Lastly, I want to end with a daughter and bleeding woman in v18-26. Jairus is a ruler. He’s powerful, he has influence, but there is nothing he can do to save his daughter. This is the most impossible situation in this chapter because by the time Jairus reaches Jesus, his daughter is dead. Not sick, […]
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Matthew 9 – Faith is Seeing Jesus as the Answer (pt2 of 3)
In v9-11, we have a third pairing of faith and an obstacle of faith. 9 As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. “Follow me,” he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him. 10 While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew’s house, many […]
Matthew 9 – Faith is Seeing Jesus as the Answer (pt1 of 3)
Have you ever been in a situation that is way more than you can handle? Have you ever been in an impossible situation? Have you experienced tragedy or unexpected suffering or circumstances beyond your control? Have you ever felt like throwing in the towel? What’s going to get you through those tough times? One word. […]
Matthew 8 – Who is this Jesus? (pt4 of 4)
Politics The Jesus movement changed political theory. Jesus said, “Give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and give to God what belongs to God.” And he pretty much signed his death warrant. Forces got set in motion in Rome. It was assumed that the State had the franchise on religion. There was no notion of […]
Matthew 8 – Who is this Jesus? (pt3 of 4)
Education In the Greco-Roman world, education was reserved for male children from elite families. Not for girls, certainly not for slaves. This is in stark contrast to Jesus, whose final words to his disciples were, go and teach everyone, men and women, slave and free, teach everyone what I have commanded. Upon this commissioning, the […]
Matthew 8 – Who is this Jesus? (pt2 of 4)
Christians often argue about Christianity. Doctrinal statements, splitting theological hairs. We argue instead of simply marveling at Jesus. Like Mary who just sat at the feet of Jesus in worship. So today, let’s marvel, let’s take a step back and take in a bird’s eye view on Jesus and his impact on the world. What […]