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The Mission Begins

• The Call of the Apostles and Miracles

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The Call of the Apostles

• Peter
• Andrew
• James
• John
• Philip
• Bartholomew
• Simon Zealot
• James the Lesser
• Jude
• Matthew
• Thomas
• Judas
• Apostles Jesus closest followers, who know
  Jesus like a best friend, and who are given a
  very important mission to spread the Good News
  that Jesus is preaching.

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What is a Miracle?

• A miracle may be defined as an event that occurs
  in nature but that has a cause lying outside
  nature, that is, a supernatural cause. 
• God, the creator of all things, can use nature to
  suite the divine plan.
• They are above nature thus supernatural.
• super above natural nature
• The Miracles of Jesus show us something important
  about who Jesus is! Jesus has the power of the
  Creator.

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The 1st Miracle

• The Wedding Feast at Cana
• Read John 21-12
• What is Marys Role Here?

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Miracles - Human Body

• Mark 129 - 31
• Mark 140-45
• Mark 525-34
• Matthew 927-31
• Matthew 1521 28
• Matthew 2029 -34

• Luke 13 10-17
• Luke 141-6
• Luke 17 11-19
• John 446-54
• John 5 2-47

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Miracles of the Human Body

• The largest group of miracles mentioned in
  the New Testament involve cures or healing.
• The Gospels give varying amounts of detail for
  each episode, sometimes Jesus cures simply by
  saying a few words, at other times employs
  material such as spit and mud.

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The Man Who Could Not Walk
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• One day Jesus was teaching a group of people in a
  house.
• Some men carried their friend on a bed to see
  Jesus.

• The friend could not walk. The men could not get
  him into the house because of all the people.

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• The men took their friend up onto the roof.

• They removed part of the roof and lowered their
  friend into the house.
• When He saw the great faith of these men, Jesus
  told the sick man that his sins were forgiven.

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• Some of the scribes thought what Jesus had said
  was wrong.
• The scribes thought only God could forgive sins.

• Jesus told them He could forgive sins because He
  was the Son of God.

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• He told the man to pick up his bed and go home.

• The man stood up. He was healed.

• He picked up his bed and walked home. He was very
  thankful to God.
• Everyone in the house was amazed and glorified
  God.

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• What did Jesus first say to the man with palsy
  (uncontrollable shaking of the muscles)?

Lets read Mark 25
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• What was the scribes reaction to Jesus remark?

Lets read Mark 27

• What is blasphemy?
• Showing a lack of respect for God or falsely
  claiming to be God.

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• Did Jesus blaspheme?
• Jesus can forgive sins because He is the Son of
  God, but the scribes did not believe that Jesus
  is the Son of God.
• What did Jesus say to the scribes?

Lets read Mark 289

• What did He say to the man with palsy?

Lets read Mark 21011
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A Woman Touches Jesuss Clothes
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• A woman had been very sick for 12 years. She had
  been to many doctors, but they could not help
  her.

• She had spent all that she had, but only got
  worse.
• One day she saw Jesus surrounded by many people.

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• She believed that she would be healed just by
  touching His clothing.

• She walked through the crowd, touched His
  clothing and was healed immediately.

• Jesus turned around and asked, Who touched my
  clothes?

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• The woman was afraid.

• She knelt in front of the Savior and said that
  she had touched Him.
• Jesus told her that her faith in Him had made her
  well.

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Faith and Miracles

• Miracles do not need faith, but sometimes great
  acts of faith are accompanied by miracles.
• Many people touched Jesus. Were all cured?.
• The point is, it was her faith that saved her!

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Miracles of Restoration
Pericope Mark Matthew Luke John
Raising from the Dead a Widow's Son at Nain -- -- 711-17 --
Raising from the Dead the Daughter of Jairus 521-24,35-43 918-19,23-26 840-42,49-56 --
Raising Lazarus of Bethany from the Dead -- -- -- 111-44

• All four Canonical Gospels report Jesus' own
  resurrection from the dead but the Gospels also
  relate three other occasions on which Jesus calls
  a dead person back to life.
• These show us how truly powerful Jesus was.

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Jairuss Daughter Is Raised from the Dead
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• One day Jairus, a leader of a synagogue, fell at
  the Saviors feet.

