WEBVTT 00:00:01.159 --> 00:00:06.639 Welcome to NECF Sermons. Each message here is 00:00:06.639 --> 00:00:09.660 designed to uplift and strengthen you in your 00:00:09.660 --> 00:00:13.939 walk with God. Don't miss out. Stay with us until 00:00:13.939 --> 00:00:17.879 the end for a rewarding experience. Let's dive 00:00:17.879 --> 00:00:24.600 right in. God's work, just from that song as 00:00:24.600 --> 00:00:29.500 we've heard, God's work are visible. Hallelujah. 00:00:30.719 --> 00:00:36.539 Greater works are what? They are visible. And 00:00:36.539 --> 00:00:40.000 this morning we'll be dealing with one of those 00:00:40.000 --> 00:00:46.000 works of God that are visible. Thank you choir 00:00:46.000 --> 00:00:50.320 for bringing us to that song today because it 00:00:50.320 --> 00:00:55.420 aligns so well with what I want to teach. So 00:00:55.420 --> 00:01:01.520 while God is invisible, Only made manifest, made 00:01:01.520 --> 00:01:05.959 seen through Christ. The works of Christ, the 00:01:05.959 --> 00:01:10.560 works of God are very visible. Okay? The works 00:01:10.560 --> 00:01:15.680 of God, they are what? They are visible. And 00:01:15.680 --> 00:01:19.299 this year we say the theme of the year is greater 00:01:19.299 --> 00:01:23.379 works. So we can say there will be great visibility 00:01:23.379 --> 00:01:28.219 this year. Hallelujah. There will be great what? 00:01:28.739 --> 00:01:36.340 Visibility this year. Greater works will be seen 00:01:36.340 --> 00:01:42.200 amongst us. So in the line with the theme of 00:01:42.200 --> 00:01:44.560 the year and from what we have been teaching 00:01:44.560 --> 00:01:49.540 from Catechismos last year, our Believers Conference, 00:01:49.900 --> 00:01:56.600 the topic for today is working of miracles. walking 00:01:56.600 --> 00:02:00.560 of miracles. Because the walking of miracles 00:02:00.560 --> 00:02:09.979 is a greater walk that the believer would do. 00:02:11.379 --> 00:02:14.280 As we have received the Spirit of Christ, we 00:02:14.280 --> 00:02:17.180 have the Spirit of Christ in us, the believer 00:02:17.180 --> 00:02:21.539 who do it will walk out miracles. So the topic 00:02:21.539 --> 00:02:25.800 is... a working rather, working of miracles, 00:02:26.120 --> 00:02:31.879 working of miracle. In our last teaching, we 00:02:31.879 --> 00:02:36.080 highlighted that healing is a miracle, right? 00:02:36.699 --> 00:02:40.419 I don't know if, I mean, a couple of us listened 00:02:40.419 --> 00:02:42.240 to the message before we came to church, right? 00:02:42.280 --> 00:02:44.460 We should have done that because that was shared. 00:02:45.500 --> 00:02:49.099 Healing is a miracle, but there are other miracles, 00:02:49.439 --> 00:02:53.639 right, that are not healing. Did we clarify that? 00:02:54.020 --> 00:02:57.180 So we are building on that today. The other miracles 00:02:57.180 --> 00:03:03.460 that are not healing. So we call it, as we're 00:03:03.460 --> 00:03:07.840 saying in 1 Corinthians 12, verse 14. Let's open 00:03:07.840 --> 00:03:13.319 our scriptures to 1 Corinthians 12, verse 10. 00:03:13.500 --> 00:03:18.259 1 Corinthians 12, verse 10. 10, please. It said, 00:03:18.280 --> 00:03:23.139 to another, the working of miracles. to another, 00:03:23.319 --> 00:03:26.340 prophecy, to another, the signing of spirits, 00:03:26.620 --> 00:03:30.939 to another, diverse kinds of tongues, to another, 00:03:31.060 --> 00:03:34.259 the interpretation of tongues. But all this worketh, 00:03:34.360 --> 00:03:40.340 that one, and self -same spirits, dividing to 00:03:40.340 --> 00:03:45.240 every man, or every man, yes, severally, as he 00:03:45.240 --> 00:03:49.740 wills. So the working of miracles comes from 00:03:49.740 --> 00:03:53.150 the Spirit of God. that dwells in the believer. 00:03:54.870 --> 00:03:58.169 The walking of miracles comes from the Spirit 00:03:58.169 --> 00:04:03.569 of God that dwells in the believer. So every 00:04:03.569 --> 00:04:08.090 believer can walk in the walking of miracles. 00:04:08.650 --> 00:04:13.669 We need to first establish that. That every believer 00:04:13.669 --> 00:04:19.949 that has the Spirit of God can walk. In the working 00:04:19.949 --> 00:04:29.870 of miracles. And it is expected that when we 00:04:29.870 --> 00:04:33.350 go to preach. The signs and wonders should follow. 00:04:33.529 --> 00:04:38.089 Let's go to John. John 14. Because our key scripture 00:04:38.089 --> 00:04:42.009 is 1 Corinthians 12. From verse 1 to 11. And 00:04:42.009 --> 00:04:47.769 we can go to John chapter 14. John chapter 14 00:04:47.769 --> 00:04:51.310 from verse 1 to 14. You can just write those 00:04:51.310 --> 00:04:54.829 scriptures down. 1 Corinthians 12 verse 1 to 00:04:54.829 --> 00:05:16.800 11. John chapter 14 verse 1 to 14. John 14, I'll 00:05:16.800 --> 00:05:19.759 read from verse 11. It said, Believe me that 00:05:19.759 --> 00:05:24.980 I am in the Father, and the Father in me. Or 00:05:24.980 --> 00:05:29.839 else, believe me for the very works sake. You 00:05:29.839 --> 00:05:32.600 see the word works sake there, right? Verily, 00:05:32.680 --> 00:05:35.579 verily, I say unto you, he that believeth on 00:05:35.579 --> 00:05:41.000 me, the works that I do, shall he also do, and 00:05:41.000 --> 00:05:45.420 greater works than these shall he do. Because 00:05:45.420 --> 00:05:51.680 I go unto my father. Part of what Jesus is saying 00:05:51.680 --> 00:05:55.480 here that the believer will do is also the working 00:05:55.480 --> 00:05:59.399 of miracles. It's part of the great works that 00:05:59.399 --> 00:06:03.720 the believer will do. So let's go into the study. 00:06:04.480 --> 00:06:09.680 Let's go much more into the study. Just the same 00:06:09.680 --> 00:06:14.930 way signs or just the same way healing. are seen 00:06:14.930 --> 00:06:18.850 as signs that points to the message of Christ. 00:06:19.410 --> 00:06:22.290 Okay? The same way healing is seen as a sign 00:06:22.290 --> 00:06:24.310 that points to the message of Christ, the walking 00:06:24.310 --> 00:06:29.189 of miracles is also a sign and wonder that points 00:06:29.189 --> 00:06:32.829 to the message of Christ. So we're just establishing 00:06:32.829 --> 00:06:36.949 some things that we already know to put them 00:06:36.949 --> 00:06:40.589 ahead first. First, every believer can walk out 00:06:40.589 --> 00:06:46.839 miracles. The same way healing is a sign. The 00:06:46.839 --> 00:06:49.519 walking of miracle is also a sign and a wonder 00:06:49.519 --> 00:06:54.639 that points to the message of the gospel. If 00:06:54.639 --> 00:06:59.180 you have this background, there will be more 00:06:59.180 --> 00:07:06.480 clarity as we go. It authenticates the message 00:07:06.480 --> 00:07:13.589 you are receiving. And in a way, the same way 00:07:13.589 --> 00:07:19.370 healing is expected to take away unbelief, the 00:07:19.370 --> 00:07:21.709 same way healing is expected to take away unbelief 00:07:21.709 --> 00:07:27.649 from a man, when the walking of miracles, when 00:07:27.649 --> 00:07:31.470 the walking of miracles is made manifest, it 00:07:31.470 --> 00:07:38.230 is to take away unbelief. It is to take away. 00:07:38.789 --> 00:07:41.029 unbelief. So when there's a working of miracles 00:07:41.029 --> 00:07:44.050 that is taking place somewhere, it's actually 00:07:44.050 --> 00:07:46.089 to make people be strengthened in their faith 00:07:46.089 --> 00:07:49.029 and for those that have not believed to come 00:07:49.029 --> 00:07:54.170 to the knowledge of Christ. So these three things 00:07:54.170 --> 00:07:56.610 are the foundation upon which this teaching will 00:07:56.610 --> 00:08:01.410 be. First, that every believer is able to work 00:08:01.410 --> 00:08:04.490 out miracles because they have the Spirit of 00:08:04.490 --> 00:08:11.079 God. Second, the same way it's a sign and a wonder 00:08:11.079 --> 00:08:13.420 that points to the gospel, the same way miracles 00:08:13.420 --> 00:08:19.519 also points to the gospel. Now, what is working 00:08:19.519 --> 00:08:22.360 of miracles? Let's dive into it. What is working 00:08:22.360 --> 00:08:26.199 of miracles? Let's go back to 1 Corinthians 12. 