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 Well, over the summer months, we were working our way through one of Jesus' sermons in Luke chapter 6.

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 And I want to just encourage you to imagine for a second that you had been there in that massive crowd.

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 And that you had heard Jesus speak and say these things.

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 Love your enemies.

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 And do not judge.

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 And those who hear my words and put them into practice are like a wise man who built his house on the rock.

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 And those who don't are like a fool who built it on the sand without any foundation.

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 And it will collapse when the flood comes.

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 Imagine hearing those words and then heading into the nearest town for the night with these words on your mind.

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 And nobody's ever spoken to you like this.

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 Nobody's ever said these kinds of things before.

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 And maybe the question rolling around in your mind is, how can I be sure?

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 Why should we believe you?

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 I mean, this man Jesus claims that based on how we respond to his words, we live or die.

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 How can I be sure?

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 Why should we believe you?

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 Well, I believe that this next part of the story is Luke giving us his answer to this question.

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 We're in Luke chapter 7.

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 Let me just read the first three verses for us here.

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 When Jesus had finished saying all this to the people who were listening, he entered Capernaum.

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 There, a centurion's servant, whom his master valued highly, was sick and about to die.

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 The centurion heard of Jesus and sent some elders of the Jews to him, asking him to come and heal his servant.

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 Luke starts by setting the scene.

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 Capernaum was a little fishing village on the shores of Galilee.

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 And this place has, in some sense, been like a home base for Jesus.

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 In Matthew's gospel, it actually says in one spot that Jesus went and lived in Capernaum around this time.

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 This is where Simon Peter lived.

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 This is where Jesus went into the synagogue and cast the evil spirit out of the man who was in there back in chapter 4.

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 This is where later that same evening, a whole crowd of people with all kinds of sicknesses and illnesses came to Jesus.

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 And Jesus healed them all.

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 Well, here in Capernaum, the same town, Luke tells us there was a centurion.

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 Now, the kind of centurion that most of us are probably familiar with is the Roman centurion.

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 You can just kind of almost see the shield and the head thing, the helmet in your mind.

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 But this particular centurion was probably not a Roman centurion.

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 A centurion was actually a military rank, roughly equivalent to captain.

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 And it referred to a commander of about a hundred men.

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 And this whole region of Galilee, where Capernaum is, was under the rule of King Herod at this time.

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 He was a client king of the Roman Empire.

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 And under that sort of setup, he had his own Roman-style army and officers, which he inherited from his father.

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 And according to the practice of his father, Herod the Great, Herod's armed forces and soldiers were predominantly Gentiles and foreigners.

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 He was very distrusting of the Jews.

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 And so he hired his brute force and his enforcers.

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 Many were mercenaries.

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 Well, this centurion, Luke tells us, had a servant.

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 And Luke tells us about the special relationship between this servant and this centurion.

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 He says his master valued him highly.

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 Which probably does not refer to monetary value at all, but to having a high regard for him.

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 There's a close relationship with him, a dear relationship to him.

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 I was trying to think of some kind of modern day example of this, but the only thing I could think of, and I don't even watch this that much,

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 but Alfred the Butler of Bruce Wayne in the Batman stories.

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 You know, a guy who's clearly subordinate in a servant role and yet dependable and trustworthy and indispensable.

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 A good man who's loved by his master.

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 But here's the problem.

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 This servant of the centurion was sick and about to die.

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 It doesn't tell us what the illness was, but it was obviously severe enough that he was about to die.

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 And seeing this, the centurion takes action.

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 We read about it in verse 3.

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 We notice that the centurion's action is deliberate and intentional, yet indirect.

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 First, it's deliberate and intentional.

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 It's the centurion himself who hears about Jesus.

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 Remember, Jesus has been operating in the region quite a bit, doing miracles, healing all kinds of sicknesses and diseases.

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 He's been teaching on the shores.

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 The centurion has heard of Jesus, and he intentionally seeks out Jesus for help.

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 He sends these elders of the Jews.

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 It's deliberate.

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 It's intentional.

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 And yet the way that he goes about this is indirect.

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 Rather than going himself to find Jesus there in the town, Luke says he sent some elders of the Jews to Jesus, asking him to come and heal his servant.

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 And at this point we might wonder, why does he do it that way?

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 Why not just go?

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 Why not just go find him?

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 Is he worried about the Gentile versus Jew dynamic?

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 He being a Gentile and Jesus being a Jew?

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 Maybe if I send some prominent men of his own people, he'll be more likely to consider?

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 Or is he worried about the soldier versus holy rabbi dynamic?

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 You know, I'm a soldier, a man of violence.

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 I've done things that are questionable while Jesus is a holy man.

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 What was going on in that centurion's mind?

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 That he sent these elders of the Jews rather than going himself to Jesus?

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 Well, the good news is we find out in a minute.

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 With the setting out of the way, Luke tells us now about the first encounter with Jesus.

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 These elders come with a message from the centurion.

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 And they're there to fetch Jesus.

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 We read about it in verse 4.

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 When they came to Jesus, they pleaded earnestly with him.

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 This man deserves to have you do this.

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 Because he loves our nation.

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 And he has built our synagogue.

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 We actually learn quite a lot from these few words of the elders.

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 Think about the normal relationship between Jews and Gentiles.

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 Normally, Jews look down upon Gentiles and saw them as unclean.

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 Even more so, a Gentile soldier.

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 And even more so, one who is in the service of Herod.

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 The Jews were not particularly fond of Herod.

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 And yet surprisingly, these elders of the Jews there in Capernaum seem to regard this particular centurion, this Gentile, very highly.

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 This man deserves to have you come and heal his servant, they say.

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 Why?

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 Because he loves our nation.

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 Even more than that, he built our synagogue.

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 So this is not your typical hardened Gentile mercenary captain.

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 It appears from the elders that this centurion is quite the man.

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 He's been a great friend to the Jewish people where he lives.

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 Not only that, but he's even built the local synagogue.

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 Can you imagine them?

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 Working together, side by side.

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 They say he loves the nation.

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 He might not have been a full convert to Judaism.

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 But it seems from this at least, that he was a kind and God-fearing man.

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 And everybody in town knew it.

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 But this man deserves to have you come and heal his servant, they say.

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 If anyone is worthy of a miracle here, it's him.

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 And so, verse 6, Jesus went with them.

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 But then, before Jesus arrives at the centurion's house, he receives a second message from the centurion.

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 He was not far from the house when the centurion sent friends to say to him,

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 Lord, don't trouble yourself.

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 For I do not deserve to have you come under my roof.

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 That's why I did not even consider myself worthy to come to you.

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 Okay, this is unexpected.

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 If you've never heard this story before or read this before,

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 you know, we kind of just assumed at this point that Jesus is going to go right to the house,

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 lay hands on the man, say, be healed, and he's going to be healed, and off we go.

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 So, the first message was, come and heal my servant.

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 And now Jesus is almost at the house, and the centurion sends his friends out to tell him,

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 don't trouble yourself.

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 Don't come into the house.

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 Don't come into the house.

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 Don't come into the house.

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 Don't come into the house.

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 And the reason is astonishing.

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 For I do not deserve to have you come under my roof.

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 That's why I didn't even consider myself worthy to come to you.

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 Wow.

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 Now we know why the centurion was so indirect before.

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 Why he sent the elders of the Jews.

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 It wasn't because of some Jew versus Gentile dynamic,

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 or because he thought the elders of the Jews would be more likely to convince Jesus to come and do this.

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 This was the reason.

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 I didn't come to you myself,

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 because I did not even consider myself worthy to come to you.

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 Do you see the irony in all this?

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 What were the elders of the Jews saying about the centurion?

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 This man deserves to have you do this.

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 He's worthy.

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 And what's the centurion saying about himself?

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 I don't even deserve to be in your presence, Jesus.

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 I am unworthy.

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 Amazing.

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 This centurion, this commander of a hundred men,

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 a man of influence and power and strength,

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 and yet he has such humility,

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 reverence and humility before Jesus.

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 First it was come and heal.

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 Now it's don't come into the house.

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 But say the word,

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 and my servant will be healed.

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 For I myself am a man under authority,

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 with soldiers under me.

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 I tell this one,

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 go.

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 And he goes.

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 And this one,

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 come.

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 And he comes.

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 I say to my servant,

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 do this.

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 And he does it.

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 Amazing.

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 Don't come all the way to my house.

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 I'm not worthy to be in your presence, Jesus.

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 Just say the word.

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 And my servant will be healed.

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 This is astonishing.

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 What does he believe about Jesus?

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 Well, he obviously has complete confidence that Jesus can heal his servant,

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 even though he's on the brink of death.

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 But it's even more than that.

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 He doesn't think of Jesus' power to heal

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 as being anything like a doctor's.

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 With a doctor,

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 you first need him to come,

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 examine the servant,

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 assess his condition,

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 diagnose his illness,

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 figure out what's wrong,

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 and then the doctor will tell you

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 whether there's anything that he can do.

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 And I suspect many would have thought the same about Jesus.

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 You know,

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 I've heard he can heal all sorts of things,

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 but what about my condition?

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 Or what about the condition of my loved one?

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 Probably some things are beyond even Jesus' power to heal,

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 some probably thought.

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 But not this centurion.

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 He didn't think of Jesus' power to heal

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 as being anything like that.

