SATURDAY- 12TH
WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME -A
Gospel:
Matthew 8:5-17: Many will come from
east and west to take their places with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob.
I
Reading: Lamentations 2:2. 10-14.18-19: Cry aloud to the Lord, daughter of Zion.
Jesus Heals a
Centurion’s Servant: Receiving and Rejecting Men, 8:5-13
This passage shows that
Jesus is definitely the Messiah (v.13). He also has the power to reject the
unbelieving (v.12). Jesus had the messianic power to do the mission of his
Father receiving any person, regardless of the barrier. He could span every
conceivable barrier.
a.
The ideological barrier: the
centurion was despised, rejected and hated by Jews.
b.
The physical barriers: the
centurion’s servant was ill.
c.
The spiritual barriers: the
centurion was a Gentile.
Jesus receives any
person who truly believes, but rejects those who do not believe, no matter who
they are.
1.
Jesus’ great power was aroused to
receive the rejected (v.5-9)
a. By
the centurion’s humility
1) Begged
a Jew
2) Called
Jesus Lord
3) Jesus’
response: “I will”
b. By
the centurion’s sense of unworthiness
c. By
the centurion’s love for a slave
d. By
the centurion’s great faih
1) In
Jesus’ supreme authority and power
2) In
Jesus as Sovereign Lord (v.8)
2.
Jesus’ great power was aroused to
embrace believers of every nationality (v.10-11)
a. The
Roman centurion
b. The
“many” from every place, from all nations
3.
Jesus’ great power shall reject the
unbelieving (v.12)
4.
Jesus’ great power proved his
Messiahship (v.13)
Jesus Heals
Peter’s Mother-in-Law: Jesus’ Power and Its Purpose, 8:14-17)
One of the purposes for
which Jesus came to earth was to meet the needs of individuals and families.
The experience in Peter’s home shows this.
1.
Purpose 1: To meet the needs of the
individuals and families (v.14-15)
a. He
visited Peter’s home
b. He
healed Peter’s mother-in-law: she arose and served
2.
Purpose 2: To meet the needs of the
large crowds (v.16)
3.
Purpose 3: To prove his Messiahship
(v.17)
a. He
bore the ultimate cause of disease
b. He
bore each fresh illness
Thought: No individual or family is too poor or unimportant for Jesus to
visit and help. He cares for all.
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