- Pastor Brian Bolt
- OpenDoor Church, Burleson, TX
Miracles, Signs, and Wonders Are the Children’s Bread
1st Thing – Great is your faith
Matthew 15:21-28 (NKJV)
21 Then Jesus went out from there and departed to the region of Tyre and
Sidon.
22 And behold, a woman of Canaan came from that region and cried out to
Him, saying, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! My daughter is
severely demon-possessed.”
23 But He answered her not a word. And His disciples came and urged Him,
saying, “Send her away, for she cries out after us.”
24 But He answered and said, “I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the
house of Israel.”
25 Then she came and worshiped Him, saying, “Lord, help me!”
26 But He answered and said, “It is not good to take the children’s bread and
throw it to the little dogs.”
27 And she said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the little dogs eat the crumbs which fall
from their masters’ table.”
28 Then Jesus answered and said to her, “O woman, great is your faith! Let it
be to you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.
• She got what she wanted
• Woman reaching the place of greatness
• Never once did he tell Peter, James or John, “great is your faith”
• No one ever in the house of Israel did Jesus say, “great is your faith”
• Here comes a woman. Who comes from the sea coast town Sidon, Tyre
• An outcast/ gentile outcast
• She breaks down barriers
• She receives one of the greatest accolades out of the mouth of Jesus
(great is your faith)
• When I find this I want to devour it and chew on it and digest it
• I want to find out how and what she did that put her in this kind of
category
• She went home to a new daughter
• She received what she came for
• So I have seen people receive what they’re looking for but I’ve also seen
So many people come to a service and not receive
• There are some that receive and some that don’t receive
• I’ve seen the blind come in blind and leave with their sight
• I’ve seen people come in and leave the same way as they came in
• My heart always breaks for those people that didn’t receive anything
from God
• I want to preach to you today !!!
• You have prayed and heaven seems like brass or closed to you
• Still you have not received an answer
• You don’t have to go home the same way you came
• There is a miracle right here / because Jesus is right here
• When two or three gather in His name He is in the midst
• Give me your ear today/ let this word drop into your heart
• You can become a doer of the word / don’t be guilty of just being a
hearer of the word
• Do what this woman did / you will walk out of here singing a new song
• I got what I wanted from the Lord
• What do you want??
• Whatever your need is – Jesus is the answer to your problem
• Medical problem/ financial problem/ the situations that make you
anxious & fearful
• Jesus turned to this woman (“great is your faith”)
• I have identified a few things that made her great
• This woman symbolizes this great faith
• She reached the apex / she received a supreme accolade from the lips
of the Master
• “Great is your faith”
• Some things jumped out at me…
• If we will recognize why this woman received this accolade from Christ,
I believe we can come to the same end results this woman had
• Let it be to you as you desire!
• First thing I noticed: she had a great problem
• Everything about her was great / even her problem
• If you say today I have a great problem you’re at the first step like this
woman
• You’re on the verge of a miracle because of the greatness of your
problem
• She didn’t come for herself/ she came for her daughter
• She cried out (my daughter is severely demon possessed)
• This was her problem/ she didn’t even bring the problem/ she came
representing the problem
• “I’m not leaving without an answer”
• What an attitude/ with this kind of attitude
• I believe you will leave with an answer
• She had another problem when she comes to Jesus & speaks it verbally
• Jesus answered her with not a word
• You’re taught “ask and you shall receive”
• She comes to Christ; She makes her request known
• This is unlike Jesus / he answers her with not a word
• The problem is growing/ it’s getting worse
• Medical professionals can’t help
• She heard about this man named Jesus
• She crosses over the border to see Him
• She doesn’t belong to the household of Israel
• Jesus won’t say a word/ heaven seems like brass
• Have you ever been there / I call and I pray and there is no answer
• Keep asking/ keep praying/ don’t stop
Matthew 7:7-8 (NKJV)
7 “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will
be opened to you.
8 For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him
who knocks it will be opened.
• I don’t care how long you’ve been asking/ keep on asking
• Keep on asking/ Don’t give up / devil you’re a liar / today is my day for a
miracle/ I will not be denied
• Don’t give up / don’t give up
• What’s your problem/ what’s the greatness of your need?