00:08:27.620 --> 00:08:32.460 1 Corinthians 12, verse 10. And we would unravel 00:08:32.460 --> 00:08:36.200 it from there. Working of miracles. Now, the 00:08:36.200 --> 00:08:42.820 word working, we should write down. It's actually 00:08:42.820 --> 00:08:48.519 the word energima. The word working is the word 00:08:48.519 --> 00:08:56.379 energima itself. And it's spelled as E -N -E 00:08:56.379 --> 00:09:07.809 -R -E -N -E -R -G. E -N -E -R -G -M -A. I need 00:09:07.809 --> 00:09:17.350 to confirm that. I need to confirm that. E -N 00:09:17.350 --> 00:09:20.049 -E -R -G -M -A. Doing a little bit of study this 00:09:20.049 --> 00:09:25.769 morning. You know, these things are not our language. 00:09:26.470 --> 00:09:30.750 We have to always confirm. Yes. E -N -E -R -G 00:09:30.750 --> 00:09:35.820 -E -M -A. Yes. E -N -E -R -G -E -M -A. So energema. 00:09:37.100 --> 00:09:42.139 It means to put something in operation. To put 00:09:42.139 --> 00:09:46.559 something in effect. Right? To put something 00:09:46.559 --> 00:09:51.779 in operation. To put something in effect. It 00:09:51.779 --> 00:09:57.200 means for something to be active. Active. To 00:09:57.200 --> 00:09:59.039 put something in effect. To put something in 00:09:59.039 --> 00:10:08.169 operation. To make it active. Sometimes the scriptures 00:10:08.169 --> 00:10:11.789 use the word to rot. It means to work out something. 00:10:11.950 --> 00:10:17.230 To rot. W -R -O -U -G -H -T. To rot. To make 00:10:17.230 --> 00:10:19.769 something active. To put something into action. 00:10:21.350 --> 00:10:24.149 To put something into action. And the word miracles 00:10:24.149 --> 00:10:32.389 is dunamis. It's dunamis. In many areas you would 00:10:32.389 --> 00:10:35.700 find the Bible is translated as power. Right? 00:10:35.720 --> 00:10:39.539 But in this context, the word miracles is used 00:10:39.539 --> 00:10:45.039 for it. And there's a reason for that. Miracles 00:10:45.039 --> 00:10:48.779 is dunamis. D -U -N -A -M -I -S. Which refers 00:10:48.779 --> 00:10:54.220 to power and ability. Right? Which refers to 00:10:54.220 --> 00:11:06.159 power and ability. So, The word working there 00:11:06.159 --> 00:11:08.820 that started it, that said working of miracles, 00:11:08.919 --> 00:11:11.980 was put there to show you that it is active, 00:11:12.299 --> 00:11:14.539 actually. There are places where the Bible used 00:11:14.539 --> 00:11:16.779 the word dunamis, but it's referring to what 00:11:16.779 --> 00:11:20.080 is residing in you, right? The power that you 00:11:20.080 --> 00:11:22.980 have within you. It will tell you, for example, 00:11:23.240 --> 00:11:25.299 Ephesians will say that you are strengthened 00:11:25.299 --> 00:11:28.419 with power through the spirit of God in your 00:11:28.419 --> 00:11:30.980 inner man, right? So power that resides. Here 00:11:30.980 --> 00:11:34.320 it's saying that that power that resides in you, 00:11:34.730 --> 00:11:40.730 is at work, is active, is visible. Do we get 00:11:40.730 --> 00:11:45.570 it? That power that is in you is visible, is 00:11:45.570 --> 00:11:50.629 at work, is effective, is showing forth. So therefore 00:11:50.629 --> 00:11:54.490 we can say, the word I've said, the word working 00:11:54.490 --> 00:11:57.909 gives it the context, which is making it active 00:11:57.909 --> 00:12:03.429 and effective and in action. We can therefore 00:12:03.429 --> 00:12:08.059 say, That the walking of miracles is actually 00:12:08.059 --> 00:12:11.779 showing abilities. It's the show of abilities 00:12:11.779 --> 00:12:16.899 that resides in the believer. Walking of miracles 00:12:16.899 --> 00:12:21.440 is the show of the ability that resides in the 00:12:21.440 --> 00:12:26.220 believer. It's a show of ability that resides 00:12:26.220 --> 00:12:31.419 in the believer. It is actually operating in 00:12:31.419 --> 00:12:36.059 your ability. So from your own end, it's operating 00:12:36.059 --> 00:12:41.299 in your ability. When we see it, what has been 00:12:41.299 --> 00:12:45.200 put in effect through you, we see it as, wow, 00:12:45.279 --> 00:12:57.860 this is a show of what is inside of him. So it 00:12:57.860 --> 00:12:59.899 is a show of abilities and it's available to, 00:13:00.000 --> 00:13:04.399 again, to all believers. It is available to all 00:13:04.399 --> 00:13:08.360 believers. Now let's see Acts chapter 2 verse 00:13:08.360 --> 00:13:33.399 22. Acts chapter 2 verse 22. as ye yourself also 00:13:33.399 --> 00:13:38.519 know. Ye yourself also know. So what do we see 00:13:38.519 --> 00:13:44.899 here? We see that Christ himself worked out miracles. 00:13:46.320 --> 00:13:49.860 While he was going about preaching, miracles 00:13:49.860 --> 00:13:53.559 and signs and wonders were accompanying the teachings 00:13:53.559 --> 00:13:58.419 of Jesus. Working miracles, it became a normal 00:13:58.419 --> 00:14:02.500 place, or it's a place of, We find it regularly 00:14:02.500 --> 00:14:07.039 when Christ is teaching, in his meetings, when 00:14:07.039 --> 00:14:11.460 he's passing by. We find it regularly. Matthew 00:14:11.460 --> 00:14:20.620 11 verse 1 to 5. It came to pass when Jesus had 00:14:20.620 --> 00:14:25.620 made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, 00:14:25.919 --> 00:14:30.500 it departed hence. to teach and to preach in 00:14:30.500 --> 00:14:33.860 their cities. Now, when John had heard in the 00:14:33.860 --> 00:14:38.179 prison that the works, the works of Christ is 00:14:38.179 --> 00:14:42.480 sent to of his disciples, you see, so John heard 00:14:42.480 --> 00:14:46.740 of the works of Christ and said unto him, art 00:14:46.740 --> 00:14:50.000 thou he that should come or do we look for another? 00:14:51.139 --> 00:14:55.320 And Jesus said unto him, go and do what? Show. 00:14:56.340 --> 00:15:01.019 John, again, those things which ye do hear and 00:15:01.019 --> 00:15:05.200 see. The next. The blind receive their sight, 00:15:05.299 --> 00:15:07.240 and the lame walk, and the lepers are cleansed, 00:15:07.279 --> 00:15:10.779 and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, 00:15:10.840 --> 00:15:14.120 and the poor have the gospel preached to them. 00:15:14.620 --> 00:15:21.620 So, the confirmation that he is the Messiah is 00:15:21.620 --> 00:15:26.320 the works. He said, go and tell John. What you 00:15:26.320 --> 00:15:33.360 hear, the message, and what you see, to know 00:15:33.360 --> 00:15:37.879 and be assured that I am He. It's the same thing 00:15:37.879 --> 00:15:40.559 if you go to Acts, it said, it was approved of 00:15:40.559 --> 00:15:43.679 God, means it was declared of God. Go back to 00:15:43.679 --> 00:15:46.600 Acts 22, yes, 22, thank you. It was declared 00:15:46.600 --> 00:15:50.909 of God. Right? It's not like Jesus did the signs, 00:15:50.990 --> 00:15:53.929 then God approved him. No, it was actually declared 00:15:53.929 --> 00:15:57.789 of God by the miracles and signs which God did 00:15:57.789 --> 00:16:01.230 through him. So the message of God, the message 00:16:01.230 --> 00:16:03.809 of Christ with the signs and wonders, reveals 00:16:03.809 --> 00:16:08.149 Christ. The message of God with the signs and 00:16:08.149 --> 00:16:15.889 wonders reveals Jesus, reveals God. Let me say 00:16:15.889 --> 00:16:19.330 this. The character of God can be known in the 00:16:19.330 --> 00:16:23.169 preaching of the gospel and in the walking of 00:16:23.169 --> 00:16:30.429 miracles. The character of God can be known in 00:16:30.429 --> 00:16:34.210 the teaching, in the preaching and in the walking 00:16:34.210 --> 00:16:38.110 of miracles. There's a reason why I'm emphasizing 00:16:38.110 --> 00:16:41.909 this because at the end, we are going to check. 