Miracles of Jesus

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Miracles of Jesus

• Acts 222
• Miracles
• Wonders
• Signs
• John 211 beginning of miracles

An extraordinary event manifesting a
supernatural work of God.
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I. Jesus - performed many Miracles

• Proof of His Miracles admitted by
• Disciples and friends
• Enemies Jn. 1147-48
• Neutrals Jn. 32
• Multitudes Mt. 91-8

Publicly Before Friend and Foe
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I. Jesus - performed many Miracles

• Variety of His Miracles
• Healed disease leprosy, palsy
• Opened eyes of blind Mt. 927-31
• Unstopped ears of deaf hear / talk
• Unloosed the dumb tongues - speak
• Caused the lame to walk Mt. 1530-31

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I. Jesus - performed many Miracles

• Fed the hungry 5,000 men
• Calmed the storm rebuked the winds
• Cast out devils unclean spirits
• Healed withered hands whole
• Caused the stooped to stand erect
• Raised the Dead Jn. 1143-44

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I. Jesus - performed many Miracles
Five categories of Miracles 1. Power over
disease 2. Power over nature 3. Power over the
spirit world 4. Power over material things 5.
Power over death
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I. Jesus - performed many Miracles
If Christ did not perform miracles His
Character and integrity destroyed He is a
liar New Testament discredited Cannot accept
the teachings of Jesus
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II. The purpose of Jesus Miracles
Four fold purpose
1. To prove his Deity
30 And many other signs truly did Jesus in
the presence of his disciples, which are not
written in this book 31 But these are written,
that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ,
the Son of God and that believing ye might have
life through his name. John 2030-31
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II. The purpose of Jesus Miracles
Four fold purpose
1. To prove his Deity
Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in
the feast day, many believed in his name, when
they saw the miracles which he did. John 223
Instantaneous
Complete
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II. The purpose of Jesus Miracles
Four fold purpose
2. To Confirm the Word
Matt.423 teaching / preaching Mark 1620
And they went forth, and preached every where,
the Lord working with them, and confirming the
word with signs following. Amen.
Authenticated as true
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II. The purpose of Jesus Miracles
Four fold purpose
3. To reveal Character
Compassion Tenderness Concern Love Sympathy
His miracles shows us what He was !
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II. The purpose of Jesus Miracles
Four fold purpose
4. To show power of Jesus
Cast out Demons Feed multitudes Eyes of
blind Heal the sick
Demon of sin Hungry souls Spiritual eyes Heal soul
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II. The purpose of Jesus Miracles
Four fold purpose
4. To show power of Jesus
Heal cripples Cleanse lepers Calm the storm Raise
the dead
Make us whole Cleanse from sin Calm Storms of
life Raise from grave
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Miracles of Jesus
Jesus performed many miracles And there are also
many other things which Jesus did, the which, if
they should be written every one, I suppose that
even the world itself could not contain the books
that should be written. Amen. John 2125
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Miracles of Jesus
Jesus was center of many miracles Virgin
Birth Resurrection Ascension
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Miracles of Jesus
We cannot perform miracles today 1 Cor. 138
ceased We have the Bible complete word of God
We believe in Christ because of his
Miracles which are recorded in the New Testament
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Sermon by Arthur Pigman Evans Church of Christ
515 Gibbs Road Evans, Ga. 30809 706-855-1249 arth
urpigman_at_cybrtyme.com www.evansgachurchofchrist.or
g Sunday Morning Nov. 12, 2006