“Little Request, BIG FAITH”
Little People, Big God—Part 4
Matthew 8:5-13
June 22, 2014
1. THE APPROACH TO JESUS.
“When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him,
asking for help.” v 5
The Centurion Put Aside His Pride.
The Centurion Put Aside His Position.
The Centurion Put Aside His Power.
The Centurion Put Aside His Prestige.
The Centurion Put Aside His Purpose.
2. THE APPEAL TO JESUS.
“Lord,’ he said, ‘my servant lies at home paralyzed, suffering
terribly.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Shall I come and heal him?’ The
centurion replied, ‘Lord, I do not deserve to have you come under
my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.
For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I
tell this one, ‘Go,’ and he goes; and that one, ‘Come,’ and he
comes. I say to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.’” v 6-9
3. THE ATTENTION FROM JESUS.
“When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said to those
following him, ‘Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel
with such great faith. I say to you that many will come from the
east and the west, and will take their places at the feast with
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. But the
subjects of the kingdom will be thrown outside, into the darkness,
where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’ Then Jesus
said to the centurion, ‘Go! Let it be done just as you believed it
would.’ And his servant was healed at that moment.” v 10-13