The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1958-11-15

SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
November Is, 1858
By Rev. Geo. A. Harper,
Sill Ave. G.,
Greenwood, Miss.
JESUS HEALING MINIS.
TRY.
Matthew 8:1-17 Print-Mat.
thew 8:5-17.
MEMORY SELECTION -
Jesus went about all the cities
and villages, teaching in their
Synagogues, and preaching the
gospel of the kingdom, and
healing every sickness and
every disease among the PEG.
ple.-Matthew $3.50. Christ
visited not only the great and
wealthy cities, but the poor.
obscure villages; there he
preached, there he healed. The
souls of those that are mean,
est in the world are as preci-
Gus OF him, and should be to
us, as the souls of those that
make the greatest figure. He
taught in their synagogues
that he might bear a testimony
to solemn assemblies, even
then when there were corrup.
tionS in them. We must not
forsake the assembling of our
selves together, as the manner
of some is.
JESUS HEALS THE CEN
TURION'S SERVANT:
"And when Jesus was en-
tered into Capernaum, there
came unto him a centurion,
beSeeching him" - One of the
first things which took place
after Jesus left the mount was
the healing of leper who
came to him asking that he
might be made clean. In heal
ing him Jesus touched him,
saying: "Be thou clean" This
act of touching the leper was
a violation of the law which
forbade personal contact with
any person suffering with this
disease. When Jesus had en-
tered into the city centurion
met him in great anxiety for
the sake of his servant who
was at home sick. A CEN
turion was a Roman army Of
ficer who commanded a COM
pany of one hundred men in
the Roman legion. And say
ing, Lord, my servant lieth at
home sick of the palsy, griev-
ously tormented" Most
cases of palsy were incurable
because they were caused by
initiation of or injury to the
spine. Some cases of palsy
caused by apoplexy have been
known to be cured, but this
type of palsy seems to be the
only durable kind. The fact
that he came to Jesus seeking
help shows the extent of his
faith. He described the ex'
tent of his servants suffering
as being "grievous." "And
Jesus saith unto him, / will
come and heal him" = Most
of the cases of Jesus healing
up to this time were perform
ed through direct contact.
1.-The centurion answered and
said, Lord, / am not worthy
that thou Shouldest come un-
der my roof: but speak the
word only and my servant
shall be healed" This
was something new and uni
que, asking Jesus to heal by
speaking words of power while
the patient was at distance.
He believed Jesus could heal
at a distance, although there
is no record that this kind of
exercise of power had been
manifested under me; and I
say to this man, Go, and he
goeth; and to another, Come,
and he cometh: and to my SER
want, do this, and he doeth
it"
Applying the same exercise
TO authority to Jesus, he could
command healing power to be
visited upon the sick servant
at the home and the wishes
of the Master would be car.
ried out as truly as those
of the centurion when he gave
orders to his servant or to the
soldiers under him. When
Jesus heard it, he marvelled
and said to them that follow
ed: Verify / say unto you,
have not found so great faith
no, not in Israel" This in
cident took place in a Gentle
city with a Gentle military