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The Man With Such Great Faith! Luke 7:1-10

Luke 7:1-10 Luke 7:1-10… Now when He concluded all His sayings in the hearing of the people, He entered Capernaum. 2 And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear to him, was sick and ready to die. 3 So when he heard about Jesus, he sent elders of the Jews to Him, pleading with Him to come and heal his servant. 4 And when they came to Jesus, they begged Him earnestly, saying that the one for whom He should do this was deserving, 5 "for he loves our nation, and has built us a synagogue.“

6 Then Jesus went with them. And when He was already not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to Him, saying to Him, "Lord, do not trouble Yourself, for I am not worthy that You should enter under my roof. 7 "Therefore I did not even think myself worthy to come to You. But say the word, and my servant will be healed. 8 "For I also am a man placed under authority, having soldiers under me. And I say to one, 'Go,' and he goes; and to another, 'Come,' and he comes; and to my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it.“ 9 When Jesus heard these things, He marveled at him, and turned around and said to the crowd that followed Him, "I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel!“ 10 And those who were sent, returning to the house, found the servant well who had been sick.

Centurion  Captain of 100 men in the Roman Army fourcenturions  One of four centurions in the N. T. Therecross There was one at the cross (Matt 27:54) ThereCornelius There was Cornelius (Acts 10:1-2, 22) ThereJulius There was Julius (Acts 27:1, 42-43)  All seem to be men of noble qualities

 Every man is really 3 men: enemies The man his enemies think he is friends The man his friends think he is thinks The man he thinks he is  A fourth man: REALLY The man he REALLY is

NeighborsThought What the Neighbors Thought uponseen  Based upon what they had seen approved  They approved of him neighborssay  What would our neighbors say about us? mattersthink In matters what others think (1 Pet 2:11- 12) Welights We are to be lights (Phil 2:15) begoodneighbor We are to be a good neighbor (Matt 5:16)

HeThought What He Thought examinationheart  Based on the examination of his heart A sincere self estimate himselfbetter He knew himself better than they  Great humility (Matt 23:12; 1 Cor 2:11)  He was judging himself by a higher standard (2 Cor 10:12)  A thorough examination will profit all of us 2 Corinthians 13:5; 1 Corinthians 11:28)

KnewHim What Jesus Knew About Him marveled  The Lord “marveled” great  This man’s “great” faith (v9) little Some have “little” faith (Matt 8:26) Some have “dead” faith (James 2:17) aboutfaith  What about your faith? Wouldmarvelgreat Would the Lord marvel at how great it is?  Heb 11:6; 10:39; Gal 5:6

 Each estimate of the centurion was true from each person’s viewpoint  However approval  However – it is the Lord’s approval that counts