Saturday, November 9, 2013

Matthew 8; Lesson 9


Chuck's study this week:

Lesson    9
 
Passage Matthew 8
Content (List of Topics or Events)

Healing Sickness – Jesus responds to needs and heals (Matthew 8:1-17)
a. Cleansing of leprosy with instructions to show privately to priest (1-4)
b. Centurion’s compassion and faith; Kingdom of Heaven is comprised of like faith(5-13)
c. Peter’s house healing mother-in-law and demon possessed (14-17)
Requirements – Jesus followers No Ties with new priorities (Matthew 8:18-22)
a. Challenge to teacher wishing to follow (18-20)
b. Challenge to priorities of those wishing to follow (21-22)
 
Claim in Storm – Jesus challenges faith (Matthew 8:23-27)
a. Storm causes fear bringing disciples to wake Jesus with request to be saved (23-25)
b. Jesus rebukes storm bringing calm and chastises disciples for little faith (26-27)
 
Recognition – Jesus casts out demons; challenging our comfort (Matthew 8:28-34)
a. Demon possessed recognized Jesus as Son of God (28-29)
b. Jesus drives demons to herd of pigs (30-32)
c. Town people pleaded with Jesus to leave (33-34)

Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)

Division
Scripture
Healing Sickness – Jesus responds to needs and heals
Matthew 8:1-17
Requirements – Jesus followers No Ties with new priorities
Matthew 8:18-22
Claim in Storm – Jesus challenges faith
Matthew 8:23-27
Recognition – Jesus casts out demons; challenging our comfort
Matthew  8:28-34

Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10 words)

Jesus demonstrates authority heals, casts out demons challenges faith priorities

Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)

To learn that Jesus loves and responds to pleas for help with our life circumstances.

Specific Application Questions

 
1.       How to we come to Jesus; in what ways do we demonstrate our faith?
 
2.       In what priority to we place our walk with Jesus; what needs to change?
 
3.       When troubles come; where is Jesus?
 
4.       Where is the sin the drags us down; how do you rely on Jesus to purge the sin?

Principles to Remember

 
Jesus is the great physician for those who come to him
 
Jesus wants first place in our lives.
 
Jesus is claim in the storm.
 
 Even the devil recognizes Jesus; he wants us to ignore Jesus

 

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