The
Gospel of Matthew
Pastor
Kris Freeman
Revolution
Church
Matthew
9:1-13 NLT
Jesus
called out a MIRACLE.
Jesus
Heals a Paralyzed Man
9 Jesus
climbed into a boat and went back across the lake to his own town. 2 Some
people brought to him a paralyzed man on a mat. Seeing their faith, Jesus said
to the paralyzed man, “Be encouraged, my child! Your sins are forgiven.”
3 But
some of the teachers of religious law said to themselves, “That’s blasphemy!
Does he think he’s God?”
4 Jesus
knew[a] what they were thinking, so he asked them, “Why do you have such evil
thoughts in your hearts? 5 Is it easier to say ‘Your sins are forgiven,’
or ‘Stand up and walk’? 6 So I will prove to you that the Son of Man[b]
has the authority on earth to forgive sins.” Then Jesus turned to the paralyzed
man and said, “Stand up, pick up your mat, and go home!”
7 And
the man jumped up and went home! 8 Fear swept through the crowd as they
saw this happen. And they praised God for sending a man with such great authority.
After
the MIRACLE, Jesus calls a MAN out of a MESS .
Jesus
Calls Matthew
9 As
Jesus was walking along, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at his tax
collector’s booth. “Follow me and be my disciple,” Jesus said to him. So
Matthew got up and followed him.
10 Later,
Matthew invited Jesus and his disciples to his home as dinner guests, along
with many tax collectors and other disreputable sinners. 11 But when the
Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with
such scum?[d]”
12 When Jesus heard
this, he said, “Healthy people don’t need a doctor—sick people do.”
13 Then he added, “Now go and learn the meaning of this Scripture: ‘I want
you to show mercy, not offer sacrifices.’[e] For I have come to call not those
who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners.”
Matthew
is not identified as the author, but the Gospel of his name is widely
attributed to him. A timeline to this point:
•
Matthew
1-2: Genealogy and Birth of Jesus
•
Matthew 3:
John the Baptist and Jesus Baptism
•
Matthew 4:
The Temptation of Jesus by Satan, Ministry Begins
•
Matthew
5-7: The Beatitudes and Sermon on the Mount
•
Matthew 8:
Jesus Heals, Calms a Storm
Who
was Matthew (Levi, son of Alphaeus):
•
He was a
Galilean but little is known about him
•
He was a
publican (tax collector), fluent in Aramaic and Greek
•
He was a
homeowner, possibly more wealthy than the people
•
He
witnessed the resurrection and ascension
•
He is a
saint in the Roman Catholic, E. Orthodox and Lutheran
•
He is one
of the 12 original disciples of Jesus (Apostles)
His
book centers on Christology (Jesus humanity and deity) and is one of the three
synoptic Gospels. He is Son of David, Son of Man, Son of God.
Why
would God pick a COMMON MAN to show the divine nature of his
son, Jesus?
It’s
because Jesus is the FRIEND of SINNERS.
To
be the friend of sinners, does not mean Jesus is the friend of sin. Jesus
separated himself as man FROM man with his divine nature as the Son of God. He
NEVER sinned.
The
connection to those needing Jesus is through the redemption of sinners
CONNECTING to others!
Matthew, a business man and
practical man, found Jesus as his personal Savior. Matthew is a great example
of YOU .
Message notes are copyright Pastor Kris Freeman and Revolution Church. Good News: The Gospel of Matthew is an original series of Revolution Church.
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