Welcome to NECF Sermons. Each message here is
designed to uplift and strengthen you in your
walk with God. Don't miss out. Stay with us until
the end for a rewarding experience. Let's dive
right in. God's work, just from that song as
we've heard, God's work are visible. Hallelujah.
Greater works are what? They are visible. And
this morning we'll be dealing with one of those
works of God that are visible. Thank you choir
for bringing us to that song today because it
aligns so well with what I want to teach. So
while God is invisible, Only made manifest, made
seen through Christ. The works of Christ, the
works of God are very visible. Okay? The works
of God, they are what? They are visible. And
this year we say the theme of the year is greater
works. So we can say there will be great visibility
this year. Hallelujah. There will be great what?
Visibility this year. Greater works will be seen
amongst us. So in the line with the theme of
the year and from what we have been teaching
from Catechismos last year, our Believers Conference,
the topic for today is working of miracles. walking
of miracles. Because the walking of miracles
is a greater walk that the believer would do.
As we have received the Spirit of Christ, we
have the Spirit of Christ in us, the believer
who do it will walk out miracles. So the topic
is... a working rather, working of miracles,
working of miracle. In our last teaching, we
highlighted that healing is a miracle, right?
I don't know if, I mean, a couple of us listened
to the message before we came to church, right?
We should have done that because that was shared.
Healing is a miracle, but there are other miracles,
right, that are not healing. Did we clarify that?
So we are building on that today. The other miracles
that are not healing. So we call it, as we're
saying in 1 Corinthians 12, verse 14. Let's open
our scriptures to 1 Corinthians 12, verse 10.
1 Corinthians 12, verse 10. 10, please. It said,
to another, the working of miracles. to another,
prophecy, to another, the signing of spirits,
to another, diverse kinds of tongues, to another,
the interpretation of tongues. But all this worketh,
that one, and self -same spirits, dividing to
every man, or every man, yes, severally, as he
wills. So the working of miracles comes from
the Spirit of God. that dwells in the believer.
The walking of miracles comes from the Spirit
of God that dwells in the believer. So every
believer can walk in the walking of miracles.
We need to first establish that. That every believer
that has the Spirit of God can walk. In the working
of miracles. And it is expected that when we
go to preach. The signs and wonders should follow.
Let's go to John. John 14. Because our key scripture
is 1 Corinthians 12. From verse 1 to 11. And
we can go to John chapter 14. John chapter 14
from verse 1 to 14. You can just write those
scriptures down. 1 Corinthians 12 verse 1 to
11. John chapter 14 verse 1 to 14. John 14, I'll
read from verse 11. It said, Believe me that
I am in the Father, and the Father in me. Or
else, believe me for the very works sake. You
see the word works sake there, right? Verily,
verily, I say unto you, he that believeth on
me, the works that I do, shall he also do, and
greater works than these shall he do. Because
I go unto my father. Part of what Jesus is saying
here that the believer will do is also the working
of miracles. It's part of the great works that
the believer will do. So let's go into the study.
Let's go much more into the study. Just the same
way signs or just the same way healing. are seen
as signs that points to the message of Christ.
Okay? The same way healing is seen as a sign
that points to the message of Christ, the walking
of miracles is also a sign and wonder that points
to the message of Christ. So we're just establishing
some things that we already know to put them
ahead first. First, every believer can walk out
miracles. The same way healing is a sign. The
walking of miracle is also a sign and a wonder
that points to the message of the gospel. If
you have this background, there will be more
clarity as we go. It authenticates the message
you are receiving. And in a way, the same way
healing is expected to take away unbelief, the
same way healing is expected to take away unbelief
from a man, when the walking of miracles, when
the walking of miracles is made manifest, it
is to take away unbelief. It is to take away.
unbelief. So when there's a working of miracles
that is taking place somewhere, it's actually
to make people be strengthened in their faith
and for those that have not believed to come
to the knowledge of Christ. So these three things
are the foundation upon which this teaching will
be. First, that every believer is able to work
out miracles because they have the Spirit of
God. Second, the same way it's a sign and a wonder
that points to the gospel, the same way miracles
also points to the gospel. Now, what is working
of miracles? Let's dive into it. What is working
of miracles? Let's go back to 1 Corinthians 12.
1 Corinthians 12, verse 10. And we would unravel
it from there. Working of miracles. Now, the
word working, we should write down. It's actually
the word energima. The word working is the word
energima itself. And it's spelled as E -N -E
-R -E -N -E -R -G. E -N -E -R -G -M -A. I need
to confirm that. I need to confirm that. E -N
-E -R -G -M -A. Doing a little bit of study this
morning. You know, these things are not our language.
We have to always confirm. Yes. E -N -E -R -G
-E -M -A. Yes. E -N -E -R -G -E -M -A. So energema.
