At the end of last week, in our study of Matthew 8 & 9, we saw that the miracle stories in these chapters were intended to make a particular point. By arranging them together in this fashion, Matthew was telling us that Jesus was performing the actions of the Messiah, as envisioned by the prophet… Continue reading Trust Jesus (Matt 8 and 9)
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Following Jesus (Matt 8:18-22)
Before we get to Matthew 9 next week, there’s one story we skipped over in chapter 8. As we’ve seen Jesus healing lepers, responding to the faith of outsiders, calming actual storms, and driving out demons – we’ve been asking how should we respond? That’s what today’s brief story is all about, nestled in amongst all… Continue reading Following Jesus (Matt 8:18-22)
Devilled ham (Matt 8:28-34)
The next story in our look at Matthew chapter 8 looks like it’s unrelated to yesterday’s. But it’s basically the same story as the calming of the storm. In your Bibles it might be titled “the healing of two demon-possessed men”. Or in mine, “Jesus makes devilled ham.”* (I’m into boutique translations.) Either way, let’s read… Continue reading Devilled ham (Matt 8:28-34)
Jesus calms a storm (Matt 8:23-27)
(Continuing our series in Matthew chapter 8.) 8:23 Then he got into the boat and his disciples followed him. Suddenly a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. The disciples went and woke him, saying, “Lord, save us! We’re going to drown!” He… Continue reading Jesus calms a storm (Matt 8:23-27)
Jesus heals a leper – a response
After yesterday’s post on Jesus’ healing of a leper, a friend who serves in Nepal wrote to me about her recent visit to a leprosy hospital. She shared three stories of people with leprosy being ministered to by present-day followers of Jesus:
The Centurion’s faith (Matt 8:5-13)
We began a series yesterday working through Matthew chapters 8 & 9. Following on from Jesus’ first public words in the Sermon on the Mount, Matthew narrates Jesus’ first public actions. Throughout this series we’ll be looking for the big picture Matthew is building up by arranging these stories together. Yesterday, we saw Jesus’ first healing: of… Continue reading The Centurion’s faith (Matt 8:5-13)
Introducing Matthew 8-9: Healing a leper
We begin a new series through Matthew chapters 8 and 9. In our last look at Matthew’s Gospel (chapter 5), Jesus was saying a lot of stuff. Here, he’s doing a lot. It’s the walk that backs up the talk. We see healings, exorcisms, provocative encounters, and even someone raised from the dead. Although this… Continue reading Introducing Matthew 8-9: Healing a leper
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