Jesus Heals an Officer's Servant
Matthew 8:5-13; Luke 7:1-10 Our true story comes from the parts of the Bible called the Gospel of Matthew and the Gospel of Luke. Matthew was a disciple of Jesus. That means Jesus was his teacher. Luke loved Jesus and wanted others to know and love Jesus, too. And the word gospel means “good news!” One day, Jesus came to a town called Capernaum. A Roman officer had a servant who was very sick. The officer cared very much about his servant. He wanted to help him get well. The officer had heard about Jesus. He believed that Jesus could help. So he asked Jesus to heal his servant. Jesus was ready to go to the officer's house. But the officer sent a message to Jesus. He said, "You do not have to come to my house. I know You can just say the word, and my servant will be healed." The officer trusted Jesus very much. Jesus was happy to see such great faith. He said that the servant would be healed. At that very moment, the servant became well. Jesus had helped him even though He...