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Chapter 8 is a chapter recounting many of Jesus miracles.

1. Jesus heals a man with leprosy, tells him not to tell anyone about it. (verses 1-4)
2. Jesus heals a Roman centurion’s crippled servant. (verses 5-13)
   1. The centurion comes to Jesus for help.
   2. Jesus offers to go to mains house, but centurion feels unworthy and tells Jesus that He can help him from there.
   3. Jesus is amazed by the man’s faith and heals his servant without going to his house.
3. Jesus heals Peter’s mother-in-law Mary from a fever. (verses 14-15)
4. Later in the evening after healing Mary, Jesus exorcises many brought to him who are demon possessed.  (verses 16-17)
5. Jesus is approached by several individuals who want to follow him.  Jesus tells the first man that He himself has no home.  The second man says he needs to go and bury his father first and Jesus responds, “Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead.” (verses 18-22).
6. Jesus is awoken by His frightened disciples and calms a storm while out in a boat. (verses 23-27)
7. Jesus casts demons out of two men. (verses 28-34)
   1. Demons acknowledge Jesus and begged to be cast into a nearby herd of swine.
   2. Jesus casts them into the swine, which then proceed to run down the hillside into the lake and drown.
   3. Upon seeing and hearing this, the local people came to Jesus and pleaded with Him to leave their region.

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Cain and Abel

1. Eve gives birth to two sons: Cain, the older, and Abel .
2. Abel is a shepherd a finds favor in God’s eyes by bringing a pleasing offering to the Lord.
3. Cain is a farmer and skimps on his offering. The Lord isn’t pleased with this.
4. Cain becomes angry with the fact that his brother’s offering was better than his.
5. Cain lures Abel out into the field and kills him.
6. God curses Cain, places a mark upon him and sends him away.
7. Genealogy of Cain:
   1. Cain fathers Enoch.
   2. Enoch fathers Irad.
   3. Irad fathers Mehujael.
   4. Mehujael fathers Methushael.
   5. Methushael fathers Lamech.
   6. Lamech fathers Jabal — Jabal’s descendants are nomadic.
   7. Lamech fathers Jubal — Jubal’s descendants are musicians
   8. Lamech fathers Tubal-Cain — Tubal-Cain’s descendants are blacksmiths.
8. Lamech is a very boastful and ungodly man.
9. Eve gives birth to Seth.
10. Seth has a son named Enosh.

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Continuation of the ‘Sermon on the Mount’ (these are Jesus’ teachings)

1. Jesus discusses judgment:
   1. Do not judge anyone, for similar judgment can also be placed on you.
   2. Always reflect on yourself before pointing out other’s flaws. How can you hypocritically point out a small flaw in another when you are guilty of a much larger one?
   3. Teaching others should be done within their spiritual understanding.
2. Jesus continues with seeking the things of God
   1. Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened.
   2. Jesus compares how parents take care of there children’s needs to how God will fulfill our needs in a greater capacity.
   3. The Golden Rule: Do unto others as you would have the do to you.
3. Wide and broad is the road to destruction and hell. Narrow is the road that leads to eternal life.
4. Jesus warns against false prophets. He points out that you can recognize them by the ‘fruit’ they produce, by there works and actions.
5. Building upon God’s Word is like building on rock. Your faith will stand the storm. Anyone who hears the Word and rejects it is building on sand and is doomed to destruction.
6. The people listening to Jesus are amazed because He teaches differently; as one who has actual authority.

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The Fall of Man

1. The serpent comes to Eve and tempts her to eat from the forbidden tree.
2. The woman listens to the serpent and eats from it. She also brings some to Adam and he eats as well.
3. Knowing they’ve sinned, they hide in the garden until God comes.
4. Adam blames Eve. Eve blames the serpent.
5. God curses the serpent and promises a savior to come and crush the serpent’s head.
6. Women must now endure much pain during childbirth. They will also be ruled over by their husbands.
7. Men must now tool and work to produce food.
8. All people will now have to die.
9. God clothes them and forces them out of the garden.
10. An angel with a flaming sword is placed at the garden gate to prevent anyone from returning and eating of the Tree of Life.

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Context: Continuation of the Sermon on the Mount

1. Jesus tells the disciples to be humble in discrete in several areas of their lives versus being boastful. These things are about giving glory to God and not yourself. Also, doing these in secret will result in rewards from the Father in secret.
   1. Give to the needy so that your ‘left hand does not know what your right is doing.’
   2. Pray in your home with the door closed and don’t babble on about what you need…God already knows your needs. Jesus introduces the Lord’s Prayer here.
   3. When fasting, don’t make it obvious to everyone. Go on normally.
2. Jesus goes on to talk about the failing, fading, temporary things of the earth:
   1. Earthly treasures will pass away. Store up treasures in heaven by keeping your heart on things of God.
   2. What you look at with your eyes affects the entire body.
   3. No one can serve two masters…specifically God and Money.
   4. Don’t worry about food or clothing. God feeds the birds and clothes the flowers which are fairly insignificant things and pass away quickly. God provides for these, so He’ll also provide for us.

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