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1 Now when Jesus had finished these sayings, he went away from Galilee and entered the region of Judea beyond the Jordan. 2 And large crowds followed him, and he healed them there.

3 And Pharisees came up to him and tested him by asking, “Is it lawful to divorce one’s wife for any cause?” 4 He answered, “Have you not read that he who created them from the beginning made them male and female, 5 and said, ‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’?

6 So they are no longer two but one flesh.

What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.”

7 They said to him, “Why then did Moses command one to give a certificate of divorce and to send her away?”

8 He said to them, “Because of your hardness of heart Moses allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so.

9 And I say to you: whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery.”

10 The disciples said to him, “If such is the case of a man with his wife, it is better not to marry.”

11 But he said to them, “Not everyone can receive this saying, but only those to whom it is given.

12 For there are eunuchs who have been so from birth, and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by men, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven.

Let the one who is able to receive this receive it.”

2 And large crowds followed him, and he healed them ‹❐ there.

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2 And large crowds followed him, and he healed them ‹❐ there.

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2 And large crowds followed him, and he healed them there.

3 And Pharisees came up to him and tested him by asking‶ , “Is it lawful to divorce one’s wife for any cause?”

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3 And Pharisees came up to him and tested him by asking‶ , “Is it lawful to divorce one’s wife for any cause?”

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3 And Pharisees came up to him and tested him by asking, “Is it lawful to divorce one’s wife for any cause?”

4 He answered, “Have you not read that he who created them from the beginning made them male and female,

4 [TP He TP] ‹ answered ›, ‶ ‹ “Have you not read › that [TP he who created TP] them [TM from the beginning TM] made them male and female, ″

4 [TP He TP] ‹ answered ›, ‶ ‹ “Have you not read › that [TP he who created TP] them [TM from the beginning TM] made them male and female, ″

5 and ‹ said, › ‶ [TP ‘Therefore TP] a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’?

5 and ‹ said, › ‶ [TP ‘Therefore TP] a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’?

5 and said, ‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’?

6 So they are no longer two but one flesh.

What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.”

6 So ‹✕ they are no longer two ✕› but ‹✓ one flesh.

✓› [TP What therefore God has joined together, let not man TP] separate.”

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6 So ‹✕ they are no longer two ✕› but ‹✓ one flesh.

✓› [TP What therefore God has joined together, let not man TP] separate.”

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7 ‹ They said › to him, ‶ “Why then did [TP Moses TP] command one to give a certificate of divorce and to send her away?”

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7 ‹ They said › to him, ‶ “Why then did [TP Moses TP] command one to give a certificate of divorce and to send her away?”

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7 They said to him, “Why then did Moses command one to give a certificate of divorce and to send her away?”

8 ‹ He said › to them, ‶ “Because of your hardness of heart [TP Moses TP] allowed you to divorce your wives, but [TM from the beginning TM] it was not so.

8 He said to them, “Because of your hardness of heart Moses allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so.

8 ‹ He said › to them, ‶ “Because of your hardness of heart [TP Moses TP] allowed you to divorce your wives, but [TM from the beginning TM] it was not so.

9 ‹ And I say to you ›: [TP whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, TP] commits adultery ″.”

9 ‹ And I say to you ›: [TP whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, TP] commits adultery ″.”

9 And I say to you: whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery.”

10 The disciples ‹ said › to him, ‶ [CD “If such is the case of a man with his wife, CD] it is better not to marry.”

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10 The disciples said to him, “If such is the case of a man with his wife, it is better not to marry.”

10 The disciples ‹ said › to him, ‶ [CD “If such is the case of a man with his wife, CD] it is better not to marry.”

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11 But [TP he TP] said to them, ‶ ‹✕ “Not everyone can receive ‹ this saying, › ✕› but only ‹✓ those to whom it is given.

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11 But he said to them, “Not everyone can receive this saying, but only those to whom it is given.

11 But [TP he TP] said to them, ‶ ‹✕ “Not everyone can receive ‹ this saying, › ✕› but only ‹✓ those to whom it is given.

✓›

12 For there are eunuchs who have been so from birth, and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by men, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven.

Let the one who is able to receive this receive it.”

12 For there are eunuchs who have been so from birth, and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by men, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven.

‹ Let [TP the one who is able to receive TP] this receive › ″ it.”

12 For there are eunuchs who have been so from birth, and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by men, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven.

‹ Let [TP the one who is able to receive TP] this receive › ″ it.”

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The Holy Bible: English Standard Version.

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Wheaton: Standard Bible Society.

The Holy Bible: English Standard Version.

(2016).

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Wheaton: Standard Bible Society.

The Holy Bible: English Standard Version.

(2016).

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Wheaton: Standard Bible Society.

If you remember last week we looked at that word “Testing”

There is at least 3 different Greek words that can be translated into our English word “Test.”

The one that was found in 19:3 is the word [Periazo] “to be put to the test.”

More specific: to attempt to entrap through a process of inquiry.

What we walked away with lest week was this understanding that, in life, we are going to be “TESTED.”

To help us better understand what I mean ...... here are some examples of being tested:

You kids getting on your last nerve .....

A co-worker getting on your last nerve .....

Arndt, W., Danker, F. W., Bauer, W., & Gingrich, F. W. (2000).

A Greek-English lexicon of the New Testament and other early Christian literature (3rd ed., p. 793).

Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

Getting cut off on the highway .....

Dealing with a check-out person at Walmart ......

Dealing with a customer at Walmart .....

You forgot a bill that needed to be payed .....

Your spouse didn’t remember your anniversary .....

Your favorite Basketball team lost to the Golden State Warriors for the 2nd time in a row .....

Your kids bring home a bad grade on the report card .....

Whether you should stay in this marriage or not .....

All of these vary in degree’s but they are all “Life Test.”

Title of the Message this morning is .... “LIFE’S TESTING MOMENTS”

How do you deal with these test?

How do you process these test?

How do you work through these test and come out on the other side a better person?

I hear, to many times, people saying, “Jesus doesn’t understand what I am going through!”

I am here this morning to tell you “Yes He does understand what you are going through.”

And I have some good news for you today, He has revealed to us, in this pericope, how to deal with these “Life Testing Moments.”

Body:

Let me reveal the setting for you .....

Jesus is being followed by a large group of people (Disciples, followers, seekers, and Pharisees.)

Jesus is doing what Jesus is compelled to do ..... Heal.

Can I just add a point here ....

This is what Jesus LONGS to do.

Heal you!

Heal you spiritually

Heal you physically

Heal you emotionally

Heal you mentally

If you are in need of a healing today the only thing stopping that healing is you!

Jesus is approached by the Pharisees and asked a question.