Well, Jesus marveled.  The Bible says He marveled.  And I think one of the reasons why He marveled was because this man was not a member of His church.  He was not hamstrung by his faith.  He just believed.  And Jesus said he was a man of great faith, and of course He healed his military aide and sent the word.

And that’s the most beautiful thing about Christian television.  Here we are, I’m in Pittsburgh live tonight.  But you could be watching me all over the place, you know, live, via satellite.

And thank God that the authority that God gives, that He flows through men who speak a word on television and that word is received right where you are through the satellite, and you can receive salvation, you can receive healing, you can receive deliverance, you can receive God’s blessing in your life.  And thank God for Christian television like Cornerstone Television that can do that.

So I was thinking about the divine moment there when Jesus said, “This is a man of great faith.”  And only twice in the Bible did He refer to great faith, once to a Roman army captain, who wasn’t a member of His church.  He wasn’t even a Jew.  And the other to a Syrophoenician Lebanese woman, who had come to Him in behalf of her little daughter.  And only twice did He refer to great faith.

Well, I was thinking about that divine moment.  I was thinking about another divine moment when Jesus, the Bible says, was standing over against the treasury.  All the people came and cast in their offerings.  And one little woman came in and cast in a very small offering.

Jesus had made no comment on all the others, but He made a comment about the little woman.  He said, “She’s given more than them all.”  And the disciples naturally misunderstood.  They’re the kings of misunderstanding, as we oftentimes are.

Richard Roberts: And notice that Jesus always started with a need and then once He addressed the need, He would show people the relevance of knowing Him personally.

Well, Paul is not here tonight, but we are.  And Paul spoke about the same Jesus that we’re speaking about tonight.  So you let my hands be an extension of the hands of Jesus tonight.  And my hands are becoming warm tonight, Pastor Phil.  Not because of me, but that’s the anointing of the Holy Spirit.  And that anointing is going to break and destroy yokes tonight.

Heavenly Father, as people right now are stretching their hands out toward me—and you may even want to just touch my hands as a point of contact—in the authority—there’s a heart being healed right now—in the authority of the name of Jesus, I send the word to you.  Yes, heart palpitations are being healed right now.  Blood flow in and through the heart is being healed right now.  Arteries are opening up in the authority of Jesus’ name.

You foul cancer, in the authority of the name of Jesus, whose I am and whom I serve, I speak to you.  Every trace of cancer, come out.  Come out of the bone.  Come out.  Come out of the arteries.  Come out of the blood.  Come out of the brain.  Come out of the tissue.  Come out of the cells.

Hodgkin’s disease, lymphoma, leukemia, in the name of—there it comes.  It’s coming out.  Cancer is being burned out of somebody.  I know God’s giving me a word of knowledge right now.  Someone will be calling TBN within the next few days, saying, “I’ve been back to the doctor, and the doctor has confirmed the cancer is healed.”  Somebody give praise to the Lord tonight.  Somebody’s going to give that word from the doctor the cancer is being healed.

If you want to attract people, communicate the way Christ did.  He is the ultimate model. – Richard Roberts.

And they were so caught up in the here of their life that they were unaware that they were entertaining the presence of angels.

And what did he say?  “He is not here.  He has gone on to Galilee.  There you’ll see him, just as he told you.”

Why do we rehearse the heres of our life?  Why?  Why do we rehearse those things?

Lindsay was telling the story and walking around earlier with Dr. Margaret Idahosa, talking about our son and him dying in my arms.  I want you to know we don’t go to the cemetery.  I don’t go and visit the grave.  I don’t go and put flowers on the grave.  Why?  Because he’s not here.  He’s there.

And the angel, in essence, was saying, “Why are you looking for the dead here?  He’s alive.  He’s risen, just like he said he would.  There you’ll find him.”

You think about what you’re going through now in your ministry, and you think it’s unbearable.  Somebody said something.  Somebody did something.  Somebody upset your apple cart, and you don’t know if you can take it any longer.  And you said, “If I can come to this conference, I’m either going to get help, or I’m going to get out.”

You are just the kind of person that this ministry was raised up for.  The ICBM, the International Charismatic Bible Ministries Fellowship Conference was designed for you—just like you are.  It was designed for ministers who had been hit and hurt and broken and beaten and left on the side of the road of life.  It’s for you.

It’s for those who have been given the left foot of fellowship.  It’s for those of you who have been put out or put on, or dragged out or drawn out.  It’s a place where without any ties you can come in and join.

Richard Roberts said we use current events.  He used word pictures.  We might use drama or I might use a visual.

RR: . . . Bibles to 1 Kings, chapter 19.  Everybody say, 1 Kings 19.  (Response)  And let me read one verse, verse 13, of 1 Kings 19.  “So it was when he heard it that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out and stood in the entrance of the cave.  Suddenly a voice came to Elijah and said, What are you doing here?”

