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The Power of God - Part 2
Kathryn Kuhlman

Kathryn Kuhlman (1907–1976). Born on May 9, 1907, in Concordia, Missouri, to Joseph and Emma Kuhlman, Kathryn Kuhlman was an American evangelist renowned for her healing crusades and charismatic ministry. Raised in a German-American family, she left school at 14 to join her sister Myrtle’s traveling revival ministry in 1921, preaching across Idaho and beyond. By 1928, she led her own tent revivals, gaining prominence in Denver with a 1933 radio program, despite a brief, controversial marriage to Burroughs Waltrip (1938–1948), a divorced evangelist, which ended her early ministry partnerships. Settling in Pittsburgh in 1946, she launched the Kathryn Kuhlman Foundation and held weekly services at Carnegie Hall, broadcasting on CBS radio as The Radio Chapel. From the 1950s, her healing services at First Presbyterian Church and later nationwide crusades drew thousands, with reported miracles, though she emphasized salvation over physical healing. She authored books like I Believe in Miracles (1962), God Can Do It Again (1969), and Nothing Is Impossible with God (1974). Moving to Los Angeles in 1965, she hosted I Believe in Miracles on TV, mentoring figures like Benny Hinn. Unmarried after her divorce, she died on February 20, 1976, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, following heart surgery. Kuhlman said, “The greatest power that God has given to any individual is the power of choice.”
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In this sermon, the speaker expresses feelings of loneliness despite being surrounded by thousands of people. They emphasize the importance of prayer and the responsibility they feel in representing God to others. The speaker talks about the power of the Holy Spirit and the need to be led by it. They also mention the power of angels and the ability to experience the presence of God through the body. The sermon includes prayers for healing and the pleading of the blood of Jesus for protection and deliverance from pain and illness.
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You've come to the place where you've surrendered your real case. I would be a fool if I were to stand here and tell you it's easy. There's no ecstasy in that. There's no shouting in that. There's no outward display in that. That, my friend, takes death. I'm talking about death. I'm talking about a death to self. And you can't follow or be led of the Spirit until, first of all, two wills have become as one. Yes, well, that's the middle of it. When you get to the place where you know not how to pray, and there is less than one of us here in this place who worship today, but what, sometime or another, if you're one of God's children, you've gotten to the place where you have known not how to pray. You want God's will more than anything else in the world. You need His will. You want His will. And you know not how to pray. Remember, there is one who knows the perfect will of God. And God has a perfect will for some of you. You are living in God's permissive will, if you could only know, if you could only know. My brethren, sitting here on this platform with me today, I single you out just as a group, as an example. If sitting here, you could really know the perfect will of God for you, you would be astounded, you'd be amazed. You can't have that perfect will until you pay that price of full surrender, death to self. And most of us are still living in God's permissive will. There's more. There's... And when you know not how to pray, you come. My friend, we've got to learn the secret of... No one teaches silence. Be still. Oh, the power, there's strength in being still and letting Him speak. And he who knows the perfect will of God will speak to your heart. Do you really know the personality of the Holy Spirit? Do you really, do you really, do you really? Do you know that wonderful fellowship of the Holy Spirit? Oh, there's ecstasy, of course, in that moment when you receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit. There's a thrill of it all. And no one can know that close fellowship of the Holy Spirit until after they have been filled with the Spirit, you can. I couldn't live, I wouldn't want to live one day without the fellowship of the Holy Spirit. I know a little of what Paul was talking about when he talked about the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ. And we see that marvelous grace manifest. Where would any of us be without it? For not one of us merit the smallest blessing from His hand. And every miracle service, I stand out when I see the grace of the Lord manifested in the most unlikely people who receive the healing. And I don't understand why that one was healed. I don't know, I don't understand. Someone who's never