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 In his mind,

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 whether Jesus could heal a person or not

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 had nothing to do

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 with the seriousness of the condition.

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 Rather,

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 it was in his mind

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 a matter of authority.

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 Whether he can truly heal anyone

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 has to do

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 with who he is

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 and what kind of authority he has

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 over sickness,

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 over the body,

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 over life.

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 And amazingly,

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 the centurion,

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 just from hearing about the things

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 Jesus has been doing

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 in his region,

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 came to believe

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 something amazing

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 about who Jesus really was.

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 He believed it so much

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 that when he came to be in need

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 of this miracle

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 for his servant,

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 he looked to Jesus,

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 he asked him to come,

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 but then said,

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 don't come all the way,

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 just say the word.

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 Lord,

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 and my servant will be healed.

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 I don't know about you,

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 but my eyes would have been wide

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 in this moment

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 had I been there listening to this.

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 Like,

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 hold on a second.

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 Does he really believe

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 that right here and now

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 Jesus can just say the word

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 and the guy lying in bed

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 over there in the house

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 will be healed?

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 Doesn't Jesus want to come

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 and see how bad it is?

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 Nope.

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 Not necessary,

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 says the centurion.

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 And the explanation

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 of the centurion

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 is wonderful.

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 His understanding

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 of all this

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 is filtered through

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 his own experience

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 as a captain,

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 as a commander.

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 He's understanding

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 Jesus' relationship

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 to the sickness

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 through his own experience,

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 his relationship

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 to his men

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 and to his servants.

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 And it comes down

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 to this for him.

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 He says,

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 it's a simple matter

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 of authority.

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 Because I have

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 authority over my men,

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 I tell them what to do

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 and they do it.

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 That's the way it is

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 with you,

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 Jesus,

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 and the sickness

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 in people's lives,

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 in their bodies.

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 You have authority

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 over the sickness itself.

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 You tell it what to do

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 and it does it.

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 And therefore,

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 it really doesn't matter

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 whether you're in the house

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 or out there

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 or where you are,

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 Jesus.

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 Just say the word

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 and my servant

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 will be healed.

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 Look at the response

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 of Jesus to this

00:17:21.900 --> 00:17:23.100
 second message.

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 Verse 9,

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 when Jesus heard this,

00:17:27.180 --> 00:17:28.840
 he was amazed at him

00:17:28.840 --> 00:17:31.539
 or he marveled at him

00:17:31.539 --> 00:17:33.700
 and turning to the crowd

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 following him,

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 he said,

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 I tell you,

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 I have not found

00:17:37.600 --> 00:17:38.820
 such great faith

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 even in Israel.

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 I love this.

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 Jesus is just so deeply impressed,

00:17:47.620 --> 00:17:48.660
 so moved

00:17:48.660 --> 00:17:49.940
 by the centurion's faith.

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 He turns and announces it

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 to the whole crowd

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 just how wonderful this is.

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 All of them knew

00:17:56.560 --> 00:17:57.580
 where Jesus was going

00:17:57.580 --> 00:17:58.100
 by now.

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 They probably heard

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 the elders pleading earnestly,

00:18:01.139 --> 00:18:02.980
 come heal this man's servant.

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 Probably lots of them

00:18:04.000 --> 00:18:04.460
 were thinking,

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 oh,

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 this is going to be great.

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 Jesus is going to heal

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 our dear centurion's

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 servant.

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 And the next thing we know,

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 the parade's over.

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 No,

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 we're not going

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 into the house anymore.

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 Nope,

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 the centurion said,

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 don't trouble yourself.

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 He said,

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 just say the word

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 and my servant

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 will be healed.

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 I tell you,

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 I have not found

00:18:27.600 --> 00:18:28.920
 such great faith

00:18:28.920 --> 00:18:31.180
 even in Israel.

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 Some of the Jews

00:18:38.039 --> 00:18:39.200
 have had faith

00:18:39.200 --> 00:18:40.059
 in Jesus,

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 but not like this man's.

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 This man understands

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 and believes things

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 about me

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 and about my father

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 that no one else does

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 even in Israel.

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 At least not yet.

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 I got thinking about this.

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 You know,

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 it's quite the thing

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 for Jesus to say.

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 I haven't seen faith

00:19:03.440 --> 00:19:04.179
 like this

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 even in Israel,

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 even among the Jews.

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 Think about this.

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 Who has Luke

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 introduced us to

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 so far in the story?

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 The priest,

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 Zachariah,

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 who served

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 in the temple

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 of the Lord.

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 And what was his response

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 when an angel

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 appeared to him

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 and said,

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 you're going to have a son?

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 He didn't believe it.

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 This Gentile captain

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 in Herod's army

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 had greater faith

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 than Zachariah the priest.

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 What about Mary?

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 The mother of Jesus.

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 Surely she's an example

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 of someone in Israel

00:19:44.720 --> 00:19:46.159
 who had great faith.

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 After all,

00:19:48.039 --> 00:19:48.639
 she didn't doubt

00:19:48.639 --> 00:19:49.859
 what the angel said to her.

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 She just asked about

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 how it would come to pass.

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 But then this centurion

00:19:57.259 --> 00:19:58.659
 didn't even think it necessary

00:19:58.659 --> 00:20:00.839
 to see or discuss the how.

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 you have the authority

00:20:03.039 --> 00:20:04.059
 of God to heal.

00:20:05.559 --> 00:20:06.419
 And so say the word.

00:20:07.500 --> 00:20:08.319
 Wherever you are,

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 it will be done.

00:20:10.539 --> 00:20:11.759
 What about John the Baptist?

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 We've heard a lot about him.

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 He was a prophet of God.

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 Surely he has greater faith

00:20:17.019 --> 00:20:19.580
 than this Gentile centurion.

00:20:20.440 --> 00:20:21.759
 Well, in a few weeks' time,

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 just glance down the page

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 to verse 20.

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 We're going to see

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 that even John the Baptist

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 wrestled with doubt

00:20:28.539 --> 00:20:30.680
 when he saw

00:20:30.680 --> 00:20:31.880
 how things were going

00:20:31.880 --> 00:20:32.920
 with Jesus.

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 I don't think Jesus

00:20:35.039 --> 00:20:36.380
 is exaggerating here

00:20:36.380 --> 00:20:38.240
 when he says,

00:20:38.900 --> 00:20:39.580
 I tell you,

00:20:39.740 --> 00:20:41.180
 I have not found

00:20:41.180 --> 00:20:42.680
 such great faith

00:20:42.680 --> 00:20:44.900
 even in Israel.

00:20:44.920 --> 00:20:49.100
 this humble Gentile centurion

00:20:49.100 --> 00:20:50.600
 has a better understanding

00:20:50.600 --> 00:20:51.519
 of who I am

00:20:51.519 --> 00:20:53.980
 than anyone

00:20:53.980 --> 00:20:55.640
 I have come across so far

00:20:55.640 --> 00:20:57.560
 here in Israel,

00:20:57.720 --> 00:20:59.640
 than any of my own people,

00:20:59.840 --> 00:21:00.500
 the Jews,

00:21:01.740 --> 00:21:03.340
 than all of the elders,

00:21:03.560 --> 00:21:04.400
 than the Pharisees,

00:21:04.480 --> 00:21:05.120
 than the priests,

00:21:05.279 --> 00:21:06.420
 even the chief priests.

00:21:08.400 --> 00:21:09.900
 How did it come to be

00:21:09.900 --> 00:21:11.140
 that this centurion

00:21:11.140 --> 00:21:13.759
 has greater faith in Jesus

00:21:13.759 --> 00:21:16.000
 than everyone else

00:21:16.000 --> 00:21:16.819
 in Israel?

00:21:20.019 --> 00:21:21.599
 Well, there's a behind-the-scenes

00:21:21.599 --> 00:21:22.700
 spiritual answer

00:21:22.700 --> 00:21:23.519
 to this question,

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 and I don't want to

00:21:24.619 --> 00:21:27.240
 go on without

00:21:27.240 --> 00:21:28.440
 acknowledging that.

00:21:29.039 --> 00:21:30.039
 As Jesus said

00:21:30.039 --> 00:21:30.819
 on one occasion,

00:21:31.059 --> 00:21:32.359
 John 6, verse 44,

00:21:32.359 --> 00:21:34.139
 no one can come to me

00:21:34.139 --> 00:21:34.939
 unless the Father

00:21:34.939 --> 00:21:35.879
 who sent me

00:21:35.879 --> 00:21:37.740
 draws him

00:21:37.740 --> 00:21:38.740
 or draws them.

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 So there is

00:21:40.939 --> 00:21:41.819
 that sort of

00:21:41.819 --> 00:21:42.740
 work of God,

00:21:42.839 --> 00:21:43.559
 that unseen

00:21:43.559 --> 00:21:44.759
 drawing of God,

00:21:45.079 --> 00:21:46.419
 the opening of eyes,

00:21:46.779 --> 00:21:47.719
 the giving of faith.

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 That's the behind-the-scenes

00:21:49.379 --> 00:21:50.479
 spiritual answer

00:21:50.479 --> 00:21:51.919
 to how this centurion

00:21:51.919 --> 00:21:52.759
 came to have

00:21:52.759 --> 00:21:53.679
 the faith

00:21:53.679 --> 00:21:54.899
 that is so great

00:21:54.899 --> 00:21:55.459
 in Jesus,

00:21:55.879 --> 00:21:56.679
 greater than anyone

00:21:56.679 --> 00:21:57.279
 in Israel.

