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THE WOMAN WHO WOWED JESUS (1 OF 8)

by Keith Krell

Scripture: Matthew 15:21-28
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The Woman Who Wowed Jesus (1 of 8)
Series: Extraordinary Encounters with Jesus
Keith Krell
Matthew 15:21-28


Have you ever met someone famous? It can be an exciting experience, can't it? Over the course of my life I've been fortunate to meet a number of popular athletes, actors, and musicians. In 1979 my parents took me to the Major League Baseball All-Star game party in Seattle where I was able to meet some of the best players to ever play the game. A few years later I met my favorite singer at the time, Billy Joel, coming out of a San Francisco airport men's room with security detail lining the wall. Shortly thereafter I met Arnold Schwarzenegger at Universal Studios while he was promoting his film, Conan the Barbarian. I had the privilege of meeting my favorite basketball player, Larry Bird, when I arrived two hours early for a Sonics game. This past month I even met John Stockton at Pita Pit next to Gonzaga.

There's something exhilarating about meeting a famous person. But nothing is more exciting than meeting, ''The Famous One''-the Lord Jesus Christ. There's no one . . . I repeat, no one like Jesus! His mere presence is supernaturally staggering. His power is divinely unprecedented. His personality is supremely welcoming. There's no one like Jesus! While we may not have had the privilege of meeting Jesus during His earthly ministry, we can experience the accounts of those who did. The series that we'll be studying through is entitled, ''Extraordinary Encounters with Jesus.'' My goal in each of these messages is to bring to life Jesus' interaction with various biblical characters. So prayerfully prepare your heart to encounter Jesus like you never have before. In the first installment of this series we'll get to know the woman who wowed Jesus. Matthew 15:21-28 records her story.

1. Jesus tests the woman's faith (15:21-23). Matthew writes: ''Jesus went away from there, and withdrew into the district of Tyre and Sidon'' (15:21). In 15:1-20 the Jewi ...

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