served God a day in his life, and yet that one is instantly more healed by the power of God. Holy is His grace. And we're living in an hour of great grace and mercy. And where would any of us be without that love? Staking everything I have on His love, taking everything, but there's more. The life that I'm talking about is a lonely life. Sometimes I feel like the loneliest person in the whole world. But you say, Catherine Kuhlman, how can you say that? Thousands and thousands of people. I know that's what I'm talking about. That's what I'm talking about. That's what I'm talking about. Spirit, when they see me, please pray. Please pray. I seldom get a letter, but what it begins with, please pray. I seldom get a telegram, but what it begins with, please pray. I never meet a person on the street. Please pray. I never get on an elevator, but please pray. That's responsibility. Sometimes I wish He had never called me. The responsibility of it all. I represent Him to those who cannot see Him. That's the reason it's so important to be led of the Spirit. That's the reason it's so important not to have a will of one's own. That's the reason these things, they remember something. My responsibility to Him, is a question, is no greater than yours. What I'm talking about is a lonely life. But oh, that fellowship of the Holy Spirit. That marvelous fellowship of the Holy Spirit. It's something that's constant. It's something that's intangible, and yet it's tangible. Do you know what it's like for Him to take your body until you feel that you're not in the flesh? And that body of yours, when you can't go any longer. And there are times you feel, my legs won't hold the body any longer. And there's times when I've lost my mind. And there's times I've gone without sleep for so long. And I have an audience to face, and you're there. And I die a thousand deaths before I have to come out on that platform and face that audience, because I know I'm facing those. It's the lost hope. And I'm dependent on the Holy Spirit. And I remember that Jesus staked everything He had on the Holy Spirit. And if the Holy Spirit didn't fail Him, He'll not fail me either. That fellowship, that glorious fellowship. And He strengthens you. And somehow He pulls you close to Himself. And He gives you visions of that which is to come. And you find yourself communing with silence. But oh, the power of the fellowship. That's the reason I'm talking about something that's as real as God Himself. I'm talking about something that couldn't be breathed. Literally you could just breathe in of the presence. That's the reason I say to you, no, you're not. I'm just sitting in an auditorium like that. Just sitting here as you're sitting now. I'm talking about the greatest power in the whole world. We need to catch a glimpse, and even more than a glimpse, of the greatest power in the world, and the greatest power in the world this hour, is the power of the Holy Ghost. No, we're not just sitting here. For we're all with one accord, and the Holy Spirit is moving upon us. That sick bodies are healed. That's resurrection life. Remember, the Holy Spirit is resurrection life. It's the same power that raised Jesus from the dead. I think of that. When bodies are healed, that's resurrection life. That's resurrection power. The Holy Spirit is the mighty power of the Trinity. And the same power that went into that tomb that raised Jesus from the dead is the same person, is the same power, that's in this place of worship this Wednesday. Understand it? That's the reason some of our greatest minds can't understand miracles. They try to analyze them. You can't analyze the power of God. You can't. You can't analyze that which I've been talking about, the power of the third person of the Trinity. You cannot! There'll be those who leave this place of worship today not knowing anything about that of which I've spoken. Please, eyes closed, just a minute. Eyes closed, just a minute. There was the sound of a mighty rushing wind as the Holy Ghost came upon them. The sound of a mighty, the same Holy Ghost, the same Holy Spirit. Breathe. See Jesus. Everything that you and I receive in this next hour must come through Jesus. He's the one who's made it all possible. Know that. I rebuke those varicose veins in Jesus' mighty name. The power of the Spirit has gone through that body. While I was speaking, there was somebody who received the healing for varicose veins in this place. While I was speaking, I could have stopped for just that moment. You may not have been praying for it, but you received that healing for varicose veins. And the skin is just as smooth as it can be. I doubt whether you were even thinking about it. You were so lost yourself. I rebuke every cratered condition of those legs in the mighty name of Jesus. I give you praise. Near that same one, there's