Miracles Week 1

Miracle — A divine intervention in human affairs. 

Miracle — A surprising event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws and is therefore considered to be the work of the divine. 

Anything God has ever done anywhere, He can do here. Anything God has ever done for anyone, He can do for you.

— A.W. Tozer 

Luke 6

6 On another Sabbath, when He entered the synagogue and taught, there was a man whose right hand had withered. 

7 The scribes and the Pharisees watched Him to see whether He would heal on the Sabbath, so that they might find an accusation against Him. 

8 But He knew their thoughts, and He said to the man who had the withered hand, “Rise and stand in front.” So he rose and stood in front.

9 Then Jesus said to them, “I will ask you one thing: Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?”

10 Then looking around at them all, He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He did so, and his hand was restored as whole as the other. 

11 But they were filled with madness and discussed with each other what they might do to Jesus.

The Man With ___________________________. 

Jesus entered…

Miracles are not about God showing off. 

They are about God showing up.

— N.T. Wright 

They watched…

Mark 3:5 — Jesus was angry as he looked around at the people. Yet he felt sorry for them because they were so stubborn. Then he told the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He did, and his bad hand was healed.

Mark 3:5 — And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.

Do not quench the Spirit. 

— I Thessalonians 5 

Do not grieve the Spirit. 

— Ephesians 4 

Acts 7:51 — Then Stephen said, You stubborn Jewish leaders! You refuse to give your hearts to God or even listen to him. You are always against what the Holy Spirit wants you to do. That’s how your ancestors were, and you are just like them!

Matthew 12:11-13

Jesus answered, “If one of your sheep fell into a ditch on the Sabbath, wouldn't you lift it out? People are worth much more than sheep, and so it is right to do good on the Sabbath.” Then Jesus told the man, “Hold out your hand.” The man did, and it became as healthy as the other one.

Luke 6:6 — On another Sabbath, when He entered the synagogue and taught, there was a man whose right hand had withered. 

“My sins are more than I can bear.” 

— Prisoner 

“Thank God that I can point someone to the saving power of Jesus Christ.”

— D. L. Moody

I’m not asking for your good hand. 

I need you to give me what’s withered. 

God can do more in five minutes than man can do in fifty years.

— Welsh Revival