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David Servant (1958 - ). American pastor, author, and founder of Heaven’s Family, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Raised in a nominal Christian home, he committed to Christ at 16 after reading the New Testament, later experiencing a pivotal spiritual moment at South Hills Assembly of God in 1976. After a year at Penn State, he enrolled in Rhema Bible Training Center, graduating in 1979. With his wife, Becky, married that year, he pioneered three churches in Pittsburgh suburbs over 20 years, emphasizing missions. In 2002, he founded Heaven’s Family, a nonprofit aiding the poor in over 40 nations through wells, orphanages, and microloans. Servant authored eight books, including The Disciple-Making Minister (2005), translated into 20 languages, and The Great Gospel Deception. His teachings, via HeavenWord 7 videos and davidservant.com, focus on discipleship, stewardship, and biblical grace, often critiquing “hyper-grace” theology. They have three grown children. His ministry, impacting 50 nations, prioritizes the “least of these” (Matt. 25:40).
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David Servant preaches about the story of the synagogue leader who failed to see the miraculous healing of a woman due to his legalistic mindset, highlighting the importance of compassion and understanding God's true intentions. Jesus challenges the hypocrisy of valuing rules over people, emphasizing the need to prioritize love and care for others. The healing of the woman bound by Satan for eighteen years reveals God's desire for our well-being and His power to overcome the works of the enemy through Jesus.
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Jesus Heals a Crippled Woman on the Sabbath Luke 13:10-17
When faultfinders want to find faults, they find them! Right before this synagogue leader's eyes, a woman who had suffered for eighteen years was instantly healed. And what did he see? He didn't see a woman who was healed, he saw a man who sinned by "working" on the Sabbath, performing a healing. His words revealed what was in his evil heart and his actions exposed his hypocrisy. Jesus said that everyone takes care of the needs of his animals on the Sabbath day, doing things that could be classified as work but nevertheless are considered unavoidable responsibilities. If it is acceptable to take care of animals on the Sabbath, is it not all right to take care of people on the Sabbath? Certainly it is. Just as in our day, some people of Jesus' day placed a higher value on animals than on people! By the same token, some modern Christians seem to want to take all the enjoyment out of Sundays on the basis that we should "keep the Sabbath holy." They demonstrate a similar attitude to that of the synagogue leader. Certainly our Sabbath, which most Christians practice on Sunday, not Saturday, is a special day in which we can focus even more on spiritual things. But to forbid children to play on Sunday afternoons, or to say that it is a sin to fix a meal on Sunday to serve hungry people, is not what God had in mind when He gave the Sabbath commandment. Q. What should have been the response of the synagogue leader? A. He should have begun to praise God with the woman who was healed, and then fall on his face before Jesus, repenting of his sins and asking for forgiveness. Q. Jesus said that Satan had held the formerly-crippled woman in bondage for eighteen years. What does this tell us about the source of sickness and God's will concerning healing? A. It tells us that Satan is the real source of sickness. This also provides additional proof that God wants us well, since the devil is His enemy and the Bible says that Jesus came to destroy the works of the Devil (see 1 John 3:8). Application: Can you imagine being bent double for eighteen years, unable to stand up straight all that time? Think of how excited and thankful this woman must have been when Jesus healed her. For us, this story is one more proof that Jesus is the Son of God, and it should encourage us to look to Him to grant us the miracles we need in our lives. He is full of compassion.
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David Servant (1958 - ). American pastor, author, and founder of Heaven’s Family, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Raised in a nominal Christian home, he committed to Christ at 16 after reading the New Testament, later experiencing a pivotal spiritual moment at South Hills Assembly of God in 1976. After a year at Penn State, he enrolled in Rhema Bible Training Center, graduating in 1979. With his wife, Becky, married that year, he pioneered three churches in Pittsburgh suburbs over 20 years, emphasizing missions. In 2002, he founded Heaven’s Family, a nonprofit aiding the poor in over 40 nations through wells, orphanages, and microloans. Servant authored eight books, including The Disciple-Making Minister (2005), translated into 20 languages, and The Great Gospel Deception. His teachings, via HeavenWord 7 videos and davidservant.com, focus on discipleship, stewardship, and biblical grace, often critiquing “hyper-grace” theology. They have three grown children. His ministry, impacting 50 nations, prioritizes the “least of these” (Matt. 25:40).