Homiletics Study – Matthew 2021-2022
Lesson 9 Passage:
Matthew 8
Content (List of Topics or Events)
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Faith demonstrated as Jesus
took up infirmities and bore our diseases (Matthew 8:1-17) a. Knowing Faith of Man
with leprosy (unclean) asking to be made clean; Jesus touched him (1-3) b. Jesus instructs to go to
priest, offer gift as testimony (4) c. Trusting Faith of
Centurion asking for help for paralyzed suffering servant (5-9) d. Jesus amazed at centurion’s great faith; and
in Jesus’ word the servant immediately healed (10-13) e. Responsive Faith
of Peter’s mother-in-law; touched by Jesus, healing and began to wait on Jesus
(14-15) f. Jesus in a word drove out
evil spirits and healed the sick fulfilling Isaiah’s prophecy (16-17) |
Faith challenged in would
be followers of Jesus and disciples (Matthew 8:18-27) a. Teacher of law tells Jesus
he would go wherever Jesus goes – The cost: No place to lay head (18-20) b. Another disciple asks to
bury Father before following – The challenge of priorities: “let dead bury dead”(21-22) c. Jesus and disciples get
into boat and experience furious storm – The challenge of little faith: Jesus
rebukes winds (23-26) d. Men amazed at Jesus
power over winds and waves (27) |
Faith resisted as Jesus casts out demons in word “Go” from
demon-possessed men (Matthew 8:28-34) a. Violent demon-possessed
met Jesus asking if he would torture before time (28-29) b. Jesus drives out evil
into herd of pigs who die in water (30-32) c. Those tending pigs
report what occurred in demon-possessed men (33) d. Whole town met Jesus and
plead for him to leave (34) |
Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)
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Faith demonstrated as Jesus
took up infirmities and bore our diseases |
Matthew 8:1-17 |
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Faith challenged in would
be followers of Jesus and disciples |
Matthew 8:18-27 |
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Faith resisted as Jesus casts out demons in word “Go” from
demon-possessed men |
Matthew 8:28-34 |
Subject
Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10
words)
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Faith revealed as Jesus is
approached for cleansing and healing |
Aim (Main
Teaching Point of the Passage)
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CTATLT coming to Jesus
requires faith willing to develop a deeper trust in the words of Jesus. |
Specific
Application Questions
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How do you show your faith
in circumstances? In what ways do you
stand on the promises of God? |
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What are your priorities? Does following Jesus come first or what
other things take priority? |
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When called to faith do you
respond in trust; what holds you back? |
Principles to Remember
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Faith trusts in God’s truth |
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Faith relies on God’s power |
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Faith recognized is from
God |
Characteristic
of God
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Foundation of Faith |
Theme
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Trusting in Jesus is the basis
of obtaining the blessings of faith. |
God’s Word - What’s happening?
God’s Heart – What does God
care about?
Today’s World – How does this
connect to what is happening in my world today
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