{"id":43380,"date":"2022-09-30T22:19:14","date_gmt":"2022-10-01T03:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/follow-me-and-leave-the-dead-to-bury-their-own-dead-bible-outlines\/"},"modified":"2022-09-30T22:19:14","modified_gmt":"2022-10-01T03:19:14","slug":"follow-me-and-leave-the-dead-to-bury-their-own-dead-bible-outlines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/follow-me-and-leave-the-dead-to-bury-their-own-dead-bible-outlines\/","title":{"rendered":"Follow Me, and Leave the Dead to Bury Their Own Dead – Bible Outlines"},"content":{"rendered":"

SUBJECT:<\/strong> Passage<\/p>\n

TITLE:<\/strong> FOLLOW ME, AND LEAVE THE DEAD TO BURY THEIR OWN DEAD<\/p>\n

PROPOSITION:<\/strong> Jesus demands that we follow Him upon His terms, not ours.<\/p>\n

OBJECTIVE:<\/strong> To help others understand this passage.<\/p>\n

INTRODUCTION:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Read: Matthew 8:18-22.<\/p>\n

2. Regarding the text:<\/p>\n

1) This tells us about two men who thought they wanted to follow Jesus.<\/p>\n

2) One man did not understand the deep commitment necessary and Jesus put him off with materialism.<\/p>\n

3) The other man seemed to understand, and seemed truly to want to follow Jesus, but on his own terms, not Jesus’ terms.<\/p>\n

4) Jesus COMMANDS him to follow.<\/p>\n

5) Notice:<\/p>\n

a. This follower speaks in the “imperative mood;” he COMMANDS Jesus,<\/p>\n

b. He uses the word “first,” meaning it was more important to him, not order in time.<\/p>\n

c. In the original language the time element is “indefinite,” meaning the father was NOT DEAD.<\/p>\n

d. The father may not have even been dying,<\/p>\n

e. So this man commands Jesus to allow him to follow on his own terms: no CROSSES; no COMMITMENT; no DEDICATION.<\/p>\n

6) Jesus’ response is equally “dogmatic!”<\/p>\n

7) As clear now as they were then, Jesus said, “Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead.”<\/p>\n

3. Let us notice these two points.<\/p>\n

DISCUSSION:<\/strong> In Matthew 8:22 we have –<\/p>\n

I.   COMMAND.<\/p>\n

1. “Follow me.”<\/p>\n

1) Jesus returned command for command.<\/p>\n

2) By this, Jesus made this into a matter of AUTHORITY.<\/p>\n

3) Which AUTHORITY must be followed?<\/p>\n

2. Jesus made this same command more than once:<\/p>\n

1) Matthew 9:9.<\/p>\n

2) John 1:43.<\/p>\n

3) Matthew 4:19.<\/p>\n

4) John 21:19.<\/p>\n

3. We are commanded to follow Christ and his authority.<\/p>\n

1) Matthew 28:18.<\/p>\n

2) Colossians 3:17.<\/p>\n

3) No other person.<\/p>\n

4) No other authority.<\/p>\n

II.  CO-ORDINATE.<\/p>\n

1. “Leave the dead to bury their own dead.”<\/p>\n

1) 1 Timothy 5:6.<\/p>\n

2) Revelation 3:1.<\/p>\n

3) Luke 15:24, and 32.<\/p>\n

2. Death means “separation,” James 2:26.<\/p>\n

3. Jesus said there were some “dead” people who were supposed to “bury their own dead.” Who were they?<\/p>\n

1) They were the other family members.<\/p>\n

2) Why did Jesus say they were dead?<\/p>\n

3) These Jewish parents had done a good job rearing their children.<\/p>\n

4) The father cared for the family.<\/p>\n

5) They probably never missed a synagogue meeting.<\/p>\n

6) The children were always in synagogue school.<\/p>\n

7) But they were dead.<\/p>\n

4. How could they be so religious and be spiritually dead? Maybe:<\/p>\n

1) Only social religion.<\/p>\n

2) They accepted rabbis’ authority over God’s word.<\/p>\n

3) They thought “sincerity alone” would save them.<\/p>\n

4) They were not sanctified to God and HIS religion.<\/p>\n

5. This is a great lesson on the temporary nature of life, 2 Corinthians 5:1-10; 1 Corinthians 15:44.<\/p>\n

6. What is “FIRST,” most important to Jesus? (1) Acts 20:28; (2) Ephesians 5:25-26.<\/p>\n

7. What should be most important to us?<\/p>\n

1) Matthew 6:33;<\/p>\n

2) 1 Corinthians 15:1-4.<\/p>\n

CONCLUSION:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. In Matthew 8:22, we have:<\/p>\n

1) COMMAND; and<\/p>\n

2) CO-ORDINATE.<\/p>\n

2. “Follow ME, and leave the dead to bury their own dead.”<\/p>\n

3. Leviticus 10: 1-7.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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