The Physician You Need
Matthew 9:9-13
1. Setting
• previously: authority over creation, the spiritual realm, disease, sin
• from transcendent authority to transforming compassion
• from transcendent authority to transforming compassion
2. Jesus Calls Matthew 9
• the initiative of Jesus
• the occupation of Matthew
• the invitation of Jesus and the immediate response
• the “rest of the story” with Matthew (Mark 2:13-17)
• the occupation of Matthew
• the invitation of Jesus and the immediate response
• the “rest of the story” with Matthew (Mark 2:13-17)
3. Jesus Dines with Tax Collectors and Sinners 10
• significance of “tax collectors and sinners”
• reclined at table…
• reclined at table…
4. Jesus Offers a Stunning Diagnosis 11-13
• the Pharisees question the disciples of Jesus (Psa. 1)
• the reality: connection between the physician and the sick
• the rebuke: misunderstanding of sin, the law and the prophets
• the remedy: go and learn (Hosea 6:6)
• the reality: connection between the physician and the sick
• the rebuke: misunderstanding of sin, the law and the prophets
• the remedy: go and learn (Hosea 6:6)
5. So What?
• Because Jesus is the Great Physician, rely on His cure and reflect His character.
• a word for recovering Pharisees: “We atone for sins that we are inclined to by damning those we have no mind for.”
• “Christ is the most tender-hearted Physician. He hath ended His passion but not His compassion. He is not more full of skill than sympathy. ‘He healed the broken in heart and bindeth up their wounds’ (Psalm 147:3). Every groan of the patient goes to the heart of the Physician.” (T. Watson)
• “The great Physician now is near, the sympathizing Jesus…” (W. Hunter, “The Great Physician”)
• a word for recovering Pharisees: “We atone for sins that we are inclined to by damning those we have no mind for.”
• “Christ is the most tender-hearted Physician. He hath ended His passion but not His compassion. He is not more full of skill than sympathy. ‘He healed the broken in heart and bindeth up their wounds’ (Psalm 147:3). Every groan of the patient goes to the heart of the Physician.” (T. Watson)
• “The great Physician now is near, the sympathizing Jesus…” (W. Hunter, “The Great Physician”)