Sermon Tone Analysis

Matt 9:18-26 "Jesus Restores Life"

Marc Transparenti / General

The Authority of the King / Restoration; Crowd at Jairus' Daughter's Healing; Health and Healing; Resurrection / Matthew 9:18-26

Jesus Restores Life to a Woman Afflicted 12 Years and a 12 Year Old Girl Who Died

Notes

Restoration of Life

Good Morning Calvary Chapel Lake City!

Please turn in your Bibles to Matt chapter 9. We are continuing our Chapter and Verse study through the Gospel of Matthew presently in our "Authority of the King" series (Matt chapters 8-10).

The last couple weeks, the setting was at Matthew's house after he follow Jesus.

Matthew hosted a great feast with a bunch of tax collectors and sinners and they follow Him.

Glorious!

But, the Pharisees and John's disciples soured the event by questioning why Jesus eats with tax collectors and sinners, and why He and His disciples were not fasting...probably they were just upset about not getting an invite...no free meal for them!

Jesus explained that He is the Great Physician and the Messianic bridegroom.

It was appropriate for a physician to be with the sick, and inappropriate to fast during a wedding, just as you don't put a new patch on an old garment, or new wine into old wineskins.

Jesus was bringing a new covenant, and it was not compatible within the confines of the old covenant.

Starting in verse 18, Jesus and His disciples are back in Capernaum, directly after Jesus healed the demoniacs at Gadara (keep in mind Matthew is writing thematically, not chronologically, so the events jump around).

Luke records, "...the multitude welcomed Him, for they were all waiting for Him."

So,

the setting is Capernaum and there is a large crowd gathered that accept Jesus gladly.

In today's account, we will see Jesus' authority to restore life to two ladies.

Quite the contrast...one brought 12 years of joy to her father, but now her life was fading...the other was suffering for 12 years, but now she stands on the precipice of health.

For both of them... "Jesus Restores Life" ...the title of our message today.

Let's pray!

Matt 9:18-19 "While He spoke these things to them, behold, a ruler came and worshiped Him, saying, "My daughter has just died, but come and lay Your hand on her and she will live."

19 So Jesus arose and followed him, and so did His disciples."

1.

Mark and Luke tell us this man was Jairus, a ruler of the synagogue.

Two Greek words are used here for "ruler" in the Synoptic Gospels:

a. archōn, by def.

"a first (in rank or power):-chief (ruler)."

b. archisunagōgŏs, by def. a "director of the synagogue services."

c.

This title was used of a group or class of leaders called "synagogue rulers."

Jairus was one of such leaders that oversaw key administrative duties within the synagogue such as caring for the synagogue and worship supervision, but not priestly duties.

2. Many Religious Leaders came to Jesus, but not with a sincere heart.

They had ulterior motives to trap Him going against the law, so they could accuse Him.

The ultra religious were and are a very difficult group to reach because they are so entrenched in generations of religious tradition...in Old Wine.

3. But, what about Jairus?

Is he sincere, or is he like the other religious leaders?

a.

There are four things I observe about Jairus that supports he is sincere...further that he comes to Jesus in faith:

i.