i was healed! (part 1)
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There are many who claim the ability to do miracles today. What does the Bible teach about the validity of such miracles? This lessons examines what is meant by the words sign, wonder and power; and the purpose for such miracles. The conclusion is that miracles are no longer needed today, they have fulfilled their purpose.TRANSCRIPT
“I wasHealed!”
Peter Popoff
Oral Roberts
Benny Hinn
1. Because of His compassion.
1. Because of His compassion.
“which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures.”
2 Peter 3.16CB NT p. 417-418
1. Because of His compassion.
“I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to other town as well; for I was sent for this purpose.”
Luke 4.43CB NT p. 109
2. Healing is the children’s bread (Matthew 7.27).
2. Healing is the children’s bread (Matthew 7.27).
“Three times I plead with the Lord about this, that it should leave me.”
2 Corinthians 12.8CB NT p. 325
2. Healing is the children’s bread (Matthew 7.27).
“But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”
2 Corinthians 12.9CB NT p. 325
3. Jesus heals because of the atonement (Matthew 8.16).
3. Jesus heals because of the atonement (Matthew 8.16).
“This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah: ‘He took our illnesses and bore our diseases.’”
Matthew 8.17CB NT p. 14
4. He heals to reveal the glory of God (Matthew 15.30).
4. He heals to reveal the glory of God (Matthew 15.30).
“so that the crowd wondered . . . And they glorified the God of Israel.”
Matthew 15.31CB NT p. 30
5. Jesus heals to confirm His promises (John 10.37).
5. Jesus heals to confirm His promises (John 10.37).
“. . . believe the works, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me and I am in the Father.”
John 10.38CB NT p. 184
6. It is His nature to heal (John 5).
6. It is His nature to heal (John 5).
“Do you want to be healed?”
John 5.6CB NT p. 169
7. He heals to destroy the work of satan (1 John 3.8).
7. He heals to destroy the work of satan (1 John 3.8).
“Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil...”
1 John 3.8CB NT p. 422
Do miracles still occur today?
What is a miracle?
“Miracle on Ice”
What is a miracle?
3 Bible Words
“Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples”
John 20.30CB NT p. 204
3 Bible Words
“Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples”
John 20.30CB NT p. 204
3 Bible Words
“Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples”
John 20.30CB NT p. 204
3 Bible Words
“a sign, mark, token ... a sign, prodigy, portent, i.e. an unusual occurrence, transcending the common course of nature” —Thayer
“Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples”
John 20.30CB NT p. 204
3 Bible Words
“of miracles and wonders by which God authenticates the men sent by Him, or by which men prove that the cause they are pleading is God’s” —Thayer
“Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples”
John 20.30CB NT p. 204
3 Bible Words
“The word sign tells us the purpose of miracles: they confirm God’s message and His messenger.” —Geisler
“Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples”
John 20.30CB NT p. 204
3 Bible Words
“They are signs and pledges of something more than and beyond themselves.” —Trench
“Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?”
Luke 7.20CB NT p. 116
3 Bible Words
“In that hour he healed many people of diseases and plagues and evil spirits, and on many who were blind he bestowed sight.”
Luke 7.21CB NT p. 116
3 Bible Words
“Go and tell John what you have seen and heard.”
