THE TRANSCENDENT POWER OF JESUS (8 OF 28)
The Transcendent Power of Jesus (8 of 28)
Donald Cantrell
Matthew 8:1-34
Matthew Series Sermon 8 of 28
I - The Sick Are Cleansed (1 - 17)
II - The Standards Are Clarified (18 - 22)
III - The Seas Are Calmed (23 - 27)
IV - The Spirits Are Charged (28 - 34)
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Jesus Transcends the Norm
"God's holiness is more than just separateness. His holiness is also transcendent. The word transcendence means literally "to climb across." It is defined as "exceeding usual limits." To transcend is to rise above something, to go above and beyond a certain limit. When we speak of the transcendence of God, we are talking about that sense in which God is above and beyond us. Transcendence describes His supreme and absolute greatness. The word is used to describe God's relationship to the world. He is higher than the world. He has absolute power over the world. The world has no power over Him. Transcendence describes God in His consuming majesty, His exalted loftiness. It points to the infinite distance that separates Him from every creature. He is an infinite cut above everything else."
R.C. Sproul, The Holiness of God
In the chapter before us, we find Jesus being transcendent over every part of creation. He transcends the physical as he heals various people, he transcends the natural as he calms the storm, and he transcends the spiritual as he casts out a massive amount of demons from two possessed men.
Michael Jordan has transcended every basketball player that had ever lived, then came along Labron James, who may be better, but if not he is just as good as his predecessor. The same can be said of Joe Montana, who in his day had won four Super Bowls and was know as the all time goat, that is until Tom Brady came along, crushing every record in the NFL.
The problem of M.J., Labron, Montana, and Brady is that in time some other man will out perform them, but that can never be said of Jes ...
Donald Cantrell
Matthew 8:1-34
Matthew Series Sermon 8 of 28
I - The Sick Are Cleansed (1 - 17)
II - The Standards Are Clarified (18 - 22)
III - The Seas Are Calmed (23 - 27)
IV - The Spirits Are Charged (28 - 34)
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with subpoints.
Jesus Transcends the Norm
"God's holiness is more than just separateness. His holiness is also transcendent. The word transcendence means literally "to climb across." It is defined as "exceeding usual limits." To transcend is to rise above something, to go above and beyond a certain limit. When we speak of the transcendence of God, we are talking about that sense in which God is above and beyond us. Transcendence describes His supreme and absolute greatness. The word is used to describe God's relationship to the world. He is higher than the world. He has absolute power over the world. The world has no power over Him. Transcendence describes God in His consuming majesty, His exalted loftiness. It points to the infinite distance that separates Him from every creature. He is an infinite cut above everything else."
R.C. Sproul, The Holiness of God
In the chapter before us, we find Jesus being transcendent over every part of creation. He transcends the physical as he heals various people, he transcends the natural as he calms the storm, and he transcends the spiritual as he casts out a massive amount of demons from two possessed men.
Michael Jordan has transcended every basketball player that had ever lived, then came along Labron James, who may be better, but if not he is just as good as his predecessor. The same can be said of Joe Montana, who in his day had won four Super Bowls and was know as the all time goat, that is until Tom Brady came along, crushing every record in the NFL.
The problem of M.J., Labron, Montana, and Brady is that in time some other man will out perform them, but that can never be said of Jes ...
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