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 But in terms of

00:21:58.939 --> 00:21:59.619
 the visible

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 and the tangible things,

00:22:00.960 --> 00:22:02.259
 how did it come to be

00:22:02.259 --> 00:22:03.539
 that this centurion

00:22:03.539 --> 00:22:05.740
 has greater faith

00:22:05.740 --> 00:22:07.140
 than anyone

00:22:07.140 --> 00:22:07.740
 in Israel?

00:22:08.880 --> 00:22:10.019
 Think about this.

00:22:10.920 --> 00:22:11.759
 He had not had

00:22:11.759 --> 00:22:12.400
 more private

00:22:12.400 --> 00:22:13.279
 one-on-one time

00:22:13.279 --> 00:22:13.799
 with Jesus

00:22:13.799 --> 00:22:15.559
 than anyone.

00:22:17.680 --> 00:22:18.900
 More conversations.

00:22:19.700 --> 00:22:20.579
 He hadn't even met

00:22:20.579 --> 00:22:21.880
 Jesus face-to-face.

00:22:23.539 --> 00:22:24.579
 We might have thought

00:22:24.579 --> 00:22:25.620
 that the twelve disciples

00:22:25.620 --> 00:22:26.160
 should have

00:22:26.160 --> 00:22:27.120
 the greatest faith

00:22:27.120 --> 00:22:29.299
 simply because

00:22:29.299 --> 00:22:30.079
 of the amount of time

00:22:30.079 --> 00:22:30.679
 that they spent

00:22:30.679 --> 00:22:31.099
 with him

00:22:31.099 --> 00:22:32.419
 and the sheer volume

00:22:32.419 --> 00:22:33.899
 of miracles

00:22:33.899 --> 00:22:34.699
 they witnessed

00:22:34.699 --> 00:22:35.579
 and the teachings

00:22:35.579 --> 00:22:36.419
 that they heard

00:22:36.419 --> 00:22:36.939
 from him.

00:22:37.939 --> 00:22:38.439
 But no,

00:22:38.519 --> 00:22:39.139
 that's not it.

00:22:39.960 --> 00:22:40.619
 This centurion

00:22:40.619 --> 00:22:41.399
 had greater faith

00:22:41.399 --> 00:22:41.879
 than Peter,

00:22:42.879 --> 00:22:44.879
 than James,

00:22:45.019 --> 00:22:45.599
 than John.

00:22:47.359 --> 00:22:48.539
 How could that be?

00:22:51.500 --> 00:22:53.019
 What had the centurion

00:22:53.019 --> 00:22:53.819
 heard and seen

00:22:53.819 --> 00:22:54.500
 about Jesus?

00:22:54.500 --> 00:22:58.400
 even though it was

00:22:58.400 --> 00:22:59.779
 much less than many,

00:23:00.160 --> 00:23:00.960
 yet he knew

00:23:00.960 --> 00:23:01.859
 and believed

00:23:01.859 --> 00:23:03.980
 much more about Jesus

00:23:03.980 --> 00:23:05.019
 than anyone

00:23:05.019 --> 00:23:05.920
 in Israel.

00:23:06.900 --> 00:23:07.720
 How could it be?

00:23:08.160 --> 00:23:09.200
 I gave the spiritual

00:23:09.200 --> 00:23:10.819
 God drawing him

00:23:10.819 --> 00:23:11.859
 and revealing it to him

00:23:11.859 --> 00:23:12.539
 part of the answer,

00:23:12.619 --> 00:23:13.119
 but I want to

00:23:13.119 --> 00:23:14.079
 think of this

00:23:14.079 --> 00:23:15.099
 from the very human

00:23:15.099 --> 00:23:15.640
 perspective

00:23:15.640 --> 00:23:16.539
 of the centurion

00:23:16.539 --> 00:23:16.940
 himself.

00:23:16.940 --> 00:23:18.039
 What had he heard

00:23:18.039 --> 00:23:18.839
 about Jesus?

00:23:20.180 --> 00:23:21.559
 Up until this point

00:23:21.559 --> 00:23:22.200
 in the story,

00:23:22.200 --> 00:23:23.819
 not too much.

00:23:25.059 --> 00:23:26.039
 He had maybe heard

00:23:26.039 --> 00:23:26.819
 some of the teaching

00:23:26.819 --> 00:23:28.100
 of John the baptizer

00:23:28.100 --> 00:23:29.620
 that someone special

00:23:29.620 --> 00:23:30.620
 was about to come,

00:23:31.640 --> 00:23:32.620
 the Lamb of God

00:23:32.620 --> 00:23:33.319
 who takes away

00:23:33.319 --> 00:23:34.340
 the sins of the world.

00:23:35.460 --> 00:23:36.559
 He had maybe heard

00:23:36.559 --> 00:23:38.140
 Jesus' simple declaration

00:23:38.140 --> 00:23:39.000
 which we read about

00:23:39.000 --> 00:23:40.039
 in the Gospel of Mark.

00:23:40.340 --> 00:23:41.299
 The kingdom of God

00:23:41.299 --> 00:23:42.000
 has come near.

00:23:42.920 --> 00:23:43.400
 Repent

00:23:43.400 --> 00:23:45.180
 and believe the good news.

00:23:46.600 --> 00:23:47.680
 He had maybe heard

00:23:47.680 --> 00:23:48.460
 by now of how

00:23:48.460 --> 00:23:49.559
 Jesus was claiming

00:23:49.559 --> 00:23:50.640
 the fulfillment

00:23:50.640 --> 00:23:52.180
 of the great prophecies

00:23:52.180 --> 00:23:53.320
 of old

00:23:53.320 --> 00:23:54.360
 from the Jewish scriptures

00:23:54.360 --> 00:23:55.180
 just like he did

00:23:55.180 --> 00:23:55.820
 in Nazareth

00:23:55.820 --> 00:23:56.660
 there in the synagogue

00:23:56.660 --> 00:23:58.620
 and probably elsewhere.

00:24:00.100 --> 00:24:01.120
 He'd maybe heard

00:24:01.120 --> 00:24:01.660
 some of these

00:24:01.660 --> 00:24:02.880
 early teachings of Jesus

00:24:02.880 --> 00:24:03.900
 which we just looked at

00:24:03.900 --> 00:24:05.380
 in this sermon of Jesus

00:24:05.380 --> 00:24:06.640
 in Luke chapter 6.

00:24:09.160 --> 00:24:10.460
 But other than that,

00:24:11.220 --> 00:24:12.940
 he had likely heard

00:24:12.940 --> 00:24:13.820
 of how Jesus

00:24:13.820 --> 00:24:15.140
 had been healing people

00:24:15.140 --> 00:24:17.640
 and casting demons

00:24:17.640 --> 00:24:18.380
 out of people.

00:24:19.180 --> 00:24:20.220
 All kinds of people.

00:24:20.220 --> 00:24:22.779
 But it would seem

00:24:22.779 --> 00:24:23.980
 that this centurion

00:24:23.980 --> 00:24:26.180
 paid more attention

00:24:26.180 --> 00:24:27.880
 and deeper attention

00:24:27.880 --> 00:24:29.600
 to these things

00:24:29.600 --> 00:24:31.600
 than others did.

00:24:33.860 --> 00:24:34.960
 Think back over

00:24:34.960 --> 00:24:35.799
 some of these things

00:24:35.799 --> 00:24:36.460
 Jesus did

00:24:36.460 --> 00:24:37.460
 when he healed people,

00:24:37.680 --> 00:24:38.940
 when he drove out demons.

00:24:39.140 --> 00:24:40.640
 How did Jesus heal

00:24:40.640 --> 00:24:42.720
 and drive out demons

00:24:42.720 --> 00:24:44.259
 in chapters 4 and 5?

00:24:44.259 --> 00:24:48.079
 He ordered

00:24:48.079 --> 00:24:49.259
 the evil spirit

00:24:49.259 --> 00:24:49.740
 to come out

00:24:49.740 --> 00:24:50.279
 of the man

00:24:50.279 --> 00:24:51.240
 in the synagogue

00:24:51.240 --> 00:24:53.759
 and it came out.

00:24:55.440 --> 00:24:55.980
 Likewise,

00:24:56.220 --> 00:24:57.819
 Jesus rebuked

00:24:57.819 --> 00:24:58.480
 the fever

00:24:58.480 --> 00:24:59.879
 of Simon's mother-in-law

00:24:59.879 --> 00:25:02.279
 and it left her.

00:25:03.519 --> 00:25:04.400
 He said to the man

00:25:04.400 --> 00:25:05.000
 with leprosy

00:25:05.000 --> 00:25:05.799
 in chapter 5,

00:25:05.940 --> 00:25:06.539
 Be clean!

00:25:07.339 --> 00:25:08.359
 And immediately

00:25:08.359 --> 00:25:09.420
 the leprosy

00:25:09.420 --> 00:25:10.019
 left him.

