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- Jesus did not veil His power or His authority; we see it shown in the following accounts: Jesus Turned Water to Wine (John 2:1-11) This was the first of His signs (miracles). “This, the first of His signs, Jesus did at Cana in Galilee, and manifested His glory. And his disciples believed in Him.” Jesus Knows Men’s Hearts (John 2:25, Romans 8:27)
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- Jesus Heals Loneliness. Stories of Jesus’ miraculous healing are recorded 22 times in the Synoptic Gospels. A majority of these miracles show Jesus ministering to the marginalized.
- Jesus Heals the Sickness of Sin. Jesus’ primary passion is to restore us in right relationship with God. When he heals the paralyzed man in Luke 4:18, he completes his message by assuring him, "...
- Jesus Heals Physical Ailments. It’s tempting to read about Jesus healing Jairus’ daughter, renewing a man’s withered hand, giving the blind sight, or healing Malchus’ ear after it had been cut off, and believe that we can direct Jesus’ power to heal our physical ailments, too.
- Jesus Heals Emotional Wounds.
- Authority Defined
- A Biblical Example of Authority
- Authority as A Teacher
- Authority to Forgive Sins
- Authority to Heal The Sick and Cast Out Demons
- Authority Over The Creation
- His Teaching About Authority
- The Source of Authority
- All Authority
- Authority Delegated to His Followers
The word translated into English as authority is the Greek word exousia. Exousiameans authority, power, or right. We might say that a person who has authority has the ability to give direction to other people. Generally, that authority is limited to specific areas, but sometimes it is more comprehensive. When my children were very young, I had the ...
In Matthew 8:5-13we find a good example of authority. In this account, a Roman centurion came to Jesus, asking for the healing of a servant. When Jesus asked about going to the centurion’s home to heal the servant, the centurion responded with a statement on authority. He was a man who was himself under authority and had others under his own author...
Chapters 5-7 of the gospel of Matthew contain what we commonly call the Sermon on the Mount. And at the end of this extended section of Jesus’ teachings, Matthew says that “the crowds were amazed at his teaching, because he taught as one who had authority, and not as their teachers of the law” (Matt. 7:28-29). Most teachers in Jesus’ day would gene...
In Matthew 9:1-8we find the story of a paralyzed man brought to Jesus by his friends. Jesus told him that his sins were forgiven. And when challenged by the religious elite of his day, who equated sin and sickness, he healed the man to demonstrate to them his authority to also forgive sins. The crowds are amazed that God has given this kind of auth...
In Matthew 10:1Jesus commissioned his disciples and sent them out to the surrounding towns. And as a part of that commissioning, he “gave them authority to drive out impure spirits and to heal every disease and sickness.” In order to be able to give that authority to his disciples, Jesus must also have had that authority. And he demonstrated that r...
In Matthew 8:23-27we find Jesus and his disciples in a boat, crossing the Sea of Galilee. During the crossing, a severe storm blew in and the boat was in danger of sinking. The disciples, in fear, woke up the sleeping Jesus. And he responded by rebuking the wind and waves. In response, they become still. The wind quit blowing and the sea became cal...
Jesus demonstrated his authority in many ways: over the Scripture; in forgiving sin; in healing and casting out demons; and over the creation. We might be led to believe that the exercise of authority is all about the use of power. But, in the kingdom Jesus is establishing, there is a twist. The power to rule within the kingdom is not what we would...
During Jesus final week before his crucifixion, he spent every day in Jerusalem, frequently in the temple courts. And on one of these occasions, he was challenged by the Jewish religious leaders about his authority to do what he was doing (Matt. 21:23-27). They considered themselves to have authority over the temple complex and all that took place ...
At the end of Matthew, Jesus appeared to his disciples and gave them what we today call the Great Commission. And he preceded this commission with the statement that “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me” (Matt. 28:18). And that authority included the ability, and right, to commission his followers to continue the work that he ...
The commission Jesus gave to his disciples in Matthew 28:19-20was not to them alone. This commission was given to his church as a whole. That commission also grants us the authority to carry it out. We have the authority to take the gospel out into the world around us. And we have the authority to make disciples, leading the lost to know their crea...
Nov 20, 2014 · Several examples of Jesus’ actions in the gospels show His divine power: • He forgave sins so people were no longer guilty before God, and even those who opposed Him knew that only God can forgive sins in this way (Mt. 9:2-3, 6; Mk. 2:5-7, 10). He also gives eternal life (Jn. 10:28). • Jesus knew what others were thinking (Mk. 2:8; Lk. 11:7).
- Power Over Disease (8:1-22) Lepers and Gentiles and women were considered outcasts by many religious Jews. a. Cleansing the leper (8:1-4) The leper described here had somehow learned about Jesus, and trusted His ability to heal.
- Power Over Nature (8:23-27) Jesus had clearly proved His power over disease. But lest people view Him merely as a kind of traveling medical clinic, He demonstrated His power over the wind and the waves, as well as over disease.
- Power Over Demons (8:28-34) When Jesus and the disciples reached the east side of the Sea of Galilee (the land of the Gadarenes), Jesus encountered two unusually fierce demoniacs.
- Power Over Sin (9:1-17) Jesus passed back over the Sea of Galilee (9:1), and returned to the town of Capernaum. Immediately a helpless case was brought to His attention.
Sep 5, 2016 · In today's passage, Mark highlights the matter of Jesus' authority by recording an exchange our Lord had in the temple with "the chief priests and the scribes and the elders" not long before He went to the cross.
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Everything Jesus said and did was for a purpose – He truly lived the “Purpose-Driven Life.” We should have no expectation that Jesus will always heal or always deliver us with a miracle, etc. Instead we should submit to His power and authority and embrace His sovereign kingdom agenda.