• Jairus said that his 12 year-old daughter was
  very ill.

• He begged Jesus to come and bless her.
• He believed that Jesus could heal her.

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• Jesus started to follow Jairus home, but He
  stopped to heal a woman.

• As He was talking to her, someone came to tell
  Jairus that it was too latehis daughter was
  dead.

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• Jesus heard what was said. He told Jairus not to
  be afraid but to believe in Him.

• Then Jesus went with Jairus to Jairuss house.

• The house was filled with people who were crying
  because of the little girls death.

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• Jesus told them the girl was not dead but was
  sleeping.

• The people laughed at Him.
• They were sure the girl was dead.

• The Savior had everyone leave the house except
  His disciples, Jairus, and Jairuss wife.

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• They went to the room where the little girl was
  lying.

• Jesus took the girl by the hand. He told her to
  get up.

• She stood up and walked. Her parents were amazed.
  Jesus told them not to tell anyone what had
  happened.

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What do these Miracles show us?

• Jesus has power over death!
• Although one prophet also was able to bring
  someone back to life, this means Jesus is very
  powerful. It would have told all of his followers
  that something very special was happening.

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Miracles of Exorcism

• Many miracles are related to a spiritual warfare
  the exorcism of Demons!
• In most cases, the demons recognize that Jesus
  (an ordinary looking person) is the Son of God.
• Jesus shows his true authority. He has control
  over the forces of Evil!

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Pericope Mark Matt Luke
Jesus is tempted/tested in the desert by the Devil/Satan Mark 112-13 Matt 41-11 Luke 41-13
Unclean Spirit/Demon in Synagogue at Capernaum Mark 123-28 x Luke 433-37
Jesus casts out a demon that made a man dumb (mute) x Matt 932-33Matt 1222-23 Luke 1114
Beelzebul Controversy What power does Jesus use? Mark 322-30 Matt 934Matt 1224-30 Luke 1115-23
Gerasene/Gadarene Demoniac possessed by "Legion" Mark 51-20 Matt 828-34 Luke 826-39
Syro-Phoenician Woman's Daughter Mark 724-30 Matt 1521-28 x
Boy with an Epileptic Spirit Mark 914-29 Matt 1714-21 Luke 937-43a
Another Exorcist Mark 938-41 Matt 1042 Luke 949-50
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Exorcizing the Demons

• Jesus has power of the forces of Evil.
• Shows that Jesus has the highest authority!
• A question of authority! The scribes and
  Pharisees wonder where this authority comes.
  Jesus shows us by defeating demons.

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Over Nature

• Other miracles Jesus performed had to do with
  bending the laws of Nature.
• It shows that Jesus is like the Creator, and able
  to have power over all the elements of the Earth.

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Pericope Mark Matthew Luke John
Catching Unusually Many Fish in the Sea of Galilee -- -- 51-11 cf. 211
Stilling a Storm on the Sea of Galilee 435-41 823-27 822-25 --
Feeding Five Thousand People 632-44 1413-21 910b-17 61-15
Walking on the Water 645-52 1422-33 -- 616-21
Feeding Four Thousand People 81-10 1532-39 -- --
Finding a Coin in the Mouth of a Fish -- 1724-27 -- --
Cursing a Fig Tree near Bethany 1112-14 2118-19 -- --
Turning Water into Wine at a Wedding in Cana -- -- -- 21-11
Catching Numerous Fish at the Sea of Tiberias -- -- cf. 51 211-14
Miracles over Nature
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WHY MIRACLES?

• There are two general reasons why Jesus performs
  miracles.
• To Inspire and reward the faith of his disciples.
  
• To make doubters believe.

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Why be quiet?

• Practical he didnt want people to always get in
  his way
• they would attract so much attention and create
  so much excitement that his movements would be
  inhibited
• Finally, Jesus did not want people focusing on
  the miracles He performed, but rather the message
  He proclaimed and the death He was going to die.
• He didnt want people to misinterpret what this
  all meant.
• He wasnt some magician, or merely a prophet.
   People would be attracted to him much like they
  would be attracted to a carnival sideshow. They
  would not be interested in the truth he came to
  teach, but in having their senses dazzled by
  seeing a miracle.

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