FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.8.0_45"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_45-b14)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.45-b02, mixed mode)

ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.3.9600]

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
If we replace lambda by method reference, than NPE thrown

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
Run

public class JdkTest {
    private StoreView storeView;

    class ConfigItem<T> {
        private final Supplier<T> getter;

        public ConfigItem(final Supplier<T> getter) {
            this.getter = getter;
        }
    }

    private ConfigItem<String> supportUser = new ConfigItem<>(() -> storeView.get());
    private ConfigItem<String> supportUser2 = new ConfigItem<>(storeView::get);

    private class StoreView {
        public String get() {
            return "123";
        }
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        new JdkTest();
    }
}

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
successfully finished
ACTUAL -
NullPointerException

ERROR MESSAGES/STACK TRACES THAT OCCUR :
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.muranosoft.wrike.persistence.service.zendesk.JdkTest.<init>(JdkTest.java:15)
at com.muranosoft.wrike.persistence.service.zendesk.JdkTest.main(JdkTest.java:36)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:497)
at com.intellij.rt.execution.application.AppMain.main(AppMain.java:140)

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
public class JdkTest {
    private StoreView storeView;

    class ConfigItem<T> {
        private final Supplier<T> getter;

        public ConfigItem(final Supplier<T> getter) {
            this.getter = getter;
        }
    }

    private ConfigItem<String> supportUser = new ConfigItem<>(() -> storeView.get());
    private ConfigItem<String> supportUser2 = new ConfigItem<>(storeView::get);

    private class StoreView {
        public String get() {
            return "123";
        }
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        new JdkTest();
    }
}
---------- END SOURCE ----------

CUSTOMER SUBMITTED WORKAROUND :
    private StoreView storeView = new StoreView();