• If your problem has become a great problem, you’re the greatest
candidate for a miracle from God
• Testimony from pray.com
• Don’t give up / I got the answer to your problem / Jesus is the answer to
your problem / he will reverse the situation
2nd thing – great courage
• She had a great problem but she also had great courage
• She was a Canaanite woman
• She left her fears & doubts
• She manifested a courage that you don’t see much of in the word of
God
Matthew 15:22-23 (NKJV)
22 And behold, a woman of Canaan came from that region and cried out to
Him, saying, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! My daughter is
severely demon-possessed.”
23 But He answered her not a word. And His disciples came and urged Him,
saying, “Send her away, for she cries out after us.”
• She lost every trace of fear/ she left it on the other side of the border
• If your going to receive from God you must get rid of your fear
• I hate when people say, “Jesus doesn’t do miracles”
• Let every man and every devil be a liar / let God be true/ Jesus Christ is
the same yesterday, today and forever
• I believe what God says
• Break down every barrier of fear
• We are going to be courageous
3rd thing – Great trial
• You can’t get to him. He isn’t for you
• She kept pressing her way
• One trial after another/ when she gets there / she became annoying or
she was a nuisance
• Disciples said, “send her away for she cries out after us.”
• Even the disciples are presenting a trial and a test
• She came to receive from Jesus / the people Jesus hand-picked were
working against her
Matthew 15:24 (NKJV)
24 But He answered and said, “I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the
house of Israel.”
• Then Jesus is adding to her trial
• You made the trip for nothing / you wasted your time
• You come to me for help/ I’m telling you I have come for the lost sheep
of Israel
• “Maybe God doesn’t want me to have it”
• She refused to give up / thank God for this kind of attitude/ regardless
of the test and trial
• She always had an answer
4th thing: great attitude
Matthew 15:25 (NKJV)
25 Then she came and worshiped Him, saying, “Lord, help me!”
• I’ve tried everything pastor/ try worshiping him
• He wants your worship
• Thank you Jesus
• Praising and worshiping God / He can’t stand all that praise your going
to get what you came for
• Lord help me- he couldn’t deny that
• This is my day for a miracle/ tell your neighbor “it’s my day for a miracle”
• Lord help me
Matthew 15:26-27 (NKJV)
26 But He answered and said, “It is not good to take the children’s bread and
throw it to the little dogs.”
27 And she said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the little dogs eat the crumbs which fall
from their masters’ table.”
She got ahold of his words / she said true Lord/ she got ahold of the word /
the word gave her a great thought
5th thing – Great thought – even the little dogs eat the crumbs which fall
from their master’s table
• She was saying I came here for that
• I’ve been watching your children / they don’t eat too good / it might be
children’s bread but they argue over the doctrine of it
• They’re not eating it all and it’s being wasted
• I’m just hanging around picking up the crumbs that fall from the
master’s table
• She refused to stay in that mess
• Everything Jesus said or did to discourage her, she grabbed it and
turned it around
• “If I can’t sit at the table that’s fine I’ll pick up the crumbs”
• Healing is the children’s bread
If you’re a child of God / by His stripes we are healed
• Christians and the Church are starving
• Greatest miracles happen lots of times to people that aren’t saved
• Christians should see the greatest miracles
• “I’ve heard and seen it all” – church people think
• Someone who isn’t saved or never heard that name/ hang on every
word
• They’re eating the crumbs
6th thing- Great promise- she received a great promise
Matthew 15:28 (NKJV)
28 Then Jesus answered and said to her, “O woman, great is your faith! Let it
be to you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.
• “Let it be to you as you desire”
• Jesus comes to us today: whatever you want you got it
• Whatever you desire/ whatever you want
• Most of us say whatever you want to give me, whatever He wants me to
have
• I’d rather be in this woman’s shoes “whatever you want you got it”
• Whatever you want / whatever you desire
7th thing – great victory- she received a great victory
• She was made whole and healed that very hour
• Simultaneously when Jesus said whatever you desire she was healed
• Don’t give up / learn to fight
• I’m going home a new person tonight