Hey everyone I’m Pastor Gary Hoban and welcome to Refinery Life Australia.
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As we head towards Easter we are going to move through a series titled “The Centrality of the Cross.”
Today is part 2 Great Crowds Followed Him.
Text
Matthew 8:1 (ESV)
8 When he came down from the mountain, great crowds followed him.
Scripture Reading
Matthew 5:1-2 (ESV)
The Sermon on the Mount
5 Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him.
Matthew 7:28 (ESV)
The Authority of Jesus
28 And when Jesus finished these sayings, the crowds were astonished at his teaching,
And of course today’s Scripture Matthew 8:1 (ESV)
Introduction
The passage of scripture that falls between Matthew 5:1 and 8:1 is known as the Sermon on the Mount.
It is significant that this message was delivered to the crowds that had begun to follow Jesus and that once He had completed this message, the crowds followed Him down from the mountain.
But the more significant thing is that the crowds continue to follow Jesus after two thousand years have passed by.
By the grace of God, we have been chosen to be among the crowds that follow Him and listen to Him.
What is the secret of this magnetism of the Teacher who spoke these remarkable words?
What is it that causes this fellowship of the crowds after two thousand years?
Why is it that you and I follow Him?
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