00:25:10.019 --> 00:25:12.639
 He said to the

00:25:12.639 --> 00:25:13.519
 paralyzed man

00:25:13.519 --> 00:25:14.879
 on the mat

00:25:14.879 --> 00:25:15.619
 who was lowered

00:25:15.619 --> 00:25:16.279
 through the roof,

00:25:16.359 --> 00:25:17.460
 Your sins are forgiven

00:25:17.460 --> 00:25:18.539
 and I want you

00:25:18.539 --> 00:25:19.000
 to know

00:25:19.000 --> 00:25:19.920
 that the Son of Man

00:25:19.920 --> 00:25:20.700
 has authority

00:25:20.700 --> 00:25:21.220
 on earth

00:25:21.220 --> 00:25:22.279
 to forgive sins.

00:25:23.139 --> 00:25:23.960
 So I'll heal

00:25:23.960 --> 00:25:24.420
 this man,

00:25:24.500 --> 00:25:25.059
 I tell you.

00:25:25.379 --> 00:25:25.779
 Get up,

00:25:25.940 --> 00:25:26.519
 take your mat

00:25:26.519 --> 00:25:27.119
 and go home.

00:25:27.180 --> 00:25:28.000
 And he stood up.

00:25:29.240 --> 00:25:29.960
 He was healed

00:25:29.960 --> 00:25:31.079
 and he did

00:25:31.079 --> 00:25:31.920
 as Jesus said.

00:25:34.420 --> 00:25:35.279
 All along

00:25:35.279 --> 00:25:36.160
 what the centurion

00:25:36.160 --> 00:25:37.200
 has come to believe

00:25:37.200 --> 00:25:37.960
 about Jesus

00:25:37.960 --> 00:25:39.339
 has been there.

00:25:40.019 --> 00:25:40.920
 visible

00:25:40.920 --> 00:25:41.779
 in how

00:25:41.779 --> 00:25:43.079
 Jesus has been doing

00:25:43.079 --> 00:25:44.960
 all these miracles.

00:25:45.879 --> 00:25:46.859
 You can imagine

00:25:46.859 --> 00:25:47.519
 the centurion

00:25:47.519 --> 00:25:48.420
 just standing back

00:25:48.420 --> 00:25:49.099
 and thinking

00:25:49.099 --> 00:25:50.279
 over all these things.

00:25:51.180 --> 00:25:52.200
 Just like I tell

00:25:52.200 --> 00:25:53.119
 my men to go

00:25:53.119 --> 00:25:53.879
 and they go

00:25:53.879 --> 00:25:55.359
 or to come

00:25:55.359 --> 00:25:55.859
 and they come.

00:25:55.940 --> 00:25:56.379
 This man,

00:25:56.500 --> 00:25:56.779
 Jesus,

00:25:57.039 --> 00:25:58.180
 tells sicknesses

00:25:58.180 --> 00:25:58.720
 to go

00:25:58.720 --> 00:26:00.859
 and they go.

00:26:02.660 --> 00:26:03.839
 He tells demons

00:26:03.839 --> 00:26:04.740
 to come out

00:26:04.740 --> 00:26:06.460
 and they come out.

00:26:06.460 --> 00:26:10.279
 all of these things

00:26:10.279 --> 00:26:11.059
 that Jesus did

00:26:11.059 --> 00:26:11.900
 were great signs

00:26:11.900 --> 00:26:13.019
 and what I'm getting

00:26:13.019 --> 00:26:13.819
 at is this.

00:26:14.500 --> 00:26:15.220
 The centurion

00:26:15.220 --> 00:26:16.180
 simply followed

00:26:16.180 --> 00:26:16.940
 the signs

00:26:16.940 --> 00:26:19.980
 to their destinations.

00:26:23.180 --> 00:26:24.279
 Many, it seems,

00:26:24.620 --> 00:26:25.579
 saw the miracles

00:26:25.579 --> 00:26:26.240
 of Jesus

00:26:26.240 --> 00:26:26.740
 and went,

00:26:26.740 --> 00:26:27.180
 oh,

00:26:27.720 --> 00:26:28.740
 wow,

00:26:29.539 --> 00:26:31.539
 that's amazing.

00:26:32.680 --> 00:26:33.220
 Could he be

00:26:33.220 --> 00:26:33.740
 the Messiah?

00:26:33.740 --> 00:26:36.000
 I don't know.

00:26:36.700 --> 00:26:37.519
 But let's see

00:26:37.519 --> 00:26:37.980
 some more.

00:26:39.519 --> 00:26:40.019
 It's like they were

00:26:40.019 --> 00:26:40.920
 caught up in this

00:26:40.920 --> 00:26:42.279
 sensational show.

00:26:43.900 --> 00:26:45.240
 But many were not

00:26:45.240 --> 00:26:46.220
 stopping to really

00:26:46.220 --> 00:26:47.000
 think about what

00:26:47.000 --> 00:26:47.960
 Jesus' ability

00:26:47.960 --> 00:26:48.900
 to do all

00:26:48.900 --> 00:26:49.700
 these miracles

00:26:49.700 --> 00:26:50.620
 in this way

00:26:50.620 --> 00:26:51.620
 was really saying

00:26:51.620 --> 00:26:52.700
 about who he was.

00:26:52.700 --> 00:26:55.920
 but the centurion

00:26:55.920 --> 00:26:56.819
 wasn't missing it.

00:26:59.140 --> 00:26:59.819
 Some of the

00:26:59.819 --> 00:27:00.600
 twelve disciples,

00:27:00.840 --> 00:27:01.080
 I mean,

00:27:01.140 --> 00:27:01.880
 they came to

00:27:01.880 --> 00:27:03.039
 these conclusions

00:27:03.039 --> 00:27:04.019
 quite early on

00:27:04.019 --> 00:27:04.519
 that Jesus

00:27:04.519 --> 00:27:05.340
 was the Messiah

00:27:05.340 --> 00:27:06.299
 and yet

00:27:06.299 --> 00:27:07.279
 we see throughout

00:27:07.279 --> 00:27:07.759
 the story

00:27:07.759 --> 00:27:08.539
 their notions

00:27:08.539 --> 00:27:08.940
 about

00:27:08.940 --> 00:27:11.019
 the Messiah

00:27:11.019 --> 00:27:12.000
 and how the story

00:27:12.000 --> 00:27:12.480
 would go

00:27:12.480 --> 00:27:13.940
 kept getting overturned

00:27:13.940 --> 00:27:16.059
 and yet

00:27:16.059 --> 00:27:16.660
 here's this

00:27:16.660 --> 00:27:18.000
 Gentile centurion,

00:27:19.080 --> 00:27:19.840
 an outsider

00:27:19.840 --> 00:27:20.700
 to the prophets

00:27:20.700 --> 00:27:21.799
 and the scriptures

00:27:21.799 --> 00:27:23.240
 and the faith

00:27:23.240 --> 00:27:23.940
 of the Jews

00:27:23.940 --> 00:27:25.200
 and he's been

00:27:25.200 --> 00:27:26.139
 watching Jesus

00:27:26.139 --> 00:27:27.319
 and thinking about

00:27:27.319 --> 00:27:28.680
 what Jesus is doing

00:27:28.680 --> 00:27:29.779
 and how he does it

00:27:29.779 --> 00:27:30.859
 and he's come to

00:27:30.859 --> 00:27:31.480
 the conclusion

00:27:31.480 --> 00:27:32.460
 that Jesus has

00:27:32.460 --> 00:27:33.779
 the very authority

00:27:33.779 --> 00:27:35.359
 and power of God

00:27:35.359 --> 00:27:36.740
 to heal,

00:27:37.480 --> 00:27:38.940
 to save,

00:27:40.139 --> 00:27:42.279
 to restore life.

00:27:42.279 --> 00:27:46.000
 and it's not

00:27:46.000 --> 00:27:47.079
 some sort of

00:27:47.079 --> 00:27:47.460
 you know

00:27:47.460 --> 00:27:48.879
 pagan magic

00:27:48.879 --> 00:27:50.000
 or ritual

00:27:50.000 --> 00:27:50.740
 where you just

00:27:50.740 --> 00:27:51.519
 got to say

00:27:51.519 --> 00:27:52.379
 the right stuff

00:27:52.379 --> 00:27:53.519
 or use the right

00:27:53.519 --> 00:27:54.099
 ingredients,

00:27:54.259 --> 00:27:55.099
 the right herbs

00:27:55.099 --> 00:27:56.119
 like a witch doctor.

00:27:56.579 --> 00:27:56.779
 No,

00:27:56.940 --> 00:27:57.539
 this Jesus

00:27:57.539 --> 00:27:58.420
 has the very

00:27:58.420 --> 00:27:59.039
 authority

00:27:59.039 --> 00:27:59.720
 and power

00:27:59.720 --> 00:28:00.299
 of God.

00:28:00.460 --> 00:28:00.879
 Look at what

00:28:00.879 --> 00:28:01.500
 he's doing.

00:28:03.399 --> 00:28:04.160
 Just like

00:28:04.160 --> 00:28:05.259
 the creator

00:28:05.259 --> 00:28:05.799
 God,

00:28:06.160 --> 00:28:07.779
 he declares

00:28:07.779 --> 00:28:09.279
 and people

00:28:09.279 --> 00:28:09.920
 are healed.

00:28:10.359 --> 00:28:11.000
 They're restored

00:28:11.000 --> 00:28:11.740
 completely.