somebody who has had migraine headaches. You came in this place with migraine headaches. I rebuke it in the mighty name of Jesus. I give you praise. I give you honor. I worship your wonderful Jesus. The power of the Holy Ghost is going through that body. There's another migraine headache over here to my right. There's somebody with migraine headaches. I rebuke it in the mighty name of Jesus. The power of the Holy Spirit is going through that body. In Jesus' mighty name. There's somebody with a brace on. While I was speaking, the fire of the Holy Spirit just went through that body of yours. Take off that brace. You'll find out you've been completely healed. Wherever that person is, wearing a brace. I rebuke that condition in Jesus' mighty name. As the power of God goes through that body, I give you honor. I give you praise. It's all over this place. I give you honor. Wonderful Jesus. The power of God just goes through that body. I give you praise. I give you glory. I give you praise. Don't be afraid of the power of the Holy Spirit. Wonderful Jesus is through this body. I rebuke these migraines in the mighty name of Jesus. The power of the Holy Spirit goes through this body. I give you praise. It's through that body that flows the power of the Holy Spirit. Take that brace off. Wherever that person is, the power of God goes through that body. We give you the praise. We give you the honor. We give you the glory. I know there's another with migraine. I must be reading into the Spirit. There's another with migraine. The power of the Holy Spirit has gone through that body. I can give you something else. I give you praise. Wonderful Jesus. Somebody's ear opened in just that second. And the person hears me perfectly. That's all that I know. The ear was opened and somebody hears me perfectly. Close the ear and you can hear everything that I say. Just close that ear. Hold steady at the power of the Holy Spirit. It's coming through. I give you praise. I give you glory. Wherever that person is, you were not expecting it. And the ear just opened. I know. And that's the power of the Holy Spirit on this one. What is this Ruth right here? Dear Jesus, I give you praise. Dear Jesus, it's the power of the Holy Ghost that's gone through this body. We give you praise. We give you glory. Every trace of this condition shall leave this body. Every trace of this condition. I rebuke these verbal veins. In the mighty name of Jesus, it's the power of the Holy Ghost that's gone through this body. I give you praise. I give you honor. Wonderful Jesus. What is this, Mandy? And what is it from? Dear Jesus, it's through this body. We give you praise. We give you honor. We give you glory. Wonderful Jesus. I rebuke this suffering. And in the name of Jesus, throw this husband in for good measure. The power of God goes through his body. Let it go down. The power goes through this body. I give you praise. I give you honor. As through this body there flows resurrection power. Wonderful Jesus. I plead the blood over this body. I plead the blood. I plead the blood. Help her for just a minute. The power of God is going through her body. All through this body. Is there no pain in her body of yours at all? Is there no pain in her body? No. No. Jesus, I give you praise. The power of God goes through this body. Oh, let him go, Donny. And there's somebody with cancer and every bit of pain has left that body. Where are you? Wherever the person is. And every bit of pain has left that body. It's a cancer healing. Wherever that one is, the pain has left that body. Come, just as quickly as you can. Every bit of pain has left that body and it's a cancer healing. Every bit of pain has left the body. That's all that I know. The power of God has gone through this body. What is this? It's a neck healing. Move it just as hard as you can. Just move it as hard as you can. Dear Jesus, I give you praise. Is it all gone? Move it just as hard as you can. Dear Jesus, I give you praise. The power of God has gone through this body. Somebody hold Donny. The power of God is going through both of their bodies. Has through this body. Father, I've reduced this demon of cancer in the mighty name of Jesus. The power of the Holy Ghost has gone through this body. I reduce this demon of cancer in the mighty name of Jesus. What is this through here? Is that what she was wearing? Come here, degenerated spine. Bend over right now. Just bend over. Just bend over right now. Just bend completely over. Just bend completely over, dear Jesus. As the power of God just goes through this body. I give you praise as through this body. This anointing I am just now for spines is anointing. Every person with a spinal condition, stand up. Every person with a spinal condition. Step out in the aisle. Take anything you want right now. Bend over. The very second that