Sermon Tone Analysis

Bring Jesus Home -

Here’s the big idea : When you bring Jesus to your home great things happen.

Illustration of Jesus arriving at my home:

The bible left the shelf and was put on the table for reading

The morning was for prayer

Sunday was the Lord’s Day

Education of our Children was with a Christian world view

The 10% of my paycheck went to the church

When Christ enters your home - things change

Background:

So far in Mark, we’ve noted how Jesus establishes his authority as the Son of God.

So far in Mark, we’ve noted how Jesus establishes his authority as the Son of God.

says, “The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.”

Mark moves quickly from event to event in the first chapter to prove that Jesus is who He says He is.

• John the Baptist testifies that his job was to prepare the way for the Lord in verses 2-3 in fulfillment of the prophecies found in Isaiah and Malachi.

• At His baptism in verses 9-11, the heavens are torn open, the Holy Spirit descends visibly and the Father declares verbally, “You are my beloved Son, with you I am well pleased.”

• Jesus then conquers some terrible temptations from Satan, preaches real repentance and proclaims demanding discipleship in verses 12-20.

• He then goes to a synagogue service and shows His power over a demon by quieting him and casting him out in verses 21-28.

We learned that Jesus doesn’t want our amazement; He wants our allegiance.

• In our passage today we’ll see the power of Christ displayed over physical diseases in verses 29-31.

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The Setting.

After the synagogue service everyone headed to Village Inn, only they didn’t have one.

It was common for this service to end at noon and then people would gather in homes for Sabbath lunch.

The scene now moves from a public power encounter in the synagogue to a very private event in a home.

We know from that Simon and Andrew were originally from Bethsaida.

It’s likely that Peter had purchased this home in Capernaum because that’s where they had moved their fishing business.

Note that Peter still had a house and that he used his home for hospitality.

He fully followed Christ and yet as a follower he was to care for his family and use His home for God’s glory and to make Jesus famous.

Archaeological excavations have uncovered a home in Capernaum that is near the site where the synagogue stood.

Ann and I have been to this house.

Ancient writings have been discovered on the walls with the words “Lord” and “Christ” in Aramaic, Greek, Syriac and Latin.

They’ve also found first century fish hooks and graffiti references to “Peter.”

Tradition says that this house was only about 100 yards from the synagogue.

Picture here

Peter has no hesitation to bring his fishing buddies to his home after the synagogue service.

There is a lesson her on hospitality

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Having people over; fellowship in comon bond

When Peter left everything to follow Christ that meant that he gave everything to Christ.

Too often we categorize the spiritual and the secular.

We put worship and prayer and Bible study into the spiritual pile and things like work and hobbies and relationships and family into the secular pile.

Listen.

When you repent and receive Christ, when you forsake all to follow Christ, it means that everything becomes spiritual – your family, your house, your possessions, your finances, your job, your hobbies, your relationships, your schoolwork, your activities, because everything matters to Jesus.

Peter’s priorities had changed when he met Jesus – the people in his life and all of his possessions now belonged to Jesus.

He could still enjoy them, but he had transferred ownership of everything to Him.

Have you made this same transfer?

2. The Sickness.

We’re told in verse 30 that Peter had a mother-in-law.

That probably blows some of your minds because you’ve been taught that Peter was never married.

That’s something the Catholic Church advocates and since they believe Peter was the first pope, they restrict popes and priests from marrying.

Cephas is the Armaic name for Peter.

We see this in when Jesus says, “You are Simon the son of John.

You shall be called Cephas” (which means Peter).

clearly states that Peter had a wife: “Do we not have the right to take along a believing wife, as do the other apostles and the brothers of the Lord and Cephas?”

Cephas is the Armaic name for Peter.

We see this in when Jesus says, “You are Simon the son of John.

You shall be called Cephas” (which means Peter).

If you’d like to dive deeper into this, see :11and .

It’s clear that Peter was married and that he cared for his mother-in-law: “Now Simon’s mother-in-law lay ill with a fever…” The idea in Greek is a bit stronger than that she was just lying down with a fever.

The sense is that this fever had so affected her that she was thrown into a sickbed without any hope of ever getting better.

It’s clear that Peter was married and that he cared for his mother-in-law: “Now Simon’s mother-in-law lay ill with a fever…”

The idea in Greek is a bit stronger than that she was just lying down with a fever.

The sense is that this fever had so affected her that she was thrown into a sickbed without any hope of ever getting better.

The phrase “lay ill,” means that she was flat on her back.

The word “fever” refers to “a fire in the bones.”

Because of the kinds of diseases that were prevalent in that marshy area around the Sea of Galilee at the time, it’s possible that she had malaria or typhoid fever.

In the Gospel According to Luke, we read that she had a mega, or “great fever.”

This is not surprising that Luke would give us this diagnosis since he was a physician.

It was common back then to categorize fevers as “small” or “great” so this tells us that she was in a life-threatening situation.

It’s important to know that in the ancient world “fever” was a disease itself, not just a symptom.

Illustration - somone you love is sick and hurting

Are you aware that as part of our discipleship we’re called to care for our families?

“…and immediately they told him about her.”

I love how they told the Lord about the problem.

In essence, they were interceding on her behalf.

“…and immediately they told him about her.”

I love how they told the Lord about the problem.

In essence, they were interceding on her behalf.

They didn’t know what else to do or who else to go to.

A crisis does that, doesn’t it?

Even pagans will pray if the problem is big enough.

They didn’t know what else to do or who else to go to.

A crisis does that, doesn’t it?

Even pagans will pray if the problem is big enough.

How bad does it have to get before we will call on Jesus.

Namman - even go into the Jorden river

Hezikiah - prayer for healing

Will you or me interceede on somone’s behalf and bting Jesus to them.

3. The Savior.

• He came.

Don’t you love that Christ comes close to us in our time of need?

Luke tells us that he came and “stood over her.”

He didn’t stay at a distance but came near.

Our greatest need when we’re hurting is to experience His presence.

• He came.

Don’t you love that Christ comes close to us in our time of need?

Luke tells us that he came and “stood over her.”

He didn’t stay at a distance but came near.

Our greatest need when we’re hurting is to experience His presence.

I love : “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and is attentive to their cry.”

• He touched.