The Gospel of Luke: The Word that Creates Families and Peace | Family | Storm - Video

Sermon Notes: 4/27/25 Pastor: Brian Crawford Luke 8:19-25 . Check us out at: https://citylightvicksburg.org/ Or check us out here: https://www.facebook.com/citylightvicksburg . Jesus carries power in His words. When we receive it, we be changed. When nature hears this word, it listens. Our sanctification, salvation, and our joy in life, depends on how we hear the word of God. The word of God carries power to build a new family. The word of God carries power to build peace from chaos. Even when His earthly family comes to greet Him, he points out that those hearing His words and following them, are made into new family members. And simultaneously, Jesus’ response is not a devaluing of His earthly family, but an elevation of His heavenly family. This is an incredible invitation! The power to make everyone, all the way from enemies, into family. When we receive Jesus by faith, we receive adoption into an eternal family - adopted as sons and daughters with a brotherhood in Jesus Christ. Hearing, and doing what He tells us to. The power of God’s word also brings peace to chaos. While crossing the water, they forgot who was in the boat with them. They forgot exactly who can stop the storm that they are in. And Jesus is completely unbothered by the storm. But the same God who said ”let there be light,” and the same God who parted the Red Sea with a word of Salvation, is the same God in this moment who rebukes the storm in this instance. This is the same force at play, when He speaks into your life. The power to change everything about your life. Faith is remembering who is in the boat with you.