The Rock, The Road, And The Healer

They were dubbing in the Matthew chapter seven and eight.

These chapters are packed with wisdom. Jesus wraps up the

sermon on the mountain and hits the road, healing, teaching,

and showing his authority. Like we go straight from Jesus

teaching on the mountain to Jesus walking among the people,

putting his words into action. So let's get wrong. Jesus

starts with the judge, not that you be not judged. Now,

that doesn't mean we can't tell right I'm wrong. It

means don't be a hypocrite. Don't point out the speck

in someone else's eye when you've got a log in

your own. So maybe don't complain about somebody's massy cab

if you've got fast Foodbacks back to the ceiling in Yours,

Jesus is saying, check yourself first, then you'll see clearly

to help others. We move on to verse seven through eleven,

and Jesus says, asking it will be given to you,

seek and.

You will find, knock and it will be open.

Well, that's a promise. He's inviting us to come to

the Father, not once, but over and over. It's like

a trucker knocking on dispatch until they answer. Persistence paid off.

God hears his kids when they keep seeking him. In

verse twelve thy fourteen, then here comes the golden role,

where it comes from. Whatever you wish that others would

do to you, do also to them. That's highway wisdom

right there. One respect on the road, give it. Want

grace when you make a mistake, show grace first. And

right after that, Jesus says, the road to life is narrow.

Why is the road that leads to destruction? The drivers

know this. Sometimes a narrow road takes more skill, but

it gets you where you need to go. Just look

at true and false disciples. That's in verses fifteen through

twenty three. Jesus warns about false prophets, the wolves and

chiefs clothing as you'll know them by their fruit, not

their words, not their image, their fruit. Then he gives

that sobering life. Not everyone who says to me, Lord

Lord will later the kingdom. That's not about lip service.

It's about knowing Jesus and doing his will.

And when okay.

Verses twenty four through twenty nine, Jesus ends a sermon

with a picture two builders, one builds on the rock.

Storms come and the house stands. The other builds on

the sand, and when the storm.

Hends, it falls. It's not if this storm comes, this wind.

That's right. Life on the road, life at home. Storms

are guaranteed. Build on the rock, Build on Jesus.

Jesus heals the outcast and Versus Chapter eight, verse one

through seventeen. Jesus comes down the mountain starts living out

what he's called. Verse he heals a man with leprosy.

Nobody would touch lepers when Jesus reached out his hand

and dead. Then a Roman centurion, a soldier asked for

a servant to be healed, and Jesus is amazed at

his faith. Jesus even heals Peter's mother in law and

many others. Matthew says, he fulfilled prophecy, took our illness

and bore our diseases. That shows us he doesn't just

care about our souls, cares about our bodies or pain

our struggles. Jesus tells people that followed him means sacrifice.

One man says he wants to follow, but needs to

handle business first. Jesus says, follow me now, and then

when the disciples follow him into a boat. The stormheads.

They panic, but Jesus stands up and calms the wind

and waves, and they're left saying, who is this that

even the winds and the sea obey him when the

storm is raging, whether it's on the highway or at homes.

We're in your heart. Jesus can come It.

Chapter ends with Jesus casting demons out of two men

in the region of gatherings. Demons beg to be sent

into pigs.

Jesus go.

The whole herd rushes into the sea. The townspeople, instead

of celebrating, they asked Jesus to leave. Sometimes people fear

his power more than they want his presence. That's a

warning for us to don't push him away when he

works in ways we don't expect.

So let's pray. Lord, thank you for.

Teaching us how to live on the mountain and showing

us how to live it out in the valleys. Thank

you for being our rock in the storm and our healer.

And we're hurting and our savior when we're lost. Help

us to build on you, Trust you, and follow you

wherever the road leads. In Jesus name, Amen, that's it.

Today Church, we just covered Matthew seven. Hey, wisdom for

life and power.

Next time, Jesus follow.

Then keep it between the lines, stay safe out the

Remember the same Jesus who.

Call your heart.

Crimson, clouds fade and painess guy living in his creation

with you by my side, Promises giving, promises made. He's

always been with us, never betraying. We stumbled at the

star hard roads. It didn't keep but graceful or the

in like sunlight? And is love?

This is surreal?

Is this for less realizics? But we haven't got to

the best party. The little being in heaven or earth

we have now. It's more than we could have learned

from him. Anyhow, I can't imagine the love that he feels.

I can only ask the question, is this free? As

time passes by a bound, the slipping fall, that his

grace is sufficient. He'll see us through it all. One

day we'll answer the heaven mean please for golden streets

shine and you can see God's face for interlife eternal.

This was just a trial run waiting here. The words

were well done. Is this for less realissics? We havenn't

got to the best part yet, The little little Heaven

or birth we have now. It's more than we can

ever from him Anyhow, I can't imaage the love that

he feels.

It's more than.

Just a feeling now, and it's for him. Is this

for it less realissicants? But we have got to the

best party. It the little bit of heaven or birth

we have now, it's more than we could ever learn

from him Anyhow, I can't imagine the love that he feels.

I can only ask question, is this free