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Jesus is the one in authority
Jesus is the one in authority!
, And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him.
And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but he was asleep.
And they went and woke him, saying, “Save us, Lord; we are perishing.”
And he said to them, “Why are you afraid, O you of little faith?”
Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.
And the men marveled, saying, “What sort of man is this, that even winds and sea obey him?”
And when he came to the other side, to the country of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men met him, coming out of the tombs, so fierce that no one could pass that way.
And behold, they cried out, “What have you to do with us, O Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?”
Now a herd of many pigs was feeding at some distance from them.
And the demons begged him, saying, “If you cast us out, send us away into the herd of pigs.”
And he said to them, “Go.”
So they came out and went into the pigs, and behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the waters.
The herdsmen fled, and going into the city they told everything, especially what had happened to the demon-possessed men.
And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus, and when they saw him, they begged him to leave their region.
And getting into a boat he crossed over and came to his own city.
And behold, some people brought to him a paralytic, lying on a bed.
And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Take heart, my son; your sins are forgiven.”
And behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man is blaspheming.”
But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, “Why do you think evil in your hearts?
For which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Rise and walk’?
But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—he then said to the paralytic—“Rise, pick up your bed and go home.”
And he rose and went home.
When the crowds saw it, they were afraid, and they glorified God, who had given such authority to men.”
And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him.
And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but he was asleep.
And they went and woke him, saying, “Save us, Lord; we are perishing.”
And he said to them, “Why are you afraid, O you of little faith?”
Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.
And the men marveled, saying, “What sort of man is this, that even winds and sea obey him?”
And when he came to the other side, to the country of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men met him, coming out of the tombs, so fierce that no one could pass that way.
And behold, they cried out, “What have you to do with us, O Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?”
Now a herd of many pigs was feeding at some distance from them.
And the demons begged him, saying, “If you cast us out, send us away into the herd of pigs.”
And he said to them, “Go.”
So they came out and went into the pigs, and behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the waters.
The herdsmen fled, and going into the city they told everything, especially what had happened to the demon-possessed men.
And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus, and when they saw him, they begged him to leave their region.
And getting into a boat he crossed over and came to his own city.
And behold, some people brought to him a paralytic, lying on a bed.
And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Take heart, my son; your sins are forgiven.”
And behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man is blaspheming.”
But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, “Why do you think evil in your hearts?
For which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Rise and walk’?
But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—he then said to the paralytic—“Rise, pick up your bed and go home.”
And he rose and went home.
When the crowds saw it, they were afraid, and they glorified God, who had given such authority to men.”
And when he came to the other side, to the country of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men met him, coming out of the tombs, so fierce that no one could pass that way.
And behold, they cried out, “What have you to do with us, O Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?”
Now a herd of many pigs was feeding at some distance from them.
And the demons begged him, saying, “If you cast us out, send us away into the herd of pigs.”
And he said to them, “Go.”
So they came out and went into the pigs, and behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the waters.
The herdsmen fled, and going into the city they told everything, especially what had happened to the demon-possessed men.
And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus, and when they saw him, they begged him to leave their region.
And getting into a boat he crossed over and came to his own city.
And behold, some people brought to him a paralytic, lying on a bed.
And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Take heart, my son; your sins are forgiven.”
And behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man is blaspheming.”
But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, “Why do you think evil in your hearts?
For which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Rise and walk’?
But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—he then said to the paralytic—“Rise, pick up your bed and go home.”
And he rose and went home.
When the crowds saw it, they were afraid, and they glorified God, who had given such authority to men.”
The Gospels are all about Jesus.
And yet it’s very easy to lost sight of Him and focus all our sermons and bible study lessons on something else that is not really of primary importance.
As we look at , we see three descriptions of Jesus performing miracles, and there are many rabbit trail to take here.
Because the three events are recorded in this section of Scripture are so breathtaking.
From Jesus calming the storm, to the healing of the demon possessed men, and the healing and forgiving of a crippled sinner.
But pastor, what’s the point in these three passages?
The point is that Jesus is the one who has authority!
He has authority over creation, authority over cosmic demons and authority over the consequences of sin and forgiveness.
Jesus is the one in authority!
Let us pray…
For the second time in this section of his Gospel Matthew brings three miracles before us.
He is emphasizing the authority and power of over creation, carnal demons and the consequences of sin and forgivness.
Authority over creation
And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him.
And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but he was asleep.
And they went and woke him, saying, “Save us, Lord; we are perishing.”
And he said to them, “Why are you afraid, O you of little faith?”
Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.
And the men marveled, saying, “What sort of man is this, that even winds and sea obey him?”
Mark and Luke both share this story with Matthew and as usual Matthew has the shortest account.
Only twenty-one of his seventy-three words in the passage are in common with Mark and twenty-three with Luke, so the resemblances are not close.
But despite that fact there are still no major differences on important points.
For example, the other two have no equivalent of Matthew’s powerful statement “Why are you afraid, O you of little faith?” while they have the boat filling with water Matthew has it covered with the waves.
These are the most formidable differences in the story.
The other two have the story in teaching contexts, but Matthew uses it as part of the way in which he brings out the authority and the power of Jesus.
In his famous treatment of the story
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Matthew has told us that Jesus had given a command to go to the other side (v.
18); now he tells us that Jesus embarked and that the disciples followed him.
Disciples here refers to the Twelve, not to all those who followed Jesus.
The possessive “his” shows that he is differentiating the disciples of Jesus from those of other teachers.
Notice that Matthew refers not to “a” boat, but to the boat.
It seems that he had a definite boat in mind, but we have no way of knowing what that signified.
On the entering into the boat Hill comments, “the disciples ‘follow’ Jesus: the story of the storm is concerned with discipleship.”
Does Jesus have the authority in your life to ask you to follow Him into the storms of your life?
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And behold, which means to look, which is Matthew’s characteristic way of making all things vivid.
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