you're healed, come on up here. But don't come up until after you've been healed. Bend over. The very second. I know. Help her up, darling. The power of God is going. Where's that ruptured disc? There's somebody with a ruptured disc. And you've been completely healed. Come on up here just quickly with that person. I know that's power on this woman. I give you praise. I give you honor. Wonderful. Jesus. Go back to your doctor and have this verified. Go back to your doctor. Where's that ruptured disc that the person has been healed of? The person is completely healed. That's all that matters. Where's that arthritis of the spine? Wherever it is, bend completely over. You'll find that you have perfect movement. Perfect movement. Every trace of it is gone. I know right through there. I give you praise. Wonderful. Jesus, the power of God goes through that body. What is this over here, Ruth? Just quiet, honey. What is this? A broken back. A broken back. Bend over right now. Bend over right now. Just bend over again. Just bend over again. Dear Jesus, I give you the praise. I give you the glory. The power of God goes through. Wonderful. Jesus is through this body. I know. All through that body. Where's that ruptured disc? Come quickly. What is this right through here? Back condition. Bend over right now. Just bend completely over. Dear Jesus, I give you praise. What is this, Maggie? A ruptured disc in the gutter. I know. Dear Jesus, I know. I know. I give you praise. I give you glory. I've had a ruptured disc. A ruptured disc. Bend over just now. Just bend over. I don't even have it. Bend every way possible. Do everything you could not have done. Bend backwards. Do everything. Give her a great big applause. Go back to your doctor. Have it all verified. Is there no pain there? No pain. And this is your daughter? Yes. River card arthritis. Where do you people go to church? Sacrament Hill Baptist. Baptist. Give these nurses a great big applause. All over. Your legs. Everybody about it. Pick up your legs right now. Just pick them up. Just pick them up. Is there no pain there at all? No pain. Run. Run across there. Go on. Give her a great big applause. Through your whole body. River card arthritis. Were you people expecting this today? No. Not really. Not really. Dear Jesus, thanks for the power of God. I give you praise. Dear Jesus, bless these baptists. Just bless them. Give them a double push. As far as the spine. Is it all gone? Is there no pain there? No pain. Not at all. Dear Jesus, just thanks. There's another ruptured disc that I haven't gotten. There's still another ruptured disc. Where are you? There are ruptured discs. Do not come up until after you've been healed. What is this over here? Crust. A crushed vertebrae from an accident. Where was it? In my neck. Move it. Good and hard. Is there no pain there? Uh-uh. Are you sure? I'm positive. Move it again. Good and hard. And remember it all. Dear Jesus, thanks. What more can we say than just thanks? Just thanks for the power of the Holy Ghost has gone through this body. Just thanks. There is still... There is somebody else giving you this good. If you have a brace on, take off that brace. You'll find out you've been completely healed. What is this? Vertebrae. Dear Jesus, the power of God has gone through this body. Where are you? Is that your mother? And she's been wearing a brace?
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Kathryn Kuhlman (1907–1976). Born on May 9, 1907, in Concordia, Missouri, to Joseph and Emma Kuhlman, Kathryn Kuhlman was an American evangelist renowned for her healing crusades and charismatic ministry. Raised in a German-American family, she left school at 14 to join her sister Myrtle’s traveling revival ministry in 1921, preaching across Idaho and beyond. By 1928, she led her own tent revivals, gaining prominence in Denver with a 1933 radio program, despite a brief, controversial marriage to Burroughs Waltrip (1938–1948), a divorced evangelist, which ended her early ministry partnerships. Settling in Pittsburgh in 1946, she launched the Kathryn Kuhlman Foundation and held weekly services at Carnegie Hall, broadcasting on CBS radio as The Radio Chapel. From the 1950s, her healing services at First Presbyterian Church and later nationwide crusades drew thousands, with reported miracles, though she emphasized salvation over physical healing. She authored books like I Believe in Miracles (1962), God Can Do It Again (1969), and Nothing Is Impossible with God (1974). Moving to Los Angeles in 1965, she hosted I Believe in Miracles on TV, mentoring figures like Benny Hinn. Unmarried after her divorce, she died on February 20, 1976, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, following heart surgery. Kuhlman said, “The greatest power that God has given to any individual is the power of choice.”