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Introduction
Chapter 17 – mount of transfiguration = Jesus with Peter, James, John go up the mountain.
Transfigured is changed – his face shone like the sun, his clothes like light, Moses and Elijah stood with them representing the law and the prophets.
Not long after, the disciples ask who is the greatest in the kingdom – possibly because it was only the 3 closest that went with Jesus.
Matthew 18
Forgiveness in the Family = Family of God, Kingdom, Church...
Forgiveness in the Family = Family of God, Kingdom, Church...
Jesus teaches here on the topics of humility, temptation and sin, grace and forgiveness.
He uses several exaggerations for effect.
Start with Big Idea
Start with Big Idea
Big Idea: True disciples forgive humbly and freely.
True disciples forgive humbly and freely.
The progression in this passage is gripping.
Through parables and examples, Jesus walks the disciples from humble entrance into the Kingdom, through removing influences to sin and seeking the wandering brother, to restoring and forgiving.
Forgive Freely and Frequently
Restore A Brother
Pursue the Wandering
Eliminate Sin’s Causes
Start With Humility
Start With Humility
Read Matthew 18:1-5
Start With Humility
Matthew 18:1-5
1-5 Who is greatest?
The child.
Become like the child.
Humble.
Low status, humbly follows.
Come humbly (base, no status, shed it all) to the King and enter the Kingdom
Receive the humble, welcome them to the Kingdom
Start with humility
Eliminate Sin’s Causes
Read Matthew 18:6-9
Little ones (humble) who believe in me - References to the little children, then, are references to humble believers.
Little ones (humble) who believe in me - References to the little children, then, are references to humble believers.
v. 6-7 don’t cause another to sin.
great sorrow to the one who does.
Exaggerated for effect.
Do not cause/influence a humble brother to sin or you’ll wish you were dead
Jesus talks about removing the temptations to sin.
Remove the tempter.
Remove the cause of sin.
v.8-9 Jesus talks about removing the temptations to sin.
Remove the tempter.
Remove the cause of sin.
Another exaggeration to illustrate a point
Just as you would be better to physically remove an offending part, (refer to v.6-7) remove and distance yourself from the one tempting you - the enemy and his tricks, another person who leads you away from God, etc.
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6-10 Don’t cause sin.
Remove all influences to sin from your life.
- ongoing practice.
Do not cause/influence a humble brother to sin or you’ll wish you were dead
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6-10 Don’t cause sin.
Remove all influences to sin from your life.
- ongoing practice.
Start with humility
Eliminate sin’s causes, influence
6-10 Don’t cause sin.
Remove all influences to sin from your life.
- ongoing practice.
Pursue the Wandering
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10-14 lost sheep – return of a lost sheep is celebrated.
Father wants none to perish.
v.10 transitions from receiving the humble seeker and not causing sin, to not looking down on them.
They have an advocate with the Father - He sees them in their situation.
The Son of Man came to seek and save the lost.
also
99 are not abandoned.
but the rescue of that one wandering is important
lost sheep – return of a lost sheep is celebrated.
Father wants none to perish.
In the same way… as pursuing the lost sheep, the Father pursues “little ones” the humble, the least, the wandering.
The Father’s pursuit is not only His Spirit alone, it is His Spirit in us.
We are His pursuers.
Start with humility
Evil servant – frequent in upcoming parables.
Forgiveness – if a brother doesn’t listen go to the church = the assembly or community of faith.
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