Welcome from Brown Chapel/Avant & Mt. Pleasant
Prayer: Rev. Pelton
Scripture: Matthew 15:21-28 - 21 Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.
22 And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil. 23 But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us. 24 But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 25 Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me. 26 But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it to dogs. 27 And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table. 28 Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.
Subject: It's A Real Mother For You
- There are loads of ministries in many churches.
- Motherhood is certainly a ministry.
- Jesus entered Gentile territory and encountered a woman.
- He seemed to take a rough tone with her but we must remember, he knew what was in her heart.
- The woman saw Jesus as only human but with miracle powers.
- The woman was desperate for help for your daughter who was possessed by a demon.
- Question for all of us.... What do you do when you don't know what to do?
- She went on a search for help. This miracle was not of the same faith or beliefs as her but an outsider.
- Question for all of us...... Is Jesus a stranger to you or me?
- How many times have we failed to recognize Jesus?
- Three cries of the woman.....She cried out for mercy.....She cried out for the son of David.....She cried out for her daughter.
- She never gave up her plea to Jesus.
- With all the objections from the disciples and the silence from Jesus, she still did not give up.
- In this exchange Jesus is teaching the woman to move her faith to a stronger position.
- It's important for us to realize who Jesus is and was. Jesus was the son of Mary and is the King of kings and Lord of lords.
- The woman first thought of Jesus as just a man but in the end worshipped him as Lord.
- She humbled herself to Jesus and Jesus said, "Woman, your faith is great!"
- Once you have an encounter with Jesus, your life will never be the same.
Roll Call:
Pastor Baggett
Rev. Pelton
Willie & Bonnie T.
Thelma W.
Sadie V.
Evelyn H.
Ginger R.
Clark M.
Violet W.
Rhonda L.
Closing Prayer: Pastor Baggett
