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Miracles

for

April 30, 2025 Bible Study

 

 

  1. Miracle

 

  1. Is any event or experience that defies natural order and is clearly the result of supernatural intervention.

 

  1. Nature

 

  1. Miracles depend on God’s will and his power. The one who does the miracle does so through God’s power.
  2. God allowed Satan and others to performed miracles.

 

  1. Purpose of

 

  1. Mark 16:20
  2. John 5:36
  3. John 20:30,31
  4. Hebrews 2:3,4

 

Commentary: The purpose of miracles was to verify the Son’s message, bare witness of the Son, glorify God, so that people may believe and affirm their faith.

 

  1. Types of Miracles

 

  1. Healing the Sick

 

  1. Matthew 8:1-13
  2. Luke 17:11-19
  3. Luke 22:49-51

 

Commentary: Christ had the power to heal both near and far. Christ had the power to heal both believer and unbeliever. Those who believed on Christ were healed because of faith. The unbelievers were healed because of Christ’s mercy.

 

  1. Casting out demons

 

  1. Mark 1:23-27
  2. Mark 5:1-20
  3. Mark 9:14-29

 

Commentary: Christ had power over Satan and his angels. No demon could resist the power that was embodied in the Son of Man.

 

  1. Miracles that help others

 

  1. Matthew 17:24-27
  2. John 2:1-11
  3. John 6:5-13

 

Commentary: Some of the miracles that Christ performed were to help others caught in a particular situation.

 

  1. Raising the dead

 

  1. Luke 7:11-15
  2. Luke 8:40-56
  3. John 11:17-44

 

Commentary: Christ showed his power over death by bringing the dead back to life. Christ showed that he had the power to convey life.

 

  1. Stupendous

 

  1. Matthew 14:24-33
  2. Mark 4:35-41
  3. Luke 5:4-10
  4. Matthew 28:7

 

Commentary: Christ showed that he had the power to defy the natural laws of the universe. The greatest miracle is Christ rising from the dead.

 

  1. Power given to:

 

  1. Jesus
    1. Matthew 28:18
    2. John 11:47
  2. Apostles
    1. Matthew 10:7,8
    2. Acts 2:1-11
  3. Apostles laying of hands
    1. Acts 8:14-18
    2. 2 Timothy 1:6

 

Commentary:  The power to perform miracles was given by the Father. Christ being equal to the Father passes on the power to perform miracles through the Holy Spirit to the apostles. The apostles were able to pass on that power to others. Those people were unable to pass the ability on. The age of miracles ended with the apostles.

 

  1. Satan’s Miracles (Allowed and not allowed)

 

  1. Exodus 7:9-12
  2. Exodus 8:17-19
  3. Matthew 24:24
  4. 2 Thessalonians 2:9
  5. Revelation 13:11-18

 

Commentary: God allowed Satan to perform miracles so that God could show his dominion over all. God allows Satan to test the faith of believers. God allowed Satan to use miracles to deceive.

 

  1. Miracles Now?

 

  1. 1 Corinthians 13:8-10
  2. Ephesians 4:11-13

 

Commentary: Has the age of miracles passed? Miracles are no longer necessary for Christians because the Word of God (written down by inspired men in the Bible) is available of all to believe. There are no apostles to pass on the gift by laying of hands. Satan can still use signs and wonders to deceive.

 

Quote of Introspection

 

The miracle is this: the more we share the more we have.

 

Leonard Nimoy

 

 

Miracles

for

April 30, 2025 Bible Study

 

 

  1. Miracle

 

  1. Is any event or experience that defies natural order and is clearly the result of supernatural intervention.

 

  1. Nature

 

  1. Miracles depend on God’s will and his power. The one who does the miracle does so through God’s power.
  2. God allowed Satan and others to performed miracles.

 

  1. Purpose of

 

  1. Mark 16:20
  2. John 5:36
  3. John 20:30,31
  4. Hebrews 2:3,4

 

Commentary: The purpose of miracles was to verify the Son’s message, bare witness of the Son, glorify God, so that people may believe and affirm their faith.

 

  1. Types of Miracles

 

  1. Healing the Sick

 

  1. Matthew 8:1-13
  2. Luke 17:11-19
  3. Luke 22:49-51

 

Commentary: Christ had the power to heal both near and far. Christ had the power to heal both believer and unbeliever. Those who believed on Christ were healed because of faith. The unbelievers were healed because of Christ’s mercy.

 

  1. Casting out demons

 

  1. Mark 1:23-27
  2. Mark 5:1-20
  3. Mark 9:14-29

 

Commentary: Christ had power over Satan and his angels. No demon could resist the power that was embodied in the Son of Man.

 

  1. Miracles that help others

 

  1. Matthew 17:24-27
  2. John 2:1-11
  3. John 6:5-13

 

Commentary: Some of the miracles that Christ performed were to help others caught in a particular situation.

 

  1. Raising the dead

 

  1. Luke 7:11-15
  2. Luke 8:40-56
  3. John 11:17-44

 

Commentary: Christ showed his power over death by bringing the dead back to life. Christ showed that he had the power to convey life.

 

  1. Stupendous

 

  1. Matthew 14:24-33
  2. Mark 4:35-41
  3. Luke 5:4-10
  4. Matthew 28:7

 

Commentary: Christ showed that he had the power to defy the natural laws of the universe. The greatest miracle is Christ rising from the dead.

 

  1. Power given to:

 

  1. Jesus
    1. Matthew 28:18
    2. John 11:47
  2. Apostles
    1. Matthew 10:7,8
    2. Acts 2:1-11
  3. Apostles laying of hands
    1. Acts 8:14-18
    2. 2 Timothy 1:6

 

Commentary:  The power to perform miracles was given by the Father. Christ being equal to the Father passes on the power to perform miracles through the Holy Spirit to the apostles. The apostles were able to pass on that power to others. Those people were unable to pass the ability on. The age of miracles ended with the apostles.

 

  1. Satan’s Miracles (Allowed and not allowed)

 

  1. Exodus 7:9-12
  2. Exodus 8:17-19
  3. Matthew 24:24
  4. 2 Thessalonians 2:9
  5. Revelation 13:11-18

 

Commentary: God allowed Satan to perform miracles so that God could show his dominion over all. God allows Satan to test the faith of believers. God allowed Satan to use miracles to deceive.

 

  1. Miracles Now?

 

  1. 1 Corinthians 13:8-10
  2. Ephesians 4:11-13

 

Commentary: Has the age of miracles passed? Miracles are no longer necessary for Christians because the Word of God (written down by inspired men in the Bible) is available of all to believe. There are no apostles to pass on the gift by laying of hands. Satan can still use signs and wonders to deceive.

 

Quote of Introspection

 

The miracle is this: the more we share the more we have.

 

Leonard Nimoy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

           

 

 

 

 

 

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Study to show thyself approved unto God
a workman that needeth not to be ashamed,
rightly dividing the word of truth. 

II Timothy 2:15