00:28:12.859 --> 00:28:13.940
 If he says

00:28:13.940 --> 00:28:14.539
 the word

00:28:14.539 --> 00:28:16.759
 because of

00:28:16.759 --> 00:28:17.519
 who he is,

00:28:17.819 --> 00:28:18.200
 therefore

00:28:18.200 --> 00:28:19.279
 my servant

00:28:19.279 --> 00:28:20.000
 can be healed

00:28:20.000 --> 00:28:20.279
 too.

00:28:23.119 --> 00:28:23.839
 That's a

00:28:23.839 --> 00:28:24.680
 greater conception

00:28:24.680 --> 00:28:25.519
 of the Messiah

00:28:25.519 --> 00:28:27.019
 than probably

00:28:27.019 --> 00:28:28.180
 anybody in Israel

00:28:28.180 --> 00:28:28.720
 had

00:28:28.720 --> 00:28:30.480
 at this time.

00:28:31.519 --> 00:28:32.480
 They were looking

00:28:32.480 --> 00:28:32.960
 for that

00:28:32.960 --> 00:28:34.539
 great human king

00:28:34.539 --> 00:28:36.900
 sent by God

00:28:36.900 --> 00:28:37.380
 and backed

00:28:37.380 --> 00:28:37.940
 by God,

00:28:38.019 --> 00:28:38.220
 yes,

00:28:38.319 --> 00:28:39.339
 but still very much

00:28:39.339 --> 00:28:40.500
 an ordinary man

00:28:40.500 --> 00:28:42.159
 come to rule

00:28:42.159 --> 00:28:43.059
 over a typical

00:28:43.059 --> 00:28:43.939
 earthly kingdom

00:28:43.939 --> 00:28:45.019
 but greater,

00:28:45.199 --> 00:28:45.839
 to free us

00:28:45.839 --> 00:28:46.919
 from the Roman rule

00:28:46.919 --> 00:28:47.939
 and the rule

00:28:47.939 --> 00:28:48.480
 of Herod

00:28:48.480 --> 00:28:49.019
 and take us

00:28:49.019 --> 00:28:49.879
 back to the glory

00:28:49.879 --> 00:28:50.879
 days of Israel.

00:28:52.059 --> 00:28:53.379
 But this centurion

00:28:53.379 --> 00:28:54.319
 was already

00:28:54.319 --> 00:28:55.099
 seeing something

00:28:55.099 --> 00:28:55.720
 far greater

00:28:55.720 --> 00:28:56.259
 in Jesus.

00:28:57.379 --> 00:28:58.339
 Not just a

00:28:58.339 --> 00:28:59.059
 great king

00:28:59.059 --> 00:29:01.459
 from a worldly

00:29:01.459 --> 00:29:02.220
 point of view.

00:29:03.279 --> 00:29:03.579
 No,

00:29:03.759 --> 00:29:04.500
 this man,

00:29:04.659 --> 00:29:05.459
 he actually

00:29:05.460 --> 00:29:06.279
 has

00:29:06.279 --> 00:29:07.759
 and wields

00:29:07.759 --> 00:29:08.319
 the very

00:29:08.319 --> 00:29:09.019
 authority

00:29:09.019 --> 00:29:09.799
 of God.

00:29:12.620 --> 00:29:13.400
 And if he

00:29:13.400 --> 00:29:14.000
 has that,

00:29:14.120 --> 00:29:14.700
 he can do

00:29:14.700 --> 00:29:15.340
 as God

00:29:15.340 --> 00:29:15.840
 can do

00:29:15.840 --> 00:29:18.220
 for my servant.

00:29:18.440 --> 00:29:19.240
 Just say the word.

00:29:21.960 --> 00:29:23.079
 Behind the miracles

00:29:23.079 --> 00:29:23.720
 of Jesus,

00:29:24.059 --> 00:29:24.740
 there is

00:29:24.740 --> 00:29:25.319
 a meaning.

00:29:26.100 --> 00:29:26.880
 There is a

00:29:26.880 --> 00:29:27.319
 significance

00:29:27.319 --> 00:29:28.000
 to them.

00:29:28.940 --> 00:29:29.539
 We all too

00:29:29.539 --> 00:29:30.319
 easily get caught

00:29:30.319 --> 00:29:30.779
 up in the

00:29:30.779 --> 00:29:31.819
 sensationalism

00:29:31.819 --> 00:29:33.220
 of the miracles.

00:29:33.220 --> 00:29:34.860
 and then once

00:29:34.860 --> 00:29:35.500
 we get really

00:29:35.500 --> 00:29:36.279
 familiar with

00:29:36.279 --> 00:29:36.519
 them,

00:29:36.700 --> 00:29:37.440
 we lose that.

00:29:37.539 --> 00:29:38.059
 We get bored

00:29:38.059 --> 00:29:38.420
 of them

00:29:38.420 --> 00:29:40.160
 because we

00:29:40.160 --> 00:29:40.860
 want the ooh,

00:29:40.980 --> 00:29:41.880
 we want the ah

00:29:41.880 --> 00:29:42.759
 feeling that we

00:29:42.759 --> 00:29:43.259
 had when we

00:29:43.259 --> 00:29:44.019
 first heard about

00:29:44.019 --> 00:29:44.259
 them.

00:29:45.299 --> 00:29:46.180
 But in doing

00:29:46.180 --> 00:29:46.460
 this,

00:29:46.579 --> 00:29:47.620
 we miss the

00:29:47.620 --> 00:29:48.279
 significance

00:29:48.279 --> 00:29:49.160
 of them.

00:29:50.319 --> 00:29:50.900
 The miracles

00:29:50.900 --> 00:29:52.039
 are signs,

00:29:52.200 --> 00:29:52.819
 like a sign

00:29:52.819 --> 00:29:53.420
 on the highway

00:29:53.420 --> 00:29:54.079
 that points

00:29:54.079 --> 00:29:55.400
 to a destination.

00:29:55.579 --> 00:29:55.980
 It points

00:29:55.980 --> 00:29:56.920
 to a reality

00:29:56.920 --> 00:29:57.880
 about Jesus,

00:29:58.380 --> 00:29:59.180
 something true

00:29:59.180 --> 00:29:59.720
 about him.

00:30:00.339 --> 00:30:00.819
 And these

00:30:00.819 --> 00:30:01.500
 realities are

00:30:01.500 --> 00:30:02.420
 so great

00:30:02.420 --> 00:30:03.480
 and glorious

00:30:03.480 --> 00:30:03.980
 that we

00:30:03.980 --> 00:30:04.580
 can never

00:30:04.580 --> 00:30:05.039
 get over

00:30:05.039 --> 00:30:05.320
 them.

00:30:06.480 --> 00:30:07.019
 They never

00:30:07.019 --> 00:30:07.680
 get old.

00:30:08.360 --> 00:30:08.640
 And this

00:30:08.640 --> 00:30:09.420
 centurion had

00:30:09.420 --> 00:30:10.039
 laid hold of

00:30:10.039 --> 00:30:10.539
 one of these

00:30:10.539 --> 00:30:11.360
 realities by

00:30:11.360 --> 00:30:11.740
 faith,

00:30:11.820 --> 00:30:12.340
 the reality

00:30:12.340 --> 00:30:13.039
 that Jesus

00:30:13.039 --> 00:30:14.200
 really does

00:30:14.200 --> 00:30:15.360
 have the

00:30:15.360 --> 00:30:16.000
 authority

00:30:16.000 --> 00:30:17.180
 of God.

00:30:22.820 --> 00:30:23.600
 How does

00:30:23.600 --> 00:30:24.019
 it end?

00:30:24.740 --> 00:30:25.400
 Verse 10,

00:30:26.320 --> 00:30:26.920
 Then the men

00:30:26.920 --> 00:30:27.360
 who had been

00:30:27.360 --> 00:30:28.519
 sent returned

00:30:28.519 --> 00:30:29.220
 to the house

00:30:29.220 --> 00:30:30.480
 and found

00:30:30.480 --> 00:30:31.240
 the servant

00:30:31.240 --> 00:30:31.800
 well.

00:30:32.420 --> 00:30:34.380
 so Jesus

00:30:34.380 --> 00:30:35.019
 does heal

00:30:35.019 --> 00:30:35.820
 him from

00:30:35.820 --> 00:30:36.420
 a distance

00:30:36.420 --> 00:30:37.140
 by the

00:30:37.140 --> 00:30:37.759
 authority he

00:30:37.759 --> 00:30:38.080
 has.

00:30:38.160 --> 00:30:38.519
 He doesn't

00:30:38.519 --> 00:30:38.940
 go to the

00:30:38.940 --> 00:30:39.240
 house.

00:30:40.320 --> 00:30:40.800
 The elders

00:30:40.800 --> 00:30:41.240
 do.

00:30:43.080 --> 00:30:43.779
 Think about

00:30:43.779 --> 00:30:44.279
 this whole

00:30:44.279 --> 00:30:45.360
 day from

00:30:45.360 --> 00:30:45.900
 the perspective

00:30:45.900 --> 00:30:46.620
 of the elders.

