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How can we know for certain that the Lord will return?
2. Tonight, we will discover that the matter of Christ’s return is settled because God has already given us The Sign from Heaven which guarantees His return.

Matthew 15:29-16:12

1. Last week, we noted that after a heated exchange between Jesus and the scribes and Pharisees, Jesus headed to the district of Tyre and Sidon. Today this region is called southern Lebanon.
2. It was the first and only time Jesus left Israel.
3. In a region that was 35 to 60 miles from Galilee, an amazing exchange took place between Jesus and a Canaanite woman who had a daughter that was demon possessed.
4. Jesus commended her for her faith and gave her what she requested, the deliverance of her daughter.
5. From there, Jesus traveled back to the area of the Sea of Galilee, but this time he traveled to a southern district known as the Decapolis.
6. The name “Decapolis” means “ten cities”. Rome had authorized this league of ten localities to mint their own coins, run their own courts, and even have their own armies.
7. But what is significant for our study is that these ten cities were predominantly Gentile. The citizens of this region were well-versed in the worldly philosophies and false religions of the Roman Empire.
8. It is fitting that Matthew would record this journey for it ties in perfectly with Christ’s interaction with the Canaanite woman.

Transition – God sent Jesus, The Sign from Heaven, to the Gentiles. As The Sign from Heaven, what did Jesus’ presence and ministry reveal?

I. God is a Compassionate God (15:29-39)

• In verse 32, we’re told that Jesus called His disciples to Himself and said, “I feel compassion for the people because they have remained with Me now three days and have nothing to eat; and I do not want to send them away hungry, for they might faint on the way.”
• The word “compassion” means “that one’s heart is moved with passion”. In other words, Jesus saw the condition of these Gentiles who had been with Him for three days, and His heart was moved.
• Knowing that God has a heart of compassion for us, encourages our hearts for that is part of knowing who God is.

ILLUS – God had compassion on the people of Nineveh.

Jonah 4:11, Should I not have compassion on Nineveh, the great city in which there are more than 120,000 persons who do not know the difference between their right and left hand, as well as many animals?

• There are other Scriptures which reveal God’s heart of compassion towards us.

Psalm 103:2-5, Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget none of His benefits; Who pardons all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases; Who redeems your life from the pit, Who crowns you with lovingkindness and compassion; Who satisfies your years with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle.

A. God wants to heal broken lives (29-31)
1. When Jesus came to this area of the Decapolis, He sat down and the crippled, blind, dumb, and sick were brought to Him and He healed them all.
2. Again, our faith is strengthened when we know who God is and His heart for us, which He revealed through His Word and His Son.
3. God healed as a sign, a witness, and a testimony of His strength and power, even towards Gentiles not just His chosen people, the Jews. And we’re told that the Gentiles “glorified the God of Israel.” (31)

ILLUS – God’s signs to Israel in the Old Testament.
APPL – Today, God still wants to heal broken lives! He invites us to come to Him for only He can bring true hope and healing.

Matthew 11:28-30, Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.
God wants to satisfy hungry souls (32-39)
1. Here, Jesus did another amazing miracle though it is often ignored by Bible students because the crowd was not as large.

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