DROPSY MAN
(Message by Tanny Keng)
0. Introduction
a) Dropsy man
i) One Sabbath, when Jesus went to eat in the house of a prominent Pharisee, he was being carefully watched. 2 There in front of him was a man suffering from abnormal swelling of his body. 3 Jesus asked the Pharisees and experts in the law, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?” 4 But they remained silent. So taking hold of the man, he healed him and sent him on his way. 5 Then he asked them, “If one of you has a child or an ox that falls into a well on the Sabbath day, will you not immediately pull it out?” 6 And they had nothing to say. (Luke 14:1-6 NIV)
1. What is the text all about?
a) Earlier Jesus had been invited to a Pharisee's home for discussion.
i) 6 So Jesus went with them. He was not far from the house when the centurion sent friends to say to him: “Lord, don’t trouble yourself, for I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. (Luke 7:6 NIV)
b) This time a prominent Pharisee invited Jesus to his home specifically to trap him into saying or doing something for which he could be arrested. It may be surprising to see Jesus on the Pharisees' turf after he had denounced them so many times. But he was not afraid to face them, even though he knew that their purpose was to trick him into breaking their laws.
c) Luke, the physician, identifies this man's disease - he was suffering from dropsy, an abnormal accumulation of fluid in bodily tissues and cavities.
2. Prayer focus
a) Pray that we revere our Lord and do what he has asked us to do for our benefits only.
The End ...
0. Introductiona) Dropsy man
i) One Sabbath, when Jesus went to eat in the house of a prominent Pharisee, he was being carefully watched. 2 There in front of him was a man suffering from abnormal swelling of his body. 3 Jesus asked the Pharisees and experts in the law, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?” 4 But they remained silent. So taking hold of the man, he healed him and sent him on his way. 5 Then he asked them, “If one of you has a child or an ox that falls into a well on the Sabbath day, will you not immediately pull it out?” 6 And they had nothing to say. (Luke 14:1-6 NIV)
1. What is the text all about?
a) Earlier Jesus had been invited to a Pharisee's home for discussion.
i) 6 So Jesus went with them. He was not far from the house when the centurion sent friends to say to him: “Lord, don’t trouble yourself, for I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. (Luke 7:6 NIV)
b) This time a prominent Pharisee invited Jesus to his home specifically to trap him into saying or doing something for which he could be arrested. It may be surprising to see Jesus on the Pharisees' turf after he had denounced them so many times. But he was not afraid to face them, even though he knew that their purpose was to trick him into breaking their laws.
c) Luke, the physician, identifies this man's disease - he was suffering from dropsy, an abnormal accumulation of fluid in bodily tissues and cavities.
2. Prayer focus
a) Pray that we revere our Lord and do what he has asked us to do for our benefits only.
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