00:30:47.580 --> 00:30:48.460
 Starting off,

00:30:48.539 --> 00:30:48.920
 meeting with

00:30:48.920 --> 00:30:49.620
 the centurion,

00:30:49.800 --> 00:30:50.380
 seeing the

00:30:50.380 --> 00:30:51.580
 servant about

00:30:51.580 --> 00:30:52.180
 to die,

00:30:52.560 --> 00:30:53.120
 going to

00:30:53.120 --> 00:30:53.539
 Jesus,

00:30:54.060 --> 00:30:55.100
 please come.

00:30:55.940 --> 00:30:56.660
 And they

00:30:56.660 --> 00:30:57.100
 finally get

00:30:57.100 --> 00:30:57.580
 back to the

00:30:57.580 --> 00:30:58.200
 house without

00:30:58.200 --> 00:30:59.060
 Jesus and the

00:30:59.060 --> 00:30:59.860
 servant is

00:30:59.860 --> 00:31:00.519
 well.

00:31:00.519 --> 00:31:02.400
 that word

00:31:02.400 --> 00:31:02.839
 means

00:31:02.839 --> 00:31:03.720
 completely

00:31:03.720 --> 00:31:05.180
 fine.

00:31:05.379 --> 00:31:05.680
 No

00:31:05.680 --> 00:31:06.460
 sickness,

00:31:06.680 --> 00:31:07.259
 no illness,

00:31:07.460 --> 00:31:08.019
 nothing wrong

00:31:08.019 --> 00:31:08.420
 with him.

00:31:10.819 --> 00:31:11.579
 Do you

00:31:11.579 --> 00:31:12.379
 know who

00:31:12.379 --> 00:31:13.420
 Jesus really

00:31:13.420 --> 00:31:13.920
 is?

00:31:16.480 --> 00:31:17.460
 That he is

00:31:17.460 --> 00:31:17.940
 the very

00:31:17.940 --> 00:31:18.859
 son of

00:31:18.859 --> 00:31:19.240
 God,

00:31:19.339 --> 00:31:19.940
 the one

00:31:19.940 --> 00:31:21.359
 who has

00:31:21.359 --> 00:31:22.220
 the authority

00:31:22.220 --> 00:31:23.420
 of God.

00:31:23.420 --> 00:31:29.660
 after Jesus

00:31:29.660 --> 00:31:30.160
 rose from

00:31:30.160 --> 00:31:30.580
 the dead,

00:31:30.920 --> 00:31:31.380
 he said

00:31:31.380 --> 00:31:31.779
 this to

00:31:31.779 --> 00:31:31.960
 his

00:31:31.960 --> 00:31:32.400
 followers.

00:31:35.080 --> 00:31:35.560
 Matthew

00:31:35.560 --> 00:31:36.100
 28,

00:31:36.200 --> 00:31:36.900
 verse 18,

00:31:37.740 --> 00:31:38.820
 then Jesus

00:31:38.820 --> 00:31:39.300
 came to

00:31:39.300 --> 00:31:39.640
 them and

00:31:39.640 --> 00:31:39.860
 said,

00:31:39.860 --> 00:31:41.320
 all authority

00:31:41.320 --> 00:31:43.360
 in heaven

00:31:43.360 --> 00:31:44.259
 and on

00:31:44.259 --> 00:31:45.980
 earth has

00:31:45.980 --> 00:31:46.380
 been given

00:31:46.380 --> 00:31:46.900
 to me.

00:31:49.700 --> 00:31:50.380
 Many of

00:31:50.380 --> 00:31:50.840
 us who are

00:31:50.840 --> 00:31:51.660
 Christians for

00:31:51.660 --> 00:31:52.279
 a long time

00:31:52.279 --> 00:31:52.779
 know these

00:31:52.779 --> 00:31:53.099
 words,

00:31:53.259 --> 00:31:53.559
 but we

00:31:53.559 --> 00:31:54.059
 are eager

00:31:54.059 --> 00:31:54.579
 to get to

00:31:54.579 --> 00:31:54.960
 the part

00:31:54.960 --> 00:31:55.299
 that we

00:31:55.299 --> 00:31:55.559
 do.

00:31:56.399 --> 00:31:56.759
 Let's

00:31:56.759 --> 00:31:57.279
 pause and

00:31:57.279 --> 00:31:57.859
 just reflect

00:31:57.859 --> 00:31:58.359
 on these

00:31:58.359 --> 00:31:58.759
 words.

00:31:59.019 --> 00:31:59.399
 All

00:31:59.399 --> 00:32:00.440
 authority in

00:32:00.440 --> 00:32:01.139
 heaven and

00:32:01.139 --> 00:32:01.599
 on earth

00:32:01.599 --> 00:32:02.480
 has been

00:32:02.480 --> 00:32:02.960
 given to

00:32:02.960 --> 00:32:03.259
 me,

00:32:04.160 --> 00:32:04.940
 said Jesus.

00:32:07.319 --> 00:32:08.119
 Not just

00:32:08.119 --> 00:32:08.579
 the authority

00:32:08.579 --> 00:32:09.160
 to heal,

00:32:09.779 --> 00:32:10.379
 to restore

00:32:10.379 --> 00:32:10.779
 life,

00:32:10.899 --> 00:32:11.339
 to cast

00:32:11.339 --> 00:32:11.879
 out demons,

00:32:12.079 --> 00:32:12.500
 to calm

00:32:12.500 --> 00:32:13.039
 storms,

00:32:13.279 --> 00:32:14.220
 but all

00:32:14.220 --> 00:32:15.799
 authority in

00:32:15.799 --> 00:32:17.019
 heaven and

00:32:17.019 --> 00:32:17.980
 on earth.

00:32:20.240 --> 00:32:21.039
 He is

00:32:21.039 --> 00:32:21.759
 Lord of

00:32:21.759 --> 00:32:22.039
 all.

00:32:24.539 --> 00:32:25.359
 He is

00:32:25.359 --> 00:32:26.279
 one with

00:32:26.279 --> 00:32:26.740
 God.

00:32:28.079 --> 00:32:28.859
 He is

00:32:28.859 --> 00:32:29.299
 God

00:32:29.299 --> 00:32:29.940
 overall,

00:32:30.180 --> 00:32:30.559
 king

00:32:30.559 --> 00:32:31.339
 overall.

00:32:32.740 --> 00:32:33.539
 And not

00:32:33.539 --> 00:32:34.000
 just the

00:32:34.000 --> 00:32:34.619
 stuff down

00:32:34.619 --> 00:32:35.079
 here on

00:32:35.079 --> 00:32:35.379
 earth,

00:32:35.660 --> 00:32:36.519
 but also

00:32:36.519 --> 00:32:37.019
 the stuff

00:32:37.019 --> 00:32:37.879
 way up

00:32:37.879 --> 00:32:38.319
 there that

00:32:38.319 --> 00:32:38.700
 we see

00:32:38.700 --> 00:32:39.099
 through the

00:32:39.099 --> 00:32:39.519
 telescope.

00:32:41.160 --> 00:32:41.759
 He's

00:32:41.759 --> 00:32:42.879
 over that

00:32:42.879 --> 00:32:43.160
 too.

00:32:44.160 --> 00:32:45.039
 That stuff

00:32:45.039 --> 00:32:45.779
 listens to

00:32:45.779 --> 00:32:46.420
 him too.

00:32:46.420 --> 00:32:50.200
 and one

00:32:50.200 --> 00:32:50.620
 day he

00:32:50.620 --> 00:32:51.080
 will bring

00:32:51.080 --> 00:32:51.580
 this world

00:32:51.580 --> 00:32:52.140
 into its

00:32:52.140 --> 00:32:53.019
 proper place

00:32:53.019 --> 00:32:53.920
 before him

00:32:53.920 --> 00:32:54.620
 and he

00:32:54.620 --> 00:32:55.380
 will rule

00:32:55.380 --> 00:32:56.140
 down here

00:32:56.140 --> 00:32:57.200
 visibly and

00:32:57.200 --> 00:32:58.060
 tangibly as

00:32:58.060 --> 00:32:58.600
 the king of

00:32:58.600 --> 00:32:59.160
 all kings,

00:32:59.580 --> 00:33:00.259
 displaying the

00:33:00.259 --> 00:33:01.100
 full measure

00:33:01.100 --> 00:33:02.519
 of his

00:33:02.519 --> 00:33:03.480
 power and

00:33:03.480 --> 00:33:03.800
 of his

00:33:03.800 --> 00:33:04.259
 authority.

00:33:05.320 --> 00:33:05.720
 Do you

00:33:05.720 --> 00:33:06.700
 know who

00:33:06.700 --> 00:33:08.019
 Jesus really

00:33:08.019 --> 00:33:08.440
 is?

00:33:08.440 --> 00:33:11.680
 have you

00:33:11.680 --> 00:33:12.380
 followed the

00:33:12.380 --> 00:33:15.220
 signs to

00:33:15.220 --> 00:33:15.980
 the realities,

00:33:16.360 --> 00:33:16.940
 to the

00:33:16.940 --> 00:33:17.600
 destinations?

