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Sunday Sermon | Feb 22nd, 2026 | Matthew 9:35-38 by Refuge Community Church
Why weren't Jesus' disciples fasting? In Gospel of Matthew 9, Jesus is asked a question that goes far deeper than food. At stake is what counts as righteousness—and whether the spiritual life is defined by religious performance or covenant relationship. When Jesus calls Himself the Bridegroom, He makes a stunning claim: His presence inaugurates a […] The post Matthew 9:14-17 – When the Bridegroom Shows Up appeared first on Sierra Bible Church.
This week, Pastor Brad Beers picks up in Matthew 9. Matthew weaves together miracle after miracle to show that Jesus is the promised Messiah—the One foretold in Book of Isaiah and Book of Jeremiah. The blind see, the mute speak, the dead are raised, and the broken are restored. These aren't random displays of power; […] The post Matthew 9:18-38 – 3 Stories appeared first on Sierra Bible Church.
In this episode of the podcast from the church, Pastor Karl concludes the study of Matthew chapter 9, highlighting Jesus' revelation of His power through a series of remarkable miracles. He explains Matthew's Jewish perspective, portraying Jesus as the promised Messiah and Anointed One, contrasting this with other Gospel accounts. He recaps the structure of Matthew, noting how chapters 8–9 demonstrate Jesus' authority over disease, death, and demonic forces through ten miracles, while also showing the kinds of people who desperately approach Him.The core message centers on true faith: it arises not merely from believing Jesus can help, but from admitting that nothing else can. Pastor Karl unpacks the encounters in Matthew 9:18–34—the synagogue ruler pleading for his deceased daughter, the woman with a 12-year hemorrhage who touches Jesus' garment in faith (possibly connecting to Malachi's prophecy of healing in His "wings" or "corners"), the two blind men calling Him "Son of David" and trusting in His mercy alone, and the deliverance of a mute, demon-possessed man whose condition defied traditional Jewish exorcism methods. Through these stories, he emphasizes that desperate faith, even if imperfect or "weak," directed toward the right Savior—Jesus—releases God's power. Faith often requires a public "touchpoint" of expression, removing unbelieving voices that sound logical but hinder God's work, and ultimately trusting in God's mercy rather than demanding specific outcomes.Pastor Karl closes by applying the passage to the church's present moment, noting the explosive community growth in their area—with thousands of new residents and students arriving soon—as evidence that "the fields are ripe for harvest." Jesus' compassion on the harassed and helpless crowds compels believers to pray for workers and step into the harvest themselves, making this not just a message about miracles but about the church's responsibility to reach those in need with the gospel of the kingdom.Watch all our sermons on our youtube channel "Flipside Christian Church"Join us in person 8:00am, 9:30am & 11:00am every Sunday morning.37193 Ave 12 #3h, Madera, CA 93636For more visit us at flipside.churchFor more podcasts visit flipsidepodcasts.transistor.fm
22/02/2026 || Jesus Interrupted - Matthew 9:14-34 || Andrew Hartman
Friday after Ash WednesdayMatthew 9:14-15The disciples of John approached Jesus and said,“Why do we and the Pharisees fast much,but your disciples do not fast?”Jesus answered them, “Can the wedding guests mournas long as the bridegroom is with them?The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them,and then they will fast.”
