· Jesus taught inside the religious system of his time, but He sought to refine it.
· The spiritual can affect the physical.
· Jesus has the power to set us free from spiritual and physical pain. When he does this, it is always a surprise. His mercy will reach unexpected people at unpredictable times in unusual ways.
· God often uses the humble of this world to teach the proud. The bent-over to teach the upright.
· Jesus is not afraid to touch pain and when he does this things change on all levels.· Our response to Jesus’ work shows our heart. It reveals who is in charge. If we long for control even mercy can be unsettling.
· What limits do you put on Jesus? What is your box? Sometimes our boxes can protect evil.
· Jesus cares more about people than systems. He gives titles to the forgotten.
· One of the great challenges of the developed world is the relationship of the individual to the system. All too often a man ceases to be a person and becomes a piece of the machine. (this is all too true in the church today) Jesus lifts up the value of the individual.
· Jesus can threaten the plans of man. Our serving must trump our schedule. Jesus is not convenient.
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