Matthew 8 (2021-2022)

 Homiletics                                                      Study – Matthew 2021-2022

Lesson     9                                                       Passage: Matthew 8

Content (List of Topics or Events)

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)

Faith demonstrated as Jesus took up infirmities and bore our diseases	Matthew 8:1-17
Faith challenged in would be followers of Jesus and disciples	Matthew 8:18-27
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)

Faith revealed as Jesus is approached for cleansing and healing

Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)

CTATLT coming to Jesus requires faith willing to develop a deeper trust in the words of Jesus.

Specific Application Questions

How do you show your faith in circumstances?  In what ways do you stand on the promises of God?

What are your priorities?  Does following Jesus come first or what other things take priority?

When called to faith do you respond in trust; what holds you back?

Principles to Remember

Faith trusts in God’s truth

Faith relies on God’s power

Faith recognized is from God

Characteristic of God

Foundation of Faith

Theme

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