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Sermon November 11, 2018 on Matthew 8:17-28

Sermon November 11, 2018 on Matthew 8:17-28

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Sermon November 11, 2018 on Matthew 8:17-28

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  1. Introduction • Expectations from discipleship • What do we gain from following Jesus?

  2. Hard Words • 20 Jesus said to him, "The foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head." (Matt. 8:20 NAU) • “Lay my head”  “I am poor” • Scribe thought he could get a financial gain from following Jesus

  3. Hard Words • 21 Another of the disciples said to Him, "Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father. “But Jesus said to him, "Follow Me, and allow the dead to bury their own dead." • “Bury my father”  “my father is old and I must take care of him” • When a man cannot work he was considered dead • “Allow the dead bury their dead”  “let others take care of their own problems”

  4. The Storm • Echoes the Jonah narrative • Why fear? • Faith that Jesus is with us in good and bad times • Discipleship was/is a hard life • Also, Jesus is identified as a true prophet of God

  5. For us Today • What does faith in Jesus get us?

  6. For us Today • What does faith in Jesus get us? • Spirituality NOT materialism

  7. For us Today • What does faith in Jesus get us? • Spirituality NOT materialism • Blessings from Heaven, Treasures in Heaven

  8. For us Today • What does faith in Jesus get us? • Spirituality NOT materialism • Blessings from Heaven, Treasures in Heaven • Perhaps a problem with church attendance is the concept of material gains

  9. For us Today • What does faith in Jesus get us? • Spirituality NOT materialism • Blessings from Heaven, Treasures in Heaven • Perhaps a problem with church attendance is the concept of material gains • I follow Jesus for …. End of Slides

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