Miraculous Works of Ministry

Introduction

Build off Neil — before the Spirit leads him away from the revival, here’s what happens

Read Acts 8:4-25

Connection to baptism // why not here

Explanation of passage + Party Dave

Explanation

How to know you’re out of balance

You believe in miracles as long as they don’t happen. (v. 4-8)

CofC — If you believe the Bible, you believe Bible things

I don’t have a choice but to believe // 40% O2 w/ 100% oxygen // when off the ventilator?

You’re more excited about the gifts than the Giver. (v. 9-25)

Healing services in America and Africa

Joni Eareckeson Tada — “deeper kind of healing”

“Regardless, we’re gonna have an answer in the morning.” — Mom

How to get realigned

Demonstrate the gospel in love and let God decide when to demonstrate the gospel in power. (v. 4-6)

Philip’s focus is on the Word, not on the wonders

“Most prophetic thing anyone’s ever said about me” — Houston

Landmark — we celebrated miracles “along the way”

People most likely to witness the miraculous are those faithful in the mundane

Expect God to do mighty things, just not in the ways you might expect. (v. 7-8)

There was great joy in the city. Would there have been great joy in your heart?

Some of us don’t see more “sneak peeks” of heaven because we wouldn’t accept it if God wanted to give it to us.

Josh’s church story of tongues, me being ready for it + either way I’m expecting God to do mighty things of people coming to him

Exhortation

Saints — Share the good news of the cross. Show the good news of life change. Celebrate the good news of heaven breaking in.

Sinners — Sometimes God chooses to do miraculous things (immediate freedom from addiction, unbelievable healing)…we can’t know when. But I do that you can be certain if you come to Him, he will not turn you away and he can heal you of your ultimate disease — sin.

Communion — …which is what we celebrate at the table.