Program for 02/16/26 SAS Chapel: Matthew 9:27-38
In The Risk Is Worth the Reward, we walk through Matthew 9:18–34 at a turning point in Jesus' ministry. After His formal rejection by the religious establishment, Jesus shifts His strategy. He no longer calls Israel to national repentance. Public signs are reduced to the sign of Jonah. Miracles now require personal faith. He teaches in parables and maintains a policy of silence regarding His Messianic identity until after the resurrection. To associate with Jesus at this stage meant risking expulsion from the synagogue system. Under synagogue discipline—Hezipah, Niddui, or even Cherem—a person could be rebuked, cast out, or permanently cut off from the community. Jairus, the bleeding woman, the two blind men, and the mute man all risked social and spiritual exile to come to Christ. They defied the system to receive life. Their physical afflictions pointed to deeper spiritual need. The world system cannot restore marriages, heal broken consciences, free people from sin, or raise what is dead inside. It declares things irreversible and beyond hope. But Jesus demonstrates resurrection power. Faith in Messiah becomes an act of defiance against a system built on accusation, condemnation, and outward appearance. This message calls believers to refuse the system's verdict of hopelessness. Mercy is found in Christ alone. His authority threatens systems that survive by control and accusation. The risk of following Him may be great—but the reward is life, restoration, and eternal freedom. Hashtags: #TheRiskIsWorthTheReward #Matthew9 #JesusAndTheSystem #FaithOverFear #ResurrectionPower #BiblicalTruth #SynagogueDiscipline #HopeInChrist #DefyTheSystem #GospelOfTheKingdom
In The Risk Is Worth the Reward, we walk through Matthew 9:18–34 at a turning point in Jesus' ministry. After His formal rejection by the religious establishment, Jesus shifts His strategy. He no longer calls Israel to national repentance. Public signs are reduced to the sign of Jonah. Miracles now require personal faith. He teaches in parables and maintains a policy of silence regarding His Messianic identity until after the resurrection. To associate with Jesus at this stage meant risking expulsion from the synagogue system. Under synagogue discipline—Hezipah, Niddui, or even Cherem—a person could be rebuked, cast out, or permanently cut off from the community. Jairus, the bleeding woman, the two blind men, and the mute man all risked social and spiritual exile to come to Christ. They defied the system to receive life. Their physical afflictions pointed to deeper spiritual need. The world system cannot restore marriages, heal broken consciences, free people from sin, or raise what is dead inside. It declares things irreversible and beyond hope. But Jesus demonstrates resurrection power. Faith in Messiah becomes an act of defiance against a system built on accusation, condemnation, and outward appearance. This message calls believers to refuse the system's verdict of hopelessness. Mercy is found in Christ alone. His authority threatens systems that survive by control and accusation. The risk of following Him may be great—but the reward is life, restoration, and eternal freedom. Hashtags: #TheRiskIsWorthTheReward #Matthew9 #JesusAndTheSystem #FaithOverFear #ResurrectionPower #BiblicalTruth #SynagogueDiscipline #HopeInChrist #DefyTheSystem #GospelOfTheKingdom
Christians are a going people.Every human being longs to be part of something bigger than themselves. In Matthew 9:35-10:15, Jesus looks at the crowds with compassion and sends his disciples out to proclaim the kingdom, thus calling them into a vast and compelling mission. In this sermon, we explore how God's people are to be a "going" people, sent into the world to further Christ's cause.
A synagogue leader falls at Jesus' feet. A woman reaches out in secret.In Matthew 9:18–26, two stories collide, revealing the heart of Jesus for the broken, the overlooked, and the hopeless. Listen as Steve Coleman invites to consider where we need to trust Him for healing and new life.
Program for02/12/2026 SAS Chapel: Matthew 9:14-26
Program for 02/11/2026 SAS Chapel: Matthew 9:9-13
A king sends his humble son to teach the people the heart behind the law — love, forgiveness, restoration, and compassion. Some welcome him. Others think they already understand everything. In Matthew 9, Yeshua calls a tax collector, eats with sinners, and challenges the religious: “Go and learn what this means — I desire mercy, not sacrifice.” Messiah comes not to affirm what we know, but to teach us what we've missed. He calls the outsiders, confronts the insiders, and invites all of us to follow, to unlearn if necessary, and to become teachable again. Because the kingdom of God isn't built on experts — it's built on learners. Check out our latest sermon from Rabbi David, “Go and Learn” based on the New Covenant parsha. #besorah #podcast #tikvatisrael #RVA #messianic #synagogue #judaism #yeshua #Matthew #parasha #parsha
Program for 02/10/26 SAS Chapel: Matthew 9:1-8
Pastor Zach Pinkerton continues going through the book of Matthew. This week, we looked at two back to back encounters that Jesus and His disciples had, where Jesus calms the storm and drives out demons.
Garen Forsythe | 01-4-2026 | New Year, New Things - Matthew 9:9-17 by TABC
Guest teacher, Pastor Ben Fleming, brings a timely word from the book of Matthew titled "The Harvest". Mission Church — www.missionlasvegas.com
Deacon Steve Beers preaches from the book of Matthew on The Fifth Sunday of Epiphany.
This week, we explore Matthew 9:9–13 and the powerful moment when Jesus calls Matthew, a tax collector, to follow Him — and then shares a meal with sinners. Through this story, we see that Jesus' greatest authority is not simply to fix our circumstances, but to forgive sins and give us a new identity. His […] The post Matthew 9:1-13 – From the Mat to the Table Pt. 2 appeared first on Sierra Bible Church.
