Bringing the Dead Girl Back to Life,
Matthew 9:18-19, 13-26
Healing the Bleeding Woman,
Matthew 9:20-22
Healing the two Blind men,
Matthew 9:17-31
The value of human life.
In Matthew 9, Jesus was teaching in Capernaum where he had just recruited Matthew to follow him. He was teaching about how His ministry differen from that of John the Baptist and the religious leaders of Jerusalm by comparing His ministry to wedding guests rejoicing in the presence of the bridegroom. Just as one cannot stitch new, unshrunk cloth into an old garment or put new wine into old brittle wineskins, so His new ministry would not fit their old concepts and expectations.
Matthew 9:18-19
The ruler's name was Jairus, (Mark 5:21-43; Luke 8:40-56), and he was ruler of the synagogue, making him a very important man in his community. Notice that Jairus knelt before Jesus. This revealed both his desperation and his trust in the power of Jesus. By humbling himself this ruler was opening himself up to the ridicule of Jesus' enemies and trusting in Jesus' mercy and power. Notice his faith in vs.18. He asked only that Jesus lay his hand on her, just enough to make his precious daugther live.
1) What do we know about Jesus' attitude toward children?
(loved them, valued them, went out of his way to care for them.)
Jesus was interrupted by Jarius and had just arisen to go with him to his daugther's side when He was interrupted again.
Matthew 9:20-22
This situation is much more serious that we might think today. First, she had endured an uncontrollable bleeding problem for 12 years. Not only was this a serious medical problem leading to weakness because of blood loss, a woman during her period was considered ritually unclean (Lev. 15:19-33). This means that for 12 years she was very limited in the times she could touch another person or worship God at the temple. She was an outcast, living on the fringe of society, much like a leper. If she were married, she could not touch her husband during times of bleeding because everything she touched would have been unclean as well.
She desperately reached out and touched the edge of His cloak, thinking to herself, “If I only touch his cloak, I will be healed”. Jewish men were commanded by the law to have four tassels of blue cords on the corners of their outer garment. (Num. 15:38-41, Deut. 22:12). This tassel was called a zizith. The tassels set the Jewish men apart from all others and symbolizied separation to the things of God. She touched the edge of of Jesus' cloak. Notice that the woman's faith resembled that of the ruler: one touch would do.
1) What did the women do? (she touched Jesus)
2) Besides this woman's physical problems, how else did she suffer?
(social abuse, loneliness, depression, feelings that life has lost it's value)
She touched a Jewish rabbi in public, ritually defiling him. Would Jesus be mad and rebuke her, adding public outrage to private pain? No. He said, “Take heart...your faith has healed you.” Notice Jesus called her “daughter”, Jesus was not ashamed to be identified with her. Even though she interupted Jesus and took a terrible risk, her faith became the vehicle by which Jesus healed her.
Now she could touch and be touched by others. She could now worship God in the temple. Now she did not have to spend all her money trying to find help. She did not have to worry about slowly dying from loss of blood or about withering away spiritually. Now she was whole.
Notice Jesus always took the time to help people. In verse 23 we find “flute players and a noisy crowd”. Jews hired people to lead the family in mourning when someone died. (I don't understand this.)
In Numbers 19:11-22 the most serious ritual defilement was to touch a dead body. Any common person, rabbi, or priest would have been unfit for service. Jesus was not defiled instead a precious girl was rasied from the dead.
These miracles demonstrated that Jesus cared about human life. If life were not valuable, why would He bother raising someone from the dead? He also cared about the suffering of Jarius at the loss of his daughter. This does not mean that we have the right to expect Jesus to miraculously intervene in our lives on matters of life and death. But this miricle should provide strength and comfort in knowing that our Lord cares and will meet our needs, although in different ways.
Matthew 9:27-31
1) What was the deciding factor in Jesus' decision to heal the two blind men?
2) What are some area's in life in which people need to experience wholeness?
3) What implications does this hold for Jesus' followers?
Matthew 9:36-38
1) In what types of ministries are believers to be involved?
2) In verse 38, what in the first key step in being involved in the ministry? (pray)
Brainstorm excuses that Christians often give for not being involved in ministry, service, wittnessing opportunities.
Brainstorm actions that believers can take to become involved.
