Theme: " A Portrait of the King "
Title: " The King's Itinerant Ministry Chronicled "
Text: Matthew Chapters 8 - 25
INTRO: *** Chapter 9 ***
I. The King's Authority Challenged
9:1-8
A. Jesus Recognized the 5 Men's Faith by what He SAW
of their Actions .
Verses 1-2a c/f Jonah 3:10 ; Genesis 22:12 ; &
James 2:20-24
B. He Responded to their Faith with a Proclamation of
Forgiveness .
Verse 2b c/f Ephesians 2:8-9 & Genesis 15:6
C. The Critics Rejected His Claim to be Able to Forgive
Sins .
Verse 3 c/f Mark 2:7 -- His Authority to Forgive Sins
D. The Lord's Questioning Reply
Verses 4-5
E. The Mount Carmel Type of Affirmation to the Deity of
Christ
Verses 6-7 c/f I Kings 18:21-39
F. The Response of the Multitude
Verse 8
II. The King's Calling Revealed
9:9-13
A. The Calling & Response of Matthew
Verse 9 c/f John 10:27-28
1. Different People Have Different Motives for Follow-
ing Jesus .
a. Many People like Matthew have Heard the Voice of
the Shepherd & are Simply Obeying the Call with No
Agenda of their Own.
Verse 9 c/f Matthew 4:18-22
b. Many People like the Multitude in John 6 are
Following Jesus Primarily for the Earthly Material
Benefits.
John 6:26-27 -- The Prosperity Gospel
c. Many People Today are Looking for a Sideshow sort
of thing -- a Christian Carnival -- to Attend in Jesus'
Name.
John 6:1-2 -- Modern Day " Healing " Crusades
d. Other People like Judas See Following Jesus as a
Means of Padding their Own Pocket-book or Further-
ing their Own Causes.
John 12:4-6 & Matthew 26:14-16
1.) Money " Grubbing " Preachers
2.) " Rev. " Politicians
2. Many People Turn their Backs on the Lord & Walk
Away when they Hear Something they Don't Like --
Something that is Hard from His Word.
John 6:60 & 66
3. The True Follower of Jesus Christ Cannot Walk
Away from the Lord & His People.
John 6:67-69 c/f I John 2:19
4. The Questions for us Today are :
a. Why Do I Follow Jesus ?
b. Can I Walk Away from the Lord & His People ?
B. The Soulwinning Zeal of a New Convert to Acquaint
his " Cronies " with Jesus -- to Reach his Friends for
Christ
Verse 10 c/f Luke 5:27-29
1. A Promise Fulfilled & a Principle Established
Matthew 4:18-19 -- Follow Me & I Will Make You ...
2. A Question Arises :
*** Do I Have a Holy Passion to Reach Men for Jesus ?
3. A Conclusion is Reached :
*** If We Don't Have a Holy Passion to Reach People
for Jesus, we're Not Following Him Close Enough !
C. The Critics' Complaint
Verse 11
1. The Critics Never Understand , and we Have them
Still Today.
2. The Critic's Complaint is the Disciple's Delight .
*** I am Continually Amazed at How One Sermon can
Cause the Soul of One Man to Wither Away, while
at the Exact Same Time Another Man is Nourished
& Strengthened Spiritually by the Same Message.
3. One Old Preacher Used to Say : " If the Sermon Rubs
you the Wrong Way, then, Try Turning Around."
4. Illustration : My Mother's Testimony about My Preach-
ing on Faithful Church Attendance.
D. The Lord's Response with an Explanation of His
Calling
Verses 12-13
1. He Points Out that they had Completely Missed the
Boat as far as Understanding the Heart of God was
Concerned.
Verse 12
a. God's Desire was NOT to be Standoffish with Man
as the " Holier than thou " Pharisees were.
b. His Desire was to Bring Spiritual Healing to Sin Sick
Souls.
2. He Tells them that the Key to Understanding the
Heart of God with regard to His Dealings with Man
May be Found in a Discovery of what He Meant by
His Statement in Hosea 6:6 .
Verse 13a
*** The Purpose of the Old Testament Law was Not to
Merely Set Up a Sacrificial System of Religion but to
Outline the Means by which a Holy God might Dem-
onstrate His Mercy toward Sinful Men & Ultimately
Point them to their Need of a Savior who would Be-
come their Sacrifice for Sin.
Galatians 3:24 ; Romans 6:23 ; John 1:29 ; Heb-
rews 10:1-18 ; Colossians 2:14 ; & Hebrews 53:10
3. He Explains His Purpose for Coming & the Calling
He Was & IS Extending to Men.
Verse 13b
a. Negatively -- He is NOT Calling Righteous
People to Come As they Are to Him As Though they
are Worthy.
b. Positively -- He IS Calling Sinners to Come to
Him through Repentance As Though they Have No
Hope but that God will be Merciful to them Through
Jesus.
4. The Thing that Keeps Many People from Being
Saved is that They are Too Proud to Admit that
they Need God's Mercy ; they would Rather Trust in
their Own Integrity than they would to Humble
themselves & Acknowledge their Need of a Savior .
III. The King's New Dispensation Explained
9:14-17
A. The Question of John the Baptist's Disciples regard-
ing Fasting .