May God add His blessing to His Word, and let us pray together.  Father, thank You tonight, thank You for the deposit of faith.  But not just the deposit of faith, but the knowledge of knowing what to do with it, for having faith is not enough.  Faith must have a corresponding action.

And we are your people of faith tonight, but we desire to be Your people of corresponding action.  Faith without works is dead.  Faith must be verified with an action.  Let us be people of faith, and let us be people of action.

Thank You for it, Lord, and thank You for this Word.  And may it deeply sink into our hearts tonight, and may we never be the same after.  In Christ’s name, and everybody said amen.  God bless you.  You may be seated.

And as you’re seated, I want you to turn to the person next to you and ask them this question, “What are you doing here?”  (Response)  Now the other side, ask them on the other side, “What are you doing here?”  (Response)  Did you get an answer?  Don’t answer that.

In the 1960’s I was training to be an entertainer in Las Vegas and a professional athlete.  And in order to pursue that goal, I left home.  I left the God of my childhood.  I left the godly influence of my parents on my life, and I enrolled in a state university, a public university, a secular humanist university outside of the state of Oklahoma.

And I said, “There.  That will put an end to God in my life.”

I was on track.  I had been offered a contract in the lounges of Las Vegas.  During my high school years, I had been the lead singer in a rock-and-roll band here in the city of Tulsa.  I traveled the state of Oklahoma singing.  I didn’t have time to dance because I was too busy playing for those who were dancing, and making good money each weekend doing it.

We use 20th century technology.  He used the common knowledge of the day. - Richard Roberts

When she walked in to her mother’s house, The Hour of Healing, our TV program, was on the air.  As she walked into the living room, she heard me say, “There’s a woman who’s pregnant who has cancer of the cervix.  Come over and lay your hand on my hand.  God said, “I’m healing you.?”

She and her mother touched my hands.  The next morning they went back to the doctors.  They had all the tests, all the MRI’s, every test  done again.  The doctor said, “What happened to you?  I can’t find a trace of cancer in the cervix, not a trace.  It’s gone.”  And she had the baby.  Now you say, “That’s out on a limb.”  God is looking for someone who’s not afraid to go out on a limb.

Now I want you to stand up.  I want to do something that may seem very unusual.  I didn’t plan to do this but I feel led of God to do it. I want you to put your hands like this because there has been the most unusual-Brother Green, you’re right, this has been the most unusual anointing.  It’s been in every service.  There is a tremendous anointing right now for the power of God to come into your hands.  How many of you want the power of God to flow through your hands?

Don’t look to me.  I’m just an instrument.  I’m a conduit through whom God uses, but I am not the power source.  He’s the power source. Don’t get your eyes on me.  Don’t get your eyes on my hands.  My hands are just human hands.  But God works through my hands, and as I stretch out my hands and pray over you tonight I’m going to believe and tell you that there is a fresh anointing that’s going to come on your hands.  And you will notice a tangible difference from this hour after we pray.

Now stretch your hands out toward me.  Father, in Jesus” mighty name, I’m going to be obedient to You.  I’ve never done this before with  a crowd in my life.  And, Lord, You know I’m telling the truth.  But I feel led of God to do it tonight.

In the authority of Jesus” name, by faith I touch your hands.  I touch your hands here in this section.  I touch them.  You in this section, I touch your hands.  I touch these in the front just as a point of contact.  I touch your hands.  Here it comes.  Oh, hallelujah!  Here comes a surge of His power. There are hands all over this building that are beginning to get warm. In Jesus” name, I touch your hands.  I touch them by faith, all the way to the top of Mabee, I touch your hands, in Jesus-ah, here comes that warmth.  I feel it just surging through my hands in the authority of Jesus” name.

There’s so many of you who’ve had such a longing to pray for the sick, such a hunger to pray for the sick.  And God has brought you here to enable you to do that.  You don’t have to be somebody special.  I’m not anybody special.  I’m just a normal human being.  I put my pants on one leg at a time.  I’m just a normal guy.  There’s nothing special about me, but there’s something special about the anointing of the Holy Spirit.  And that’s coming on you now.

Now pray this out loud.  Father, in Jesus” name I receive that word.  I receive that anointing.  Speak to me.  Show me.  Impress me, and I will obey.  It doesn’t matter what I think, I’ll launch out into the deep and I’ll let out my prayer for a Holy Ghost catch, in Jesus? name.  Use me, Father, that I might be a blessing.  (Response)

Now just praise Him and thank Him.  It’s happening.  It’s happening all over this place.  Thank You, Father.  Praise You, Lord. Thank You, Lord Jesus.  Now just take advantage of it.  Turn to the person next to you and just begin laying hands on them right now.  Just take advantage of the anointing that’s coming on you now.

Brother Charles, in Jesus” name.  (Tongues)  Praise You, Father. Now lift your hands one more time to the Lord and say, in Jesus” name, I’m in the healing ministry.  (Response)  Did you hear yourself say it? (Applause)

Richard Roberts tells what is relevant, though, is opening up with the benefits of worship.