<TITLE>01. Par 1-3</TITLE>55-0621, The Roman Nobleman, Unknown, Zurich, Switzerland, 84 min
L-1 (Let's just turn and be ready to read from Saint Paul...?... Mark 7.)
 Good evening, friends. I am very happy to be here this afternoon, to speak to you in the Name of the Lord Jesus. And we trust that our Lord will be with us. Before we approach Him now, let us pray.
Our heavenly Father, we come to Thee in the Name of Thy beloved Son, the Lord Jesus. We express our love to thee. And we appreciate Thee, and we trust that You will meet with us tonight, and will save all that are not saved, and will heal those that are sick and needy.
And when we leave this building tonight, may we be able to say like those who came from Emmaus, "Did not our hearts burn within us because of His Presence?" Do something a little different for us tonight, Father. Make it a little unusual, that people might know that God's Son raised from the dead and is a living among us tonight. For we ask it in His lovely Name. Amen.
(You read the Scripture.)

L-2 May the Lord add His blessings to the reading of His Word. Just sorry to be a little late tonight, but it's a been a rough today, rainy and bad. And we're saying, that tomorrow, the people who desire to be prayed for, come to the arena early and occupy these front seats. They're reserved for you, any time after six o'clock so that... before the crowd gets to gathering in.
I--I don't think they could give out cards tonight, and a, but tomorrow night we'll be praying for the sick, the Lord willing. So remember to come early, that is, the ones who are expecting to receive prayer cards. Any time after six o'clock, until seven, be in the arena and be seated.
Now, tonight we're going to speak on a great event, and that is about this nobleman. He was a Gentile, and he did not know much about the Jewish religion. But he had heard about Jesus, and his servant was very sick. And whether he was a Jew or Gentile, he had faith in Christ, and he sent for Jesus.

L-3 I want you to notice his attitude. He didn't approach feeling that he had it coming to him; he approached, said he was unworthy. I want you to take that attitude also, that you cannot come with a predominating attitude and get anything from God. You must come reverent, humble, and then God will deal with you. And then you will get what you ask for.
And that's the attitude that this Roman taken.
Look at his a--approach to the Lord Jesus. He said, "I am not worthy for You to come under my roof. So I sent... I felt, myself, I wasn't worthy to come to You." Said, "Just speak the Word." He said, "I am a man under authority." And said, "I say to this man 'go,' and to this man 'come,' and they go and come." Said, "You just speak the Word, and my servant will live."
I want you to notice that. That Roman, being under authority, that knew that whatever was under him had to obey him. On his testimony, he witnessed that Jesus Christ was over all sickness. He could make sickness obey Him, just the same as he could make his soldiers obey him. If one of the soldiers failed to obey him, it was a death penalty. And he recognized that same authority in Jesus, over evil spirits or sickness. That's why he said, "Just speak the Word."


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