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Bob Wickizer
Matthew 11:2-11
When John heard in prison what the Messiah was doing, he sent word by his disciples and said to him, ''Are you the one who is to come, or are we to wait for another?'' Jesus answered them, ''Go and tell John what you hear and see: the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have good news brought to them. And blessed is anyone who takes no offense at me.''
As they went away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: ''What did you go out into the wilderness to look at? A reed shaken by the wind? What then did you go out to see? Someone dressed in soft robes? Look, those who wear soft robes are in royal palaces. What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. This is the one about whom it is written,
'See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you,?who will prepare your way before you.'
''Truly I tell you, among those born of women no one has arisen greater than John the Baptist; yet the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.''
Lessons and Carols at 10:30 8:30 gets my raw sermon notes
The first thing I do with a text is look for things that seem odd, out of place or I really don't understand. Today, there are two of those in the gospel.
After John's disciples hear from Jesus his answer to John's question about the Messiah, they turn to walk away, and Jesus ask the crowds, ''What did you walk all the way down to the Jordan to see?'' Here's the kicker. ''A reed shaken by the wind?'' Here is how the audience would have heard that strange question.
The word for wind and spirit is the same so the sentence could equally have been translated, ''A reed shaken by the spirit?'' I think this version makes more sense when you understand the other part about it.
When it comes to the life of Jesus, people often have confusion about Herod. Herod the Great rebuilt the second temple ...
Bob Wickizer
Matthew 11:2-11
When John heard in prison what the Messiah was doing, he sent word by his disciples and said to him, ''Are you the one who is to come, or are we to wait for another?'' Jesus answered them, ''Go and tell John what you hear and see: the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have good news brought to them. And blessed is anyone who takes no offense at me.''
As they went away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: ''What did you go out into the wilderness to look at? A reed shaken by the wind? What then did you go out to see? Someone dressed in soft robes? Look, those who wear soft robes are in royal palaces. What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. This is the one about whom it is written,
'See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you,?who will prepare your way before you.'
''Truly I tell you, among those born of women no one has arisen greater than John the Baptist; yet the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.''
Lessons and Carols at 10:30 8:30 gets my raw sermon notes
The first thing I do with a text is look for things that seem odd, out of place or I really don't understand. Today, there are two of those in the gospel.
After John's disciples hear from Jesus his answer to John's question about the Messiah, they turn to walk away, and Jesus ask the crowds, ''What did you walk all the way down to the Jordan to see?'' Here's the kicker. ''A reed shaken by the wind?'' Here is how the audience would have heard that strange question.
The word for wind and spirit is the same so the sentence could equally have been translated, ''A reed shaken by the spirit?'' I think this version makes more sense when you understand the other part about it.
When it comes to the life of Jesus, people often have confusion about Herod. Herod the Great rebuilt the second temple ...
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