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Session 1 Jesus the “miracle worker”. What is faith?. “ I have come to the conclusion that the most important element in human life is faith” (Rose Kennedy, mother of J.F.K.). What does “faith” mean?. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Session 1Jesus the miracle worker

What is faith?I have come to the conclusion that the most important element in human life is faith (Rose Kennedy, mother of J.F.K.)

What does faith mean?In the Bible, faith is believing the message of God is true, and then putting our trust in God and in his Son Jesus

What does miracle mean?What Alex Ferguson did with a group of very average players was a miracle!It was a miracle that nobody was hurt when the car crashed off the road

What does miracle mean?In the Bible, a miracle is an amazing event that is explained by the power of God

3 stories of faith and miraclesWe will look at these stories and notice 3 things about each one:

The SITUATION needing helpThe FAITH of people coming to JesusThe RESPONSE of Jesus in doing amazing miracles

Story 1: A Desperate RulerV18 (S): Rich important man has a daughter who has died

V18 (F): Publicly begs Jesus; believes a touch can raise her back to life again

V19, 23-25 (R): Jesus is willing to go; mourners told to leave; death is not final only sleeping; brings her back to life!!! (in private)

Story 2: A Desperate WomanV20 (S): 12 years of bleeding meant she was unclean, weak and alone

V20-21 (F): comes to Jesus; touches his cloak; believes he has power to save (although her faith is mixed with superstition)

V22 (R): talks to her like family; confirms that faith is why she is then healed (in public)

Story 3: Two Desperate MenV27 (S): Two men who are blind, struggle to survive

V28 (F): follow Jesus; recognise him as Son of David a title for Gods special king; dont give up; believe Jesus can make them see

V28-30 (R): speaks to them privately; tests their faith; heals with a touch (in private)

Putting the stories togetherWho we are doesnt matter to Jesuswhat matters is we have faith in him

Faith may be big or smallwhat matters is that it is real faith in Jesus

Faith in itself is not enoughwe need to have faith in Jesus if we want to be saved by God

Jesus does the kind of thing God promised his king would do so we can trust him (11:2-6)

(If you want to do some more reading on Jesus and his miracles, read Matthew 14:13-36)

Questions to ConsiderWhat do we learn about Jesus from these 3 stories?What is similar and what is different in each of the stories?Is there anything that surprises, interests, or puzzles you about Jesus?Some people say it doesnt matter what you believe in, just as long as you have faith. Would you agree/disagree?What would be the big challenges for you to put your faith in Jesus?