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Sermon Title : Good News For The Powerful And The Powerless
Good morning!
What a great Easter season!
As we continue our Good News Series we are going to pick back up where we left off in Luke’s telling of the Good News.
Remember - Gospel means Good News.
Its the Good News of the life, death, & resurrection of Jesus and all that that entails - his teachings, his miracles, his demonstration and proclamation of the Kingdom of Heaven.
This is the Good News.
And it’s Good News for everyone.
No matter who you are, where you come from, what you’ve experienced, what you’ve done or what’s been done to you - Jesus is Good News for You!
This morning we are digging into Luke’s account of 2 miracles performed by Jesus.
One for a man with power and one for a woman without.
A Centurion and a Widow.
The Powerful
We are introduced to a Centurion in Luke 7.
He is a military man.
He has authority.
He has 100 men under him in his military brigade.
He is a commander.
He is a Gentile.
A Roman.
He has power.
He has the backing of Rome.
He has financial security.
He is respected and feared.
He is part of a system that controls Israel.
But he also treats the Israelites with respect.
He loves the nation of Israel.
He used his power and authority and connections and wealth to build a synagogue in Capernaum.
How we use our power, authority, connections, and wealth reveals something about our character.
One can use his power to harm or to help.
One can use his authority to enslave or empower.
One can use his connections to belittle or to make better.
One can use his wealth to destroy or to deliver.
We all must understand the areas where we have influence and how we can use it to do justice, love mercy, walk humbly with our God.
This Centurion was a man of power and authority.
A Roman.
But he was a man with faith.
The Powerless
We are also introduced to a widow in Luke 7.
In terms of social standing, this women was the opposite of the Centurion.
Firstly, she was a Hebrew under occupation by Rome.
Taxes where unjust.
Her homeland was not under control by her people.
Tensions were high.
Secondly, she was a widow.
He economic stability that was afforded her by her husband was gone.
Her financial security was in question.
She was dependent on the care and help from her son.
Thirdly, her son is dead.
The one who would provide and protect after the death of her husband is gone.
She has lost her husband.
She has lost her son.
She is lost and broken and powerless.
Not only has she lost the husband of her youth, she has lost her only son.
She is not only grieving the death of those she loved dearly, she is grieving an uncertain future.
But she was widow in Israel.
A Man With Authority
Lets jump into the text
This centurion understood authority.
He recognized that Jesus possessed authority.
Jesus had a regiment.
But his regiment wasn’t fighting flesh and blood.
His regiment was advancing against the gates of hell.
His regiment was fighting against the schemes of the devil.
His regiment would be told to put down their swords and carry their cross.
His regiment proclaiming and demonstrating a kingdom not of this world.
His regiment was defeating demons and healing the sick.
His regiment was feeding multitudes and putting false religion to shame.
His regiment would be empowered by the Spirit.
his regiment would baptize in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
His regiment would be His ambassadors to every nation, tribe, tongue, and people.
His regiment war against the spirit of the age and proclaim the eternal truth of the Good News of Jesus.
Jesus has a regiment, but we don’t fight like the world fights.
Jesus speaks and demons flee.
Jesus speaks and the sick are healed.
Jesus speaks and people are changed.
Jesus speaks and forgives sinners.
Jesus speaks and proclaims the Kingdom.
Jesus speaks and disciples obey.
Jesus speaks and truth is discovered.
Jesus speaks and grace is experienced.
Jesus speaks and mercy is embraced.
Jesus speaks and love is known.
Jesus speaks and things happen because Jesus has authority.
All authority in heaven and earth was and is his.
And this Centurion sees that authority.
This Centurion recognizes the power and authority of Jesus.
That all Jesus has to do is speak the word and his servant will be healed.
All Jesus has to do is speak the word.
Jesus is the Word made Flesh.
Jesus just has to speak the word.
His Word accomplishes all that he intends is to accomplish.
His authoritative word never misses, never returns empty, never isn’t working.
His authoritative word delivers, transforms, washes, cleanses, heals, renews, regenerates, cuts, reveals, sanctifies, instructs, saves, and seals.
Jesus word has authority because Jesus has authority.
And the Centurion was humble before Jesus.
This Centurion who had authority over one hundred of Rome’s fighting men was humble before Jesus.
This Centurion recognized that his authority paled in comparison to the authority of Jesus.
The Centurion used his power and authority and wealth and connections for building buildings.
Jesus used his power and wealth and authority and connections for building people, for healing the sick, for speaking life.
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