“the master’s guide to greatness” part 3 “recognize jesus authority” matthew 9:9-26

““The Master’s The Master’s Guide to Greatness”Guide to Greatness”

Part 3Part 3

““Recognize Jesus Authority”Recognize Jesus Authority”

Matthew 9:9-26Matthew 9:9-26

Greatness is obtaining the Greatness is obtaining the

“invigorating, life-giving, and “invigorating, life-giving, and

adventuresome river” we call the adventuresome river” we call the

Kingdom of God and then “channeling Kingdom of God and then “channeling

people into its white-water rapids”. people into its white-water rapids”.

Jesus invited an Jesus invited an unlikelyunlikely candidate to join His team.candidate to join His team.

As Jesus went on from there, he saw a As Jesus went on from there, he saw a

man named Matthew sitting at the tax man named Matthew sitting at the tax

collector’s booth. “Follow me,” he told collector’s booth. “Follow me,” he told

him, and Matthew got up and followed him, and Matthew got up and followed

him.him. (v.9) (v.9)

Jesus demonstrated how to deal Jesus demonstrated how to deal with the tension of living as a with the tension of living as a

holyholy person in a person in a sinfulsinful culture. culture.

• Jesus Jesus embracedembraced sinnerssinners and expected and expected

His holiness to His holiness to impactimpact them (vv.10-13) them (vv.10-13)



While Jesus was having dinner at While Jesus was having dinner at

Matthew’s house, many tax collectors Matthew’s house, many tax collectors

and “sinners” came and ate with him and “sinners” came and ate with him

and his disciples. and his disciples.



When the Pharisees saw this, they When the Pharisees saw this, they

asked his disciples, “Why does your asked his disciples, “Why does your

teacher eat with tax collectors and teacher eat with tax collectors and

‘sinners’?” ‘sinners’?”



• The Pharisees thought holiness was The Pharisees thought holiness was

preserved by preserved by separationseparation from ungodly from ungodly

people.people.



• Jesus regarded His holinessJesus regarded His holiness as as

contagiouscontagious and able to bring and able to bring grace grace to to

sinners.” sinners.”



““It is not the healthy who need a It is not the healthy who need a

doctor, but the sick. But go and learn doctor, but the sick. But go and learn

what this means:what this means:



‘‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I

have not come to call the righteous, but have not come to call the righteous, but

sinners.”sinners.”

Jesus taught us the role of Jesus taught us the role of spiritualspiritual disciplinesdisciplines..

• John’s disciples thought holiness was John’s disciples thought holiness was

gained by religious practices of gained by religious practices of selfself--

disciplinediscipline..

Then John’s disciples came and asked Then John’s disciples came and asked

him, “How is it that we and him, “How is it that we and

the Pharisees fast, but your the Pharisees fast, but your

disciples do not fast?” (v.14)disciples do not fast?” (v.14)


• There is a time for There is a time for fastingfasting and a time and a time

for for celebratingcelebrating

Jesus answered, “How can the guests Jesus answered, “How can the guests

of the bridegroom mourn while he is of the bridegroom mourn while he is

with them? with them?


• There is a time for There is a time for fastingfasting and a time and a time

for for celebratingcelebrating

The time will come when the The time will come when the

bridegroom will be taken from them; bridegroom will be taken from them;

then they will fast. (v.15)then they will fast. (v.15)


• Spiritual disciplines should not become Spiritual disciplines should not become

legalisticlegalistic burdens burdens

““No one sews a patch of unshrunk No one sews a patch of unshrunk

cloth on an old garment, for the patch cloth on an old garment, for the patch

will pull away from the garment, making will pull away from the garment, making

the tear worse. (v.16)the tear worse. (v.16)


• Traditional rituals are not Traditional rituals are not

straightjacketsstraightjackets to prevent us from to prevent us from

celebrating lifecelebrating life

Neither do men pour new wine into old Neither do men pour new wine into old

wineskins. wineskins.