00:16:42.600 --> 00:16:45.779 Some actions in the Old Testament that looks 00:16:45.779 --> 00:16:49.919 like they worked out miracles, but do not reflect 00:16:49.919 --> 00:16:54.059 the character of God. Right? Things that happen 00:16:54.059 --> 00:16:55.620 in the Old Testament that looks like they worked 00:16:55.620 --> 00:16:57.820 out miracles, but do not reflect that. So miracles 00:16:57.820 --> 00:17:03.139 must reflect the character of God. Miracles reflect, 00:17:03.320 --> 00:17:12.099 they teach the character of God. So Jesus was 00:17:12.099 --> 00:17:14.579 telling John the works he was doing, which is 00:17:14.579 --> 00:17:16.960 working of miracles and the preaching of the 00:17:16.960 --> 00:17:26.980 gospel. Acts 10 verse 38. Acts 10 verse 38. Our 00:17:26.980 --> 00:17:29.859 God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy 00:17:29.859 --> 00:17:34.460 Ghost and with power who went about doing good 00:17:34.460 --> 00:17:38.240 and healing all that were oppressed of the devil. 00:17:38.319 --> 00:17:42.660 For God was what? was with him so again here 00:17:42.660 --> 00:17:47.220 we see right jesus going about doing good healing 00:17:47.220 --> 00:17:52.940 all that we're oppressed so it's a common thing 00:17:52.940 --> 00:17:55.640 in his meeting so should it be a common thing 00:17:55.640 --> 00:17:58.859 in the believer's life yes that's the answer 00:17:58.859 --> 00:18:03.279 it should be something common among us something 00:18:03.279 --> 00:18:06.579 regular among us the workings of miracles so 00:18:06.579 --> 00:18:13.210 that we can Walk as Christ walked. So it's something 00:18:13.210 --> 00:18:15.630 that is regular in his meetings. And that is 00:18:15.630 --> 00:18:18.150 why we are taking time to teach, to understand, 00:18:18.210 --> 00:18:23.130 and we can walk properly in it. We are taking 00:18:23.130 --> 00:18:27.309 time to teach. So can you say, in my life, the 00:18:27.309 --> 00:18:33.210 walking of miracles is regular. In my life, the 00:18:33.210 --> 00:18:37.869 walking of miracles takes place always. Amen. 00:18:38.820 --> 00:18:46.059 Good. Acts chapter 6 verse 8. Acts chapter 6 00:18:46.059 --> 00:18:50.759 verse 8. And Stephen was full of faith and power 00:18:50.759 --> 00:18:56.700 and did great wonders and miracles among the 00:18:56.700 --> 00:19:00.539 people. We will not just be full of faith alone. 00:19:01.680 --> 00:19:05.299 We are full of power and we will do. Can you 00:19:05.299 --> 00:19:10.660 see that it is also active? The faith is active. 00:19:10.759 --> 00:19:13.819 The power that is resident in a believer must 00:19:13.819 --> 00:19:19.619 be active. The faith is active. The power that 00:19:19.619 --> 00:19:25.299 is resident in a believer must be active. It 00:19:25.299 --> 00:19:27.660 is not passive. It's not something that is just 00:19:27.660 --> 00:19:31.980 there. You know, that is lying there. It is not 00:19:31.980 --> 00:19:35.759 just to be in you, but to be made manifest, to 00:19:35.759 --> 00:19:40.309 be seen. To be revealed because it reveals the 00:19:40.309 --> 00:19:42.970 character of God. In fact, it reveals the goodness 00:19:42.970 --> 00:19:46.670 of God. It reveals the goodness of God. Now, 00:19:46.710 --> 00:19:48.849 I've defined that character, right? The goodness 00:19:48.849 --> 00:19:52.430 of God. Miracles reveals the goodness of God. 00:19:53.630 --> 00:19:56.269 It reveals the goodness. That is why it should 00:19:56.269 --> 00:19:58.690 be a thing of joy for you that you want to walk 00:19:58.690 --> 00:20:01.150 in those things. You want to cast out demons. 00:20:01.250 --> 00:20:04.920 It should be a thing of joy. That you want to 00:20:04.920 --> 00:20:06.839 heal the sick, it should be a thing of joy. That 00:20:06.839 --> 00:20:09.519 you want to put circumstances in the natural 00:20:09.519 --> 00:20:13.319 in order for God, it should be a thing of joy. 00:20:13.579 --> 00:20:16.700 Because it shows the goodness of God to man. 00:20:18.220 --> 00:20:25.119 It shows the goodness of God to man. 1 Corinthians 00:20:25.119 --> 00:20:32.779 2 verse 5. Now see what Paul says. Now start 00:20:32.779 --> 00:20:37.720 from verse one, please. And I, brethren, when 00:20:37.720 --> 00:20:43.000 I came to you, came not with excellency of speech 00:20:43.000 --> 00:20:46.920 or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony 00:20:46.920 --> 00:20:49.000 of God. The testimony of God is actually talking 00:20:49.000 --> 00:20:51.240 about the preaching of the gospel, right? That's 00:20:51.240 --> 00:20:53.700 the testimony of Christ. For I determined not 00:20:53.700 --> 00:20:57.079 to know anything among you, save Jesus and him 00:20:57.079 --> 00:21:00.640 crucified. And I was with you in weaknesses. 00:21:01.339 --> 00:21:05.240 and in fear, and in much trembling. And my speech 00:21:05.240 --> 00:21:09.980 and my preaching, now clarify, was not with enticing 00:21:09.980 --> 00:21:14.799 words of man's wisdom, but in what? In the demonstration 00:21:14.799 --> 00:21:20.460 of the Spirit and of power. The demonstration 00:21:20.460 --> 00:21:26.700 of the Spirit and of power. That your faith should 00:21:26.700 --> 00:21:29.619 not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power 00:21:29.619 --> 00:21:36.099 of God. Do we see that Paul shows in his preaching 00:21:36.099 --> 00:21:39.920 the demonstration of the Spirit and of power? 00:21:40.420 --> 00:21:43.279 For what purpose? What is the purpose? That the 00:21:43.279 --> 00:21:47.019 faith of men would not stand in the wisdom of 00:21:47.019 --> 00:21:55.059 men, but in the power of God. So Paul, as an 00:21:55.059 --> 00:21:59.140 example, also walk, right? In the demonstration 00:21:59.140 --> 00:22:00.839 of power. So it's also called the demonstration 00:22:00.839 --> 00:22:03.640 of power. Okay. You can also call the walking 00:22:03.640 --> 00:22:06.440 of miracles. The demonstration of power. The 00:22:06.440 --> 00:22:09.599 demonstration of the power of God. Making the 00:22:09.599 --> 00:22:14.740 power of God. Visible. Right. Making the power 00:22:14.740 --> 00:22:22.660 of God visible. Let's go to Galatians 5 .3. A 00:22:22.660 --> 00:22:26.839 lot of scriptures. Necessary. For our edifying. 00:22:28.880 --> 00:22:32.000 Galatians 5. As if I testify again to every man 00:22:32.000 --> 00:22:39.220 that is circumcised, that is adept to do the 00:22:39.220 --> 00:22:49.819 law. Next verse. Galatians 5 .3. Excuse me just 00:22:49.819 --> 00:23:54.490 a bit. Can you start from verse 1? Verse 1. The 00:23:54.490 --> 00:23:57.950 scriptures I'm looking for are 3 verse 5, right? 00:23:58.069 --> 00:24:02.420 Okay, I'm reading something else. Sorry. 