Flow of Miracles

Matthew 13:53–58 (NIV84)

53 When Jesus had finished these parables, he moved on from there.

54 Coming to his hometown, he began teaching the people in their synagogue, and they were amazed. “Where did this man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers?” they asked.

55 “Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t his mother’s name Mary, and aren’t his brothers James, Joseph, Simon and Judas?

56 Aren’t all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all these things?”

57 And they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown and in his own house is a prophet without honor.”

58 And he did not do many miracles there because of their lack of faith.

1. Faith sets the atmosphere for miracles

Hebrews 11:6 CSB

6 Now without faith it is impossible to please God, since the one who draws near to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.

Jesus did not do many miracles in the place where there was a lack of faith

Faith is a great igniter of miracles

We need faith to experience our miracles

The pandemic attacked the faith of many

The pandemic took believers out of the Houses of Worship

Faith come by hearing and hearing by the Word of the Lord

We need to be in the House to increase our faith

Without faith we can’t please God

Today, you need faith to leave this place with a miracle

A centurion demonstrated great faith when he asked Jesus to just say the Word

Faith drove the woman with an issue of blood to go through the crowd to get to the King

You must be willing to get dirty to get clean, she must have been on the ground

A blind man was shouting for his miracle, his faith encouraged him to shout for Jesus

Do you have shouting faith

Now Faith is needed for the current trial

After the fact faith is just fear

Now Faith develops Tried Faith

Tried Faith, like Job prolonged adversity

Like Abraham, a call to sacrifice

Like Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, they did not bend the knee

Tried Faith leads to Yet Faith

Against all hope you must have hope

If what you see discourages you—then close your eyes

If what you see is all you can see then you haven’t seen what God has for you

Facts can weaken your faith

FEAR is False Evidence Appearing Real

Facts focus on the temporary

In spite of what you have experienced—Yet Faith

Habakkuk 3:17–18 NIV84

17 Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, 18 yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior.

2. Labor for your miracles

John 16:20–22 CSB

20 Truly I tell you, you will weep and mourn, but the world will rejoice. You will become sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn to joy. 21 When a woman is in labor, she has pain because her time has come. But when she has given birth to a child, she no longer remembers the suffering because of the joy that a person has been born into the world. 22 So you also have sorrow now. But I will see you again. Your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy from you.

Pain is an indicator that your time has come

If you can talk about your pain, you are not ready for the deliverance

If you can talk about those that hurt you, you are not ready for deliverance

You are in labor for your miracle

How much do you want your miracle

You have to focus

Focus your prayer

Focus your travail

The miracle will make all the pain disappear

Time to push that baby out

3. Be Open and obedient to the miraculous

You have to be open to experience what you have never experienced—that is a miracle

Miracle: an extraordinary event manifesting divine intervention in human affairs (Webster)

An act in which God reveals Himself to man

Contrary to human nature

The spirit of the prophet is subject to the prophet

You can’t speak what you do not believe

You can’t experience what you do not believe

If you want to experience miracles you must be open to that experience

I have seen demons cast out

I have seen cancer healed

I have seen crooked legs become straight

I have seen deaf ears open up

God is still able to exceed our expectations

We need forward faith

Obeys the promise

Obedience is not obedience until action follows

Obedience does not require complete understanding

Wax on Danielson

Seek the promise

Getting the promise requires you go take it

You have to knock on doors or knock the door down

Believe the promise

Hope for the promise

If you what you are living does not align with the plan of God keep seeking

4. Worship precedes and proceeds miracles

Offer yourself as a living sacrifice

At the dedication of the temple, Solomon worshipped

2 Chronicles 5:13–14 NIV84

13 The trumpeters and singers joined in unison, as with one voice, to give praise and thanks to the Lord. Accompanied by trumpets, cymbals and other instruments, they raised their voices in praise to the Lord and sang: “He is good; his love endures forever.” Then the temple of the Lord was filled with a cloud, 14 and the priests could not perform their service because of the cloud, for the glory of the Lord filled the temple of God.

Then in chapter 7, the Lord filled the temple he said, “If my people”

We need worship and we will see signs and wonders

We need our nation to worship

We need our states to worship

We need our cities to worship

We need our churches to worship

Signs and wonders will begin after worship