{"id":9449,"date":"2025-11-23T15:48:59","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T19:48:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/?p=9449"},"modified":"2025-11-23T15:50:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T19:50:20","slug":"9449","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.crossroadchristianfellowship.org\/?p=9449","title":{"rendered":"CHALLENGED TO TRUST"},"content":{"rendered":"

CHALLENGED TO TRUST<\/u><\/b><\/h1>\n

Luke 7: 1-17<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u00a0by Rev. Richard Jones<\/b><\/h2>\n

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A Soldier\u2019s Faith<\/b><\/h2>\n

Luke 7: 1-10<\/b><\/h3>\n

1 <\/b>After he had finished all his sayings in the hearing of the people, he entered Capernaum. <\/b>2<\/b> Now a centurion had a servant who was sick and at the point of death, who was highly valued by him. <\/b>3<\/b> When the centurion <\/b>heard about Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, asking him to come and heal his servant. <\/b>4 <\/b>And when they came to Jesus, they <\/b>pleaded with him earnestly, saying, \u201cHe is worthy to have you do this for him, <\/b>5<\/b> for he loves our nation, and he is the one who built us our synagogue.\u201d <\/b>6 <\/b>And Jesus went with them. When he was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying to him, \u201cLord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy to have you come under my roof. <\/b>7 <\/b>Therefore I did not presume to come to <\/b>you. But say the word, and let <\/b>my <\/b>servant be healed. <\/b>8 <\/b>For I too am a man set under authority, with soldiers under me: and I say to one, \u2018Go,\u2019 and he goes; and to another, \u2018Come,\u2019 and he comes; and to my servant, \u2018Do this,\u2019 and he does it.\u201d <\/b>9<\/b> When Jesus heard these things, he marveled at him, and turning to the <\/b>crowd that followed him, said, \u201cI tell you, <\/b>not even in Israel have I found such faith.\u201d <\/b>10<\/b> And when those who had been sent returned to the house, they found the servant well.<\/b><\/p>\n

Matthew 8: 10-13<\/b><\/h3>\n

10<\/b> When Jesus heard this, he marveled <\/b>and said to those who followed him, \u201c<\/b>Truly, I tell you, with no one in Israel have I found such faith. <\/b>11<\/b> I tell <\/b>you,<\/b> many will come from east and west and recline at table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven, <\/b>12 <\/b>while the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness. <\/b>In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.\u201d <\/b>13<\/b> And to the <\/b>centurion Jesus said, \u201cGo; let it be done for you as you have believed.\u201d And the servant was healed at that very moment.<\/b><\/p>\n

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A Mother\u2019s Comfort<\/b><\/h2>\n

Luke 7: 11-17<\/b><\/h3>\n

11\u00a0<\/b>Soon afterward<\/b> he went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a great crowd went with him.\u00a0<\/b>12\u00a0<\/b>As he drew near to the gate of the town, behold, a man who had died was being carried out, the only son of his mother,\u00a0<\/b>and she was a widow, and a considerable crowd from the town was with her.\u00a0<\/b>13\u00a0<\/b>And when the Lord saw her,\u00a0he had compassion on her and\u00a0said to her,\u00a0\u201cDo not<\/b> weep\u201d <\/b>14\u00a0<\/b>Then he came up and touched the bier, and the bearers stood still. And he said, \u201cYoung man, I say to you, arise.\u201d\u00a0<\/b>15\u00a0<\/b>And the dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus<\/b> gave him to his mother.\u00a0<\/b>16\u00a0<\/b>Fear seized them all, and\u00a0they glorified God, saying,\u00a0\u201cA great prophet has arisen among us!\u201d and\u00a0\u201cGod has visited his people!\u201d\u00a0<\/b>17\u00a0<\/b>And this report about him spread through the whole of Judea <\/b>and all the surrounding country.<\/b><\/p>\n

Proverbs 3:5-6<\/b> <\/b><\/p>\n

5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. <\/span>6 In all your ways acknowledge him, <\/span>and he will make straight your paths.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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