Obey Mercy (22 of 35)
Series: Obey Everything
Steve Jones
Matthew 9:11-13
SERMON SUMMARY: This sermon addresses Jesus' command to be merciful. We obey this command by 1) Mercy Eating, 2) Mercy Medium, and 3) Mercy Love.
Mt.9:11-13 ''Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?'' On hearing this, Jesus said, ''It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. But go and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy, not sacrifice.' For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.''
INTRODUCTION: We are in a sermon series entitled ''Obey Everything'' wherein we're focusing on the commands of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew. Today's command is ''Go and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy, not sacrifice.''' From the context we can see that at least part of what it means to show mercy is to EAT. I think we're going to ENJOY obeying THIS command, don't you? Specifically, we're to ''eat with sinners.'' Because Jesus' eating with sinners and tax collectors is what motivated the legalists of his day to complain. The Pharisees were the ''authoritarian elites'' in that culture, and they made it their business to tell others with whom they could and couldn't socialize and with whom they could and couldn't eat. (Sarcastic) Now who would EVER do THAT? THAT's not realistic. Crazy Bible! Today let's note the relationship between eating and mercy.
I. JESUS MODELLED MERCY EATING
Mt.9:10 ''Matthew invited Jesus and his disciples to his home as dinner guests''
If you can show mercy by eating with sinners, then Jesus practiced what he preached - and then some. Jesus did so much ''mercy eating'' that he was called a glutton (Matthew 11:19). Now, he WASN'T a glutton, but he was CALLED a glutton. He didn't eat too much - he just ate OFTEN. You know, like voting in some parts of the country - early and often.
Let me put the Biblical data before you. As you may know, this dinner with Matthew is not the only recorded meal in which Jesus ...
Series: Obey Everything
Steve Jones
Matthew 9:11-13
SERMON SUMMARY: This sermon addresses Jesus' command to be merciful. We obey this command by 1) Mercy Eating, 2) Mercy Medium, and 3) Mercy Love.
Mt.9:11-13 ''Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?'' On hearing this, Jesus said, ''It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. But go and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy, not sacrifice.' For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.''
INTRODUCTION: We are in a sermon series entitled ''Obey Everything'' wherein we're focusing on the commands of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew. Today's command is ''Go and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy, not sacrifice.''' From the context we can see that at least part of what it means to show mercy is to EAT. I think we're going to ENJOY obeying THIS command, don't you? Specifically, we're to ''eat with sinners.'' Because Jesus' eating with sinners and tax collectors is what motivated the legalists of his day to complain. The Pharisees were the ''authoritarian elites'' in that culture, and they made it their business to tell others with whom they could and couldn't socialize and with whom they could and couldn't eat. (Sarcastic) Now who would EVER do THAT? THAT's not realistic. Crazy Bible! Today let's note the relationship between eating and mercy.
I. JESUS MODELLED MERCY EATING
Mt.9:10 ''Matthew invited Jesus and his disciples to his home as dinner guests''
If you can show mercy by eating with sinners, then Jesus practiced what he preached - and then some. Jesus did so much ''mercy eating'' that he was called a glutton (Matthew 11:19). Now, he WASN'T a glutton, but he was CALLED a glutton. He didn't eat too much - he just ate OFTEN. You know, like voting in some parts of the country - early and often.
Let me put the Biblical data before you. As you may know, this dinner with Matthew is not the only recorded meal in which Jesus ...
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