Matthew 15:21-28

Matthew 15:21-28 (New Living Translation)

Jesus then left Galilee and went north to the region of Tyre and Sidon. [22] A Gentile woman who lived there came to him, pleading, "Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! For my daughter has a demon in her, and it is severely tormenting her." [23] But Jesus gave her no reply—not even a word. Then his disciples urged him to send her away. "Tell her to leave," they said. "She is bothering us with all her begging."

Matthew 15:21-28 (New Living Translation)

[24] Then he said to the woman, "I was sent only to help the people of Israel—God's lost sheep—not the Gentiles." [25] But she came and worshiped him and pleaded again, "Lord, help me!" [26] "It isn't right to take food from the children and throw it to the dogs," he said. [27] "Yes, Lord," she replied, "but even dogs are permitted to eat crumbs that fall beneath their master's table."

Matthew 15:21-28 (New Living Translation)Matthew 15:21-28 (New Living Translation)

[28] [28] "Woman," Jesus said to her, "your faith is "Woman," Jesus said to her, "your faith is great. Your request is granted." And her great. Your request is granted." And her daughter was instantly healed.daughter was instantly healed.

● ● Jesus can be moved by the needs of Jesus can be moved by the needs of others…can I?others…can I?

● ● Jesus still shows up in out-of-the-Jesus still shows up in out-of-the-ordinary places…with healing on his ordinary places…with healing on his mind.mind.

● ● When we give God every reason not When we give God every reason not to be interested in our lives he bursts in to be interested in our lives he bursts in anyway.anyway.

● ● Jesus is good at jumping fences, Jesus is good at jumping fences, stepping across barriers and painting stepping across barriers and painting outside of the lines.outside of the lines.

A LITTLE VACATION A LITTLE VACATION INTERRUPTED… INTERRUPTED… BY A SCREAMING, BY A SCREAMING, SHOUTING WOMANSHOUTING WOMAN

• “ “My daughter is My daughter is tormented by a tormented by a demon!”demon!”

• But what surprises But what surprises us from the lips of a us from the lips of a Gentile is: Gentile is: “Lord, “Lord, Son of David!”Son of David!”

THE PRESSING THE PRESSING NEED: NEED: GET MY GET MY DAUGHTER FREEDAUGHTER FREE

Matthew calls her a Canaanite womanMatthew calls her a Canaanite woman……an archaic terman archaic term

……like calling a Dane a Vikinglike calling a Dane a Viking

THE DISCIPLES ARE ANNOYED BY THE DISCIPLES ARE ANNOYED BY HER. AND JESUS IS CLEARLY READY HER. AND JESUS IS CLEARLY READY TO MOVE ON BYTO MOVE ON BY

The Disciples: The Disciples: Send her Send her away because she keeps away because she keeps shouting after us.shouting after us.Jesus: Jesus: The ‘Silent The ‘Silent Treatment’ … “He does Treatment’ … “He does not answer her.”not answer her.”

MORE OF MORE OF THE SAME!THE SAME!

THE STARTLING THE STARTLING WORDS OF JESUSWORDS OF JESUS

THE CRY OF ABSOLUTE THE CRY OF ABSOLUTE FAITH PENETRATES FAITH PENETRATES

THE HEART OF JESUSTHE HEART OF JESUS

JESUS IS MOVED JESUS IS MOVED BY SUCH FAITH!BY SUCH FAITH!

WHAT A WHAT A REVEALING STORYREVEALING STORY

THE BEAT GOES ON!THE BEAT GOES ON!

Remembering Remembering how the bread how the bread is given even is given even to us ‘Gentile to us ‘Gentile dogs’.dogs’.We are all We are all included by included by Faith.Faith.

I believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the Living God. I have chosen to follow Jesus as my Lord and trust Him as my Savior.

Returning to God out Returning to God out of our abundance. of our abundance.

A gift of thanks.A gift of thanks.

PRAYER & PRAISE

● ● Jesus can be moved by the needs of Jesus can be moved by the needs of others…can I?others…can I?

● ● Jesus still shows up in out-of-the-Jesus still shows up in out-of-the-ordinary places…with healing on his ordinary places…with healing on his mind.mind.

● ● When we give God every reason not When we give God every reason not to be interested in our lives he bursts in to be interested in our lives he bursts in anyway.anyway.

● ● Jesus is good at jumping fences, Jesus is good at jumping fences, stepping across barriers and painting stepping across barriers and painting outside of the lines.outside of the lines.