The Gospel According to
Matthew 8
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The Leper’s Prayer
When Jesus came down from the mountain, large crowds followed Him.
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Suddenly a leper came and knelt before Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”
Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
Then Jesus instructed him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift prescribed by Moses, as a testimony to them.”
The Faith of the Centurion
When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came and pleaded with Him,
The centurion
“Lord, my servant lies at home, paralyzed and in terrible agony.”
Jesus
“I will go and heal him,” Jesus replied.
The centurion answered, “Lord, I am not worthy to have You come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed. For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell one to go, and he goes, and another to come, and he comes. I tell my servant to do something, and he does it.”
When Jesus heard this, He marveled and said to those following Him, “Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith. I say to you that many will come from the east and the west to share the banquet with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go! As you have believed, so will it be done for you.” And his servant was healed at that very hour.
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Narrated by Bob Souer · BSB audio, public domain
Reflect
Just say the word
The centurion did not ask Jesus to come. He said, “just say the word, and my servant will be healed.” He trusted that Jesus’ word was enough. What are you waiting to see before you will trust what Jesus has already said?
Jesus Heals at Peter’s House
When Jesus arrived at Peter’s house, He saw Peter’s mother-in-law sick in bed with a fever. So He touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she got up and began to serve Him.
When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to Jesus, and He drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick.
This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: “He took up our infirmities and carried our diseases.”
Question
Quick question
When evening came at Peter’s house, Matthew stopped the story to point back to an old prophecy.
Which prophet did Matthew say was fulfilled when Jesus healed the sick?
The Cost of Discipleship
When Jesus saw a large crowd around Him, He gave orders to cross to the other side of the sea.
Jesus Calms the Storm
When He got into the boat, His disciples followed Him. Suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was engulfed by the waves.
But Jesus was sleeping. The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!”
“You of little faith,” Jesus replied, “why are you so afraid?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm.
The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the sea obey Him!”
Pray
Lord, save us
The disciples’ prayer was short: “Lord, save us!” Jesus was in the boat the whole time. Bring Him the storm you are in today, in a few honest words, and ask Him for the calm that only He can give.
The Demons and the Pigs
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Where it happened
To the other side
From Capernaum the boat crosses the Sea of Galilee to “the region of the Gadarenes” on the southeastern shore, in the Gentile country of the Decapolis. Jesus is taking His kingdom across the water.
Two demon-possessed men
“What do You want with us, Son of God?” they shouted. “Have You come here to torture us before the appointed time?”
In the distance a large herd of pigs was feeding.
Two demon-possessed men
So the demons begged Jesus, “If You drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.”
“Go!” He told them. So they came out and went into the pigs, and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and died in the waters.
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What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the sea obey Him!
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