HOCF SERMON 2023

Matthew 17 Size Up your Faith

MATTHEW 17:14-20 SIZE UP YOUR FAITH

14 When they came to the crowd, a man approached Jesus and knelt before him. 15 "Lord, have mercy on my son," he said. "He has seizures and is suffering greatly. He often falls into the fire or into the water. 16 I brought him to your disciples, but they could not heal him."

17 "You unbelieving and perverse generation," Jesus replied, "how long shall I stay with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring the boy here to me." 18 Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of the boy, and he was healed at that moment.

19 Then the disciples came to Jesus in private and asked, "Why couldn't we drive it out?"

20 He replied, "Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you."

14 Sang pag-abot nila sa madamo nga mga tawo may isa ka lalaki nga nagpalapit kay Jesus kag nagluhod nga nagasiling, 15 "Ginoo,[] kaluoyi man ang akon bata nga lalaki. Kuyapon siya kag kon abuton siya gani grabe gid ang iya pag-antos. Permi siya nagakatumba sa kalayo kag permi nagakahulog sa tubig. 16 Gindala ko siya sa imo mga sumulunod, pero indi sila makapaayo sa iya." 17 Dayon nagsiling si Jesus, "Kamo nga mga tawo sa sini nga henerasyon wala gid sing pagtuo kag mga balingag. Hasta san-o pa bala ang akon pag-antos sa inyo? Dal-a ninyo diri sa akon ang bata!" 18 Ginsabdong dayon ni Jesus ang malaot nga espiritu sa bata kag sa gilayon nagguwa ini. Sa sadto gid nga tion nag-ayo ang bata.

19 Sang silahanon na lang nagpalapit kay Jesus ang iya mga sumulunod kag nagpamangkot, "Ngaa bala indi namon matabog ang malaot nga espiritu sa bata?" 20 Nagsabat si Jesus sa ila, "Tungod kay kulang ang inyo pagtuo. Sa pagkamatuod, kon may pagtuo kamo nga bisan pareho lang kagamay sa binhi sang mustasa, sarang kamo makasiling sa sini nga bukid, 'Saylo ka didto!' Kag ang bukid masaylo. Wala gid sang butang nga indi ninyo mahimo."

SERMON:

Good evening Church! Today we are on Matthew chapter 17 and there are a lot of amazing things that happened in this chapter. If we are going to read this chapter from start to finish, it will take us first into the tha transfiguration of Jesus when he went up the mountain with some of his disciples and there, his face changed as it shone brightly as the sun and his clothes shone as bright as light, and there Peter, James and his brother John saw Jesus talking with Moses and Elijah.

They were so amazed to be in that moment that they didn't want to leave because at that moment, Jesus made them experience what it felt to be in the Presence of God. Kay pagkaanindot kung kita naa sa sa Presensya sa Ginuo, dili na ta ganahan muhawa, mao nga nag suggest sila na tukod na lang sila tent didto. Kay didto na lang sila puyo.

However, as Peter was still speaking, the voice of God spoke and acknowledges Jesus as His Son of whom God is very well pleased. Pwerteng kurata sa mga disciples that they fell facedown upon hearing the voice of God. But then, there the Lord revealed who Jesus is before them.

So we see that at the beginning of this chapter, the disciples had an amazing encounter with the Lord. Perhaps, we could say that it was a taste of heaven. Seeing MOses and Elijah and Jesus together and being in the Presence of God Himself! Wala ka na pangitaon pa. Mao nga kung pwede pa lang didto na lang ta puyo.

Pero gipukaw sila sa realidad na daghan pa dapat buhaton sa kalibutan kay kato nga panahon wala pa mahuman ang mission ni Jesus Christ. Kinahanglan pa Niya mag antus. Kinahanglan pa Niya mapatay kag mabanhaw.

Mao nga sa ilang paghangad balik, wala na sila makita kung dili si Hesus nga naa sa ilang atubangan. But the idea doesn't go away that the identity of Jesus was revealed to them that indeed, Jesus is the Son of God. kay gipakita gud sa ilaha kung kinsa si Hesus.