Verse 14
B. The Answers of the Master
Verses 15-17
1. He Answers the Question about Fasting .
Verse 15
*** Fasting is Important, but the Time for it would be later
when He was No Longer With them.
2. He Explains the Introduction of a New Dispensa-
tion in God's Dealings with Man.
Verses 16-17
a. The Basic Teachings of the Passage
1.) Jesus Did Not Come to " Patch Up " the Old Tes-
tament Religious System.
2.) Jesus Came to " Start Over " with Entirely New
Materials.
3.) The Difference in His Approach & the Conduct of
His Disciples is Merely a Reflection of the Fact
that a New Dispensation was Beginning, & God
was Doing a New Work in their Midst.
b. The Irreconcilability of the Two Covenants
Verses 16-17
*** They Cannot be Integrated into One -- though
they are Similar in Many Ways.
1.) No Man Puts New Cloth on an Old Garment
Verse 16
2.) No Man Puts New Wine into Old Bottles
Verse 17
c. The Changing Nature of the Two Covenants
Jeremiah 31:31-34
1.) The New Covenant Comes Into the Spotlight &
is Activated at the Death of Jesus by the Offering
of His Blood -- Just Like the Old Covenant had
become Activated by the Blood of an Animal
Sacrifice.
Hebrews 9:14-24
2.) The Old Covenant is Deactivated by theSacrifice
of Jesus, & It Steps Back Into the Shadows
where it Belongs as a Museum Piece which Re-
mains as a Testimony to an Age Gone By & a
Shadow of Things to Come.
Hebrews 10:1-9
d. The Symbolism of the Two Covenants (OT & NT)
1.) New Cloth -- Old Garment ( V-16 )
2.) New Wine -- Old Wine ( Implied in V-17 )
3.) New Bottles -- Old Bottles ( V-17 )
e. The Typology of the Two Covenants
Verses 16-17 c/f Matthew 26:17-29
1.) Two Elements of the Passover & the Lord's Sup-
per which are Defined by the Lord as Being
Representative of Specific Things :
a.) Unleavened Bread -- Represents the
Lord's Broken Body ,
b.) Unfermented Fruit of the Vine (Grape Juice)-
Represents the Shed Blood of Jesus Christ.
2.) Cloth and Garment -- A Type of the Cover-
ings Provided by the 2 Covenants - Ultimately
Pointing to the Broken Body of Jesus Christ.
Exodus 26 c/f Hebrews10:14-22 & I Corinth-
ians 11:23-26
3.) Wine -- a Type of the Blood that was Shed to
Establish the 2 Covenants -- Ultimately Point-
ing to the Blood of Jesus Christ.
Exodus 12:1-27 c/f Hebrews 9:14-24 & I Cor-
inthians 11:23-26
a.) The Word Wine in the Bible is a Generic
Term which Refers to the Fruit of the Vine &
is Often Speaking of Unfermented Grape
Juice -- Depending on the Context.
John 2:1-11 c/f Habakkuk 2:15-16
b.) The Cup, the Fruit of the Vine, Unfermented
Grape Juice is a Type of the Blood of Jesus
Christ in the Last Supper.
I Corinthians 11:23-33 & I Peter 1:18-19
4.) Wine Bottles -- a Type of the Messengers,
the Carriers, or the Containers that Received
the 2 Covenants.
Exodus 12:1-27 c/f I Corinthians 11:23-26 &
John 6:47-58
3. The Superiority of the New Dispensation to the
Old One & the New Covenant to the Old Covenant
a. The Covering of the New Testament is Perma-
nent , whereas the Covering of the Old Testa-
ment was Only Temporary.
Matthew 27:46-51 c/f Hebrews 10:19-22
b. The Wine of the New Testament Provides a
Permanent Cleansing for Sin , whereas the
Old Testament Wine Provided Only a Partial &
Temporary Cleansing from Sin.
Hebrews 10:1-5 c/f Hebrews 9:11-14
c. The New Winebottles of the New Testament
are carrying a New Wine which the Old Wine
Bottles of the Old Testament Could Not Contain.
John 3:1-12 c/f II Corinthians 5:17
IV. The King's Power Displayed
9:18-31
A. His Power was Displayed Over Man's Ailments .
1. Disease & Death
Verses 18-26
2. Blindness
Verses 27-31
3. Demonic Possessions & Afflictions
Verses 32-34
B. His Power was Displayed In Response to Faith .
1. The Grieving Father's Faith
Verses 18-19 & 23-26
2. The Silent Woman's TOUCH of Faith
Verses 20-22
3. The Importunate Blind Men's PLEADING Faith
Verses 27-31
4. The Friends' of the Dumb Man's Implicit Faith
Verses 32-34
C. His Power was Displayed In Spite of His Critics .
1. He is Laughed at & Ridiculed Before He Helps
the Dead Girl.
Verses 23-24
2. He is Accused of Using Satanic Power After He
Helps the Possessed Man.
Verses 32-34
V. The King's Passion Conveyed
9:35-38 --- A Passion to Shepherd the Souls of Men
A. His Passion was Conveyed by the Actions He Took .
Verse 35
B. His Passion was Conveyed by the Compassion He
Demonstrated .
Verse 36 c/f Matthew 14:14 & Mark 1:40-41
C. His Passion was Conveyed by the Vision He Shared .
Verse 37
D. His Passion was Conveyed by the Prayer He Inspires .
Verse 38