July 21

<p>Luke 8:16-9:17 We are in the Christ Stream reading from The Message. 7streamsmethod.com | @7StreamsMethod | @serenatravis | #7Stream | <a href= "https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=YPPA8XGTQ2YHU">Donate</a></p> <!--more--> <p>Commentary by Dr. Drake Travis</p> <blockquote>God thank you for including us in your work, letting us join you, to feel valued and be employed by you in the great work of building the Kingdom.  Amen.</blockquote> <p>Jesus basically nails a list of priorities that he brings to us from heaven and we need to make them ours.</p> <div>-share the truth, don't hide it</div> <div>-worship God & kingdom first, (yes, honor family - don't worship family) but Honor God to be in HIS Eternal Family.</div> <div>-<u>Jesus calms <em>any</em> storm</u>...He orders what He created. This miracle was a total stunner for them</div> <div>-Jesus healing the demonized man has many messages. The dark world is not to be fooled with - it will take you to hell even before you get there.  Jesus has complete authority over the demonic and he wants us to exercise this victory also.  Jesus turns even the worst madness back into sanity again. and regarding the pigs - Jesus is making some statement here. The kosher laws were near their end (Acts 10 was just a few years away) but there's a subtle statement about people's perceptions in casting the evil spirits into the pigs. [make whatever you want from it]  The Gentiles were very disturbed about the business loss of pork but Jesus is more concerned that people get well and saved v.s. any other priority.</div> <div>-the SEQUENCE of the Jairus daughter request / woman bleeding-touch-the garment / commence with Jairus daughter; the sequence is identical in Matthew, Mark, and Luke. This is a weighty memo that the writers want us all to catch.  Jairus is large and in charge but what is that when your little one is dying? He calls for Jesus to come heal his 12-yr-old.  Enroute, he is touched by a woman who's been ill for 12 years with an unkoshe