It means to put something in operation. To put
something in effect. Right? To put something
in operation. To put something in effect. It
means for something to be active. Active. To
put something in effect. To put something in
operation. To make it active. Sometimes the scriptures
use the word to rot. It means to work out something.
To rot. W -R -O -U -G -H -T. To rot. To make
something active. To put something into action.
To put something into action. And the word miracles
is dunamis. It's dunamis. In many areas you would
find the Bible is translated as power. Right?
But in this context, the word miracles is used
for it. And there's a reason for that. Miracles
is dunamis. D -U -N -A -M -I -S. Which refers
to power and ability. Right? Which refers to
power and ability. So, The word working there
that started it, that said working of miracles,
was put there to show you that it is active,
actually. There are places where the Bible used
the word dunamis, but it's referring to what
is residing in you, right? The power that you
have within you. It will tell you, for example,
Ephesians will say that you are strengthened
with power through the spirit of God in your
inner man, right? So power that resides. Here
it's saying that that power that resides in you,
is at work, is active, is visible. Do we get
it? That power that is in you is visible, is
at work, is effective, is showing forth. So therefore
we can say, the word I've said, the word working
gives it the context, which is making it active
and effective and in action. We can therefore
say, That the walking of miracles is actually
showing abilities. It's the show of abilities
that resides in the believer. Walking of miracles
is the show of the ability that resides in the
believer. It's a show of ability that resides
in the believer. It is actually operating in
your ability. So from your own end, it's operating
in your ability. When we see it, what has been
put in effect through you, we see it as, wow,
this is a show of what is inside of him. So it
is a show of abilities and it's available to,
again, to all believers. It is available to all
believers. Now let's see Acts chapter 2 verse
22. Acts chapter 2 verse 22. as ye yourself also
know. Ye yourself also know. So what do we see
here? We see that Christ himself worked out miracles.
While he was going about preaching, miracles
and signs and wonders were accompanying the teachings
of Jesus. Working miracles, it became a normal
place, or it's a place of, We find it regularly
when Christ is teaching, in his meetings, when
he's passing by. We find it regularly. Matthew
11 verse 1 to 5. It came to pass when Jesus had
made an end of commanding his twelve disciples,
it departed hence. to teach and to preach in
their cities. Now, when John had heard in the
prison that the works, the works of Christ is
sent to of his disciples, you see, so John heard
of the works of Christ and said unto him, art
thou he that should come or do we look for another?
And Jesus said unto him, go and do what? Show.
John, again, those things which ye do hear and
see. The next. The blind receive their sight,
and the lame walk, and the lepers are cleansed,
and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up,
and the poor have the gospel preached to them.
So, the confirmation that he is the Messiah is
the works. He said, go and tell John. What you
hear, the message, and what you see, to know
and be assured that I am He. It's the same thing
if you go to Acts, it said, it was approved of
God, means it was declared of God. Go back to
Acts 22, yes, 22, thank you. It was declared
of God. Right? It's not like Jesus did the signs,
then God approved him. No, it was actually declared
of God by the miracles and signs which God did
through him. So the message of God, the message
of Christ with the signs and wonders, reveals
Christ. The message of God with the signs and
wonders reveals Jesus, reveals God. Let me say
this. The character of God can be known in the
preaching of the gospel and in the walking of
miracles. The character of God can be known in
the teaching, in the preaching and in the walking
of miracles. There's a reason why I'm emphasizing
this because at the end, we are going to check.
Some actions in the Old Testament that looks
like they worked out miracles, but do not reflect
the character of God. Right? Things that happen
in the Old Testament that looks like they worked
out miracles, but do not reflect that. So miracles
must reflect the character of God. Miracles reflect,
they teach the character of God. So Jesus was
telling John the works he was doing, which is
working of miracles and the preaching of the
gospel. Acts 10 verse 38. Acts 10 verse 38. Our
God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy
Ghost and with power who went about doing good
and healing all that were oppressed of the devil.
For God was what? was with him so again here
we see right jesus going about doing good healing
all that we're oppressed so it's a common thing
in his meeting so should it be a common thing
in the believer's life yes that's the answer
it should be something common among us something
regular among us the workings of miracles so
that we can Walk as Christ walked. So it's something
that is regular in his meetings. And that is
why we are taking time to teach, to understand,
and we can walk properly in it. We are taking
time to teach. So can you say, in my life, the
walking of miracles is regular. In my life, the
walking of miracles takes place always. Amen.
Good. Acts chapter 6 verse 8. Acts chapter 6
verse 8. And Stephen was full of faith and power
and did great wonders and miracles among the
people. We will not just be full of faith alone.