In Matthew 9, Jesus collides head-on with a religious system that knew how to label people but had no power to restore them. Tax collectors, sinners, the sick, the ceremonially unclean, the blind, and the demonized were all considered beyond hope by Pharisaical Judaism. Their suffering was seen as deserved, their condition permanent, and their future sealed. But Jesus does something shocking. He calls Matthew out of a condemned identity. He eats with sinners the system had already judged. He corrects fasting that was rooted in religious performance rather than relationship. He restores a woman who had been isolated for twelve years because her body didn't work. He responds to Jairus, who risks his position and reputation by turning to the very Messiah the establishment rejected. He opens the eyes of blind men who see Him clearly while the religious leaders remain blind. And He delivers a demonized man whom the system could not help and instead accused. Matthew 9 reveals a powerful truth. Religious systems focus on outward conformity but cannot change the heart. They demand performance, enforce masks, and leave people trapped in hopeless cycles of behavior. Jesus does not come to repair that system. He fulfills the Mosaic Law and exposes Pharisaical Judaism as bankrupt, replacing it with a kingdom marked by mercy, restoration, and real transformation from the inside out. The question this passage leaves us with is simple but unsettling. Are we living under a system that teaches us to perform and pretend, or are we following a Savior who restores what religion has rejected? Hashtags #Matthew9 #JesusRestores #RejectedByReligion #GraceOverPerformance #GospelTruth #KingdomOfGod #GreatPhysician #FromRejectionToRestoration #ChristianTeaching #BibleTeaching #JesusOverReligion
Guest preacher Matthew Browne preaches from Matthew.Learn more at atltrinity.org.
Faith looks to Jesus when despair would be easy.We often think of faith as something we must work up or conjure within ourselves. But what if faith is actually a response to being pursued? In Matthew 9:27-34, we read about Jesus healing two blind men who persistently pursued Him, followed by the healing of a mute man who needed to be brought to Jesus by others. In this sermon, we explore the beautiful truth that because Jesus pursues us first, we are free to pursue him in return.
Pastor Harald discusses how Jesus demonstrated His power as King.
Sometimes when God does the unexpected, it is a challenge to trust in His goodness. Have you been there? Jesus personified the unexpected. He revealed God's kingdom in many surprising ways. How can we be sure we correctly understand Him in the unexpected?
This week, Pastor Tim Wisehart teaches over Matthew 9. Tune in and check out how this fast-moving chapter shows Jesus' authority, compassion, and mission, especially toward people considered to be broken, sinful, or overlooked.
When Jesus is healing and teaching in the Gospel of Matthew, we hear of his looking upon the crowds with compassion and calling upon his disciples to pray for God the Father to raise up laborers to go into this harvest of people who need the Good Shepherd. This passage is part of our readings for World Mission Sunday and reminds us that as we pray for laborers, the Lord can call us into the very work we are praying for.Image: Sent to Sheep without a Shepherd, picture by Lawrence OP, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, no changes made. Image location: https://www.flickr.com/photos/paullew/50003858018/
This week, Jesus returns to His home base and meets a paralyzed man brought by faithful friends. Instead of immediately fixing what's broken, Jesus addresses the man's deepest need first: forgiveness. This week, Pastor Jesse explores active, persevering faith, the authority of Jesus to forgive sins, and the powerful moment when a man who was […] The post Matthew 9:1-13 – From the Mat to the Table appeared first on Sierra Bible Church.
