Grosey's Messages

And Jesus went away from there and withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.22 And behold, a Canaanite woman from that region came out and was crying, "Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is severely oppressed by a demon."23 But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came and begged him, saying, "Send her away, for she is crying out after us."24 He answered, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel."25 But she came and knelt before him, saying, "Lord, help me."26 And he answered, "It is not right to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs."27 She said, "Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters' table."28 Then Jesus answered her, "O woman, great is your faith! Be it done for you as you desire." And her daughter was healed instantly.

Jesus Heals Many

29    Jesus went on from there and walked beside the Sea of Galilee. And he went up on the mountain and sat down there.30 And great crowds came to him, bringing with them the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and they put them at his feet, and he healed them,31 so that the crowd wondered, when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled healthy, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel.

Jesus Feeds the Four Thousand

32    Then Jesus called his disciples to him and said, "I have compassion on the crowd because they have been with me now three days and have nothing to eat. And I am unwilling to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way."33 And the disciples said to him, "Where are we to get enough bread in such a desolate place to feed so great a crowd?"34 And Jesus said to them, "How many loaves do you have?" They said, "Seven, and a few small fish."35 And directing the crowd to sit down on the ground,36 he took the seven loaves and the fish, and having given thanks he broke them and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.37 And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces left over.38 Those who ate were four thousand men, besides women and children.39 And after sending away the crowds, he got into the boat and went to the region of Magadan.

One quarter of all the bones in your body are in your feet.

The word "kemo sabe" (Tonto called the Lone Ranger) literally means "soggy shrub" in Navajo.

Sherlock Holmes never said, "Elementary, my dear Watson."

The electric chair was invented by a dentist.

A duck's quack is the only sound that doesn't echo.

The microwave oven was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.

But probably the MOST surprising fact is that Jesus called a desperate woman a dog!

21And Jesus went away from there and withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.22 And behold, a Canaanite woman   Maps Trek of  60 KM + 40 KM   +  115KM

Matthew:  Jewish or Gentile Gospel?

Matthew 1, Ruth?? Rahab???

Matthew 2  Wise men from the east came

Matthew 8 Centurion's Servant  "Truly, I tell you, with no one in Israel have I found such faith.11 I tell you, many will come from east and west and recline at table with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven,12 while the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness.
29 Jesus went on from there and walked beside the Sea of Galilee ..And they glorified the God of Israel.

Later   Matt 16:13 Ceasarea Philippi I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven,

Matt 28:18 "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations

Something Troubling

And behold, a Canaanite woman from that region came out and was crying, "Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is severely oppressed by a demon."

Something Testing

But he did not answer her a word.

And his disciples came and begged him, saying, "Send her away, …

24 He answered, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel."

"It is not right to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs."

Something Triumphant

She said, "Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters' table."28 Then Jesus answered her, "O woman, great is your faith! Be it done for you as you desire." And her daughter was healed instantly.

O woman, great is your faith!

The theme of this whole story is this—it is not belonging to Israel that guarantees salvation, 'but faith alone'

   The disciples had little faith

   This woman and other gentiles had mega faith

What is Faith?

It is not what but Who!   See Him for Who He is… it is not about what you have to do…

"Lord."   22, 25, 27    "Son of David" -Messiah!! In paganland!

Warriors of Ethiopia Dick McLellan SMBC graduate He went to Omo river in 1954 SIM for 23 years,

He spoke at our church in 1976, then God called him to the Bodi people who had just massacred 10,000 Christians he had been working with. 1977 "Do you have the word of life? Do you have the word of life?" A crippled old man was shouting from the top of a ridge 200 metres ahead. 

Are you the man who has brought the book that tells us how to be saved? I have waited here for 21 years for you.  He heard the message of the gospel.. from his own son who had died 21 years before.

Global Recordings (Gospel Recordings) at Blacktown had made a recording in a hospital of a man with an unknown language who had come to know the Lord while dying in hospital of cancer. The hospital had recorded on old tapes his language for further research should the missionaries ever find that tribal group.  

"Have mercy on me …. Lord, help me."

TURN TO JESUS WHEN YOU'RE DESPERATE

DON'T STOP PRAYING WHEN GOD IS SILENT

    Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest" (Matt. 11:28).

    "Whoever comes to me I will never drive away" (John 6:37).