Miricales are for God and Salvation

Last week:

I’ll Give you what I have received from Jesus.

Your story

Your talents

12-15 Actions of man

v 6 is the connection

17-26 actions of God

What’s so surprising?

Jesus calms the storm

Heals a Demon-Possessed man

Heals a 12 year old girl

A bleeding women

These are all found in Luke 8 alone

Luke also records 7 unique healings

miraculous catch of fish Luke 5:1-11

raising the windows son Luke 7:11-17

Exorcism of 7 demons from Mary Magdalene Luke 8:2

healing the woman with a curved spine Luke 13:10-17

a man with edema (swelling caused by excess fluid) Luke 14:1-6

ten lepers Luke 17:11-19

The high priests servants ear Luke 22:51

Power and Glory

Not our power it is the power of Christ living in us.

Miracles are about the announcement of the kingdom of God not the arrival of heaven.

Last days.

Acts 3:13 - Exodus 3 reference.

All so see vs 22&23.

The healing and freeing - Moses and Isreal / Peter and Crippled man

Staff turns into a snake

Lepoursy comes and go

Water into blood

Moses can’t speak, but God says he can…

Example of me and Samantha watching SiFi

Slavery and death vs Life and healing

When healing is about us. Its not about God.…

This week

Miracles give open doors for people to know Jesus is God.

Acts 3:14-15

Holy, Righteous

Author of Life

You can’t kill the author of life.

Faith in Jesus’ Name

Mom said you have to _______

The kid speaking believes in the authority of Mom, above and beyond their own.

They also expect their sibling to believe in the weight it carries

The faith in Mom - produces a physical response

Peter says - accepting the Identity of Jesus and His Authority is required (pre requesit) for this miracle - Jesus uses language like this (that’s where Peter got it)

John 16:24 “24 You haven’t done this before. Ask, using my name, and you will receive, and you will have abundant joy.”

The name of Jesus is inseparable from public witness and costly discipleship

Faith in the Name of Jesus - is Authority and Physical response

If I submit to his authority and he choses to not heal what does that mean?

What does healing mean?

His definition not ours.

Jesus’ stamp on what I want. Not his authority

We have to put ourselves into the feet of Peter and tell others.