Storms Luke 8 LUKE 8 PART 1 THE

Storms Luke 8

LUKE 8, PART 1 – THE ANNOUNCEMENT • “The Kingdom of God is HERE!” • Growing, thriving, and very mysterious. • Built on “The Rock” – the power of God’s Word. • “Sower” Parable: 3 out of 4 don’t care. • Today’s toxin: “thorns and thistles, which choke out the Word…”

Part 2 – The King Enters Our Storms One day Jesus said to his disciples, “Let’s cross to the other side of the lake. ” So they got into a boat and started out. Luke 8: 22

Luke 8: 23 -25 But as Part 2 – The King Enters Our Storms they were sailing along He fell asleep; and a fierce gale of wind descended on the lake, and they began to be swamped and to be in danger. They came to Jesus and woke Him up, saying, "Master, we are perishing!" And He got up and rebuked the wind and the

Part 2 – The King Enters Our Storms …and they stopped, and it became calm. And He said to them, "Where is your faith? "

Part 2 – The King Enters Our Storms They were fearful and amazed, saying to one another, "Who then is this, that He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey Him? "

Part 2 – The King Enters Our Storms “We are perishing !” • Disciples to Jesus “SILENC E!” • Jesus to Nature You are not “Where is “Who is exempt from your this? ” faith? ” ‘Storms’ • Disciples • Jesus to Disciples to each other JC can lead us into ‘dangerous’ territory

Part 2 – The King Enters Our Storms “We are perishin g!” • Disciples to Jesus “SILENC E!” • Jesus to the Fallen World JC holds real “Where is “Who is yourauthority. this? ” faith? ” • Jesus to Disciples • Disciples to each other His Word is His authority.

Part 2 – The King Enters Our Storms “We are perishin g!” • Disciples to Jesus “SILENC E!” • Jesus to the Fallen World JC holds real “Where is “Who is yourauthority. this? ” faith? ” • Jesus to Disciples • Disciples to each other His Word is Therefore humble yourselves under the Hisyouauthority. mighty hand of God, that He may exalt So was saying to those who had believed at Jesus the proper time, casting all. Jews your anxiety Him, "If you continue My word, then are truly on Him, because Heincares for you. 1 you Peter disciples 5: 6 -7 of Mine; and you will know the truth, and the

Part 2 – The King Enters Our Storms “We are perishing !” • Disciples to Jesus “SILENC E!” • Jesus to the Fallen World “Where is your faith? ” • Jesus to Disciples “Who is this? ” • Disciples to each other

Part 2 – The King Enters Our Storms “We are perishing !” “SILENC E!” • Jesus to Fallen • Disciples God causesthe World to Jesus everything to work together for the good of those who love God Romans 8: 28 “Where is your faith? ” • Jesus to Disciples “Who is this? ” • Disciples to each other …because he chose us to become like his Son Romans 8: 29

Part 2 – The King Enters Our Storms “We are perishing !” • Disciples to Jesus “SILENC E!” • Jesus to the Fallen World “Where is your faith? ” • Jesus to Disciples “Who is this? ” • Disciples to each other They reeled and staggered like drunkards and were at their wits’ end. “LORD, help!” they cried in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress. He calmed the storm to a whisper and stilled the waves. Psalm 107: 27 -29

Part 2 – The King Enters Our Storms “We are perishing! ” • Us to Jesus “It is FINISHE D!” • Jesus to the Fallen World “Where is your faith? ” • Jesus to us, today. “Who is this? ” • The big question

The Spiritual Storm The King Enters Our Storms

Part 2 – The King Enters Our Storms So they arrived in the region of the Gerasenes, across the lake from Bible • …people soon began bringing to Galilee. As Jesus was distinguishe him all who were sick. And out of thewhatever boat, a their sickness or disease sclimbing between man who was possessed —if they were demon-possessed or “demons” by demons came epileptic out to or paralyzed—he healed and them all. Matthew 4: 24 meet him. “sickness”

Part 2 – The King Enters Our Storms Spiritual Bondage Not all ‘spirits’ are the same. Satan is “the destroye r” Fear, deceit, manipulat es, murders Today: Postmode rn blindness

Part 2 – The King Enters Our Storms …a man who was possessed by demons came out. . . Postmode rn • Spiritual Modernis vacuum. m • Denial Future: • ‘Signs and wonders’

Bondage Part 2 – The King Enters Our Storms As soon as he saw Jesus, he shrieked • For a long time he had been homeless and fell down of him. Then naked, living inina front cemetery outside the he town. screamed, “Why are youcontrol interfering This spirit had often taken of the with man. Even when Son he was under guard and me, Jesus, of placed the Most High God? put in chains and shackles, he simply broke Please, I beg you, don’t torture me!” For them and rushed out into the wilderness, Jesus had already the. Luke evil completely under thecommanded demon’s power. 8: 26 -29 spirit to come out of him.

Part 2 – The King Enters Our Storms Jesus demanded, “What is your name? ” “Legion, ” he replied, for he was filled with many demons. The demons kept begging Jesus not to send them into the bottomless pit.

Part 2 – The King Enters Our Storms There happened to be a Then the demons came out of large herd of pigs feeding the man and entered the pigs, on the hillside nearby, and the entire herd plungedand the demons himthe to down the steepbegged hillside into lake and drowned. Lukethe 8: 33 pigs. let them enter into So Jesus gave greater is He who them is in you than he who is in the world. 1 John 4: 4 permission. Luke 8: 30 -32

Part 2 – The King Enters Our Storms When the herdsmen saw it, they fled to the nearby town and the surrounding countryside, spreading the news as they ran. People rushed out to see what had happened. A crowd soon gathered around Jesus, and they saw the man who had been freed from the demons. He was sitting at Jesus’ feet, fully clothed and perfectly sane, and they were all afraid. Then those who had seen what happened told the others how the demonpossessed man had been healed. Luke 8: 34 -36

Part 2 – The King Enters Our Storms And all the people in the region of the Gerasenes begged Jesus to go away and leave them alone, for a great wave of fear swept over them. Luke 8: 37

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Part 2 – The King Enters Our Storms • Jesus returned to the boat and left, crossing back to the other side of the lake. Luke 8: 37

Part 2 – The King Enters Our Storms The man who had been freed from the demons begged to go with him. But Jesus sent him home, saying, “No, go back to your family, and tell them everything God has done for you. ” So he went all through the town proclaiming the great things Jesus had done for him. Lk. 8: 38 -39

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