3 verse 00:24:02.420 --> 00:24:05.440 5, not 5 verse 3. Okay, good. Thank you, sir. 00:24:05.700 --> 00:24:18.720 He said, So let's read from verse 1 to give you 00:24:18.720 --> 00:24:34.319 the context. Verse 1. evidently set forth, crucified 00:24:34.319 --> 00:24:40.220 among you. This only would I learn of you, receive 00:24:40.220 --> 00:24:43.940 ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by 00:24:43.940 --> 00:24:47.660 the hearing of faith. Are ye so foolish, having 00:24:47.660 --> 00:24:50.500 begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect 00:24:50.500 --> 00:24:55.539 by the flesh? Have ye suffered so many things 00:24:55.539 --> 00:25:14.690 in vain, if it be yet in vain? So what is Paul 00:25:14.690 --> 00:25:17.569 emphasizing here? Of course, we know the story 00:25:17.569 --> 00:25:21.410 of the Galatians and how they brought the issue 00:25:21.410 --> 00:25:24.789 of circumcision to them. And they added that 00:25:24.789 --> 00:25:28.539 as a layer, right, to their salvation. to be 00:25:28.539 --> 00:25:31.019 able to say, oh, you have to be circumcised before 00:25:31.019 --> 00:25:34.680 you are saved. Paul is now explaining that, that 00:25:34.680 --> 00:25:37.500 the one that ministered to you, the Spirit, right, 00:25:37.559 --> 00:25:40.400 and worketh miracles among you, does he do it 00:25:40.400 --> 00:25:45.460 by the law or by faith? Is it that the person 00:25:45.460 --> 00:25:47.339 brought out the law, you know, the law of Moses 00:25:47.339 --> 00:25:50.359 in the sense of it, and begin to work out those 00:25:50.359 --> 00:25:54.700 miracles according to the law of Moses, or the 00:25:54.700 --> 00:25:57.980 working of miracles is by faith? It's a rhetorical 00:25:57.980 --> 00:26:00.480 question, actually. It's not for them to answer. 00:26:00.880 --> 00:26:03.380 It's trying to tell them that the workings of 00:26:03.380 --> 00:26:07.900 miracles is by faith. Just the same way salvation 00:26:07.900 --> 00:26:11.660 is by faith, all that comes in it is by faith. 00:26:13.019 --> 00:26:17.160 Right? All that comes in salvation, which includes 00:26:17.160 --> 00:26:21.400 the working of miracles, is by faith. So when 00:26:21.400 --> 00:26:26.220 you want to work in miracles, You don't need 00:26:26.220 --> 00:26:29.839 formulas. Hallelujah. You can write it down. 00:26:29.880 --> 00:26:32.119 When you want to work in miracles, you don't 00:26:32.119 --> 00:26:37.420 need formulas. The working of miracles does not 00:26:37.420 --> 00:26:44.980 come by formulas. It comes by faith. It is not 00:26:44.980 --> 00:26:51.460 magic. It is miracles. It does not come by formulas, 00:26:51.539 --> 00:26:55.380 but it comes by faith. So do we all have faith 00:26:55.380 --> 00:26:58.599 in the house this morning? Yes. So it means we 00:26:58.599 --> 00:27:03.000 can walk in miracles because we have faith. We 00:27:03.000 --> 00:27:06.640 can give expression to miracles because we have 00:27:06.640 --> 00:27:17.460 faith. 2 Corinthians 12 verse 12. The walking 00:27:17.460 --> 00:27:22.240 of miracles here is referred to as mighty deeds. 00:27:23.000 --> 00:27:27.900 So truly, the signs of an apostle were wrought. 00:27:27.900 --> 00:27:29.980 You see, that's the word wrought, right? Were 00:27:29.980 --> 00:27:34.839 worked out among you in all patience, in signs 00:27:34.839 --> 00:27:40.220 and wonders and mighty deeds. Still referring 00:27:40.220 --> 00:27:44.380 to miracles. So the signs of an apostle were 00:27:44.380 --> 00:27:49.059 worked among you. So here, miracles refers to, 00:27:49.140 --> 00:27:53.710 is explained as mighty deeds. So they are mighty 00:27:53.710 --> 00:28:00.809 deeds. They are mighty deeds. Now, just add the 00:28:00.809 --> 00:28:02.950 scriptures we already read this morning. Ephesians 00:28:02.950 --> 00:28:12.490 1 verse 9. 19 rather. Ephesians 1 verse 19. Ephesians 00:28:12.490 --> 00:28:15.069 1 verse 19. Maybe we should touch upon that a 00:28:15.069 --> 00:28:56.430 little bit. He said, but also in that which is 00:28:56.430 --> 00:28:59.109 to come. You can stop there. You can stop there. 00:28:59.670 --> 00:29:03.950 He said, the exceedingly great, the greatness 00:29:03.950 --> 00:29:07.029 of his power towards us who have believed. So 00:29:07.029 --> 00:29:11.529 the power of God is at work in us that have believed. 00:29:11.890 --> 00:29:14.609 And this took place through what took place in 00:29:14.609 --> 00:29:19.490 Christ. It took place through what took place 00:29:19.490 --> 00:29:22.680 in Christ. And look at verse 21. 1 Corinthians 00:29:22.680 --> 00:29:27.299 1 gives us, you know, what can happen in miracles. 00:29:28.720 --> 00:29:31.839 It's a far above all principality and power and 00:29:31.839 --> 00:29:34.779 minds and dominion and every name that is named, 00:29:34.839 --> 00:29:40.579 not only in this world, but also in that which 00:29:40.579 --> 00:29:46.539 is to come. So we see here that that which is 00:29:46.539 --> 00:29:50.640 worked in Christ, made available to us, puts 00:29:50.640 --> 00:29:54.799 us above principalities and power. So when we 00:29:54.799 --> 00:29:58.279 talk about casting out devils, it's the working 00:29:58.279 --> 00:30:02.880 of miracles. And it is because of the great power 00:30:02.880 --> 00:30:05.279 of God, the exceedingly great power of God that 00:30:05.279 --> 00:30:10.079 is at work in us. Above principalities and power, 00:30:10.440 --> 00:30:18.319 above might and dominion, above every name. So 00:30:18.319 --> 00:30:19.920 we can cast out there, he's already telling us 00:30:19.920 --> 00:30:23.539 where we are seated, where we are as believers. 00:30:26.019 --> 00:30:32.759 So we can write again that working of miracles, 00:30:33.119 --> 00:30:37.319 okay, working of miracles, we're trying to really 00:30:37.319 --> 00:30:40.839 understand this so that we can work in it in 00:30:40.839 --> 00:30:48.089 abundance. Working of miracles, occurs when we 00:30:48.089 --> 00:30:51.910 alter the physical or natural order of things. 00:30:52.349 --> 00:30:56.910 That is why we say it's visible. Walking of miracles 00:30:56.910 --> 00:31:03.930 occurs when we alter the physical and natural 00:31:03.930 --> 00:31:16.630 order of things. So it means that when a miracle 00:31:16.630 --> 00:31:19.569 takes place, we can see it. We can point to it. 00:31:19.930 --> 00:31:25.170 We can talk about it. We can point to it. We 00:31:25.170 --> 00:31:28.069 can talk about it. The casting out of devils, 00:31:28.089 --> 00:31:31.089 we can talk about it. We can see it. We can see 00:31:31.089 --> 00:31:34.910 a change in a man that has been delivered from 00:31:34.910 --> 00:31:50.289 devils. So first we can say that when we see 00:31:50.289 --> 00:31:52.750 people manifesting the devil in the body, we 00:31:52.750 --> 00:31:55.650 cast them out. We cast the devil out, right? 00:31:55.690 --> 00:31:58.950 So a person can be delivered from devil. So I'm 00:31:58.950 --> 00:32:01.329 talking about a person now, an individual can 00:32:01.329 --> 00:32:03.190 be delivered from devil. And that is a miracle, 00:32:03.349 --> 00:32:06.269 right? That is one. So a person can be delivered 00:32:06.269 --> 00:32:09.069 from devil and that's a miracle. A circumstances 00:32:09.069 --> 00:32:12.569 or circumstances can also be delivered from devil. 