We are full of power and we will do. Can you
see that it is also active? The faith is active.
The power that is resident in a believer must
be active. The faith is active. The power that
is resident in a believer must be active. It
is not passive. It's not something that is just
there. You know, that is lying there. It is not
just to be in you, but to be made manifest, to
be seen. To be revealed because it reveals the
character of God. In fact, it reveals the goodness
of God. It reveals the goodness of God. Now,
I've defined that character, right? The goodness
of God. Miracles reveals the goodness of God.
It reveals the goodness. That is why it should
be a thing of joy for you that you want to walk
in those things. You want to cast out demons.
It should be a thing of joy. That you want to
heal the sick, it should be a thing of joy. That
you want to put circumstances in the natural
in order for God, it should be a thing of joy.
Because it shows the goodness of God to man.
It shows the goodness of God to man. 1 Corinthians
2 verse 5. Now see what Paul says. Now start
from verse one, please. And I, brethren, when
I came to you, came not with excellency of speech
or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony
of God. The testimony of God is actually talking
about the preaching of the gospel, right? That's
the testimony of Christ. For I determined not
to know anything among you, save Jesus and him
crucified. And I was with you in weaknesses.
and in fear, and in much trembling. And my speech
and my preaching, now clarify, was not with enticing
words of man's wisdom, but in what? In the demonstration
of the Spirit and of power. The demonstration
of the Spirit and of power. That your faith should
not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power
of God. Do we see that Paul shows in his preaching
the demonstration of the Spirit and of power?
For what purpose? What is the purpose? That the
faith of men would not stand in the wisdom of
men, but in the power of God. So Paul, as an
example, also walk, right? In the demonstration
of power. So it's also called the demonstration
of power. Okay. You can also call the walking
of miracles. The demonstration of power. The
demonstration of the power of God. Making the
power of God. Visible. Right. Making the power
of God visible. Let's go to Galatians 5 .3. A
lot of scriptures. Necessary. For our edifying.
Galatians 5. As if I testify again to every man
that is circumcised, that is adept to do the
law. Next verse. Galatians 5 .3. Excuse me just
a bit. Can you start from verse 1? Verse 1. The
scriptures I'm looking for are 3 verse 5, right?
Okay, I'm reading something else. Sorry. 3 verse
5, not 5 verse 3. Okay, good. Thank you, sir.
He said, So let's read from verse 1 to give you
the context. Verse 1. evidently set forth, crucified
among you. This only would I learn of you, receive
ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by
the hearing of faith. Are ye so foolish, having
begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect
by the flesh? Have ye suffered so many things
in vain, if it be yet in vain? So what is Paul
emphasizing here? Of course, we know the story
of the Galatians and how they brought the issue
of circumcision to them. And they added that
as a layer, right, to their salvation. to be
able to say, oh, you have to be circumcised before
you are saved. Paul is now explaining that, that
the one that ministered to you, the Spirit, right,
and worketh miracles among you, does he do it
by the law or by faith? Is it that the person
brought out the law, you know, the law of Moses
in the sense of it, and begin to work out those
miracles according to the law of Moses, or the
working of miracles is by faith? It's a rhetorical
question, actually. It's not for them to answer.
It's trying to tell them that the workings of
miracles is by faith. Just the same way salvation
is by faith, all that comes in it is by faith.
Right? All that comes in salvation, which includes
the working of miracles, is by faith. So when
you want to work in miracles, You don't need
formulas. Hallelujah. You can write it down.
When you want to work in miracles, you don't
need formulas. The working of miracles does not
come by formulas. It comes by faith. It is not
magic. It is miracles. It does not come by formulas,
but it comes by faith. So do we all have faith
in the house this morning? Yes. So it means we
can walk in miracles because we have faith. We
can give expression to miracles because we have
faith. 2 Corinthians 12 verse 12. The walking
of miracles here is referred to as mighty deeds.
So truly, the signs of an apostle were wrought.
You see, that's the word wrought, right? Were
worked out among you in all patience, in signs
and wonders and mighty deeds. Still referring
to miracles. So the signs of an apostle were
worked among you. So here, miracles refers to,
is explained as mighty deeds. So they are mighty
deeds. They are mighty deeds. Now, just add the
scriptures we already read this morning. Ephesians
1 verse 9. 19 rather. Ephesians 1 verse 19. Ephesians
1 verse 19. Maybe we should touch upon that a
little bit. He said, but also in that which is
to come. You can stop there. You can stop there.
He said, the exceedingly great, the greatness
of his power towards us who have believed. So
the power of God is at work in us that have believed.
And this took place through what took place in
Christ. It took place through what took place
in Christ. And look at verse 21. 1 Corinthians
1 gives us, you know, what can happen in miracles.
