Here For Good :: What Moves God // Chris Holm

The Christian life is fundamentally a story about trust. From the fracture in the Garden of Eden, where the real break was not disobedience but distrust, to the ministry of Jesus, the whole arc of Scripture is God working to restore a trust relationship with people. The Ten Commandments came after the Exodus because relationship always precedes the rules. God's goal has never been compliance. It has always been trust.This week's sermon centers on Matthew 8 and one of the most surprising moments in all four gospels: the only time Jesus is described as amazed. A Roman centurion, a pagan military officer with no religious credentials, approaches Jesus on behalf of his paralyzed servant and says something remarkable. He tells Jesus he does not need to come to the house. Just say the word, and it will be done. The centurion understood authority. He knew that Jesus was operating under a power greater than himself, and he bet on it without needing to see it happen first.Jesus turns to the crowd and says he has not found faith like this anywhere in Israel. People who knew Scripture, kept the laws, and attended the temple were outranked in faith by a Roman who had never been inside one. Knowledge about God had become a system. The centurion had trust.We are in a moment that calls for that same kind of faith. Our church is building for people whose names we do not know yet, people God is already drawing toward this place. The goal cards we are praying over this week are not just financial commitments. They are acts of trust, a way of saying to God: we believe you. We cannot see what is coming, but we trust the one who can.URF WEBSITE: ➤ http://www.urfellowship.comSOCIALS: ➤ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/urfellowship/➤ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/urfellowship