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Cinderella
You can tell the kind of relationship you have a person by the way they greet you.
A hug and a kiss on the lips
Spouse, child
A hug and a kiss on the cheek
Good friend, Ilsa
A hug
Close friend
Handshake and a smile
Respectful, friend, acquaintance
Cool, no eye-contact
Something is amiss
You know pretty quickly where you stand w/ someone by the way they greet you.
Cinderella
A classic tale of a young girl raised by an evil step-mother and w/ mean-step sisters.
Unexpectedly gets to go the ball where the Prince is expected to choose his a wife to become queen.
You know the story
Greeted by the Prince at the foot of the stairs
They spend the evening together dancing
The clock strikes midnight
All the Prince is left w/ is the slipper
He searches the kingdom for the foot that fits
He almost missed her, but when the shoe unexpectedly fit, no one could guess what came next.
He greeted her on one knee and invited her to become his bride, the queen.
Cinderella didn’t see it coming, her step-mother and step-sisters didn’t, even the prince could not have guessed how this would turn out.
This morning, we’re studying miracle #10.
No one saw this coming.
A humble centurion, Roman officer, demonstrated faith and an uncommon concern for a slave, humbly hoped Jesus would respond.
It played out w/out precedence.
Never before had Jesus done what He did this time.
They had no basis to believe he would do what they asked.
But
But, Jesus is the middle of laying out a new way of life.
and are the passages.
Context
Before
Luke: Sermon on the plain
Matthew: Sermon on the Mount
Same topics covered, ushering out the old and bringing in the new.
Blessed are the poor in spirit, those who mourn, meek, those who hunger for righteousness, merciful, pure in heart, peacemakers.
Salt and light.
Hate = murder.
Lust = adultery
Love your enemies
Give to those in need, etc.
Contrast w/ the lives of the Pharisee.
Arrogant, self-serving, self-righteous and demanding.
Luke starts ch.
6 presenting Jesus as the Lord of the Sabbath, contrasts good w/ evil and the corresponding fruit.
Parable of the house build on solid ground (vs.
one built on sand) and the builder who responds to Jesus w/ solid faith.
Contrast w/ the lives of the Pharisees.
Arrogant, self-serving, self-righteous and demanding.
After
Healing the widow’s son
John the Baptist signs of the Messiah
Jesus is anointed by the sinful woman.
Summarized: Messiah came for outcasts
Not for those who believe they are already righteous b/c they think they are that good.
Now
After preaching the sermon on the mount the people were amazed at His teaching and authority.
Luke presented Him as having the authority of God over the Sabbath and everything God had created.
The Pharisees are not amazed, not impressed.
They don’t recognize His authority and have begun to plan His death.
Then this happened.
No one saw this coming
The Hope of Faith
Luke 7:
The Centurion
Non-Jewish.
Roman.
An officer over 100 soldiers.
Lower in the chain of command, still authoritative.
A slave he cared about.
Unheard of.
People didn’t care about slaves.
They were expendable property.
We care more about our cars today than they did about their human slaves.
But the slave’s life was slipping away, hanging by a thread.
So, he took action
His actions
He had heard of the things Jesus had done.
He clearly believed in the power of Jesus.
He knew He could.
He didn’t know if He would.
So, he planned his approach accordingly
His approach
His approach
He asked his friends to approach Jesus and ask for him.
Mt. says he came himself.
But, culturally, if representatives came on his behalf it was considered as if he was here himself.
He wasn’t.
He was humble and respectful.
Not only did he believe in the power of Jesus, he also believed in the Person of Jesus.
He bel’d Him to be the Messiah.
Up to this point the belief was Jesus was only the Jewish Messiah.
So, he believed that his Jewish friends would be more likely to be able to convince Jesus to do something for his slave.
A Gentile approaching a Jew for such a favor was highly irregular.
Maybe Jesus wouldn’t listen to a Gentile Roman soldier.
One of the creeds I live by: Use your friends wisely!
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