The Miracles of Jesus
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The Miracles of Jesus contains 32 lessons on the miracles of Jesus. It can be used for personal or group study, and there is a BONUS Section that’s a guide for how to lead others to study the Bible. In the lessons, you’ll explore Jesus’ miracles, gain understanding of how He used them bring about physical and spiritual change and use them as an application for your own life through Jesus’ teachings in the miracles. Each lesson has NOTES, QUOTES and FOOD FOR THOUGHT to read and digest as well as questions to answer: GENERAL, PERSONAL REFLECTION and CHALLENGE.
NOTES, QUOTES and FOOD FOR THOUGHT
NOTES
“Miracles follow a pattern: Something significant before, … Jesus’ recognition of a need and determination of faith, … the miracle itself causing rejoicing in the recipient, … and bystanders astonished and affected by it.”
“Jesus was a multi-tasker. … the list of all he did is remarkable.”
“Jesus never used His power in performing miracles for His own safety and aggrandizement … He never worked a single miracle on His own behalf … they always enriched others: … water to wine saved the host from embarrassment … raising the widow’s son gave her hope for the future … calming the sea gave the disciples one more glimpse of who Jesus truly was … feeding the 4,000 and 5,000 cared for people’s basic needs … healing the centurion’s servant showed He was here for both Jews and Gentiles.”
“Jesus had enemies … the very ones he came to save.”
QUOTES
“… nothing stereotypical about the miracles…some healed in crowd, others in solitude … some from a distance, others when present … some instantaneous, others gradually … by a word, touch, spittle or clay.” Herbert Lockyer
“I never have any difficulty believing in miracles since I experienced the miracle of a change in my own heart.” Augustine
“But Jesus was not a miraculous therapeutic machine: He dealt with individuals individually and personally and not in a mechanical way.” Herbert Lockyer
“A miracle is an interference with nature by a supernatural power. A miracle is something outside our box invading our little box, something outside our world coming into our world and making waves and ripples. … A miracle is God stepping into the universe, setting aside the normal laws of nature to do a supernatural act.” John MacArthur
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
“Jesus’ miracles teach something more than just the surface value of the supernatural acts of the Lord. Each was designed to teach the disciples, the people who witnessed the miracles, and Christians today valuable lessons.”
“The miracles brought physical healing, but more importantly they brought spiritual healing.”
“There is no knowledge of how many more miracles He performed. How many more people did He heal while He was on earth? How many more miracles were used specifically to help the twelve disciples know who He really was? How many more people were restored to full life with just the touch of His hand? The miracles that are recorded are the miracles that God wanted known, and these are sufficient for believers to get a feel for the power, love, mercy, and grace of the Savior and Lord Jesus Christ.”
“People have physical sight to see the world around them, but they need spiritual sight to see the wonder of the truth of God’s Holy Word. It is through spiritual sight that man is led to God to accept His grace to inherit eternal life.”
“Bring someone to Jesus and then let Jesus work His miracles on that person’s life.”
QUESTIONS: GENERAL, PERSONAL REFLECTION and CHALLENGE
GENERAL
How does the leper in this miracle demonstrate faith?
What did Jesus tell Simon to do?
What is the primary similarity between the verses from John and Luke?
What were the symptoms demonstrated by the boy when the unclean spirit had control?
PERSONAL REFLECTION
Of the miracles studied so far, provide your favorite example of Jesus interacting with an individual and explain why it is your favorite.
Is there anything in this miracle that convicts or encourages you?
Do you believe the miracles in the Bible? Do you believe there are miracles today?
In what ways do His followers today “sit at the table with Jesus” and not know Him?
CHALLENGE
Think beyond the miracles and provide one or more times, with scripture support, where Jesus’ words or actions came strictly from compassion.
Explain why the Jewish leadership should not have been surprised by Jesus’ miracles.
Many were healed when they touched the fringe on Jesus’ garment. While that may sound a bit mystical or magical, there was a sound theological background as to why they did what they did. See what you can find out about a tzitzit and why that part of Jewish clothing was so important.
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About the Book
Find out how and why Jesus performed miracles to teach his closest disciples as well as multitudes of other people. Take a 32-lesson journey of Jesus’ miracles—gain valuable insight into each miracle and discover how he used them to teach, heal physically and spiritually, and grow faith.
Each lesson includes notes followed by scripture and questions for use as a personal or group study. Questions are intended to foster discussion, personal reflection, or further investigation and are designed to draw you nearer to God—Father, Son and Spirit—while growing your own faith and trust.
As a bonus, a section for Leading Others In Bible Study, with comprehensive guidelines for starting and leading Bible studies and detailed tips for writing lessons, is included in this book and every book in the Believers Bible Study Series.
About the Author
KEN WILLIAMS is a Christian layman with much experience writing Bible studies as well as leading numerous Bible studies in various settings. In twenty plus years he has authored over two dozen studies about the Bible and Bible related topics. Ken possesses an insatiable desire to study and know more about the Word of God and, through the Believers Bible Study Series, help others get excited about what the Bible can do in their lives and gain a clearer understanding about God the Father, Jesus the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Ken and his wife Kathy are transplants from Texas now residing in Salem, Oregon. They have a son and two grandchildren in Oregon and a son, daughter-in-law, and “granddogs” in Tennessee. They are active in the PCA denomination where Ken has served as a ruling elder and a deacon in the past. In his professional career, primarily in Human Resources, Ken saw his work with others more as a ministry than a job.