If you want to be prepared for when Jesus comes as judge, you first embrace Him for what He did when He came as Savior

2. Luke 7:1-3
After he had finished all his sayings in the
hearing of the people, he entered
Capernaum. Now a centurion had a
servant who was sick and at the point of
death, who was highly valued to him.
When the centurion heard about Jesus, he
sent to him elders of the Jews, asking him
to come and heal his servant.
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3. Luke 7:4-5
And when they came to Jesus, they pleaded
with him earnestly, saying, ‘He is worthy to
have you do this for him, for he loves our
nation, and he is one who built us our
synagogue.’
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4. Luke 7:6-7
And Jesus went with them. When he was
not far from the house, the centurion sent
friends, saying to him, ‘Lord, do not trouble
yourself, for I am not worthy to have you
come under my roof. Therefore I did not
presume to come to you. But say the word,
and let my servant be healed.
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5. Luke 7:8
For I too am a man set under authority,
with 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.’”
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6. Luke 7:9-10
When Jesus heard these things, he
marveled at him, and turning to the crowd
that followed him said, ‘I tell you, not even
in Israel have I found such faith.” And when
those who had been sent returned to the
house, they found the servant well.
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8. What matters in the end is
not what the WORLD says of
you, or, what YOU say of you,
but what GOD says of you.

9. What matters in the end is
not what the WORLD says of
you, or, what YOU say of you,
but what GOD says of you.
If you want to be prepared for when Jesus
COMES as judge, you first embrace Him for
what He did when He CAME as Savior.

10. What matters in the end is
not what the WORLD says of
you, or, what YOU say of you,
but what GOD says of you.
If you want to be prepared for when Jesus
COMES as judge, you first embrace Him for
what He did when He CAME as Savior.
However much we ACHIEVE or ATTAIN,
however ACCEPTABLE we may be, it is
insufficient to save.

11. The basis of the Jewish
elders’ appeal is he is a
GOOD person so you
SHOULD do this for him.

12. The basis of the Jewish
elders’ appeal is he is a
GOOD person so you
SHOULD do this for him.
How often does our PERCEPTION of
goodness become the basis of our APPEAL to
God or ANGER at Him?

13. While the Jewish elders’
appeal to WORTHINESS, the
centurion recognizes his
UNWORTHINESS.

14. While the Jewish elders’
appeal to WORTHINESS, the
centurion recognizes his
UNWORTHINESS.
He recognizes GOD at work in Jesus believing
that Jesus has AUTHORITY over sickness and
death itself.

15. While the Jewish elders’
appeal to WORTHINESS, the
centurion recognizes his
UNWORTHINESS.
He recognizes GOD at work in Jesus believing
that Jesus has AUTHORITY over sickness and
death itself.
Luke wants us to see the link between the
humility that leads to FAITH in Jesus (not our
goodness) and SALVATION.

16. Please take a moment to fill out your
Communication Card
NEXT STEPS
( ) Do the home life help (in bulletin)
( ) Identify where I have placed my faith
( ) Reflect on what it means to put my faith,
‘believing loyalty’ in Jesus
( ) Humbly accept what Jesus has done for me
( ) Meditate on Matthew 8:5-13 and/or Luke
7:1-10
( ) Other________________________