In Matthew 9:1–17, Jesus exposes the Kosmos, the world system built by man and energized by Satan, and shows why it inevitably rejects Him. Even after proving His divine authority by forgiving sins and healing the paralytic, the religious leaders respond with accusation rather than worship. Grace threatens their control. When Jesus calls Matthew, a tax collector condemned by the religious elite, the system reacts with outrage instead of celebration. The Kosmos has no category for mercy, repentance, or redemption. It only knows exclusion and self-righteousness. Jesus then explains that He did not come to patch up Pharisaic Judaism or fit His teaching into a works-based religious mold. Using the imagery of garments and wine, He reveals that His mission cannot be mixed with man-made religion. The Torah is good, but the Pharisaical system had distorted it. He came to fulfill God's Law, not validate their traditions. This passage shows a timeless reality. The world system rejects Jesus because it cannot coexist with grace, and it will always reject those who follow Him as well. #Matthew9 #TheRejectionOfTheKosmos #JesusIsGod #GraceNotWorks #NewWineNewWineskins #Pharisaism #FulfillmentOfTorah #KingdomOfGod #BiblicalChristianity #GospelOfGrace #FollowJesus #FaithOverReligion
In Matthew 9:1–17, Jesus exposes the Kosmos, the world system built by man and energized by Satan, and shows why it inevitably rejects Him. Even after proving His divine authority by forgiving sins and healing the paralytic, the religious leaders respond with accusation rather than worship. Grace threatens their control. When Jesus calls Matthew, a tax collector condemned by the religious elite, the system reacts with outrage instead of celebration. The Kosmos has no category for mercy, repentance, or redemption. It only knows exclusion and self-righteousness. Jesus then explains that He did not come to patch up Pharisaic Judaism or fit His teaching into a works-based religious mold. Using the imagery of garments and wine, He reveals that His mission cannot be mixed with man-made religion. The Torah is good, but the Pharisaical system had distorted it. He came to fulfill God's Law, not validate their traditions. This passage shows a timeless reality. The world system rejects Jesus because it cannot coexist with grace, and it will always reject those who follow Him as well. #Matthew9 #TheRejectionOfTheKosmos #JesusIsGod #GraceNotWorks #NewWineNewWineskins #Pharisaism #FulfillmentOfTorah #KingdomOfGod #BiblicalChristianity #GospelOfGrace #FollowJesus #FaithOverReligion
Faith looks to Jesus when despair would be easy.Every human being faces moments of despair. In Matthew 9:18-26, two people approach Jesus in despairing situations: a synagogue leader whose daughter has died and a woman who has suffered for twelve years. In this sermon, we explore how faith looks to Jesus even when despair would be easy.
Steve and Joanne explore the story of Jesus healing the paralytic found in Matthew 9:1-8 from four points of view.
Matthew 9:9-139 As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector's booth. “Follow me,” he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him.10 While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew's house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with him and his disciples. 11 When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”12 On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. 13 But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.' For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
Jesus has come to set people free.Many people think following Jesus means adding more rules, more obligations, more religious performance to an already exhausting life. In this sermon, we explore how Jesus doesn't patch up our religious systems; he offers us something entirely new: freedom from sin, separatism, and scrupulosity.
[I apologize once again for the sound quality and lack of a "pop filter." Office still under renovations. Should be done soon. Also, I wanted to have a more conversational pace rather than a lightning-fast one. Please let me know if it's helpful or a hindrance.]In this episode, we take a look at the compassion of Jesus, and how he sees the world. Have a listen!
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“Have mercy on us, Son of David!” With this bold statement, two blind men confess what the religious leaders refused to see: that Jesus is the promised Messiah. In this episode of The Magnificent 37, we encounter a rapid succession of miracles in Matthew's Gospel, including the healing of the blind and the casting out of a mute demon. These acts fulfill the prophecies of Isaiah that the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the tongue of the mute shall sing. Jesus once again through signs and wonders reveals that the Kingdom of God has indeed broken into our midst. The Rev. Joseph Cox, Director of Curriculum and Education at Lutheran High School South in St. Louis, MO, joins the Rev. Dr. Phil Booe to study Matthew 9:27–33 and Matthew 12:22–23. To learn more about Lutheran High School South in St. Louis, visit lslancers.org. Thy Strong Word kicks off the new year by dedicating our time to study "The Magnificent 37: The Miracles of Jesus." Christ didn't just speak the Word; He demonstrated it with power. From the quiet intimacy of water turning to wine at Cana to the earth-shaking reality of the empty tomb, the Gospels record thirty-seven distinct moments where Jesus suspended the laws of nature to reveal the power of his grace. This isn't just a list of "neat tricks" from history. It is a systematic walkthrough of how God breaks into our broken world to fix it. Why did Jesus curse a fig tree? Why did He need mud to heal a blind man? What does the coin in the fish's mouth teach us about being citizens of heaven and earth? Host, Pastor Phil Booe and a lineup of guest pastors will take you through each event, verse by verse. We'll move past the Sunday School summary and get into the meat of the text, including the Old Testament connections, the cultural context, and the immediate comfort these signs bring to your life today. Thy Strong Word, hosted by Rev. Dr. Phil Booe, pastor of St. John Lutheran Church of Luverne, MN, reveals the light of our salvation in Christ through study of God's Word, breaking our darkness with His redeeming light. Each weekday, two pastors fix our eyes on Jesus by considering Holy Scripture, verse by verse, in order to be strengthened in the Word and be equipped to faithfully serve in our daily vocations. Submit comments or questions to: thystrongword@kfuo.org.