Matthew 15:25-27..Ready

Matthew 15:25-27..Ready

15:25 The woman came and knelt before him. (Fell at his feet-(Mark 7:25) “Lord, (It seems she has better theology than the disciples had up to this point.-(New) help me!” she said. 26 He replied It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to their dogs. (To better get the inference here, Jesus wasn’t calling Jogo but something more like  Benjie. If you remember the movie Benjie.-(New) 27 Yes Lord, she said but even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters table.  (She may have been speaking wisdom beyond her own knowledge. She probably didn’t know all the technicalities of what she was saying. But unbeknownst to her, without even knowing it . She was saying “Jesus if they’re rejecting you, I’ll eat the crumbs!” Or Jesus “I also understand that your ministry also extends  beyond the Jewish people- (New)  (For  Complete Expository See Book) 

Extended Sermon Notes

“Calls for humble & persistent faith despite the obstacles (Will you stay persistent when God stands silent?)”⇒ God’s silence are never His denials. Silence in prayer is not the same as God saying No, that’s a lie the Enemy what’s you to believe. It’s Satan who whispers in your ear you might as well stop praying. It’s Satan who tells you there’s no hope. It’s Satan who will tell you it will always be like this. It’s Satan who tells you things aren’t going to change, so you might as well get used to it. It’s Satan who tells you this is your lot in life so you might as well accept it.  Sometimes it can feel like our prayers are hitting the ceiling and bouncing back down. Have you ever prayed earnestly and passionately for something and the Lord seems silent on the other end? (Who has not have that happened to them)  Sometimes we can even think, if God isn’t answering our prayers that means He’s against us.  Or there must be some sin in our lives. Doesn’t the bible say “Our sins have separated you from God, your sins have hidden his face from you, so that he will not hear ”-(Is. 59:2) Just because your prayers go unanswered, does not mean God is against you or you did something wrong. It could mean God doesn’t feel your ready, or God wants to bring you to better place. If your seeking change, don’t stop praying. If your seeking healing, don’t stop praying! If your seeking deliverance, don’t stop praying!  If your praying for a lost loved one, don’t give up and don’t stop praying for them! Will you trust that God is working out His plans in His own time and His own ways no matter how long it takes.

“Calls for a faith that doesn’t need great miracles, just the tiniest crumb of God’s grace is sufficient enough.” → Better to plead for a few crumbs of mercy rather than none at all. Even the smallest measure of grace—a single crumb—can be enough to sustain us. Know that the smallest mercies, the simplest blessings, are part of a bigger picture than you can see. Sometimes small moves of God’s power can accomplish more than you can imagine. Strong faith doesn’t demand spectacular signs or an abundance of blessings; it finds in the simple provisions of each day. We don’t need a million dollars, we don’t need fashionable clothes, we don’t need the latest gadgets. We don’t need everything to work out perfectly; we just need to step through the small open doors God provides. Let faith anchor you—not in what you lack, but in the quiet sufficiency of what you have, and in the promise that even the smallest blessing can carry you farther than you ever thought.

“Even today, will you humble yourself and accept what God’s Word says about you no matter of how unflattering, offensive, or objectionable it may be. That you’re a sinner by nature who’s heading to hell unless you repent and receive Jesus as Savior.” → Will you own that I’m a child of wrath? That left to my own devices. I am wicked, depraved, dead in sin, and worthy of hell,. -(Rom. 7: 14:-20) The real test of faith comes when we lay aside our pride and defenses, embracing the truth about ourselves in God’s sight, and choosing to respond not with excuses or defiance, but with genuine humility and repentance. Only then are we open to receive the mercy and healing He offers—just as this woman accepted her place, yet persisted in faith, and in doing so discovered that God’s grace is more abundant and generous than she ever imagined.

Additional Notes & Applications

Warns against going into prayer arrogantly demanding God to help you. “Lord I need you to do this, I’ll take nothing less.

Teaches how prayer is not just about saying the right words, its about engaging with God. True prayer presses in closer to God.

Teaches how great faith submits to God’s will in all things. She didn’t argue, she didn’t become offended. She didn’t turn from Jesus and walk away.  She kept seeking, she kept asking, she kept she kept  knocking.

Calls for humbly accepting the Lord’s answers & decisions in prayer even those that are hard to hear. Will you accepts God’s decisions in whatever He chooses and decides, whether we like it or not.

Calls for taking advantage of the small windows of faith and slivers of hope that Jesus leaves open for us.

Calls for taking God at His word, pleading boldly and humbly His promises so that He gets the glory.

Notice that out of all the Parables that Jesus gave, this woman, who was Canaanite pagan from Tyre and Sidon, was the only one in Matthew’s Gospel to rightly apply it to herself. To understand Jesus’ parable this woman had to first enter into the story of the parable and apply it to herself and then to claim God’s grace for herself. In essence she answered Jesus on His own terms. And that’s what we should do. Instead of hearing one of Jesus’ parable’s and then walking away in not giving it much thought. You need to own it, you enter into it, you claim it as your own, and then you work from it out of a place of God’s grace and rescue.

We know that Jesus wasn’t being offensive or disrespecting to this woman. Due to the fact that in Jesus’ own genealogy He has gentile women in His lineage. Tamar who seduced her father-in-law Judah-(Gen. 38-1—26) Rahab the prostitute.-(Jos, 2:1-22)  Ruth the Moabite who worshipped many gods.-(Ruth 1:4, 15) Therefor for Jesus to disrespect this Gentile woman, would be to disrespect Himself.

Because we do not have Jesus facial expression or His tone of voice we don’t know how He said this. Maybe He said this with a twinkle in His eye? Maybe there was a hint of love and compassion in His voice? However Jesus said it we just don’t know. Maybe He said straightforward.

(All Sermons are free to use for Preaching & Teaching, but not to to published in any form without the Written Permission of the Author)