The Gift of Miracles

I. THE NATURE OF MIRACLES

A. If we cannot believe in God, we cannot believe in miracles, (Acts 26:8).

B. A miracle is God operating according to laws higher than the laws of nature that we know and understand. He supersedes the laws we know (Isaiah 55:8; Colossians 2:2-3).

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2/22/2019 Study Guide for Holy Spirit by Chuck Smith

1. There are things we accept today that would have been considered miracles a hundred years ago.

2. When a law of nature is superseded by another law, the law of nature is not negated. C. The dangers of miracles.

3. It is dangerous to follow after miracles because not all miracles are of God; some are of Satan and meant to deceive (2 Thessalonians 2:9).

4. If we have the gift of miracles operating through us, there is a temptation to use miracles for our own benefit (Luke 4:1-4).

5. There is a danger that we will accept adulation from people for miracles performed through us (Acts 14:8-18).

II. THE GIFT OF MIRACLES

A. God wants to work miracles in our time just as He did in Moses, Elisha, Jonah, Jesus, Phillip, Paul, and Peter. He will use us if we have been crucified with Christ and are letting Christ live through us (Galatians 2:20).

B. If we have the gift of miracles it does not mean we can work miracles anytime we want to. The Holy Spirit controls this gift.

C. We need to expand the limits of what we think God can do. He can do anything! (Genesis 18:14).