Living in the KingdomLiving in the KingdomSeriesSeries

THE POWER OF THE THE POWER OF THE KINGKING

Matthew 8Matthew 8

IntroductionIntroduction

Why did Jesus perform Why did Jesus perform MIRACLESMIRACLES??

a. To a. To MEETMEET human need human need

““Jesus went all over Galilee, teaching in the Jesus went all over Galilee, teaching in the synagogues, preaching the Good News about the synagogues, preaching the Good News about the Kingdom, and healing people who had all kinds of Kingdom, and healing people who had all kinds of disease and sickness. The news about him spread disease and sickness. The news about him spread through the whole country of Syria, so that people through the whole country of Syria, so that people brought to him all those who were sick, suffering brought to him all those who were sick, suffering from all kinds of diseases and disorders: people from all kinds of diseases and disorders: people with demons, and epileptics, and paralytics---and with demons, and epileptics, and paralytics---and Jesus healed them all.”Jesus healed them all.” Matthew 4:23-24 GNBMatthew 4:23-24 GNB

b. To b. To PROVEPROVE His Messiahship His Messiahship

““Jews want miracles for proof, and Greeks look for Jews want miracles for proof, and Greeks look for wisdom.” wisdom.” 1Co 1:22 GNB1Co 1:22 GNB ““The Wicked One will come with the power of Satan The Wicked One will come with the power of Satan and perform all kinds of false miracles and and perform all kinds of false miracles and wonders” wonders” 2Thessolonians 2:9 GNB 2Thessolonians 2:9 GNB

c. To c. To FULFILFULFIL OT prophecies OT prophecies

““Tell everyone who is discouraged, "Be strong and Tell everyone who is discouraged, "Be strong and don't be afraid! God is coming to your rescue, don't be afraid! God is coming to your rescue, coming to punish your enemies." The blind will be coming to punish your enemies." The blind will be able to see, and the deaf will hear. The lame will able to see, and the deaf will hear. The lame will leap and dance, and those who cannot speak will leap and dance, and those who cannot speak will shout for joy. Streams of water will flow through shout for joy. Streams of water will flow through the desert” the desert” Isaiah 35:4-6 GNBIsaiah 35:4-6 GNB

““He did this to make come true what the prophet He did this to make come true what the prophet Isaiah had said, "He himself took our sickness and Isaiah had said, "He himself took our sickness and carried away our diseases." carried away our diseases." Matthew 8:17 GNB Matthew 8:17 GNB

““Jesus answered, ‘Go back and tell John what you Jesus answered, ‘Go back and tell John what you are hearing and seeing: the blind can see, the lame are hearing and seeing: the blind can see, the lame can walk, those who suffer from dreaded skin can walk, those who suffer from dreaded skin diseases are made clean, the deaf hear, the dead diseases are made clean, the deaf hear, the dead are brought back to life, and the Good News is are brought back to life, and the Good News is preached to the poor.” preached to the poor.” Matthew 11:4-5 GNBMatthew 11:4-5 GNB

““That is why we must hold on all the more firmly to That is why we must hold on all the more firmly to the truths we have heard, so that we will not be the truths we have heard, so that we will not be carried away. The message given to our ancestors carried away. The message given to our ancestors by the angels was shown to be true, and those who by the angels was shown to be true, and those who did not follow it or obey it received the punishment did not follow it or obey it received the punishment they deserved. How, then, shall we escape if we they deserved. How, then, shall we escape if we pay no attention to such a great salvation? The pay no attention to such a great salvation? The Lord himself first announced this salvation, and Lord himself first announced this salvation, and those who heard him proved to us that it is true. At those who heard him proved to us that it is true. At the same time God added his witness to theirs by the same time God added his witness to theirs by performing all kinds of miracles and wonders and performing all kinds of miracles and wonders and by distributing the gifts of the Holy Spirit according by distributing the gifts of the Holy Spirit according to his will. to his will. Heb 2:1-4 GNBHeb 2:1-4 GNB

d. To d. To REVEALREVEAL saving truth to people saving truth to people

““no one could perform the miracles you are doing no one could perform the miracles you are doing unless God was with him”. unless God was with him”. John 3:2John 3:2

““When the Pharisees heard this, they replied, "He When the Pharisees heard this, they replied, "He drives out demons only because their ruler drives out demons only because their ruler Beelzebul gives him power to do so." Beelzebul gives him power to do so." Matthew 12:24 GNBMatthew 12:24 GNB ““So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”the word of God.”Romans 10:17Romans 10:17

1. Power over 1. Power over DISEASEDISEASE

a. a. CLEANSINGCLEANSING the leper (Matthew 8:1- the leper (Matthew 8:1-3)3)

““For He has made Him who knew no sin, to be sin For He has made Him who knew no sin, to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.” God in Him.” 2Corinthians 5:21 MKJV2Corinthians 5:21 MKJV ““God our Saviour, who will have all men to be God our Saviour, who will have all men to be saved” saved” 1Timothy 2:3-4 1Timothy 2:3-4

““not willing that any should perish” not willing that any should perish” 2Peter 3:92Peter 3:9

b. The centurion’s b. The centurion’s SERVANTSERVANT healed healed Matthew 8:5-13Matthew 8:5-13

c. Peter’s c. Peter’s MOTHER-IN-LAWMOTHER-IN-LAW healed healed Matthew 8:14-17Matthew 8:14-17

““Christ himself carried our sins in his body to the Christ himself carried our sins in his body to the cross, so that we might die to sin and live for cross, so that we might die to sin and live for righteousness. It is by his wounds that you have been righteousness. It is by his wounds that you have been healed. healed. 1Peter 2:24 GNB1Peter 2:24 GNB ““He forgives all my sins and heals all my diseases.” He forgives all my sins and heals all my diseases.” Psalm 103:3Psalm 103:3

A A DISCIPLESHIPDISCIPLESHIP interlude interlude Matthew 8:18-22Matthew 8:18-22

2. Power over 2. Power over NATURENATURE Matthew 8:23-27Matthew 8:23-27

3. Power over 3. Power over DEMONSDEMONS Matthew 8:28-34Matthew 8:28-34

“… “….all the animals in the forest are mine and the .all the animals in the forest are mine and the cattle on thousands of hills. All the wild birds are cattle on thousands of hills. All the wild birds are mine and all living things in the fields.” mine and all living things in the fields.” Psalm 50:10-11 GNBPsalm 50:10-11 GNB ““And a human being is worth much more than a And a human being is worth much more than a sheep! So then, our Law does allow us to help sheep! So then, our Law does allow us to help someone on the Sabbath." someone on the Sabbath." Matthew 12:12 GNBMatthew 12:12 GNB