In this Extraordinary series message, David Lyon shares from Matthew 8–9, showing how these chapters capture the heart of Jesus’ ministry, and the heart of our mission as His church.

Through a series of encounters (a leper healed, a centurion’s servant restored, storms calmed, the demon-possessed set free, the sick and dying made whole) we see that Jesus meets every kind of need with power, compassion, and grace. David highlights how these chapters end with a turning point in Matthew 9:35–38, where Jesus looks upon the crowds with compassion and declares, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.” It’s a threshold moment: Jesus begins to multiply His ministry by sending out others to do what He has been doing.

David explains that in these stories we see:
 • Nobodies — unnamed, ordinary people who met Jesus and were transformed.
 • Somebodies — because once we meet Him, we discover who we truly are: loved, forgiven, filled with purpose and identity (Matthew 16:15–18).
 • Everybody — because these stories represent all humanity: the broken, weary, hurting, and hopeful — all who need Jesus’ touch.

Jesus was filled with the Holy Spirit (Luke 4:18–19; Acts 10:38), and now He fills His church with the same Spirit to continue His ministry of healing, freedom, and restoration. The harvest is here and now — in our towns, workplaces, and homes.

David calls the church to respond to God’s heart with Isaiah’s words: “Here I am, send me” (Isaiah 6:8). As Spirit-filled believers, we are commissioned as shepherds, carers, and ambassadors; ordinary people through whom Jesus continues His extraordinary work.

It’s a time to be filled afresh, to go in confidence, to invite others into the life of His church, and to believe that we are on the threshold of a new season - a season of favour, harvest, and glory in God’s house.