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“The Sermon On The Move”
“What’s Next”
Matthew 8:1-3
For most of the last year we studied through the Sermon on the Mount.
We listened to the words of Jesus tell us how we should feel, think, and act towards God and Other People.
The reality is that when we have good motivations and good intentions led by love, GREAT ACTIONS FOLLOW!
It’s easy to do good for others when we truly love them!
It’s even easier to do good works when we hear the Words of God in Scripture, and we are motivated by a love for Him and a desire to obey what He say.
Micah 6:8 What does the Lord require of you?
Amos 5:24 Let Justice Roll down like waters!
It’s even easier to obey when we get to the point the crowds were at last week.
What if we were astonished and in awe of the Word of God?
What if we were so consumed with Him and His authority that we couldn’t help but obey?
What if DOING His Word was such a priority in our lives that we couldn’t resist the temptation?
I think too often we read the Word of God like we read it like “Goldie Locks and the 3 Bears,” or “The 3 Little Piggies and the Wolf That Huffed and Puffed.”
We read and hear the Word like it is some kind of sacred metaphor for life, but we don’t let it change us.
Too often we don’t attribute to it the Authority and reverence that it deserves.
For the last year we have read Jesus’ words tell us HOW to live, act, think, feel…
As we move from that sermon series, I want to roll into “The Sermon on the Move” for the next few weeks.
The idea here is that we can sit in the nice warm sanctuary, or on the side of a hill, and we can listen to the Words of Jesus.
We can take them to heart between the pew and the door.
We can believe them and have great intentions, BUT IF WE DON’T DO SOMETHING, We are essentially just treating this like another fable or fairy tale.
WE HAVE TO MOVE WITH WHAT WE HAVE HEARD
We have all heard someone say at some point in our lives, “Do as I say, not as I do.”
But that absolutely IS NOT what Jesus says or does.
As we move from Matthew 7 to Matthew Matthew 8:1-4 we will see Jesus moves from just teaching with words, to teaching with actions.
PRAY
You all know how I like to try and visualize situations in the Bible.
I read these short few verses and let me tell you what I see.
The crowds have arrived.
There is an incredible amount of energy in the air.
Everyone has heard about the reputation of this teacher that has suddenly erupted.
They are eager to be counted among such a great crowd that is going to hear Him teach.
As Jesus begins to teach, there are outcasts from the community that filter in.
They hide behind the bushes and trees.
They sit on the outskirts of the crowd.
In particular is a man with bodily deformations.
The disease that riddles the doctors of the age, has riddled his body with obvious problems.
Because of the Law of Moses this man is sentenced to a life away from normal society.
He isn’t allowed to shop in the market.
He can’t come home for Thanksgiving or Christmas dinners.
His children likely remember the stories of who he once was but have been forced to move on with life.
His wife has learned to get by and make ends meet.
He lives among the population of the rejected.
He spends his time with those that through circumstances, maybe of their own doing, maybe not, are forced into an underworld where they are looked down on and feared!
But this man who’s name was likely erased form polite society has heard about a man that heals
He has heard about a man that casts out demons
He has heard about a man that teaches with authority.
This man long ago gave up hope of reunion with his family, friends, neighbors, and coworkers...
BUT WHAT IF!
What if this Man could do for him, what he had heard He did for others?
What if this man could not only clear up a bad cough, but could take away the sores, the stench of rotting flesh, and could restore fingers and toes?
WHAT IF THROUGH THE HEALING POWER OF THIS MAN, HE COULD RETURN TO THE LIFE HE LOVED SO MUCH?
He stands through the Sermon on the Mount, but when it’s over…as the crowds begin to disperse, as this great teacher is coming down from the mountain, he looks for a chance to make a plea to the Preacher…
A Little sidenote here about leprosy.
I am not going to belabor the point, get in the weeds, or try to spend much time on it because I am sure that everyone here has heard it talked about more than a few times, BUT THE LAW WAS CLEAR!
This man had no business being around other people.
According to Leviticus 13 where the various types of leprosy were described, there were prescribed actions a person with leprosy had to do to identify themselves to others.
In spite of this the man takes a chance!
I.
No Matter What Obstacles Lie In The Way, The Desperate Find A Way To Jesus
a.
The woman with the issue of blood.
Mark 5:24-34
b.
Mark 2:3-5
II.
The Desperate Must Come Desperately
a. Recognizing his own condition and inability to correct it himself
b.
He was so desperate he was willing to be ridiculed by the crowds
c.
He was so desperate he was willing to pay the price!
d.
He came desperately, because there was no one to come for him
e.
He was so desperate that Mark 1:40 says he “implored” Jesus
f.
Matthew 7:7
III.
The Desperate Must Come Humbly and Worshipfully
a. Facing the crowds crying “unclean, unclean”
b.
Kneeling Greek word proskuneō (PRO- SKI- NOW) Most often translated as worship or in relation to worship
c.
Luke 5:12 he fell on his face
d.
How did the leper worship Jesus?
(David Guzik)
i.
He worshippedJesus by coming to Him, honoring Him as the One who could meet His otherwise impossible need.
ii.
He worshippedJesus with his posture, probably bowing or kneeling before Jesus.
iii.
He worshippedJesus with the word “Lord,” honoring Him as master and God.
iv.
He worshippedJesus with his humility, by not demanding but leaving the request up to the will of Jesus.
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He worshippedJesus with his respect of the power of Jesus, saying that all that was necessary was the will of Jesus, and he would be healed.
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