Jesus Has Authority
Jesus has authority over all things. While on Earth. Jesus demonstrated the power to cast out demons. He healed the sick and injured. He controlled the weather. And even raise people from the dead!
He was and is stronger than anything else.
We can listen to Him and trust Him because we recognize His authority. Jesus has power and authority in our lives.
Law/Gospel Theme
Jesus did more than just preach a good message. When He taught. He did so with authority.
His messages carried meaning. Because He was who He said He was.
In the Bible, Jesus proved His authority and strength. We can still rely on that today. Trusting that He takes care of us and provides for us. Jesus is stronger and more dependable than anything we can imagine. In that we can take hope and comfort.
Who has power over you? Who gives you instructions or information? (Allow for responses.)
Now, I look to a lot of various sources to get instruction.
I might read about current events in a newspaper. To find out what’s going on around me.
Or if I want to know about something that happened a long time ago, I could look in a history book or an encyclopedia. These were big thick books that gave people information before the internet came along. Now you can find that information on your phone as you did last week when you had trivia time.
If I want to know how to do something, I could look in an instruction manual or a cookbook.
I know that I can rely on sources like these because the people who wrote them have been given that ability.
They might have degrees from school. Or be experts on topics. Or maybe they’ve been recommended by someone else.
Now, I also might have to take directions from other people in my life. My parents, my teachers, my doctor might all have rules and instructions that they ask me to follow.
I know that they have the power to ask or tell me things to do. Because of their authority. Thy know things!
Do you know what it means to have authority? Authority means someone or something is in charge. It means that for some reason, they have the ability to tell you what to do.
For instance, the police have authority to make sure we obey the laws. A teacher has authority to give students a grade. And to communicate the information they need to know in school.
Someone who writes an important book or article might have authority to tell you information because they’ve studied and know a lot about a topic.
Well, what about Jesus? How can we know that He has authority? And where does His authority come from?
In our Gospel lesson today, people noticed the power of Christ. And how He taught with authority. He wasn’t just saying fancy words. He really knew what He was talking about. And the people were impressed.
But they became even more impressed when Jesus put action behind His words.
There was a man that had an unclean spirit inside him. Even that evil demon recognized Jesus. Because it cried out. Asking what Jesus was going to do. Jesus told the spirit to be quiet. And made it come right out of the man. Restoring him to health and healing.
The people who saw the event take place were amazed. They realized that Jesus did have true authority.
He taught like He knew what He was saying. Because He really did know what He was saying.
He had control even over the powers of evil and darkness. He had the strength to control and teach anyone and anything.
And those who recognized His authority also recognized His love. And saw that He had authority from God.
And what do we take from this? Well, we know that Jesus still does have strength and authority. His words are true and reliable. More so than anything else we could read or hear or imagine.
His authority comes from the Lord. And where do we get His words? From the Bible, of course! This is your source of information. And we know it is the true word of God.
We know that Jesus has power. And that we can trust what He says.
We can pray to Him. Knowing He cares for us. And loves us. And hears us. When we rely upon Him. We can have confidence He will provide.
We can listen to Him. And know that He’s in control.
Prayer
LORD, we know that You have all power and authority. You are stronger than anything we can imagine. Help us to trust in You in our lives. Thank you for your love and care.[1]
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[1] https://ministry-to-children.com/jesus-has-authority-sermon/
Luther's Seal copyright Ed Riojas, Higher Things
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