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The Miracle From A Distance (3-18-26) Wed

April 8, 2026·41 min·2 clips

"You don't even have to come, Jesus; just speak it" becomes the centurion's whole theology.

The teaching begins by returning to Matthew chapter 8 and setting the scene in Capernaum. The speaker reminds listeners that this Wednesday-night series has been moving through the miracles of Jesus. Big miracles are named first: walking on water, turning water into wine, calming the sea, feeding thousands, and raising the dead. Then the sermon shifts to a quieter miracle that is less familiar. Capernaum is described as a place where miracles have already taken place, with earlier healings and signs forming the backdrop. The text then returns to Jesus entering the town and meeting a centurion. The preacher explains that a centurion is a Roman military officer who commands one hundred soldiers. The word itself becomes a springboard for a short explanation about century language and the idea of one hundred. The sermon then turns to the plea itself. The centurion is described as beseeching Jesus, which is treated as earnest asking, entreating, and pleading. The preacher keeps pressing the emotional weight of that request. He then focuses on the fact that the centurion asks Jesus to heal without needing to be physically present. The story becomes a direct lesson in confidence in Christ's word. The sermon draws out the idea that the centurion’s faith is what Jesus marvels at. The message keeps returning to the fact that the healing is tied to the centurion’s faith, not the servant’s. That detail becomes a pastoral application about how one person’s faith can matter for someone else. The preacher says a grandson, granddaughter, son, or daughter may be healed because of the faith of a parent or grandparent. The prayer at the end thanks Jesus for this study and for the power of His word. It ends with gratitude that Jesus can speak and it is so, even two thousand years later.

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A clear sermon on faith, authority, and the power of Jesus speaking.

This sermon keeps its focus on Matthew 8:5-13 and uses the centurion in Capernaum to make a simple point about faith and authority. It returns to the same idea from a few angles, which gives it some weight: the miracle matters because Jesus speaks, not because the moment is…

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