1. Two things are ultimately certain in life, and they are not death and taxes. It is Jesus’ return and the preservation of His people until that day.
  2. This week’s miracle invites you to engage in an honest consideration of something pressing for every believer at some time in their lives: God’s silence.
  3. If the feeding of the 5000 invited an emphasis on Jesus’ COMPASSION, this week’s miracle invites a sermon focused on Jesus’ AUTHORITY.
  4. Jesus’ miracle in this sermon, then, is a type of the compassion He has for your hearers. While they certainly have many physical needs, your hearers also (more fundamentally) need Jesus’ mercy and forgiveness.
  5. If your congregation promotes and supports “family values,” you should be prepared to take this text head-on.

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