Two Sons

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The Life of Christ Study 58: Two Sons

The Centurion’s Servant (Matthew 8:5-13; Luke 7:1-10)

1. The young man needing healing:
   • Matthew uses pais, a   who is under the age of puberty.
   • Luke uses dulos, a   or slave.
   • Both infer that the servant was a young boy who was like a   to the centurion.
2. Who approaches Jesus:
   • In Matthew, the centurion approaches Jesus.
   • In Luke, the Jewish   go to Jesus on behalf of the Roman centurion.
   • Conclusion: The Jewish elders are the   for the centurion.
3. Jesus is   to go out of His way to go to the man’s house and heal the child (Luke’s account).
4. Jesus   to our prayers made in faith.
5. We are under the   of Jesus.

The Widow’s Son (Luke 7:11-17)

1. Jesus was motivated by   to respond.
2. God desires   rather than sacrifice.
3. As the church, we are the hands and feet of Jesus to the world.
4. When we are   by the compassion of Christ, we will go to all sorts of places to do all sorts of things that may freak out those who are more concerned with looking like a Christian rather than living like a Christian.
5. We are called to get off the pedestal,   into the muck and the mire caused by sin in the lives of people, and help them up.

Conclusion

1. We are Jesus’   here on earth.
2. We are under His authority.
3. We are to be   by mercy and compassion.