Truth that Transforms

Main Point: Jesus teaches His disciples that all things are possible for God and calls us to a humble, dependent, praying faith in our great Father.

Main point: Jesus provides a preview of the Son of Man coming in glory and proves that suffering and resurrection, the cross and exaltation are linked in Christ’s life and in ours.

Main point: Jesus explains the cost of following Him. If you lose your life for Jesus and the gospel, you gain true life and glorify Him. But if you live for self, you lose your life and He is ashamed of you.

Main point: Jesus asks, “Who do you say that I am?” Your answer has implications for this life and the next.

Main point: By healing a blind man, Jesus vividly illustrates how He removes spiritual blindness and gives us eyes of faith to see Christ clearly.

Main Point: Jesus calls His disciples, and calls you, to understand who He is and how He alone should satisfy your soul.

Main point: Paul presents six facets of biblical discipleship which equip us to faithfully and effectively carry out the Great Commission.

Main point: Paul presents six facets of biblical discipleship which equip us to faithfully and effectively carry out the Great Commission.

Main point: As a preview of the glories of His future messianic kingdom, Jesus heals a deaf Gentile man so he can hear God’s truth and shout for joy.

Main point: Christ’s salvation ministry to the entire world is previewed as a Gentile woman from Tyre comes to saving faith in the Lord Jesus.

Main point: Jesus explains that the heart of the human problem is the problem of the sinful human heart. Only Christ can cleanse your sinful heart.

Main point: Jesus confronts legalistic adherence to human tradition and reveals our need for internal saving faith in Him.

Main point: Christ’s private intercession and powerful intervention transforms the disciples’ hearts from fear to faith in the Son of God.

Main point: With creative power and compassionate provision, Jesus meets the needs of those who follow Him.

Main point: The path of true discipleship is one of self-denial and sacrificial submission to Christ.

Main point: Jesus sends His disciples into ministry and provides a plan for us to follow.

Main point: The response of Christ’s hometown demonstrates the deadly nature of unbelief so that you will examine your own heart for true faith and you will be prepared for rejection when you minister to others.

Main point: In this passage, we are reminded of two truths about God’s Word which ground us in Scripture so that we go nowhere else for growth, guarding, guidance, and guarantee until the Lord returns.

Main point: Jesus demonstrates His authority over death by raising a little girl back to life. He provides a preview of the victory that will be achieved in His own resurrection and for all who believe and obey Him.

Main point: Jesus heals a woman who suffered from a hemorrhage and illustrates how you can be cleansed from your sin.

Main point: Jesus demonstrates His authority over Satan’s forces of darkness by healing the Gerasene demoniac. Christ transforms your heart so that you will bear testimony to the grace and truth of God.

Main point: Jesus demonstrates that He has authority over the wind and the sea so that you will trust Him in the midst of the storm.

Main point: Jesus explains how the kingdom of God grows so that you will have confidence in God and in sharing the gospel.