00:33:19.440 --> 00:33:20.559
 Great faith

00:33:20.559 --> 00:33:22.960
 in God is

00:33:22.960 --> 00:33:24.039
 not reserved

00:33:24.039 --> 00:33:25.320
 only for the

00:33:25.320 --> 00:33:25.680
 Jews,

00:33:26.220 --> 00:33:29.120
 nor is it

00:33:29.120 --> 00:33:29.680
 only for the

00:33:29.680 --> 00:33:30.080
 prominent,

00:33:31.080 --> 00:33:32.080
 the elders,

00:33:32.759 --> 00:33:33.460
 the priests,

00:33:33.779 --> 00:33:34.380
 the pastors,

00:33:34.640 --> 00:33:35.340
 the preachers.

00:33:35.339 --> 00:33:36.799
 you can

00:33:36.799 --> 00:33:37.379
 have great

00:33:37.379 --> 00:33:37.859
 faith in

00:33:37.859 --> 00:33:38.379
 God too.

00:33:40.740 --> 00:33:41.480
 Look to

00:33:41.480 --> 00:33:41.799
 Jesus.

00:33:43.119 --> 00:33:43.659
 Follow the

00:33:43.659 --> 00:33:44.559
 signs that

00:33:44.559 --> 00:33:44.919
 he has

00:33:44.919 --> 00:33:45.199
 given.

00:33:46.980 --> 00:33:47.659
 There's so

00:33:47.659 --> 00:33:48.159
 many ways

00:33:48.159 --> 00:33:48.559
 that we can

00:33:48.559 --> 00:33:49.199
 be encouraged

00:33:49.199 --> 00:33:49.819
 by this.

00:33:51.159 --> 00:33:51.819
 None of

00:33:51.819 --> 00:33:52.279
 us has a

00:33:52.279 --> 00:33:52.799
 sick servant

00:33:52.799 --> 00:33:53.359
 at home,

00:33:54.480 --> 00:33:55.539
 but what's

00:33:55.539 --> 00:33:56.059
 the trouble

00:33:56.059 --> 00:33:57.220
 or struggle

00:33:57.220 --> 00:33:57.899
 or problem

00:33:57.899 --> 00:33:58.259
 in your

00:33:58.259 --> 00:33:58.759
 life right

00:33:58.759 --> 00:33:59.119
 now?

00:34:02.220 --> 00:34:03.000
 About which

00:34:03.000 --> 00:34:03.339
 you could

00:34:03.339 --> 00:34:03.639
 come,

00:34:03.899 --> 00:34:04.359
 call out to

00:34:04.359 --> 00:34:04.939
 Jesus and

00:34:04.939 --> 00:34:05.319
 ask him

00:34:05.319 --> 00:34:05.819
 to come

00:34:05.819 --> 00:34:08.059
 and help.

00:34:11.079 --> 00:34:11.819
 Are you

00:34:11.819 --> 00:34:12.420
 seeking his

00:34:12.420 --> 00:34:12.699
 help?

00:34:13.559 --> 00:34:14.119
 Do you

00:34:14.119 --> 00:34:14.739
 believe that

00:34:14.739 --> 00:34:15.279
 he can do

00:34:15.279 --> 00:34:16.000
 something about

00:34:16.000 --> 00:34:16.400
 this?

00:34:18.159 --> 00:34:18.840
 Have you

00:34:18.840 --> 00:34:19.340
 asked him?

00:34:22.500 --> 00:34:23.239
 Or maybe

00:34:23.239 --> 00:34:23.900
 it's worry,

00:34:25.039 --> 00:34:25.619
 anxiety,

00:34:26.019 --> 00:34:26.579
 panic about

00:34:26.579 --> 00:34:27.199
 all sorts of

00:34:27.199 --> 00:34:27.619
 things,

00:34:28.699 --> 00:34:30.219
 and yet

00:34:30.219 --> 00:34:30.840
 do we need

00:34:30.840 --> 00:34:31.420
 to worry

00:34:31.420 --> 00:34:32.259
 or fret

00:34:32.259 --> 00:34:33.299
 about things

00:34:33.299 --> 00:34:33.679
 when the

00:34:33.679 --> 00:34:34.159
 one who

00:34:34.159 --> 00:34:35.000
 has all

00:34:35.000 --> 00:34:35.659
 authority

00:34:35.659 --> 00:34:36.280
 in heaven

00:34:36.280 --> 00:34:36.699
 and on

00:34:36.699 --> 00:34:37.199
 earth is

00:34:37.199 --> 00:34:37.659
 willing to

00:34:37.659 --> 00:34:38.059
 come and

00:34:38.059 --> 00:34:38.739
 visit us

00:34:38.739 --> 00:34:40.559
 and intervene

00:34:40.559 --> 00:34:41.739
 with grace

00:34:41.739 --> 00:34:42.039
 in our

00:34:42.039 --> 00:34:42.440
 lives.

00:34:42.940 --> 00:34:43.500
 There's so

00:34:43.500 --> 00:34:44.059
 many ways

00:34:44.059 --> 00:34:44.420
 that we

00:34:44.420 --> 00:34:44.739
 can be

00:34:44.739 --> 00:34:45.119
 encouraged

00:34:45.119 --> 00:34:45.599
 by this,

00:34:45.639 --> 00:34:45.820
 and I

00:34:45.820 --> 00:34:46.139
 hope you'll

00:34:46.139 --> 00:34:46.619
 think about

00:34:46.619 --> 00:34:47.300
 these things

00:34:47.300 --> 00:34:48.800
 this week.

00:34:49.260 --> 00:34:49.960
 But this

00:34:49.960 --> 00:34:50.579
 Sunday as we

00:34:50.579 --> 00:34:51.079
 come to the

00:34:51.079 --> 00:34:51.380
 table,

00:34:51.880 --> 00:34:52.599
 we're just

00:34:52.599 --> 00:34:52.860
 going to

00:34:52.860 --> 00:34:53.420
 focus very

00:34:53.420 --> 00:34:54.019
 quickly on

00:34:54.019 --> 00:34:54.920
 one particular

00:34:54.920 --> 00:34:55.679
 authority of

00:34:55.679 --> 00:34:56.019
 Jesus,

00:34:56.339 --> 00:34:56.980
 which is

00:34:56.980 --> 00:34:57.480
 especially

00:34:57.480 --> 00:34:58.099
 precious.

00:34:58.639 --> 00:34:59.319
 And it's

00:34:59.319 --> 00:35:00.519
 that authority

00:35:00.519 --> 00:35:01.539
 to forgive

00:35:01.539 --> 00:35:02.919
 us of

00:35:02.919 --> 00:35:03.480
 our sins.

00:35:07.799 --> 00:35:08.619
 I had a

00:35:08.619 --> 00:35:09.359
 good conversation

00:35:09.359 --> 00:35:10.699
 with a

00:35:10.699 --> 00:35:11.259
 brother just

00:35:11.259 --> 00:35:12.719
 recently in

00:35:12.719 --> 00:35:13.399
 which we

00:35:13.399 --> 00:35:13.960
 shared about

00:35:13.960 --> 00:35:14.500
 some of the

00:35:14.500 --> 00:35:15.159
 sins that we

00:35:15.159 --> 00:35:15.659
 had in our

00:35:15.659 --> 00:35:16.139
 past.

00:35:18.219 --> 00:35:18.940
 They are

00:35:18.940 --> 00:35:19.259
 many.

00:35:19.260 --> 00:35:21.900
 we need

00:35:21.900 --> 00:35:22.380
 a remedy.

00:35:24.240 --> 00:35:25.100
 We need

00:35:25.100 --> 00:35:25.720
 someone who

00:35:25.720 --> 00:35:28.100
 can cleanse

00:35:28.100 --> 00:35:28.700
 us of those

00:35:28.700 --> 00:35:29.260
 things and

00:35:29.260 --> 00:35:30.200
 forgive us of

00:35:30.200 --> 00:35:30.880
 those things.

00:35:34.340 --> 00:35:35.360
 Praise God,

00:35:36.080 --> 00:35:37.040
 he has sent

00:35:37.040 --> 00:35:37.960
 his son Jesus

00:35:37.960 --> 00:35:38.800
 into our

00:35:38.800 --> 00:35:39.380
 world with

00:35:39.380 --> 00:35:41.100
 authority to

00:35:41.100 --> 00:35:42.780
 forgive our

00:35:42.780 --> 00:35:43.200
 sins.

00:35:45.840 --> 00:35:46.780
 The table

00:35:46.780 --> 00:35:47.440
 that we're

00:35:47.440 --> 00:35:47.880
 about to

00:35:47.880 --> 00:35:48.600
 partake of

00:35:48.599 --> 00:35:50.319
 reminds us

00:35:50.319 --> 00:35:50.739
 of how

00:35:50.739 --> 00:35:51.699
 this works.

00:35:54.099 --> 00:35:54.940
 He had

00:35:54.940 --> 00:35:55.500
 the authority

00:35:55.500 --> 00:35:56.139
 to forgive

00:35:56.139 --> 00:35:56.599
 us,

00:35:57.199 --> 00:35:58.819
 but it was

00:35:58.819 --> 00:36:00.000
 contingent upon

00:36:00.000 --> 00:36:01.420
 his willingness

00:36:01.420 --> 00:36:02.599
 to take

00:36:02.599 --> 00:36:03.639
 what we

00:36:03.639 --> 00:36:04.179
 deserve,

00:36:04.960 --> 00:36:05.819
 our punishment

00:36:05.819 --> 00:36:07.000
 on himself.

