What are you Teaching / Preaching this week?
Posted: 09 Feb 2023, 14:36
Work in progress for this Sunday, a continuation of last:
Matthew 8:23-34
TITLE: Avast There, Lubbers! There Be Rough Waters Ahead.
(That's from the Pirates of the Caribbean Ride at Disney World)
MAIN THEME: Following Jesus has some pretty spectacular benefits; least of which is knowing him!
SERMON POINTS:
WHEN FACING THE ROUGH WATERS OF LIFE, REMEMBER:
1. I FOLLOW Jesus.
Jesus doesn’t FOLLOW me.
“And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him.” — Matthew 8:23 (NRSV)
2. Jesus is in the BOAT with me because it’s HIS BOAT!
“Suddenly, a fierce storm struck the lake, with waves breaking into the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. The disciples went and woke him up, shouting, ‘Lord, save us! We’re going to drown!’” — Matthew 8:24-25 (NLT)
3. The rough seas of life are an OPPORTUNITY to become better ACQUAINTED with Jesus.
“The disciples were amazed. ‘Who is this man?’ they asked. ‘Even the winds and waves obey him!’” — Matthew 8:27 (NLT)
***This will seque into a teaching on Jesus' self-identification. I'll most likely touch on the weird phenomena that in today's modern culture, self-identity equals reality and yet Jesus identity is rejected outright.**
WHAT MATTHEW 8 TEACHES ME ABOUT JESUS’ IDENTITY
1. Everyone has an OPINION of who Jesus is.
“Lord” — Man with leprosy (8:2), Roman officer (8:5), A Disciple (8:21), Disciples in the boat (8:25)
Healer — Crowds in Capernaum (8:16)
“Teacher” — Scribe (8:19)
2. Even DEMONS claim to know Jesus’ identity.
“They began screaming at him, “Why are you interfering with us, Son of God? Have you come here to torture us before God’s appointed time?” — Matthew 8:29 (NLT)
3. How does Jesus SELF-IDENTIFY?
**Most likely I'll just start quoting all the Scripture references where Jesus proclaims who he is. Obviously this will include the "I Am" statements in John. But also references like "Son of Man" as in Matthew 8.
Matthew 8:23-34
TITLE: Avast There, Lubbers! There Be Rough Waters Ahead.
(That's from the Pirates of the Caribbean Ride at Disney World)
MAIN THEME: Following Jesus has some pretty spectacular benefits; least of which is knowing him!
SERMON POINTS:
WHEN FACING THE ROUGH WATERS OF LIFE, REMEMBER:
1. I FOLLOW Jesus.
Jesus doesn’t FOLLOW me.
“And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him.” — Matthew 8:23 (NRSV)
2. Jesus is in the BOAT with me because it’s HIS BOAT!
“Suddenly, a fierce storm struck the lake, with waves breaking into the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. The disciples went and woke him up, shouting, ‘Lord, save us! We’re going to drown!’” — Matthew 8:24-25 (NLT)
3. The rough seas of life are an OPPORTUNITY to become better ACQUAINTED with Jesus.
“The disciples were amazed. ‘Who is this man?’ they asked. ‘Even the winds and waves obey him!’” — Matthew 8:27 (NLT)
***This will seque into a teaching on Jesus' self-identification. I'll most likely touch on the weird phenomena that in today's modern culture, self-identity equals reality and yet Jesus identity is rejected outright.**
WHAT MATTHEW 8 TEACHES ME ABOUT JESUS’ IDENTITY
1. Everyone has an OPINION of who Jesus is.
“Lord” — Man with leprosy (8:2), Roman officer (8:5), A Disciple (8:21), Disciples in the boat (8:25)
Healer — Crowds in Capernaum (8:16)
“Teacher” — Scribe (8:19)
2. Even DEMONS claim to know Jesus’ identity.
“They began screaming at him, “Why are you interfering with us, Son of God? Have you come here to torture us before God’s appointed time?” — Matthew 8:29 (NLT)
3. How does Jesus SELF-IDENTIFY?
**Most likely I'll just start quoting all the Scripture references where Jesus proclaims who he is. Obviously this will include the "I Am" statements in John. But also references like "Son of Man" as in Matthew 8.