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May 30, 2024 · Lord (1 Corinthians 8:6) Christ (Matthew 1:16; 16:16) Son of God (Romans 1:3-4) 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.
Mar 30, 2013 · In the very first sermon recorded in the Acts of the apostles, Peter describes God’s act of raising Jesus from the dead as “freeing him from the agony of death” (Acts 2:24). The word agony is literally the expression “labor pain.”. What a remarkable picture. Death is in labor and is unable to hold back its child, the Messiah.
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The writer of Hebrews says that the Son upholds the universe by the word of his power (Hebrews 1:3). So here it is evident Jesus is aware that he is Lord over all the universe. Jesus is Lord, whether men know it or not. That means he controls all the events of history -- and all the ordinary events of our circumstances, our everyday lives.
- 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...
Jan 14, 2024 · The episode showed Jesus’ dominance over the forces of chaos and darkness that wage war against God’s kingdom. Christ’s power and authority over the storm pointed to his supreme power over Satan and demonic powers as well. Most importantly, this miracle gave the disciples a glimpse of Jesus’ glory as the Messiah and Son of God (John 2:11).
Apr 4, 2010 · Five ways to measure the greatness of God’s power now toward those who believe. Five glimpses of what became of Jesus after he died. 1. God raised Jesus and broke the power of death. First, verse 20: The power of God toward us now is like the great might “that he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead.”.
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Jun 24, 2018 · Jesus willingly assumed this position Paul says. Therefore, Christ used the power of God to perform miracles, and that power was given to Him by the Holy Spirit because Jesus had given up His own power to be born a man in obedience to the plan of God. You can learn more about the Spirit working in Jesus as man in our John study.
