the works of jesus part 1

Why have signs & wonders wandered away?

Mark 3:20-35

“If the Lord really is with us, where are all His wonders that our fathers told us about?”

A Journey of Discovery

• Who is Jesus?

A Journey of Discovery

• Who is Jesus?

• Witnesses to Jesus

A Journey of Discovery

• Who is Jesus?

• Witnesses to Jesus

• The Words of Jesus

A Journey of Discovery

• Who is Jesus?

• Witnesses to Jesus

• The Words of Jesus

• The Works of Jesus

Why have signs & wonders wandered?

1. Carnal Thinking

“The natural man does

not receive the things

of the Spirit . . .

because they are

spiritually discerned.”

Why have signs & wonders wandered?

1. Carnal Thinking

– To be carnally

minded is to negate

the spiritual causes

& cures to illness

“Naturalism”

Why have signs & wonders wandered?

1. Carnal Thinking

– To be carnally

minded is to set

your affections on

earthly things and

not eternal things

Why have signs & wonders wandered?

2. Bad Religion

“He is possessed by

Beelzebub! By the

prince of demons He

is driving out demons.”

Why have signs & wonders wandered?

2. Bad Religion

“Cessationism”

=

Bad Religion!

Why have signs & wonders wandered?

2. Bad Religion

“Cessationism”

=

Bad Religion!

– Do not call the holy

things of God

“demonic”!

Why have signs & wonders wandered?

2. Bad Religion

– The “Unpardonable

Sin” is to stubbornly

resist the Holy Spirit’s

witness to Jesus in all

its various forms

– Specifically, to resist

His witness through

supernatural signs &

wonders performed in

Jesus’ name

Why have signs & wonders wandered?

3. Modern Medicine

“She had suffered a

great deal under the

care of many doctors

and had spent all

that she had.”

Why have signs & wonders wandered?

4. A relatively clean spiritual past

– Puritans– Moravians– Anabaptists– Quakers– Persecuted Christians

from Europe

Why have signs & wonders wandered?

5. Fear

“Don’t be afraid; just

believe.”

Mark 5:36

Why have signs & wonders wandered?

6. Lack of Faith

“But without faith it is

impossible to please

God. He that comes to

God must believe that

He is, and that He is a

rewarder of those who

diligently seek Him.”

Why have signs & wonders wandered?

7. Lack of Perseverance

“Yes, Lord, but even the

dogs under the table

eat the children’s

crumbs.”

Why have signs & wonders wandered?

8. Christians who are “buzzed” but not “under the influence” of the Holy Spirit.

“Do not be drunk with

wine, but be

[continuously] filled

with the Holy Ghost!”

9. Unsanctified, unprepared, timid and jealous leaders

“This kind can only

come out by prayer

and fasting.”

Why have signs & wonders wandered?

Why have signs & wonders wandered?

There’s NO reason why we can’t experience

signs & wonders today!