Matthew 8:1-17
Proverbs 16:2, All a person’s ways seem pure to them, but motives are weighed by the Lord.
Hebrews 1:3, The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being…
Mark 12:30-31, 30 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. 31 The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.”
Isaiah 1:17; Romans 12:17-21; Acts 10:38
Jesus Calls Matthew
Matthew 9:9-13-(NLT), 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?” 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. ‘For I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners.”
Matthew 5:46-48, 46 If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? 47 And if you greet only your own people, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that? 48 Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
Matthew 8:1, When Jesus came down from the mountainside, large crowds followed him.
Real Servanthood
1. Blesses the REJECTED. (Matthew 8:2-4)
Matthew 8:2-4 2 A man with leprosy came and knelt before him and said, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.” 3 Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” Immediately he was cleansed of his leprosy. 4 Then Jesus said to him, “See that you don’t tell anyone . . .
Leviticus 13:46; Mark 1:41 (NLT); 1 John 3:8; Psalm 145:9; Psalm 145:17
2. Blesses the DISRESPECTED. (Matthew 8:5-13)
Matthew 8:5-8, 5 When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking for help. 6 “Lord,” he said, “my servant lies at home paralyzed, suffering terribly.” 7 Jesus said to him, “Shall I come and heal him?” 8 The centurion replied, “Lord, I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.
Matthew 8:10, When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said to those following him, “Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith.
3. Blesses OUR OWN. (Matthew 8:14-17)
Matthew 8:14-16, 14 When Jesus came into Peter’s house, he saw Peter’s mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever. 15 He touched her hand and the fever left her, and she got up and began to wait on him. 16 When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to him, and he drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick.
Galatians 5:6, . . . The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.
Galatians 5:14, For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
Questions:
- What did you hear from the Holy Spirit?
- What will you do because of it?
- How can we pray for you?