00:32:14.380 --> 00:32:16.900 That's another one we need to know. It's not 00:32:16.900 --> 00:32:19.279 just someone just casting out demons. But in 00:32:19.279 --> 00:32:23.680 certain circumstances around us, we can deliver 00:32:23.680 --> 00:32:26.039 those circumstances away from the hand of the 00:32:26.039 --> 00:32:30.359 devil. Situations I'm talking about. Right? I'm 00:32:30.359 --> 00:32:37.019 talking about situations. We can rebuke the devil 00:32:37.019 --> 00:32:39.559 in certain circumstances around us. And this 00:32:39.559 --> 00:32:43.309 should be regular in our life. Don't take every 00:32:43.309 --> 00:32:46.210 circumstance as just, oh, that is the way it 00:32:46.210 --> 00:32:49.930 should be. No. The believer must be discerning. 00:32:50.390 --> 00:32:53.769 So know circumstances when you need to cast out 00:32:53.769 --> 00:32:58.150 the devil from that circumstance. The believer 00:32:58.150 --> 00:33:01.609 must be discerning. So know when you need to 00:33:01.609 --> 00:33:03.289 cast out the devil in certain circumstances. 00:33:05.390 --> 00:33:08.529 You know, we'll come to that scripture. When 00:33:08.529 --> 00:33:11.900 Paul was preaching and someone was... saying 00:33:11.900 --> 00:33:14.660 a word that seems so nice that these are the 00:33:14.660 --> 00:33:18.240 servants of the living God, right? Maybe in this 00:33:18.240 --> 00:33:21.019 generation, someone can say, oh, that's a good 00:33:21.019 --> 00:33:26.180 hype and it's contributing to the sermon, right? 00:33:27.440 --> 00:33:32.599 As good as that statement was, it was the greatest 00:33:32.599 --> 00:33:34.579 distraction to the message of the gospel that 00:33:34.579 --> 00:33:38.539 day. It was not something that was being prophesied. 00:33:38.599 --> 00:33:41.460 It was not something that was being spoken. To 00:33:41.460 --> 00:33:44.619 edify people. Rather, it was a distraction that 00:33:44.619 --> 00:33:48.160 people will not hear what the apostle was teaching. 00:33:50.500 --> 00:33:53.859 Praise God. So circumstances as such, you can 00:33:53.859 --> 00:33:57.539 cast the devil out of such circumstances. We'll 00:33:57.539 --> 00:33:59.720 see more as we go and we check the scriptures. 00:34:00.519 --> 00:34:04.000 So we can say, miracle happens in a person and 00:34:04.000 --> 00:34:06.920 in circumstances. We can say that. It happens 00:34:06.920 --> 00:34:12.559 in a person and in circumstances. It happens 00:34:12.559 --> 00:34:18.199 in a person and in circumstances. Luke chapter 00:34:18.199 --> 00:34:27.539 8 As believers, we must be sensitive. Luke chapter 00:34:27.539 --> 00:34:45.010 8 Go to verse 26 And they arrived at the country 00:34:45.010 --> 00:34:49.449 of the gatherings, which is over Galilee. And 00:34:49.449 --> 00:34:53.150 he went forth to the land. There met him out 00:34:53.150 --> 00:34:56.750 of the city a certain man, which had devils long 00:34:56.750 --> 00:35:00.929 time, and wear no clothes, neither abode in any 00:35:00.929 --> 00:35:04.389 house, but in tombs. Can you see that the devil 00:35:04.389 --> 00:35:07.909 was physically manifesting in the man? Physically 00:35:07.909 --> 00:35:14.360 manifesting. When Jesus saw, when he saw Jesus 00:35:14.360 --> 00:35:18.400 rather, he cried out and fell down before him. 00:35:18.639 --> 00:35:22.239 And with a loud voice said, what have I to do 00:35:22.239 --> 00:35:26.079 with thee, Jesus? Thou son of God, most high. 00:35:26.239 --> 00:35:28.719 You see, they know how to say thou son of God, 00:35:28.840 --> 00:35:31.199 most high. They know how to say this is the servant 00:35:31.199 --> 00:35:33.920 of the most high God, but they do not believe 00:35:33.920 --> 00:35:39.659 in what God is doing. Right? The devils know 00:35:39.659 --> 00:35:42.940 this information, but they do not believe in 00:35:42.940 --> 00:35:46.659 what God is doing. So you have to be discerning. 00:35:46.800 --> 00:35:49.059 So someone says, oh, because he said, Jesus, 00:35:49.059 --> 00:35:51.500 thou son of the most high God, does that mean 00:35:51.500 --> 00:35:54.179 he has prophesied Jesus and believed Jesus? No. 00:35:55.559 --> 00:36:00.099 He's just saying who Jesus is. Does he believe 00:36:00.099 --> 00:36:02.039 in what God is doing? Does the devil believe 00:36:02.039 --> 00:36:04.179 in what God is doing? Are they partakers in it? 00:36:04.340 --> 00:36:09.300 No. what God is doing, they don't want to be 00:36:09.300 --> 00:36:12.159 part of it. So mentioning that he's the son of 00:36:12.159 --> 00:36:15.420 God does not mean the devil believed. No. Now 00:36:15.420 --> 00:36:18.460 he said, I beseech thee, torment me not. For 00:36:18.460 --> 00:36:22.739 he had commanded the unseen spirit to come out 00:36:22.739 --> 00:36:27.480 of the man. For oftentimes it had caught him 00:36:27.480 --> 00:36:30.860 and it was kept bound with chains and in fetters 00:36:30.860 --> 00:36:35.539 and it broke the bands and was driven of the 00:36:35.539 --> 00:36:38.550 devil's into the wilderness. And Jesus asked 00:36:38.550 --> 00:36:41.889 him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion, 00:36:42.070 --> 00:36:45.349 because many devils were entering to him. And 00:36:45.349 --> 00:36:47.710 they besought him that he would not command them 00:36:47.710 --> 00:36:50.949 to go out into the deep. And there was there 00:36:50.949 --> 00:36:54.269 an herd of many swine feeding on the mountain. 00:36:55.309 --> 00:36:58.210 And they besought him that he would suffer them 00:36:58.210 --> 00:37:01.750 to enter into them. And he suffered them. Then 00:37:01.750 --> 00:37:04.949 went out the devils out of the man and entered 00:37:04.949 --> 00:37:09.369 into the swine. And the herd ran violently down 00:37:09.369 --> 00:37:12.670 a steep place into the lake and they were choked. 00:37:12.769 --> 00:37:21.849 So he cast out the devil from a man. Now we can 00:37:21.849 --> 00:37:25.349 read from verse 22. Now, just a little bit to 00:37:25.349 --> 00:37:28.429 backtrack on that same chapter. This one took 00:37:28.429 --> 00:37:31.230 place in a man. From verse 22 is a circumstance 00:37:31.230 --> 00:37:36.099 that was brought under the control. And now it 00:37:36.099 --> 00:37:39.480 came to pass on a certain day that he went into 00:37:39.480 --> 00:37:43.340 a ship with his disciples and he said unto them, 00:37:43.400 --> 00:37:45.800 let's go over onto the other side of the lake 00:37:45.800 --> 00:37:49.539 and the launch fort. But as they sailed, he fell 00:37:49.539 --> 00:37:53.079 asleep and there came a storm of the wind on 00:37:53.079 --> 00:37:57.800 the lake and they were filled with water and 00:37:57.800 --> 00:38:01.559 were in jeopardy. And they came to him and awoke 00:38:01.559 --> 00:38:05.460 him saying, Master, Master, we perish. Then he 00:38:05.460 --> 00:38:09.840 arose and rebuilt the wind and the raging of 00:38:09.840 --> 00:38:15.739 the water. And they ceased and there was a calm. 00:38:16.139 --> 00:38:19.320 They ceased and there was what? A calm. That 00:38:19.320 --> 00:38:23.199 is a circumstance. Right? That is a circumstance. 00:38:23.199 --> 00:38:26.480 So we see Jesus' miracles in people, on people 00:38:26.480 --> 00:38:32.099 and also in circumstances. in circumstances that 00:38:32.099 --> 00:38:35.099 are unpalatable in our lives, unpalatable to 00:38:35.099 --> 00:38:37.900 situations and what God is doing through us. 00:38:39.559 --> 00:38:42.639 So let's deal with three other things. I think 00:38:42.639 --> 00:38:43.860 these are the three other things we'll deal with 00:38:43.860 --> 00:38:49.179 that will continue on Wednesday. Can you just 00:38:49.179 --> 00:38:51.039 take one minute to pray? Just pray in your heart 00:38:51.039 --> 00:38:55.760 that you rebuke the devil in every circumstances. 