“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