Engaging Others: Culturally
Ramon Vielza, Campus Pastor | Southside
One of the reasons the life and ministry of Jesus is so powerful is His ability to include others when it comes to serving and influencing their lives. Matthew ch. 8 shows us this beautiful reality:
- We see Him involved in the healing of a leper, making a difference by touching an unclean man, rejected by the society.
- We see Him addressing the plea of a Roman centurion, recognizing the great faith of the foreigner.
- We see Him healing a woman, Peter's mother-in-law, who was also marginalized in a society where women were seen as inferior to men.
- We see him freeing those possessed by demons, people feared greatly by their peers.
How did He do it so effectively? He showed His love by revealing its power over disease and demons. Oh to see him showing his disciples his power over the forces of nature, I can almost hear the amazement of those followers of Jesus when seeing such power, they said: “Who is this man that even the winds and the seas obey him?”
TWEETABLE QUOTE: Jesus cleanses, treats, heals, frees and calms the storm...involving everyone in His great work of redemption.