00:38:55.960 --> 00:38:58.159 Before we continue teaching, just pray. Those 00:38:58.159 --> 00:39:02.530 circumstances in your life, that you feel there's 00:39:02.530 --> 00:39:04.489 an oppression of the devil, can you say, I rebuke 00:39:04.489 --> 00:39:10.369 you this circumstance? I cast out the devil in 00:39:10.369 --> 00:39:14.650 this circumstance in my life. When I approach 00:39:14.650 --> 00:39:21.469 this place, it's as if things don't align. Say, 00:39:21.530 --> 00:39:30.559 I rebuke the devil in this area. Every circumstance, 00:39:30.760 --> 00:39:33.579 they become obedient to the power of God in me. 00:39:35.340 --> 00:39:40.179 When I get into any space, that space becomes 00:39:40.179 --> 00:39:45.619 obedient to the power of God in me. When I get 00:39:45.619 --> 00:39:50.139 into any environment, that environment becomes 00:39:50.139 --> 00:39:55.159 obedient to the power of God in me. When there 00:39:55.159 --> 00:39:57.420 are people that are possessed with demons and 00:39:57.420 --> 00:40:00.780 devils, And they want to misbehave. When I get 00:40:00.780 --> 00:40:04.679 into that space, that devil is cast out. In the 00:40:04.679 --> 00:40:14.639 name of Jesus. Wherever I step my foot, oh, in 00:40:14.639 --> 00:40:18.840 the name of Jesus, that place becomes obedience 00:40:18.840 --> 00:40:28.710 to the power of God that is at work in me. It 00:40:28.710 --> 00:40:33.969 says, and the shadow of Peter was carrying out 00:40:33.969 --> 00:40:38.989 miracles. That the handkerchief of Paul was doing 00:40:38.989 --> 00:40:47.730 great miracles. So henceforth, I walk in miracles. 00:40:49.650 --> 00:40:52.349 Whether I'm at work, I'm in school, I'm on the 00:40:52.349 --> 00:40:55.389 street, I'm in my house. Whether I'm asleep or 00:40:55.389 --> 00:40:58.719 awake. I walk in divine miracles. Even in my 00:40:58.719 --> 00:41:22.320 dreams, I walk in divine miracles. Circumstances. 00:41:23.460 --> 00:41:27.039 They become obedient to what I say. In the name 00:41:27.039 --> 00:41:32.800 of Jesus. Amen. Let's continue. Let's continue. 00:41:33.159 --> 00:41:39.300 You can write miracles. Miracles. Thank you, 00:41:39.300 --> 00:41:47.099 Jesus. Miracles are spiritual, supernatural, 00:41:47.380 --> 00:41:58.480 and spectacular. Miracles. are spiritual, supernatural, 00:41:58.760 --> 00:42:05.599 and they are spectacular. They are spectacular. 00:42:12.019 --> 00:42:14.360 You can put the scripture down. 1 Corinthians 00:42:14.360 --> 00:42:22.199 12 verse 1. 1 Corinthians 12 verse 1. That is 00:42:22.199 --> 00:42:25.579 actually the beginning of the conversation. or 00:42:25.579 --> 00:42:28.199 the teachings on the working of miracles, of 00:42:28.199 --> 00:42:31.039 course, the gifts. He said, now concerning spiritual, 00:42:31.500 --> 00:42:35.800 brethren, I would not have you ignorant. So whatever 00:42:35.800 --> 00:42:39.619 Paul will be talking in this chapter is about 00:42:39.619 --> 00:42:44.360 what? Spirituals, right? It's about spirituals, 00:42:44.360 --> 00:42:46.420 things regarding the spirit, things regarding 00:42:46.420 --> 00:42:49.980 the spirit of God, right? So the foundation of 00:42:49.980 --> 00:42:53.619 this discussion itself is spiritual. So, miracles 00:42:53.619 --> 00:43:01.679 are spiritual. Now, they are also supernatural 00:43:01.679 --> 00:43:08.699 because there is something that supersedes or 00:43:08.699 --> 00:43:13.320 overrides the natural. Something overrides the 00:43:13.320 --> 00:43:16.840 natural. We're going to see it. So, it is supernatural. 00:43:16.840 --> 00:43:20.260 It means that there is something beyond the natural. 00:43:21.449 --> 00:43:32.090 Acts chapter 3, verse 7. Acts chapter 3, verse 00:43:32.090 --> 00:43:38.809 7. And he took him by the right hand and lifted 00:43:38.809 --> 00:43:44.829 him up. And immediately his feet and his ankle 00:43:44.829 --> 00:43:51.880 bones received strength. That is supernatural. 00:43:53.059 --> 00:43:56.679 Do you get it? That is divine strength. It's 00:43:56.679 --> 00:44:02.159 not medicine. That's not science. That's not 00:44:02.159 --> 00:44:09.320 a knee transplant. A knee replacement. Right? 00:44:09.519 --> 00:44:12.380 It's not knee replacement. It's not vessel replacement. 00:44:13.159 --> 00:44:16.780 That is supernatural. That strength is supernatural. 00:44:17.219 --> 00:44:20.460 It's been hanging on there. For a long time. 00:44:22.880 --> 00:44:25.159 Right? Maybe some people will be helping him 00:44:25.159 --> 00:44:28.960 to shift. Shifting him here and there. It means 00:44:28.960 --> 00:44:30.579 that some people have actually been lifting him 00:44:30.579 --> 00:44:34.980 up and nothing happened. People might have been 00:44:34.980 --> 00:44:38.019 helping him to move around. They've been lifting 00:44:38.019 --> 00:44:41.000 him up and nothing happened. That strength did 00:44:41.000 --> 00:44:46.860 not come. But when Peter took him by his hand. 00:44:47.569 --> 00:44:51.750 Say, when I take someone by their hand, miracles 00:44:51.750 --> 00:44:56.289 will happen in their life. Hallelujah. Glory. 00:44:57.010 --> 00:45:01.050 He said, when he lifted him up, immediately a 00:45:01.050 --> 00:45:05.150 divine strength came upon him. Now, at this point, 00:45:05.190 --> 00:45:09.130 if they stop here, you know, it will not be complete. 00:45:09.210 --> 00:45:10.869 Now, let's look at the next verse. Just go to 00:45:10.869 --> 00:45:15.590 the next verse. And he limping up, stood and 00:45:15.590 --> 00:45:19.309 walk and entered with them into the temple. Now, 00:45:19.429 --> 00:45:22.409 this is the spectacular because people started 00:45:22.409 --> 00:45:24.769 seeing, right? People started observing. He entered 00:45:24.769 --> 00:45:27.070 into the temple and walking and leaping and praising 00:45:27.070 --> 00:45:30.989 God. Now, go to the next verse. And all the people 00:45:30.989 --> 00:45:35.269 did what? They saw him walking and praising God. 00:45:36.489 --> 00:45:40.940 This man that we have given a tag. and named 00:45:40.940 --> 00:45:44.659 him according to his location or named him according 00:45:44.659 --> 00:45:50.619 to his circumstance, he's praising God. That 00:45:50.619 --> 00:45:55.699 is spectacular. Something we see visible. Not 00:45:55.699 --> 00:45:58.639 just a strength that would happen to a man and 00:45:58.639 --> 00:46:01.019 the man would sit down there. No, a strength, 00:46:01.139 --> 00:46:05.400 a divine strength that happens to somebody and 00:46:05.400 --> 00:46:10.150 we see them in the physical. totally different. 00:46:10.889 --> 00:46:16.349 What was impossible before became possible because 00:46:16.349 --> 00:46:21.949 of the power of God. So miracles would be seen 00:46:21.949 --> 00:46:26.590 amongst us. Amen. So miracles, they will be seen 00:46:26.590 --> 00:46:31.389 amongst us. They will be seen in our meetings. 00:46:31.710 --> 00:46:34.730 So this is the wonder. This is the visibility. 00:46:36.809 --> 00:46:40.309 The supernatural becomes visible for people to 00:46:40.309 --> 00:46:47.150 see. It becomes visible for people to see. We 00:46:47.150 --> 00:46:49.949 are spiritual. We are the supernatural. It becomes 00:46:49.949 --> 00:46:53.130 spectacular when people begin to see it. This 00:46:53.130 --> 00:47:05.030 is the power of God. It is possible. It is possible. 