Conclusion
Jesus calls His followers to be involved in ministry that leads to faith, life, health, and wholeness
Matthew 9:18-19, 13-26
Healing the Bleeding Woman,
Matthew 9:20-22
Healing the two Blind men,
Matthew 9:17-31
The value of human life.
In Matthew 9, Jesus was teaching in Capernaum where he had just recruited Matthew to follow him. He was teaching about how His ministry differen from that of John the Baptist and the religious leaders of Jerusalm by comparing His ministry to wedding guests rejoicing in the presence of the bridegroom. Just as one cannot stitch new, unshrunk cloth into an old garment or put new wine into old brittle wineskins, so His new ministry would not fit their old concepts and expectations.
Matthew 9:18-19
The ruler's name was Jairus, (Mark 5:21-43; Luke 8:40-56), and he was ruler of the synagogue, making him a very important man in his community. Notice that Jairus knelt before Jesus. This revealed both his desperation and his trust in the power of Jesus. By humbling himself this ruler was opening himself up to the ridicule of Jesus' enemies and trusting in Jesus' mercy and power. Notice his faith in vs.18. He asked only that Jesus lay his hand on her, just enough to make his precious daugther live.
1) What do we know about Jesus' attitude toward children?
(loved them, valued them, went out of his way to care for them.)
Jesus was interrupted by Jarius and had just arisen to go with him to his daugther's side when He was interrupted again.
Matthew 9:20-22
This situation is much more serious that we might think today. First, she had endured an uncontrollable bleeding problem for 12 years. Not only was this a serious medical problem leading to weakness because of blood loss, a woman during her period was considered ritually unclean (Lev. 15:19-33). This means that for 12 years she was very limited in the times she could touch another person or worship God at the temple. She was an outcast, living on the fringe of society, much like a leper. If she were married, she could not touch her husband during times of bleeding because everything she touched would have been unclean as well.
She desperately reached out and touched the edge of His cloak, thinking to herself, “If I only touch his cloak, I will be healed”. Jewish men were commanded by the law to have four tassels of blue cords on the corners of their outer garment. (Num. 15:38-41, Deut. 22:12). This tassel was called a zizith. The tassels set the Jewish men apart from all others and symbolizied separation to the things of God. She touched the edge of of Jesus' cloak. Notice that the woman's faith resembled that of the ruler: one touch would do.
1) What did the women do? (she touched Jesus)
2) Besides this woman's physical problems, how else did she suffer?
(social abuse, loneliness, depression, feelings that life has lost it's value)
She touched a Jewish rabbi in public, ritually defiling him. Would Jesus be mad and rebuke her, adding public outrage to private pain? No. He said, “Take heart...your faith has healed you.” Notice Jesus called her “daughter”, Jesus was not ashamed to be identified with her. Even though she interupted Jesus and took a terrible risk, her faith became the vehicle by which Jesus healed her.
Now she could touch and be touched by others. She could now worship God in the temple. Now she did not have to spend all her money trying to find help. She did not have to worry about slowly dying from loss of blood or about withering away spiritually. Now she was whole.
Notice Jesus always took the time to help people. In verse 23 we find “flute players and a noisy crowd”. Jews hired people to lead the family in mourning when someone died. (I don't understand this.)
In Numbers 19:11-22 the most serious ritual defilement was to touch a dead body. Any common person, rabbi, or priest would have been unfit for service. Jesus was not defiled instead a precious girl was rasied from the dead.
These miracles demonstrated that Jesus cared about human life. If life were not valuable, why would He bother raising someone from the dead? He also cared about the suffering of Jarius at the loss of his daughter. This does not mean that we have the right to expect Jesus to miraculously intervene in our lives on matters of life and death. But this miricle should provide strength and comfort in knowing that our Lord cares and will meet our needs, although in different ways.
Matthew 9:27-31
1) What was the deciding factor in Jesus' decision to heal the two blind men?
2) What are some area's in life in which people need to experience wholeness?
3) What implications does this hold for Jesus' followers?
Matthew 9:36-38
1) In what types of ministries are believers to be involved?
2) In verse 38, what in the first key step in being involved in the ministry? (pray)
Brainstorm excuses that Christians often give for not being involved in ministry, service, wittnessing opportunities.
Brainstorm actions that believers can take to become involved.
Conclusion
Jesus calls His followers to be involved in ministry that leads to faith, life, health, and wholeness
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