If they do, the skins will burst, the wine If they do, the skins will burst, the wine

will run out and the wineskins will be will run out and the wineskins will be

ruined.ruined.





No, they pour new wine into new No, they pour new wine into new

wineskins, and both are preserved.”wineskins, and both are preserved.”

(v.17)(v.17)

Jesus cared for the Jesus cared for the brokenbroken

• Jesus was approached by a “ruler” Jesus was approached by a “ruler”

who was who was desperatedesperate. (vv.18-19; 23-25). (vv.18-19; 23-25)

While he was saying this, a ruler came While he was saying this, a ruler came

and knelt before him and said, “My and knelt before him and said, “My

daughter has just died. daughter has just died.




But come and put your hand on her, But come and put your hand on her,

and she will live.” Jesus got up and and she will live.” Jesus got up and

went with him, and so did his disciples. went with him, and so did his disciples.




When Jesus entered the ruler’s house When Jesus entered the ruler’s house

and saw the flute players and the noisy and saw the flute players and the noisy

crowd, he said, “Go away. The girl is crowd, he said, “Go away. The girl is

not dead but asleep.”not dead but asleep.”




But they laughed at him. After the But they laughed at him. After the

crowd had been put outside, he went in crowd had been put outside, he went in

and took the girl by the hand, and took the girl by the hand,




and she got up. News of this spread and she got up. News of this spread

through all that region. through all that region.


• Jesus has authority over Jesus has authority over deathdeath


• Jesus was Jesus was interruptedinterrupted by a desperate by a desperate

woman who was woman who was restoredrestored. (vv.20-22). (vv.20-22)

Just then a woman who had been Just then a woman who had been

subject to bleeding for twelve years subject to bleeding for twelve years

came up behind him and touched the came up behind him and touched the

edge of his cloak. edge of his cloak.




She said to herself, “If I only touch his She said to herself, “If I only touch his

cloak, I will be healed.” cloak, I will be healed.”




Jesus turned and saw her. “Take heart, Jesus turned and saw her. “Take heart,

daughter,” he said, “your faith has daughter,” he said, “your faith has

healed you.” And the woman was healed you.” And the woman was

healed from that moment. healed from that moment.


• She suffered from the pain of feeling She suffered from the pain of feeling

““leftleft overover”. ”.

• ““If I only touch his cloak, I will be If I only touch his cloak, I will be

healed.” healed.”

• ““train of his robe filled the temple”train of his robe filled the temple”

Bottom Line:Bottom Line:

Embrace your Embrace your brokennessbrokenness, because , because

Jesus restores Jesus restores brokenbroken people. people.

Jesus is not an Jesus is not an accessoryaccessory..

I PRAISE YOU 24/7!!!!!!“AND THIS HOW I PRAISE YOU 24/7!!!!!!“AND THIS HOW

YOU DO ME!!!!! YOU EXPECT ME TO YOU DO ME!!!!! YOU EXPECT ME TO

LEARN FROM THIS??? HOW???!!! ILL LEARN FROM THIS??? HOW???!!! ILL

NEVER FORGET THIS!! EVER!!! THX NEVER FORGET THIS!! EVER!!! THX

THO…” THO…”

Becoming a follower of Jesus is a walk Becoming a follower of Jesus is a walk

of convenience; it is a commitment to a of convenience; it is a commitment to a

cause. cause.

Jesus Jesus dieddied because you are because you are deaddead and and

the only way for you to the only way for you to livelive was for Him was for Him

to to diedie!!

TunisiaTunisia

• Jesus did not die so you could have a Jesus did not die so you could have a

better life or live in a nice country or better life or live in a nice country or

enjoy financial prosperity. enjoy financial prosperity.

• In Jesus kingdom there are no In Jesus kingdom there are no classesclasses

of of peoplepeople to be to be avoidedavoided..

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