18Now when Jesus saw a crowd around him, he gave orders to go over to the other side. 19And a scribe came up and said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.” 20And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.” 21Another of the disciples said to him, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.” 22And Jesus said to him, “Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead.” 23And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him. (Matthew 8:18-23)
1. Jesus is greater than our
…”Lord, if you will, you can make me clean.” And Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, “I will; be clean.” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. (Matthew 8:2-3)
“Go; let it be done for you as you have believed.” And the servant was healed at that very moment. (Matthew 8:13)
Jesus entered Peter’s house, he saw his mother-in-law lying sick with a fever. He touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she rose and began to serve him. (Matthew 8:14-15)
2. Jesus is greater than our “
And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him. (Matthew 8:23)
And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but he was asleep. (Matthew 8:24)
And they went and woke him, saying, “Save us, Lord; we are perishing.” (Matthew 8:25)
And he said to them, “Why are you afraid, O you of little faith?…” (Matthew 8:26)
…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?” (Matthew 8:26-27)
3. Jesus is greater than
…two demon-possessed men met him, coming out of the tombs, so fierce that no one could pass that way. (Matthew 8:28)
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?” (Matthew 8:29)
Main point: If Jesus is only great to you, it is time to make him the