In Matthew 8:14–34, Jesus moves from teaching about the Kingdom to demonstrating His authority in real, everyday life. From a sickbed in Peter’s home, to a storm on the sea, to a graveyard filled with fear and darkness, we see that Jesus’ authority reaches every layer of human experience—personal, emotional, spiritual, and public.
This message invites us to consider how Jesus doesn’t just calm storms around us, but confronts the storms within us, calling us to trust Him fully and follow without delay. Along the way, we’re challenged to examine what comforts, securities, or sins we may be protecting—and what it looks like to surrender them to the One who truly brings freedom.
What is your “let me first” or your “pigs”—the comfort, security, or delay you’re asking Jesus to leave untouched—and what would it look like to surrender that to Him this week?