SermonQuotes

Sermon Quotes to inspire and encourage you in your faith

Instructional

Seeking the crumbs

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Seeking the Crumbs
Matthew 15: 21-28
The Canaanite woman who asked Jesus to heal her daughter didn’t come expecting to be treated well. She was probably used to being looked down upon by Jews. Yet she knew Jesus had what she was seeking, and she wasn’t going to let anything get in her way—not even pride. Jesus tells her he was “sent only to the lost sheep of Israel”—not the lost sheep of Canaan. Yet the woman’s faith is what moves Jesus to action. She says “Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their maters’ table.” Put another way: “I know you are called to offer salvation to Israel first, Lord, but I also know that you are so powerful and so generous that if I only had a crumb of what you offer, my daughter would be made well.”
Her faith and her humility are what we should take note of.
This Canaanite woman is like the woman with the issue of blood who said “If I only touch his garment, I will be made well” (Matthew 9:21) and the centurion who said “only say the word, and my servant will be healed.” (Matthew 8:8).
Can we say the same of ourselves? Do we believe that if we only had a crumb or a touch or a word of what Jesus is offering we will be made well?
Megan Briggs

Are you lying to yourself?

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Are you lying to yourself?

We all have bad days. Days that we’d rather forget because we are unsatisfied or even ashamed of our own behavior. Sometimes our emotions, actions  and reactions shame us. Our bad mood causes us to lash out at people, or our rushing causes us to put someone else, or ourselves in danger, or our own insecurities cause us to be blind to the love that surrounds us. Whatever the case may be, our feelings are so strong they can no longer be silenced. We tell ourselves that we cannot hold them in, we’d be lying to ourselves. We cannot treat someone kindly when we are so obviously distressed or be considerate of other drivers when we’re in such a terrible rush.

The problem with these thoughts is that they are in-fact, the lie. The Word of God tells us what we are, who we are, how we react, how we treat others. Those inspired words are the TRUTH. When it says “love is kind” there is no side-note stating that as long as you’re having a good day, love is kind. When it says love is not self-seeking, there is no parenthetical that tells us (if you feel you’re entitled to more, go ahead and ignore this trait of love).

We have to start relying on the Word of God as the truth that we adhere to. Romans 3:4 “Let God be true and every man a liar.” This is such a strong verse and goes along perfectly with this topic. Our feelings are the liar, our habits are the liar, the Word of God is true.