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Mark 7:31-37
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The challenge of speaking through translation
!! What Mark is helping us to see
* This is the second time Jesus was at the Decapolis: The first time he encountered the demon possessed guy that got cast into the pigs
* This was a Gentile region
* Jesus want to speak to us in our language and in ways we can understand.
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Where we meet Juss this morning (Mark 7:31-37)
* A bit of debate about what it all means
* Some thoughts about what it all means.
* Jesus takes the man aside
* Jesus puts His finger in the man's ears
* Jesus spits
* Jesus touches the man's tongue
* Jesus looks up to heaven
* Jesus sighs
* Imagine what this would be like watching it play out in a silent movie.
What is being conveyed?
* Jesus isn't just healing the man.
* He is entering the deaf man's world.
* Jesus is speaking to the man in the man's time of need and in ways the man could understand.
!! What we see about Jesus?
* Jesus speaks to us in our times of need in ways we can understand and by entering our world
* A couple of implications
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You can understand Scripture (2 Timothy 3:16-17)
* Jesus wants you to understand Scripture.
* Jesus intends for us to know Him.
* God intends to communicate with us.
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You think about your theology (2 Timothy 2:7)
* Think about God
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You must know that you will have times of prayer that are conversational
* Monologue vs Dialogue
* Possible because God speaks your language (Acts 9:10-19)
* He wants to speak to you
!! Do you listen, pay attention?
!! Do you think He will speak to you?
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