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Matthew 9:27-38 - Jesus’ Mercy and Our Mission

August 17, 2025

Matthew 9:27-38 - Jesus’ Mercy and Our Mission

As we continue preaching on the miracles of Jesus, we close out 2 chapters Matthew 8–9 which walked us through a gallery of ten miracles that reveal who Jesus is and what His kingdom is like. Our passage today has three scenes:

two blind men who see (27–31),
a mute man who speaks (32–34), and
The compassionate Christ who calls for workers (35–38).

(27-31) As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him, calling out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!”

When he had gone indoors, the blind men came to him, and he asked them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?”

“Yes, Lord,” they replied.

Then he touched their eyes and said, “According to your faith let it be done to you”; and their sight was restored. Jesus warned them sternly, “See that no one knows about this.” But they went out and spread the news about him all over that region.

(32-34) While they were going out, a man who was demon-possessed and could not talk was brought to Jesus. And when the demon was driven out, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowd was amazed and said, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel.”

But the Pharisees said, “It is by the prince of demons that he drives out demons.”

(35-38) Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.”

In our study of the book of Matthew, Jesus has taught about the Kingdom of Heaven, The Kingdom of God. The invitation is for those who desire him, who will repent, those who are poor in spirit (those who know they need God), those on the fringe of society, the unclean, outcasts, sinners, and to those who are willing to obey and follow his example of mercy and compassion.