00:47:05.690 --> 00:47:09.590 We can work in it. We can work in it. Now, another 00:47:09.590 --> 00:47:14.269 thing that we will see is that miracles, because, 00:47:14.449 --> 00:47:16.510 you know, let me put it this way. It's a gift, 00:47:16.630 --> 00:47:20.829 right? Both believers and unbelievers, it works 00:47:20.829 --> 00:47:24.329 on them. So miracles work on both the believer 00:47:24.329 --> 00:47:29.789 and the unbeliever. Right? It works both in the 00:47:29.789 --> 00:47:36.780 believer and the unbeliever. Or maybe because 00:47:36.780 --> 00:47:39.699 we've positioned it to, it's not just casting 00:47:39.699 --> 00:47:43.519 out demons. There's a scripture we read, when 00:47:43.519 --> 00:47:46.480 Paul was delivered, when prayer was made for 00:47:46.480 --> 00:47:50.760 Peter rather, when Peter was delivered, it was 00:47:50.760 --> 00:47:56.179 actually a miracle. Prayer was made for him and 00:47:56.179 --> 00:48:02.179 a miracle happened. Acts chapter 12. Acts chapter 00:48:02.179 --> 00:48:05.559 12. So, both the believer, in this context, we 00:48:05.559 --> 00:48:09.599 see a believer, even an apostle, right, had a 00:48:09.599 --> 00:48:14.159 miraculous escape from prison because the power 00:48:14.159 --> 00:48:18.860 of God was at work. Let's read from verse 1. 00:48:19.139 --> 00:48:24.579 It says, Now, about that time, Herod the king 00:48:24.579 --> 00:48:28.820 stretched forth his hands to vex Satan of the 00:48:28.820 --> 00:48:31.579 church, and he killed James the brother of John 00:48:31.579 --> 00:48:37.090 with a sword. And because he saw it pleased the 00:48:37.090 --> 00:48:40.730 Jews, he proceeded further to do what? To take 00:48:40.730 --> 00:48:45.769 Peter also. Then were the days of the unleavened 00:48:45.769 --> 00:48:49.809 bread. And when he had apprehended him, he put 00:48:49.809 --> 00:48:54.730 him in prison and delivered him to four quotations 00:48:54.730 --> 00:49:00.429 of soldiers to keep him, intending that after 00:49:00.429 --> 00:49:04.820 Easter to bring him forth So the people. Peter 00:49:04.820 --> 00:49:08.840 therefore was kept in prison. But what? But prayer 00:49:08.840 --> 00:49:14.840 was made without ceasing of the church unto God 00:49:14.840 --> 00:49:20.360 for who? For Peter. So they prayed that Peter 00:49:20.360 --> 00:49:31.300 will be delivered. Let's continue. And when Herod 00:49:31.300 --> 00:49:47.809 would And behold, the angel of the Lord came 00:49:47.809 --> 00:49:50.969 unto him, came upon him, and a light shined in 00:49:50.969 --> 00:49:53.610 the prison. And he smoothed Peter on the side 00:49:53.610 --> 00:49:59.480 and raised him up, saying, Arise quickly. And 00:49:59.480 --> 00:50:01.960 his chain fell off from his hands. And the angel 00:50:01.960 --> 00:50:06.239 said unto him, Give thyself and bind on thy sandals. 00:50:06.380 --> 00:50:10.159 And so did he. And he said unto him, Cast thy 00:50:10.159 --> 00:50:13.039 garments about thee, and follow me. And he went 00:50:13.039 --> 00:50:15.679 out and followed him, and wished not that it 00:50:15.679 --> 00:50:18.840 was true which was done by the angel, but thought 00:50:18.840 --> 00:50:23.840 it was a vision. And when they were past the 00:50:23.840 --> 00:50:26.559 first and the second word, they came unto the 00:50:26.559 --> 00:50:30.690 iron gate. that leadeth into the city which opened 00:50:30.690 --> 00:50:34.030 to them of his own accord. Then went out and 00:50:34.030 --> 00:50:37.170 passed through one street, and forthwith the 00:50:37.170 --> 00:50:42.329 angel departed from him. And when Peter was come 00:50:42.329 --> 00:50:46.449 to himself, he said, Now I know of surety that 00:50:46.449 --> 00:50:49.650 the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath delivered 00:50:49.650 --> 00:50:54.889 me from the hand of who? Herod. Can we just pray? 00:50:55.340 --> 00:50:56.900 Can we just close our eyes and just pray once 00:50:56.900 --> 00:51:01.699 again? Can we just pray? That when I pray, miracles 00:51:01.699 --> 00:51:08.559 happen. When I pray, miracles take place. And 00:51:08.559 --> 00:51:11.559 you just pray. That every time I pray, I see 00:51:11.559 --> 00:51:14.920 miracles and wonders and signs taking place. 00:51:15.159 --> 00:51:18.940 In the name of Jesus. When I pray for my brother, 00:51:18.980 --> 00:51:21.929 when I pray for my sister. Oh, wherever location 00:51:21.929 --> 00:51:25.690 they find themselves. In the name of Jesus, miracles, 00:51:25.869 --> 00:51:28.590 signs, and wonders happens in them. Miracles, 00:51:28.630 --> 00:51:31.590 signs, and wonders happens in them. In the name 00:51:31.590 --> 00:51:34.269 of Jesus. When I pray for my brother, when I 00:51:34.269 --> 00:51:36.650 pray for my parents, when I pray for my children, 00:51:36.909 --> 00:51:40.010 when I pray for my family members. Oh, from here, 00:51:40.130 --> 00:51:43.170 miracles, signs, and wonders will take place 00:51:43.170 --> 00:51:49.139 wherever they are. In the name of Jesus. There 00:51:49.139 --> 00:51:52.500 is no limitation to the power of God. Distance, 00:51:52.500 --> 00:51:55.639 time, space are no limitation to the power of 00:51:55.639 --> 00:52:09.320 God. This is a believer receiving deliverance. 00:52:11.179 --> 00:52:13.639 Can you also pray? Can you pray for yourself 00:52:13.639 --> 00:52:17.250 as well? That when prayer is said for me, Miracles 00:52:17.250 --> 00:52:20.869 happen in my life. When prayers are made for 00:52:20.869 --> 00:52:23.630 me, miracles happen in my life. There are people 00:52:23.630 --> 00:52:25.570 praying for you. There are people praying for 00:52:25.570 --> 00:52:29.030 me. That when these prayers are made, the manifestation 00:52:29.030 --> 00:52:35.510 in miracles is seen in my life. No power can 00:52:35.510 --> 00:52:57.559 oppose the power of prayer in my life. In Jesus' 00:52:57.860 --> 00:53:05.559 name. John 6, verse 1. John 6, verse 1. Unbelievers 00:53:05.559 --> 00:53:11.039 that received the miraculous. And after these 00:53:11.039 --> 00:53:13.420 things, Jesus went over to the Sea of Galilee. 00:53:13.929 --> 00:53:17.309 which is the sea of Tiberias. And a great multitude 00:53:17.309 --> 00:53:20.269 followed him because they saw his miracles, which 00:53:20.269 --> 00:53:24.170 he did on them that were what? Diseased. First 00:53:24.170 --> 00:53:27.389 stop here. Now, these people that were diseased, 00:53:27.590 --> 00:53:32.550 most of them were unbelievers. They never, you 00:53:32.550 --> 00:53:35.130 know, believe the message Jesus was preaching, 00:53:35.329 --> 00:53:41.909 but they received the miracles because it is 00:53:41.909 --> 00:53:44.820 the power of God. And the great multitude followed 00:53:44.820 --> 00:53:46.320 him, and because they saw his miracles which 00:53:46.320 --> 00:53:50.380 he did on them, that we are deceased. And Jesus 00:53:50.380 --> 00:53:52.699 went up into the mountain and sat with his disciples. 00:53:54.079 --> 00:53:57.159 Next. And the Passover, a feast of the Jews, 00:53:57.219 --> 00:54:00.340 was nigh. And Jesus then lifted up his eyes and 00:54:00.340 --> 00:54:03.179 saw a great multitude, or great company, come 00:54:03.179 --> 00:54:06.559 unto him. And he said unto Philip, When shall 00:54:06.559 --> 00:54:11.360 we buy bread that this may eat? And he said to 00:54:11.360 --> 00:54:14.329 prove him, for he knew himself what he would 00:54:14.329 --> 00:54:16.829 do. So Jesus knew he was going to perform a miracle 00:54:16.829 --> 00:54:19.269 there, right there. Philip answered him, Two 00:54:19.269 --> 00:54:21.570 hundred penny worth of bread is not sufficient 00:54:21.570 --> 00:54:25.150 for them, that every one of them may take a little. 