25 Sermon Ideas from Matthew 8

 Matthew 8 is the "healing chapter". Here Jesus demonstrates His power.

1. Only Jesus can make us clean. Not even the teachings from the sermon on the mount can make us clean, but Jesus can.
2. Jesus is willing to make you clean.
3. Jesus will not make you clean until you are willing to bow your knee to Him.
4. In Matthew 8, several people approach Jesus for help. In each case, they submit to His will.
5. Submission is necessary for sanctification.
6. True faith requires recognizing and submitting to Jesus’ authority.
7. When you truly understand Jesus’ power, your life will be changed forever.
8. Jesus came to heal and save everyone, not just the people who looked like Him.
9. Jesus relieved suffering and rescued sinners.
10. Jesus’ followers should seek to relieve suffering and rescue sinners.
11. God’s plan was always that Jesus would heal and save.
12. Following Jesus means letting go of everything else.
13. You cannot rely on Jesus while you are still relying on yourself.
14. There is no responsibility in life so important that it should keep you from following Jesus.
15. Jesus slept in the storm because He knew who was in control of the storm.
16. The ability to sleep is often connected to the degree of our trust.
17. There is no storm so great that Jesus cannot control it.
18. My lack of control in life’s storms should never lead to fear, it should be conquered by faith.
19. Jesus took His disciples through the storm so that He could show them His power.
20. In Matthew 8 Jesus demonstrates power over disease, injury, nature, and evil.
21. The response of the men who were saved by Jesus was to tell others about Him.
22. If Jesus has really saved you, you won’t be able to keep your mouth closed.
23. The response of those who hadn’t been saved was to chase Jesus’ off.
24. The people begged Jesus to leave because He had created an inconvenience for them.
25. Everyone who meets Jesus must either accept Him or reject Him.