Healed at a wordLuke 7:1-10Length: Standard
Eat
Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.
- Read
- Reread
- Retell
Digest
Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.
What does this passage show me about God?
- What does the centurion say about authority, and what does Jesus say about his faith?
What does it show me about people — and about myself?
- Who are you sick with worry over, whom you cannot physically help?
What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)
- Who will you pray for by name this week, trusting Jesus can act at a distance?
Who will I tell?
- Who outside your church or community could you ask God for, as this soldier did for his servant?
Grow
Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).
Pray
Jesus, a soldier understood your authority better than your own people did, and you healed from a distance. Teach us that trust, for the ones we cannot reach.