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*Luke 8:22-25*
*A Catfish in your Tank*
*Open to Luke 8:22-25 (1606)*
v In many ways this is a good transition text back into Luke
Ø Our summer series:* God’s lifelines: Great Scriptures for Troubling Times* was about how Yahweh is with us during the tough times in our lives,
§ During the trials, the valleys, the storms
· And here we pick back up in Luke as Jesus leads his disciples into a storm…
v Let’s re-orient ourselves in Luke
Ø Point in the narrative where Jesus is schooling his disciples in what it is to have Faith
§ He has shown them the power of faith
· Faith of the centurion
· Faith of the Widow
§ He has directed them to someone who has displayed great faith
· John the Baptist
§ He has tutored them in the dangers of wandering away from faith
· Parable of the soils
v Jesus now wants to test their faith
Ø Our text begins in verse 22…
*V.
22 ~~ The Purpose*
v Jesus had just spent an intense period of his ministry traveling from town to town…
Ø Proclaiming the Kingdom of God
Ø Ministering to the Jews
Ø And training his disciples
§ *READ 8:1*
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v Then one day he decides to cross the sea of Galilee
Ø This is not a frivolous decision
§ He did not need a break
§ He did not just want to spend some time out on the water relaxing
§ He did not have to get away from the needy people
§ Or the pesky Pharisees
· We have to understand that everything Jesus did was for a reason…
¨ *For a purpose*
Ø And there are two purposes here
v *1)* He wanted to start proclaiming the Kingdom of God to the Gentiles
Ø Up until this point Jesus has had no interaction with the gentiles
§ Keeping with what the Scriptures say…
· Coming first to the Jews and then to the gentiles
Ø But their comes a time in his ministry when the Kingdom of God must burst out from its Jewish boundaries
§ And this was it
· Going over to region of the Gerasenes, the Decapolis
¨ A gentile region
Ø If we peek forward a little bit, there we see he heals a demon possessed man
§ Then told to go and tell the people about it
· *READ 8:38-39*
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Ø This is so unlike Jesus
§ When he is with the Jews, he usually tells them to keep quiet, do not tell, keep this to yourself
· *Lk 5:12-16; Mk 1:40-45* ~~ Healed man with leprosy, yet told everyone
¨ But here Jesus wants the news about him to spread…
Ø This is the first purpose for the trip across Galilee…
§ To begin to bring the good news of the Kingdom of God to the gentiles
· A work that was given to the Apostle Paul to carry on
v The second purpose for the trip across the lake was to test the faith of the disciples
Ø And we find this test in verse 23…
*V.
23 ~~ The Test*
v Lake Galilee is famous for storms that come up quickly
Ø Because of topography…
§ 700’ below sea level
§ Surrounded by hills and mountains on east side
§ Rivers have cut great ravines in the mountains leading to the sea
§ Cool air rushes down the ravines and collides with the warm air and creates an instant storm
v The Greek word “squall” (lailaps) can be translated ‘hurricane’
Ø So that gives you some idea of the predicament that they were in
§ We all remember the pictures of Katrina just several weeks ago
· Imagine being caught out on that!
v So Jesus brought them out into a hurricane for what reason…
Ø To test their faith
§ Jesus was with them
§ The son of God was in the boat with them
§ God was actually there…
· Not in spirit…as with us
¨ But incarnate!
Ø What could possibly happen to them!?
v If the disciples believed that Jesus was who he said he was…
Ø Then they should have remembered the Old Testament promises
§ *Ps 23*
· /The Lord is their shepherd, even though they walk through the valley of the shadow of death, they will fear no evil, because he is with them/
§ *Dt 31:8*
· /The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.
Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.”
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¨ In fact 49x in the OT God tells his people specifically not to be afraid because he is with them
§ *Joshua 1:9*
· Be strong and courageous.
Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”
You see…
v If they believed what the Scriptures said…
Ø And believed who Jesus was…
§ Then they should not have been afraid
· They should have known that all was going to be alright
· That this was a temporary storm and that they would get through it just fine
¨ Jesus took them into the storm intentionally
Ø Because he wanted to test their faith
§ *Because a faith not tested cannot be trusted*
v That is the same for us, isn’t it?
Ø If we believe what the Scriptures say…
§ That he is with us to the end of the age
Ø If we believe who Jesus is…
§ The Son of God
· Who, as *Colossians 2:10* says,
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