Jesus demonstrated the behaviour He would as a king. He introduced to us the new regime of His kingdom to come.

1. THE SERVANT
KING

2. GRACIOUS JESUS
(MATTHEW’S PERSPECTIVE WITH GOSPEL PARALLELS)
1. Presenting the King (Matt 1-4)
2. True Blessedness (Matt 5:1-12)
3. Kingdom Lifestyle – Part 1 (Matt 5:13-
48)
4. Kingdom Lifestyle – Part 2 (Matt 6)
5. Kingdom Lifestyle – Part 3 (Matt 7)
6. Master Strokes (Matt 8)
7. The King Calls (Matt 9)
8. The King Commissions (Matt 10)
9. Signs, Sinners and the Saviour (Matt
11)
10. Power Games and Names
(Matt 12)
11. Hidden Wisdom (Matt 13:1-43)
12. Hidden Treasures (Matt 13:44-14)
13. The Gall and the Glory (Matt 15-17:9)
14. Winning Others Over (Matt 17:10-
18:35)
15. Kingdom Values, Kingdom Wealth
(Matt 20)
16. The King Enters Jerusalem (Matt 21)
17. The Chosen Few (Matt 22)
18. The King’s Glorious Coming (Matt
24:1-44)
19. The Final Countdown (Matt 24:45 –
25:46)
20. The King’s last days (Matt 26)
21. Desertion (Matt 26:36-75)
22. God’s Lamb Sacrificed (Matt 27: 1-50)
23. The King Conquers (Matt 27:51-28)

3. GRACIOUS JESUS
10. POWER GAMES AND NAMES (MATT
12)
49. Mercy versus Ceremony
50. Sabbath Reinterpreted
51.The Servant King
52. The Unpardonable Sin
53. The Last Sign
54. Replacing vs. Removing Evil
55. The Royal Family

4. THE SERVANT KING
Bible passages: Matt 12.15-
21; Isa 42:1-4
• The King’s Regime
• Radiating love as a regular
person
• Revitalizing the weak
• Retaliating by Grace and healing
• Discussion

5. THE SERVANT KING
BIBLE PASSAGE
Matt 12.15-21; Isa 42:1-4 God’s Chosen Servant
15 Aware of this, Jesus withdrew from that place. A large crowd followed him, and he
healed all who were ill. 16 He warned them not to tell others about him. 17 This was to
fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:
18 “Here is my servant whom I have chosen,
the one I love, in whom I delight;
I will put my Spirit on him,
and he will proclaim justice to the nations.
19 He will not quarrel or cry out;
no one will hear his voice in the streets.
20 A bruised reed he will not break,
and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out,
till he has brought justice through to victory.
21 In his name the nations will put their hope.”

6. THE KING’S REGIME
Reading this passage, one pictures the
Messiah as a King ruling His people in
justice. This picture is common in many
of the Old Testament prophesies of
Jesus.
No one could ever imagine that He
would indeed appear as an integral part
of the common person of Israel.

7. QUALITIES OF CHRIST
THE KING
God’s servant
Chosen by God
God loves and delights in him
He will proclaim justice
Will not quarrel, cry out, speak in street,
break a bruised reed, snuff out a
smouldering wick
Justice will lead to victory
Nations will hope in His name.

8. THE KING’S REGIME
How did Jesus proclaim justice?
By healing others, He demonstrates that God’s justice has been
satisfied as he has taken on our sickness through His suffering.
By teaching he is heralding the new kingdom and His values
By reaching out to many he is leading us on to the future hope
of a perfect kingdom and life.
He is gentle… when the weak and suffering came, he gave them
love and hope *bruised reeds and smouldering wicks”
eg. In the preceding passage He heals the man with a withered
hand – who’s hand (according to history) was cut off by
religious leaders as were many others for building the
synagogue on sabbath days as per Herod’s instructions.

9. THE KING’S REGIME
The new order heralded. Jesus demonstrated justice by:
• Radiating love as a regular person
• Revitalizing the weak
• Retaliating by Grace and healing – He only used His power to
heal and help others, never for Himself.
The servant king - This was Jesus when He first came, to die for
us.
This will be Jesus when He rules the nations after His second
coming.
As children of the kingdom, He is delighted to see us do just the
same – Radiate love, revitalize the weak and retaliate by grace.
We can only do that when we have him living in us, enabling us
to desire what he desires - to aspire to be what He is.

10. RADIATING LOVE AS A
REGULAR PERSON
Matthew 12:18 “Here is my servant whom I
have chosen,
the one I love, in whom I delight;
I will put my Spirit on him,
and he will proclaim justice to the
nations.

11. RADIATING GOD’S
LOVE
His justice was the justice God demanded –
his innocent blood for the sinful people in
the world – past, present and future.
The justice that brings on righteousness.
The justice that will gradually and
eventually remove sorrow, suffering, sin
and death for the world.
We seek justice and fair treatment. That is
rare in the world and hard won.
God’s justice is a permanent solution – a
solution that removes sin.

12. HOW TO FIND
JUSTICE TODAY
Today, battered by injustice all
around, we can only trust Jesus.
He has promised that every twisted
plot against us will turn out for
good.
He helps us to bring healing and
justice to those who are hurting us
as He brought healing and justice
to us by getting sorely afflicted for
us.

13. REVITALIZING THE
WEAK
Matthew 12:19 He will not quarrel or cry
out;
no one will hear his voice in the
streets.
20 A bruised reed he will not break,
and a smoldering wick he will not
snuff out,

14. REVITALIZING THE
WEAK
The standout quality of the king was his
character – pure and unstained. In today’s
world, leaders need to be politicians – playing to
the strong, ignoring the weak.
Jesus was just the opposite.
He ruled by love and graciousness.
He brought justice by being tough with the hard
and gentle with the weak.
He “rules nations with a rod of iron” – Rev. 2:27.
Whereas the broken weed will be strengthened
and healed.
Those aligning with him will be on the strong
side.

15. RETALIATING BY
GRACE AND HEALING
Matthew 12:20b till
he has brought
justice through to
victory.
21 In his name the
nations will put
their hope.”

16. RETALIATING BY
GRACE AND HEALING
When hurt we retaliate in different
ways. We’ve seen
• Limited
• Unlimited
• No..
Retaliation.
Jesus introduced a new kind.
Replaced retaliation. Retaliation
replace by love, grace and healing.

17. RETALIATION BY
GRACE AND HEALING
Retaliation by grace
brings healing not
only to the receiver
but also to the giver.
It is always win-win
We are always
victors in Christ –
never losers.

18. DISCUSSION
THE SERVANT KING
1. When have you felt deprived of justice?
How does this passage reassure you?
2. How can we retaliate by grace – even in
our heart getting rid of anger and
bitterness.
3. Who are the weak today – physically and
spiritually? How can we help them.