Nobody, Somebody, Everybody (David Lyon)

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.