Matthew 5:1-12
Sermon on The Mount
Matthew 5:13-20
Fishing For Men
Matthew 5:21-26
Anger is Murder in The Heart
Matthew 5:27-32
Divorce And Remarriage
Matthew 5:33-42
Unfair and Unreasonable Treatment
Matthew 5:43-48
Love Your Enemies
Matthew 6:5-18
Practice of Prayer
Matthew 6:19-24
The Love of Wealth
Matthew 7:1-6
Judging And Hypocrisy
Matthew 7:13-23
A Professing Christian vs a True Christian
Matthew 7:24-29
Building on the Right Foundation
Matthew 8:1-17
Healing Miracles of Christ
Matthew 8:18-27
Motives of Service
Matthew 8:28-34
Jesus Transfers Demons to Pigs
Matthew 9:1-8
Jesus Heals a Crippled Man
Matthew 9:9-13
Reaching Sinners And Tax Collectors
Matthew 9:14-26
The Traditions of Judaism
Matthew 9:27-38
The Need For Laborers
Matthew 10:1-15
Qualifications of The Twelve Apostles
Matthew 10:16-31
Religious Opposition to Christ’s Followers
Matthew 10:32-42
The Service of Christian Workers
Matthew 11:1-19
Doubting of John The Baptist
Motives of Service
Matthew 8:18–27
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In this section Matthew gives two illustrations of men who said they wanted to follow the Lord and serve Him but had the wrong motives.
1.Desired fame - Because great crowds followed Jesus and there had not been much opposition up to this point, many expressed a desire to follow Him (vv. 18-20). However, they would not be willing to pay the price. One of these men was a scribe who apparently blurted out, “Master I will follow you wherever you go” (v. 19). The Lord obviously knew his heart and insisted that he count the cost of discipleship.
2.Desired personal convenience - The second man who was already a disciple of Jesus requested that he be permitted to return home and bury his father (v. 21). It appears that the man’s father was not dead or even at the point of death. His request demonstrated that he thought discipleship was something he could do when it was convenient. Jesus response was “Let the spiritually dead bury the physically dead” (v.22).
Jesus and His disciples were in a boat in a storm (vv. 23-24). Jesus was asleep and the disciples were frightened so they woke Him up and asked Him to save them (v.25). He asked them why they were afraid and told them that they certainly didn’t have much faith (v. 26). Then, He got up and ordered the wind and the waves to calm down and everything became calm. The men in the boat were amazed and said, “Who is this? Even the wind and waves obey Him” (v. 27).
Application
What are the highest priorities in my life? How much time do I spend on physical things in comparison to caring for those who are spiritually dead?
Matthew 8:18-27 (English Standard Version)
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