>> so, the nazarene enters this very room. like us! >> but i'll not push to forbid him entry. i only recall jeremiah's warning of false prophets. they fill you with false hopes. they speak visions from their own minds, not from the mouth of the lord. [ indistinct shouting ] when jesus says the meek shall inherit the earth [chuckling] there's nothing meek about him, nor those that follow him. >> he's right. >> but it's true they seek to inherit the earth. >> allow him! >> allow him in! >> it's the law! >> allow him in! [ indistinct shouting ] >> allow him! >> we have lost. >> let the nazarene come. with luck, he may condemn himself. >> bring the woman. we are now to hear and judge the case of a woman who has defiled the sacred covenants of marriage and thus brought shame upon her husband's house. >> stone her! >> stone her! >> show no mercy! >> stone her to death! >> take her to the pit! >> stone her! [ indistinct shouting ] ♪ >> [ crying ] ♪ >> what shall we do? have the guards take him away? >> we're enacting a law. i want yo

it's the story of a moment where the nazarene encountered a soldier. the soldier walked up to him and told him he had someone ill in his home, and asked if he might take action to be helpful. as jesus began to walk with him he said, you don't need to come with me. he said, i am a man under authority. i tell one to do this and he does it. he said, you say the word and that servant under my household will be healed. and the words that struck me from that story were there in that jesus was, amazed. story --r point in any at no other point in any story did you hear he was amazed, except when speaking to a soldier. he saw orientation to authority. he saw faith. let me say on this most holy of days, for those of us who claim christ as lord, we're amazed, too. we are humbled. we see out today and courage at large in soldiers and families gathered here, and i just want to assure you on behalf of people all across the united states that in these troubled times, it is part of the world. your courage and your valor still amaze us, the american people. we just wan

it reminds me of the story where the nazarene encountered a soldier. he told him he had someone ill at home and he asked if he could take action and be helpful. as jesus began to walk with him he said, no, you don't need to come with me. i'm a man under authority. he said, i tell one to do this and he does it. he said, i tell another to do this, and he does it. you just say the word and that servant under my household will be healed. the words that ever struck me from that story were there in that crossroads, the story recalls in a simple town of capernum, it says that jesus was amazed. at no other point in any stories of his life do i hear that he was amazed except when he was speaking to a soldier because he saw orientation to authority and he saw faith. let me say on this most holy of days, for those of us who claim christ as lord, we're amazed, too. we're humbled. we look out today and we see courage at large in the soldiers and families that are gathered here. i want to assure you on behalf of the people all across the united states, that in these