YOUR FAITH MAKES
THE DIFFERENCE
Luke 7:36-50
MEETING THE DEVIL WITH THE WORD
V:36-39 " Now one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to
have dinner with him, so he went to the Pharisee's house and reclined at the
table."
37 When a woman who
had lived a sinful life in that town learned that Jesus was eating at the
Pharisee's house, she brought an alabaster jar of perfume, 38 and as she stood
behind him at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears. Then
she wiped them with her hair, kissed them and poured perfume on them. 39 When
the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, "If this
man were a prophet, he would know who is touching him and what kind of woman
she is — that she is a sinner."
A. Not everybody who smiles in your face is your friend.
1. Not everyone
who comes around you, comes to be helpful.
2. There are some
people who are jealous and envious and who's only
intent is to
see you fail.
3. The
Pharisee invited Jesus to find fault
with His ministry.
a. He
questioned Jesus position as a prophet, because He allowed a woman
to wash
His feet.
b. The
Pharisee question Jesus knowledge because He allowed a woman to
anoint
Him with her perfume.
B. There are some folk who look for the bad in everyone, but
never see the good.
1. A woman who was
grateful for what Jesus had done in her life, came to serve.
2. This woman came
bearing gifts to serve.
3. This woman had
a past that people could not forget.
4. People who knew this woman judged her based
on her past.
5. People who knew
her, couldn't see beyond her past, even though she
was doing
good.
C. She brought expensive
perfume to anoint Jesus.
1. The perfume
she brought was probably her best.
2. The perfume
she brought cost her something.
3. The perfume
she brought, was her way of showing love
and respect
for Jesus.
4. She poured the
perfume on Jesus feet and wash them with her hair.
5. She humbled
herself before the Lord with tears in her eyes to give Jesus
guest
treatment.
D. The host judged
the woman as a sinner without judging his own lack of compassion.
1. You can never
get away from your past.
2. You can do what
the woman did; fall on your knees before Jesus and
ask
forgiveness.
3. When you get up
off your knees, your past will still be your past, but
you will have full
forgiveness from the Lord.
4. It does not
matter what others think of you, it is what Jesus thinks that counts.
AN EXAMPLE OF FORGIVENESS
V:40-45." Jesus
answered him, "Simon, I have something to tell you." "Tell me, teacher," he said. 41
"Two men owed money to a certain moneylender. One owed him five hundred
denarii, and the other fifty. 42 Neither of them had the money to pay him back,
so he canceled the debts of both. Now which of them will love him more?"
43 Simon replied, "I suppose the one who had the bigger debt
canceled." "You have judged "correctly," Jesus said.
A. Jesus did not respond to the judgmental thoughts of the
Pharisee, but gave an
example of
forgiveness.
1. Forgiveness has nothing
to do with the amount of the debt, but
the love
of the one
doing the forgiving.
2. To Jesus, sin is
sin.
a. There are no
big sins or little sins.
b. All sins
carry the same punishment, death.
B. In Jesus' example,
one man owed more, therefore by
human standards,
you would think he would love the money lender
who forgave his
debt more.
1. We must
realize that there is no way we can satisfy our sin debt before the
Lord.
2. God so loved
the world, that He gave His only Son so that those who
believes in
Him will have eternal life. John 3:16
2. Because of the
Lord's love for us, we ought to sacrifice to Him our very best.
C. We can learn a lesson of repentance from this woman.
1. We can make it
our business to publicly show our love for Jesus every
chance we
get.
2. We can come to
the Lord giving Him our best.
3. We can fall on
our knees asking for forgiveness.
4. We should be
grieved in our hearts because of our sins.
5. We should
humble ourselves and serve the Lord with gratitude.
6. No one should
have to ask us to serve the Lord.
7. The proof of
her love for the Lord was in her works.
a. James 2:17 says faith without works is dead.
b. There was
nothing dead in this woman's faith.
8. Because of her
faith, she served the Lord.
D. The glory of a woman
is her hair. 1 Cor 11:15
1. Can you image a woman using her hair to
clean the muddy feet
of anyone.
2. Even though her hair was her glory, she
gave it to Jesus.
FAITH PRODUCES WORKS
V: 44-48. " Then he turned toward the woman and said to
Simon, "Do you see this woman? I came into your house. You did not give me
any water for my feet, but she wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with
her hair. 45 You did not give me a kiss, but this woman, from the time I
entered, has not stopped kissing my feet.
46 You did not put oil on my head, but she has poured perfume on my
feet. 47 Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven — for she
loved much. But he who has been forgiven little loves little." 48 Then
Jesus said to her, "Your sins are forgiven."
A. To Jesus, every situation is an opportunity to teach the
principles of love and
forgiveness.
1. Jesus used a
comparison between Peter and the woman
to show us the difference
between the one
who knows he is a sinner and one who thinks he has no sins.
2. The one who knows his sins, knows his need for
forgiveness.
3. The one who
knows his need for forgiveness, knows that the only one
who can forgive
him is Jesus.
4. The one who
knows Jesus, treats Him like his king.
5. The common
custom of the time was to wash the feet of the guest and pour oil
over his head.
6. This sinful
woman was not the owner of the house, but she treated Jesus like
her guest.
7. This woman was
not even invited to the house, but she seized the opportunity
to seek Jesus
for her salvation.
B. Peter, walked with
Jesus, talked with Jesus, served with Jesus, but did he
really know
Jesus?
1. Peter loved
Jesus, but did he love him as his salvation?
2. Did Peter know
that he was a sinner in need of salvation?
3. You cannot take
the Lord for granted just because you come to Church.
4. You cannot
assume that your sins are forgiven because you serve the Lord.
C. Your sacrifices
for the Lord does not grant you salvation.
1. It is your
repentant heart and your plea for forgiveness
and your
faith in Jesus that is the key to your
salvation.
2. Everyone at
the dinner party saw the woman as a sinner, but Jesus
saw her plea for forgiveness.
3. Everyone in
the crowd saw the woman's past, but Jesus saw her future
in his
righteousness.
4. Everyone in
the crowd condemned the woman, but Jesus lifted her up to
eternal
life.
SALVATION IS BY GRACE THROUGH FAITH
V:49-50. " The
other guests began to say among themselves, "Who is this who even forgives
sins?" 50 Jesus said to the woman, "Your faith has saved you; go in
peace."
A. The woman came to Jesus in faith.
1. The other guest
came to Jesus in disbelief.
2. The woman came
to Jesus knowing who He was.
3. The other guest
came to Jesus condemning Him for His love for sinners.
B. Where you came
from is no indication of where you are going.
1. Your past is no
indication of your future.
2. The woman came
in sin, but left in the righteousness of Jesus.
3. She came a
child of the devil, but left a child of the Lord.
4. She came in
darkness, but left in the light.
5. She came in
turmoil, but left in peace.
C. At Jesus Word of forgiveness, the crowd was left
wondering who He was.
1. Since faith
comes by hearing, then the crowd was deaf.
2. The crowd saw
Jesus but did not come to know Him.
3. The crowd came
without faith and left without faith.
4. The crowd came
in darkness and left in darkness.
CONFESS YOUR SINS BEFORE THE LORD
HUMBLE YOURSELF AND SERVE HIM WITH YOUR BEST
Rev. M. Mitchell
Asst Pastor Of Greater Macedonia
Baptist Church
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