00:36:09.299 --> 00:36:10.179
 This is what

00:36:10.179 --> 00:36:10.819
 happened at the

00:36:10.819 --> 00:36:11.360
 cross when

00:36:11.360 --> 00:36:12.119
 Jesus died.

00:36:14.599 --> 00:36:15.500
 He allowed

00:36:15.500 --> 00:36:16.279
 his body to

00:36:16.279 --> 00:36:16.799
 be broken

00:36:16.800 --> 00:36:18.660
 and his

00:36:18.660 --> 00:36:19.280
 blood to be

00:36:19.280 --> 00:36:19.620
 shed.

00:36:20.880 --> 00:36:21.400
 That's

00:36:21.400 --> 00:36:22.019
 pictured in

00:36:22.019 --> 00:36:22.420
 the bread

00:36:22.420 --> 00:36:22.940
 that we're

00:36:22.940 --> 00:36:23.380
 about to

00:36:23.380 --> 00:36:23.660
 eat,

00:36:23.840 --> 00:36:24.200
 which is

00:36:24.200 --> 00:36:24.820
 broken and

00:36:24.820 --> 00:36:25.519
 given out,

00:36:26.519 --> 00:36:26.920
 and the

00:36:26.920 --> 00:36:27.340
 cup that

00:36:27.340 --> 00:36:27.700
 we're about

00:36:27.700 --> 00:36:28.260
 to drink.

00:36:30.800 --> 00:36:31.600
 His body

00:36:31.600 --> 00:36:32.200
 was broken

00:36:32.200 --> 00:36:32.580
 and his

00:36:32.580 --> 00:36:33.019
 blood was

00:36:33.019 --> 00:36:33.920
 shed to

00:36:33.920 --> 00:36:35.460
 atone for

00:36:35.460 --> 00:36:36.039
 our sins.

00:36:36.039 --> 00:36:41.380
 the cross

00:36:41.380 --> 00:36:42.440
 and what

00:36:42.440 --> 00:36:43.639
 Jesus did

00:36:43.639 --> 00:36:44.300
 there for

00:36:44.300 --> 00:36:46.019
 us undergirds

00:36:46.019 --> 00:36:46.860
 his authority

00:36:46.860 --> 00:36:48.900
 to forgive

00:36:48.900 --> 00:36:49.500
 us of our

00:36:49.500 --> 00:36:49.860
 sins.

00:36:51.920 --> 00:36:52.920
 Sometimes we

00:36:52.920 --> 00:36:53.659
 get so used

00:36:53.659 --> 00:36:54.019
 to hearing

00:36:54.019 --> 00:36:54.679
 about this,

00:36:54.800 --> 00:36:55.559
 it becomes so

00:36:55.559 --> 00:36:55.940
 familiar,

00:36:56.219 --> 00:36:56.500
 but we

00:36:56.500 --> 00:36:57.719
 forget this

00:36:57.719 --> 00:36:58.960
 was absolutely

00:36:58.960 --> 00:37:01.800
 necessary so

00:37:01.800 --> 00:37:02.159
 that we

00:37:02.159 --> 00:37:02.500
 could be

00:37:02.500 --> 00:37:02.860
 forgiven.

00:37:02.860 --> 00:37:05.120
 we needed

00:37:05.120 --> 00:37:05.460
 a new

00:37:05.460 --> 00:37:05.940
 arrangement,

00:37:06.160 --> 00:37:06.500
 a new

00:37:06.500 --> 00:37:07.019
 deal with

00:37:07.019 --> 00:37:07.280
 God,

00:37:07.340 --> 00:37:07.660
 a new

00:37:07.660 --> 00:37:08.360
 relationship.

00:37:10.840 --> 00:37:11.720
 He had

00:37:11.720 --> 00:37:12.300
 to suffer.

00:37:13.480 --> 00:37:14.340
 He had

00:37:14.340 --> 00:37:14.800
 to die

00:37:14.800 --> 00:37:15.380
 as he did

00:37:15.380 --> 00:37:15.860
 to get

00:37:15.860 --> 00:37:16.519
 us off

00:37:16.519 --> 00:37:17.000
 the hook

00:37:17.000 --> 00:37:18.420
 with God,

00:37:19.059 --> 00:37:19.559
 to take

00:37:19.559 --> 00:37:20.180
 away that

00:37:20.180 --> 00:37:20.820
 punishment

00:37:20.820 --> 00:37:21.300
 that we

00:37:21.300 --> 00:37:21.780
 deserve.

00:37:22.640 --> 00:37:22.880
 And so

00:37:22.880 --> 00:37:23.380
 that's what

00:37:23.380 --> 00:37:23.680
 we want

00:37:23.680 --> 00:37:24.160
 to remember,

00:37:24.300 --> 00:37:24.620
 that's what

00:37:24.620 --> 00:37:24.920
 we want

00:37:24.920 --> 00:37:25.420
 to celebrate

00:37:25.420 --> 00:37:26.500
 again this

00:37:26.500 --> 00:37:27.019
 morning as

00:37:27.019 --> 00:37:27.420
 we eat

00:37:27.420 --> 00:37:28.260
 and drink

00:37:28.260 --> 00:37:28.559
 of the

00:37:28.559 --> 00:37:28.880
 bread and

00:37:28.880 --> 00:37:29.220
 the cup

00:37:29.220 --> 00:37:29.780
 that Jesus

00:37:29.780 --> 00:37:30.420
 came and

00:37:30.420 --> 00:37:30.760
 he did

00:37:30.760 --> 00:37:31.200
 that for

00:37:31.200 --> 00:37:31.480
 us.

00:37:31.480 --> 00:37:32.539
 We're

00:37:32.539 --> 00:37:32.679
 going to

00:37:32.679 --> 00:37:32.960
 take a

00:37:32.960 --> 00:37:33.380
 few minutes

00:37:33.380 --> 00:37:34.300
 now of

00:37:34.300 --> 00:37:35.199
 quiet to

00:37:35.199 --> 00:37:36.019
 reflect,

00:37:36.420 --> 00:37:37.320
 to pray,

00:37:37.539 --> 00:37:37.940
 talk to

00:37:37.940 --> 00:37:38.340
 God in

00:37:38.340 --> 00:37:38.519
 these

00:37:38.519 --> 00:37:38.920
 moments,

00:37:39.800 --> 00:37:42.460
 and then

00:37:42.460 --> 00:37:43.000
 we'll have

00:37:43.000 --> 00:37:43.840
 some of

00:37:43.840 --> 00:37:44.099
 the men

00:37:44.099 --> 00:37:44.519
 come up

00:37:44.519 --> 00:37:45.599
 and pass

00:37:45.599 --> 00:37:45.920
 out the

00:37:45.920 --> 00:37:46.340
 elements.

00:37:47.519 --> 00:37:48.199
 If you

00:37:48.199 --> 00:37:49.179
 have faith

00:37:49.179 --> 00:37:49.699
 that Jesus

00:37:49.699 --> 00:37:50.460
 really is

00:37:50.460 --> 00:37:50.780
 the one

00:37:50.780 --> 00:37:51.199
 in charge

00:37:51.199 --> 00:37:51.619
 of all,

00:37:52.079 --> 00:37:52.599
 that he

00:37:52.599 --> 00:37:53.039
 has done

00:37:53.039 --> 00:37:53.579
 this to

00:37:53.579 --> 00:37:54.179
 save you,

00:37:54.800 --> 00:37:55.139
 then I

00:37:55.139 --> 00:37:55.639
 invite you

00:37:55.639 --> 00:37:56.240
 to please

00:37:56.240 --> 00:37:57.099
 join with

00:37:57.099 --> 00:37:57.519
 us and

00:37:57.519 --> 00:37:57.920
 eat and

00:37:57.920 --> 00:37:58.380
 drink with

00:37:58.380 --> 00:37:58.719
 us in

00:37:58.719 --> 00:37:58.880
 these

00:37:58.880 --> 00:37:59.260
 moments.

00:37:59.820 --> 00:38:00.019
 And if

00:38:00.019 --> 00:38:00.260
 not,

00:38:00.360 --> 00:38:00.719
 please just

00:38:00.719 --> 00:38:01.059
 let the

00:38:01.059 --> 00:38:01.320
 bread

00:38:01.320 --> 00:38:02.100
 and the

00:38:02.100 --> 00:38:02.580
 cup pass

00:38:02.580 --> 00:38:02.960
 you by.

00:38:03.960 --> 00:38:04.380
 We wait

00:38:04.380 --> 00:38:05.059
 until everybody

00:38:05.059 --> 00:38:05.460
 has been

00:38:05.460 --> 00:38:05.820
 served,

00:38:06.280 --> 00:38:06.539
 and then

00:38:06.539 --> 00:38:06.820
 we'll give

00:38:06.820 --> 00:38:07.580
 thanks together

00:38:07.580 --> 00:38:08.519
 and we'll

00:38:08.519 --> 00:38:08.980
 partake

00:38:08.980 --> 00:38:09.840
 all together.

00:38:09.840 --> 00:38:09.960
 Amen.

00:38:09.960 --> 00:38:10.400
 Amen.

00:38:10.400 --> 00:38:10.900
 Amen.

00:38:10.900 --> 00:38:10.960
 Amen.

00:38:10.960 --> 00:38:10.960


00:38:10.960 --> 00:38:10.960