Branham…(Would you just like to hear the rest of them as—as quick as we can?) Brother Branham, one time I failed God gave me a…feel God gave me a promise such as Sarah. There was a question, but the promise came after. Was the promise of God? I knew Sarah’s was, but I feel time is so short. We love your ministry and Him Who called you (That’s sweet, isn’t it?)—love your ministry and Him Who called you to it, and therefore, we love you. Oh, they signed their name. Thank you, sister and brother. A question, yeah, yeah. All right.

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Now, God…Think He give you the promise, and it happened like Sarah. Sure, it’s the same God; He answers the same way. Don’t you believe nothing else but it was of God. Brother Branham, I would like to ask you some questions concerning the Bible. Please explain Saint Mark… I got that one; I’ve got th...

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What does the right mental attitude toward one of God's promises do?

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You don’t know how you’ll get up out of that chair, and get away from there tonight. See? You don’t know how you’re going to do this, and how these other diseases are going to be healed, “But at Thy Word, Lord, I’m going to let down the net.” “At Thy word, Lord, I’m going to rise up from here. I don...

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Why did God say He would give the land little by little instead of all at once?

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Now, look. God said, “I’m not going to give it to you all at one time. If I give it to you at one time, if I do, then you’ll…the whole land will swept bare, then the wild beasts will multiply against you, and will overcome you. I’m just going to give it to you little by little, as you’re able to pos...

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What did Jesus mean when He said believers would do greater works than He did?

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Now, if Jesus rose from the dead and is living in the church today, then He’ll do just the things that He did then, for, “The…” He said, “The things that I do shall you do also; and greater than this…” Not greater in quality, ’cause it couldn’t have been. He stopped nature, and raised the dead. “But...

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When Jesus said 'These things that I do shall you also, and greater', greater in what way?

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And of course, as always has been my theme, that Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. His present attitude hasn’t changed from what it was at that day. Now, as each night we have people coming into our services who has…probably newcomers. And in the forepart of the meeting we had...

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What did Jesus mean by saying believers would do 'greater things' than He did?

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And that’s the way always: take these things back to the Scripture. There’s the mint. And if the Scripture spoke of it, Jesus Christ said, “The things that I do shall you also. Greater things than this,” or more. You couldn’t be greater, it’d have to be greater in quantity, not in quality, because H...

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Can God take back His Word once He has promised something?

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And if God promises, God will keep His Word. If God promised to heal you, He’ll do it. If God promised to give you the Holy Ghost, He’ll do it. You just come and be…repent, and be baptized in the Name of Jesus Christ, and believe Him, and watch what happens. That’s right, you will be filled with the...

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What is the checkbook Jesus hands a person when they get saved?

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Use our armor. We’ve got a armor. God works with us and gives us the armor. And the whole armor is on the supernatural. See, see? Love, joy, peace, longsuffering, goodness, meekness, gentleness, patience, it’s all in the supernatural. And as you let your faith loose to God’s Spirit, it brings your b...

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What brings a Divine promise of God to pass?

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Now, and—and now, here’s another statement I want you to remember, and you—you especially here that’s so sick setting here, these cancer cases and so forth tonight. Look, that, the right mental attitude towards any Divine promise of God will bring it to pass. Can you understand what I mean? The righ...

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Is God obligated to keep His promises?

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When a Divine promise is made, God is solely under oath and obligation to take care of any of His promises. And His, the…God is worth no more than what His Word is worth. If that Word is not effective, then God is not effective. That is God. Do you believe it? It’s God. The Bible said, “In the begin...

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How is the Word of God related to the Gospel?

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Now, the Gospel, commonly believed, is the Word of God, and that is true in one sense. But the Word of God is not Gospel alone. The Word of God is the Seed that produces the Gospel. Jesus said a sower went forth and sowed seed. And some fell onto the stony places, and some fell by the wayside, and t...

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Is God under obligation to keep His Word?

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God is worth no more than His Word. And if His Word is no good, then He is no good. If your word…If I can’t put no confidence in what you say, you’re no good. But you’re just as good as your word is. And God is just as good as His Word is. And I, as a Christian believer, I believe that this Bible is...

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Can God break His promise the way a person can?

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Now, Simeon believed because the Holy Ghost had promised him. He was looking for it. If you’re expecting it, you got something behind that you believe that God has promised it, then you got a right to expect it. Is that right? When God promises it… Now, I might break my promise, ’cause I’m a man. An...

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What stands behind the promises written in the Bible?

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Well, you say, “When you read the Bible, what makes you all carry on so when you say, ‘He was wounded for our transgressions, with His stripes you’re healed?’ When He said, ‘Whatsoever things you desire, when you pray, believe that you’ve receive it and you shall have it.’” Well, we should start rej...

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What has to happen for a promise of God to produce results?

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Now, the way to raise a crop, is first get the ground ready. Is that right? Take out all the stink weeds, and the briers, the creepers. That’s unbelief and doubt. Sweep it out of your heart. Get ready. Then the field’s broke up. I’m not very much on this dry-eyed repentance. I like to see a man come...