Luke 7.22CB NT p. 116
3 Bible Words
“Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples”
John 20.30CB NT p. 204
3 Bible Words
“so that the crowd wondered”
Matthew 15.31CB NT p. 30
3 Bible Words
“so that the crowd wondered”
Matthew 15.31CB NT p. 30
3 Bible Words
“so that the crowd wondered”
Matthew 15.31CB NT p. 30
3 Bible Words
“to wonder, wonder at, marvel.” —Thayer
“so that the crowd wondered”
Matthew 15.31CB NT p. 30
3 Bible Words
“Indicates the state of mind produced on the eyewitnesses.” —Trench
“so that the crowd wondered”
Matthew 15.31CB NT p. 30
3 Bible Words
“For with authority and power He commands the unclean spirits”
Luke 4.36CB NT p. 123
3 Bible Words
“For with authority and power He commands the unclean spirits”
Luke 4.36CB NT p. 123
3 Bible Words
“For with authority and power He commands the unclean spirits”
Luke 4.36CB NT p. 123
3 Bible Words
“For with authority and power He commands the unclean spirits”
Luke 4.36CB NT p. 123
3 Bible Words
“strength, power, ability” —Thayer
“For with authority and power He commands the unclean spirits”
Luke 4.36CB NT p. 123
3 Bible Words
“The word points to new and higher forces working in this lower world of ours.” —Trench
“For with authority and power He commands the unclean spirits”
Luke 4.36CB NT p. 123
3 Bible Words
3 Bible Words
“Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with mighty works and wonders and signs that God did through Him in your midst”
Acts 2.22CB NT p. 210
3 Bible Words
“Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with mighty works and wonders and signs that God did through Him in your midst”
Acts 2.22CB NT p. 210
3 Bible Words
“Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with mighty works and wonders and signs that God did through Him in your midst”
Acts 2.22CB NT p. 210
3 Bible Words“A sign is intended to appeal to the understanding, a wonder appeals to the imagination, a power indicates its sources as supernatural.” —Vine
“Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with mighty works and wonders and signs that God did through Him in your midst”
Acts 2.22CB NT p. 210
3 Bible Words
What is a miracle?
Does God still use miracles to confirm His message?
“These are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name.”
John 20.31CB NT p. 205
Does God still use miracles to confirm His message?
Why did God use miracles?
“Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with mighty works and wonders and signs that God did through Him in your midst”
Acts 2.22CB NT p. 210
Why did God use miracles?
“Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with mighty works and wonders and signs that God did through Him in your midst”
Acts 2.22CB NT p. 210
Why did God use miracles?
“It was declared at first by the Lord, and was attested to us by those who heard, while God also bore witness by signs and wonders and various miracles”
Hebrews 2.3-4CB NT p. 382
Why did God use miracles?
“It was declared at first by the Lord, and was attested to us by those who heard, while God also bore witness by signs and wonders and various miracles”
Hebrews 2.3-4CB NT p. 382
Why did God use miracles?
“The signs of a true apostle were preformed among you with utmost patience, with signs and wonders and mighty works.”
2 Corinthians 12.12CB NT p. 325
Why did God use miracles?
“The signs of a true apostle were preformed among you with utmost patience, with signs and wonders and mighty works.”
2 Corinthians 12.12CB NT p. 325
Why did God use miracles?
Signs Word Faith
“So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.”
Romans 10.17CB NT p. 279
Signs Word Faith
Signs Word Faith“Then the proconsul believed, when he saw what had occurred, for he was astonished at the teaching of the Lord.” Acts 13.12; CB NT p. 231
Why did God use miracles?
Why did God use miracles?
Is this still necessary?
“the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints”
Jude 3CB NT p. 430
Is it still necessary?
“the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints”
Jude 3CB NT p. 430
Is it still necessary?
“These are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name.”
John 20.31CB NT p. 205
Why did God use miracles?
Why did God use miracles?
It is no longer necessary!
Do Miracles Occur Today?
Some things I’m NOT saying...
God cannot do miracles.
Some things I’m NOT saying...
God is inactive.
Will today be the day you decide to
go to heaven?
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Miracle on Ice: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sports_Illustrated_Miracle_on_Ice_cover.jpg
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Jesus feeding 5,000: http://www.sermons4kids.com/henry_martin.htm
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#09
“I Was Healed”(Part 1)John 20.30-31
Compiled and Presented by:
Dave Stewart1 August, 2010
Las Cruces, NMwww.churchofchristmiranda.com
Synopsis: There are many who claim the ability to do miracles today. What does the Bible teach about the validity of such miracles? This lessons examines what is meant by the words sign, wonder and power; and the purpose for such miracles. The conclusion is that miracles are no longer needed today, they have fulfilled their purpose.
“Let all that you do be done with love.”
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