00:54:25.969 --> 00:54:28.809 One of the disciples, Andrew, Simon, Peter's 00:54:28.809 --> 00:54:33.230 brother, said unto him, There is a lad here which 00:54:33.230 --> 00:54:37.389 hath five belly loaves and two small fishes, 00:54:37.750 --> 00:54:42.900 but what are they among so many? And Jesus said, 00:54:43.039 --> 00:54:48.719 make the men sit down. There was much grass in 00:54:48.719 --> 00:54:51.000 that place, in the place. So the men sat down 00:54:51.000 --> 00:54:55.139 in the number about 5 ,000. And Jesus took the 00:54:55.139 --> 00:54:59.440 loaves and he had given things. He distributed 00:54:59.440 --> 00:55:03.300 to the disciples and the disciples to them that 00:55:03.300 --> 00:55:07.119 were sat down and likewise of the fishes as much 00:55:07.119 --> 00:55:11.119 as they would. Next. And when they are filled, 00:55:11.579 --> 00:55:14.760 He said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments 00:55:14.760 --> 00:55:20.619 that remain, that nothing be lost. Therefore 00:55:20.619 --> 00:55:23.699 they gathered them together and filled twelve 00:55:23.699 --> 00:55:26.219 baskets with the fragments of the five barley 00:55:26.219 --> 00:55:30.619 loaves, which remained over and above unto them 00:55:30.619 --> 00:55:35.800 that had eaten. Stop. So here, the feeding of 00:55:35.800 --> 00:55:41.619 the 5 ,000 is miraculous. to many unbelievers. 00:55:43.179 --> 00:55:46.940 So the unbelievers can partake in the power of 00:55:46.940 --> 00:55:50.800 God through you. Right? We see the healing of 00:55:50.800 --> 00:55:53.800 the man at the temple. There was no message preached 00:55:53.800 --> 00:55:57.639 to him. Right? He was in fact asking for alms. 00:55:59.619 --> 00:56:05.539 But rather, he received healing. Received healing. 00:56:07.760 --> 00:56:09.639 Alright, we can put these other scriptures down. 00:56:10.349 --> 00:56:16.130 We can put that down. We're going to come back 00:56:16.130 --> 00:56:18.829 to this scripture on Wednesday. This particular 00:56:18.829 --> 00:56:23.510 one. But let's put the scriptures down. Matthew 00:56:23.510 --> 00:56:30.409 14, verse 24 to 25. Matthew 14, verse 24 to 25. 00:56:33.789 --> 00:56:41.949 John 11, verse 1 to 44. Matthew 14 verse 24 to 00:56:41.949 --> 00:57:01.429 25. John 11 verse 1 to 44. Acts 16 verse 24. 00:57:11.119 --> 00:57:30.719 The one we actually read. Acts 8 verse 6. The 00:57:30.719 --> 00:57:34.159 scriptures, right, they reveal that when the 00:57:34.159 --> 00:57:39.599 miraculous happens, okay, when the miraculous 00:57:39.599 --> 00:57:44.590 happens, It causes wonders. So we're going to 00:57:44.590 --> 00:57:46.250 check the word wonders before we close, right? 00:57:46.329 --> 00:57:49.050 When the miraculous happened, it causes wonders. 00:57:49.309 --> 00:57:51.829 So signs, we dealt with signs in the previous 00:57:51.829 --> 00:57:55.309 teaching, right? Now we just talk briefly on 00:57:55.309 --> 00:58:00.969 wonders. It causes wonders. The word wonders 00:58:00.969 --> 00:58:08.849 is actually the word teres, T -E -R -A -S. T 00:58:08.849 --> 00:58:20.909 -E -R. Which means to evoke or refers to to evoke 00:58:20.909 --> 00:58:35.349 amazement. To evoke an amazement. It means that 00:58:35.349 --> 00:58:39.320 it evokes something that makes people begin to 00:58:39.320 --> 00:58:44.760 ask, how did this happen? By which power? Do 00:58:44.760 --> 00:58:47.380 you remember this statement? By which power is 00:58:47.380 --> 00:58:51.780 this being done? That is why when they found 00:58:51.780 --> 00:58:53.480 out and they searched, they could not find the 00:58:53.480 --> 00:58:57.139 power. They said it's Beelzebub. When they searched 00:58:57.139 --> 00:58:59.860 Jesus and they could not understand the power 00:58:59.860 --> 00:59:02.460 by which he did it, it was because they were 00:59:02.460 --> 00:59:07.960 in wonder. The Pharisees. The way, the way, the 00:59:07.960 --> 00:59:11.239 way, how did it take? So they only, because they 00:59:11.239 --> 00:59:13.739 have to explain it. You know, the Pharisees, 00:59:13.760 --> 00:59:16.739 they like to have answers to everything. So they 00:59:16.739 --> 00:59:18.460 wanted to explain, they said, no, this must be 00:59:18.460 --> 00:59:24.320 Belzebul. That is the cause of a wonder. Do you 00:59:24.320 --> 00:59:28.440 also remember Simon the Sorcerer, right? When 00:59:28.440 --> 00:59:31.320 he was with Philip, he was wondering, how is 00:59:31.320 --> 00:59:35.340 Philip doing these things, right? So after he's 00:59:35.340 --> 00:59:37.119 wondering, what did he do? What did he offer? 00:59:37.719 --> 00:59:41.139 He offered money. He said, maybe it's by money. 00:59:41.519 --> 00:59:47.099 If I give Philip some dollars, maybe I can receive 00:59:47.099 --> 00:59:54.920 the power of God. Unfortunately, it doesn't work 00:59:54.920 --> 00:59:58.300 like that. So wonder is something that evokes 00:59:58.300 --> 01:00:01.000 an amazement, that makes people ask questions, 01:00:01.219 --> 01:00:04.280 that makes people say, How has this taken place? 01:00:05.039 --> 01:00:07.440 And what is the response? Who knows? What is 01:00:07.440 --> 01:00:13.219 the response to that question? The message. The 01:00:13.219 --> 01:00:17.340 message. The response to this wonder and amazement 01:00:17.340 --> 01:00:20.320 and wondering to the Pharisees is the message. 01:00:21.980 --> 01:00:25.039 If only the Pharisees understood the message 01:00:25.039 --> 01:00:31.920 of Christ. If only Simon the sorcerer understood 01:00:31.920 --> 01:00:40.699 the message of Philip. So when there is wonder 01:00:40.699 --> 01:00:43.320 and amazement, it's not entertainment. It's not 01:00:43.320 --> 01:00:47.440 to clap. It's not to say wow. It's to, from that 01:00:47.440 --> 01:00:51.840 point, to begin to teach about Jesus. So when 01:00:51.840 --> 01:00:53.420 you carry out a miracle, we're going to stop 01:00:53.420 --> 01:00:56.500 here. When you perform a miracle, a miracle is 01:00:56.500 --> 01:00:59.079 wrought through you. is to begin to preach the 01:00:59.079 --> 01:01:02.079 message of Christ. You tell the person, you see, 01:01:02.260 --> 01:01:07.539 this miracle that just took place now, it is 01:01:07.539 --> 01:01:14.380 by the Spirit of God. It is the power of God. 01:01:16.619 --> 01:01:20.519 It is what was given when Christ rose from the 01:01:20.519 --> 01:01:25.019 dead and He ascended into us. We are teaching. 01:01:26.269 --> 01:01:32.849 It is what is given to us when we believe the 01:01:32.849 --> 01:01:36.210 death barrier resurrection of Christ. You are 01:01:36.210 --> 01:01:38.650 teaching. And you tell them, you can receive 01:01:38.650 --> 01:01:41.829 the same power if you believe the message of 01:01:41.829 --> 01:01:48.730 Jesus. So wonder and amazement would point us 01:01:48.730 --> 01:01:52.389 to the message of Christ. So it's not for entertainment. 01:01:52.960 --> 01:01:55.579 It's not for show off. It's not, you know, next 01:01:55.579 --> 01:01:57.599 on Wednesday, we are going to treat about, you 01:01:57.599 --> 01:02:01.199 know, some statements, some statements like if 01:02:01.199 --> 01:02:03.199 I be a man of God, you know, I need to do miracles 01:02:03.199 --> 01:02:04.900 and things like that. We're going to touch upon 01:02:04.900 --> 01:02:10.539 those statements because it is not for exhibition. 01:02:11.619 --> 01:02:17.280 Like, oh, okay, let's just do it. It has a purpose. 01:02:18.059 --> 01:02:21.360 So any miracle that is not directed to the message 01:02:21.360 --> 01:02:47.210 of Christ, then you put a question on it. Stay 01:02:47.210 --> 01:02:47.489 blessed.