Luke 9:37-45
INTRO
- From the mountain top to real life
- We dare not stay on the glorious mountain top when there are battles to fight in the valley – Warren Wiersbe
- We must keep the faith as we live the life!
- A divine encounter that teaches us about faith.
The Father and his Son
The father’s concern
- Loving father
- Desperate. Only son. Needed help from outside his control.
The Son’s need
- Physical
- Spiritual
- Under the rule of Satan
- Spiritually dead
The Disciples
Faithless and twisted
Faith
- Belief and Trust
Saving Faith – Ephesians 2:8-9
Sanctifying Faith – Galatians 2:20
Twisted
- Distort, Pervert
- Faithless… twisted life of trust
Luke 9:1 – And he called the twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases, (ESV)
The Savior
Rebuked the unclean spirit
- Reminded him who He was
- Showed His authority
Restored the son
- Healed
- Gave back to father
Reminded the disciples
- No faith without the cross
- Suffering servant
- Provides the disciples with the means to live out the disciple life
- Sins forgiven
- Clothed with His righteousness
The What Now
- Jesus sends us out to do ministry in a fallen world
- Keep the faith and stay on track (keep following Jesus)
- We have the authority and power to live faithfully
- Jesus is the answer to the evils of the world