Rev. Dustin Beck, pastor at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Warda, TX, Rev. Nate Hill, pastor at St. Michael’s Lutheran Church in Winchester, TX, and Rev. Jason Kaspar, pastor at Mt. Calvary Lutheran C...
Rev. Dustin Beck, pastor at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Warda, TX, Rev. Nate Hill, pastor at St. Michael’s Lutheran Church in Winchester, TX, and Rev. Jason Kaspar, pastor at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church in La Grange, TX, join host Rev. Timothy Appel to study Matthew 8:18-34.
Jesus calls His disciples to follow Him on His own terms. Although this does not bring the promise of all creaturely comforts in this life, only Jesus can make and keep the promise to raise His disciples from spiritual and physical death. With this promise, Jesus leads His disciples across the Sea of Galilee. He sleeps in the boat, both as a man who needs rest and as the true Son of God who trusts His Father perfectly. The disciples faith falters as they fear death and the storm, yet their prayer is true and right. Jesus rebukes the wind and the waves with His powerful Word, showing Himself to be the one true God. As Jesus exits the boat on the other side, He enters into enemy territory. Yet even here as He is confronted by two demon-possessed men, Jesus shows Himself to be the Lord over every evil. The unclean demons are cast into unclean pigs, who drown in the sea. Though Jesus’ Word fills the townspeople with fear, His disciples then and now rejoice to hear and believe the victory over evil He has won.
“All Righteousness Fulfilled” is a mini-series on Sharper Iron that digs into the Gospel according to St. Matthew. The first evangelist proclaims Jesus to Jews and Gentiles alike as the fulfillment of God’s saving words and acts throughout the Old Testament. As the Christ in the line of David and Abraham, Jesus is the promised King who comes to bring sinners from every nation to live under His gracious reign.
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