Little Country Church on the edge of town

Do do do do do do

People coming every day from miles around

For meetings and for Sunday school

And it's very plain to see

It's not the way it used to be.

Welcome to the Word for today, featuring the Bible teaching ministry of Pastor Chuck Smith, founder of the Calvary Chapel Movement.

This radio program is a chapter by chapter verse by

verse study through the entire Bible. And on today's edition of the word for today, Pastor Chuck

continues his message, the prayer of Jesus was answered as we pick up in Luke, chapter 23, verse 34.

And now with today's study, here's Pastor Chuck.

Here we find that Jesus, having been brought to the place physically,

where he could no longer go around touching the blind eyes,

touching the deaf ears, because his hands are now held fast to that

cross. Though he cannot minister in an active way walking around their villages anymore, still,

there is one avenue of ministry left, and he exercises it, the ministry of prayer.

And he prays for them. And the prayer of Jesus was answered. On the day of Pentecost, some 50 days later,

when they were again gathered in Jerusalem for that celebration. When the Holy Spirit descended upon the

early church and the people gathered to observe the phenomena that accompanied the outpouring of the

Holy Spirit, Peter stood up, and he said, you men of Israel, hearken unto me. For these men are

not drunken as you suppose.

It's only nine o'clock in the morning.

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