It's a far above all principality and power and
minds and dominion and every name that is named,
not only in this world, but also in that which
is to come. So we see here that that which is
worked in Christ, made available to us, puts
us above principalities and power. So when we
talk about casting out devils, it's the working
of miracles. And it is because of the great power
of God, the exceedingly great power of God that
is at work in us. Above principalities and power,
above might and dominion, above every name. So
we can cast out there, he's already telling us
where we are seated, where we are as believers.
So we can write again that working of miracles,
okay, working of miracles, we're trying to really
understand this so that we can work in it in
abundance. Working of miracles, occurs when we
alter the physical or natural order of things.
That is why we say it's visible. Walking of miracles
occurs when we alter the physical and natural
order of things. So it means that when a miracle
takes place, we can see it. We can point to it.
We can talk about it. We can point to it. We
can talk about it. The casting out of devils,
we can talk about it. We can see it. We can see
a change in a man that has been delivered from
devils. So first we can say that when we see
people manifesting the devil in the body, we
cast them out. We cast the devil out, right?
So a person can be delivered from devil. So I'm
talking about a person now, an individual can
be delivered from devil. And that is a miracle,
right? That is one. So a person can be delivered
from devil and that's a miracle. A circumstances
or circumstances can also be delivered from devil.
That's another one we need to know. It's not
just someone just casting out demons. But in
certain circumstances around us, we can deliver
those circumstances away from the hand of the
devil. Situations I'm talking about. Right? I'm
talking about situations. We can rebuke the devil
in certain circumstances around us. And this
should be regular in our life. Don't take every
circumstance as just, oh, that is the way it
should be. No. The believer must be discerning.
So know circumstances when you need to cast out
the devil from that circumstance. The believer
must be discerning. So know when you need to
cast out the devil in certain circumstances.
You know, we'll come to that scripture. When
Paul was preaching and someone was... saying
a word that seems so nice that these are the
servants of the living God, right? Maybe in this
generation, someone can say, oh, that's a good
hype and it's contributing to the sermon, right?
As good as that statement was, it was the greatest
distraction to the message of the gospel that
day. It was not something that was being prophesied.
It was not something that was being spoken. To
edify people. Rather, it was a distraction that
people will not hear what the apostle was teaching.
Praise God. So circumstances as such, you can
cast the devil out of such circumstances. We'll
see more as we go and we check the scriptures.
So we can say, miracle happens in a person and
in circumstances. We can say that. It happens
in a person and in circumstances. It happens
in a person and in circumstances. Luke chapter
8 As believers, we must be sensitive. Luke chapter
8 Go to verse 26 And they arrived at the country
of the gatherings, which is over Galilee. And
he went forth to the land. There met him out
of the city a certain man, which had devils long
time, and wear no clothes, neither abode in any
house, but in tombs. Can you see that the devil
was physically manifesting in the man? Physically
manifesting. When Jesus saw, when he saw Jesus
rather, he cried out and fell down before him.
And with a loud voice said, what have I to do
with thee, Jesus? Thou son of God, most high.
You see, they know how to say thou son of God,
most high. They know how to say this is the servant
of the most high God, but they do not believe
in what God is doing. Right? The devils know
this information, but they do not believe in
what God is doing. So you have to be discerning.
So someone says, oh, because he said, Jesus,
thou son of the most high God, does that mean
he has prophesied Jesus and believed Jesus? No.
He's just saying who Jesus is. Does he believe
in what God is doing? Does the devil believe
in what God is doing? Are they partakers in it?
No. what God is doing, they don't want to be
part of it. So mentioning that he's the son of
God does not mean the devil believed. No. Now
he said, I beseech thee, torment me not. For
he had commanded the unseen spirit to come out
of the man. For oftentimes it had caught him
and it was kept bound with chains and in fetters
and it broke the bands and was driven of the
devil's into the wilderness. And Jesus asked
him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion,
because many devils were entering to him. And
they besought him that he would not command them
to go out into the deep. And there was there
an herd of many swine feeding on the mountain.
And they besought him that he would suffer them
to enter into them. And he suffered them. Then
went out the devils out of the man and entered
into the swine. And the herd ran violently down
a steep place into the lake and they were choked.
So he cast out the devil from a man. Now we can
read from verse 22. Now, just a little bit to
backtrack on that same chapter. This one took
place in a man. From verse 22 is a circumstance
that was brought under the control. And now it
came to pass on a certain day that he went into
a ship with his disciples and he said unto them,
let's go over onto the other side of the lake
and the launch fort. But as they sailed, he fell
asleep and there came a storm of the wind on
the lake and they were filled with water and
were in jeopardy. And they came to him and awoke
him saying, Master, Master, we perish. Then he
arose and rebuilt the wind and the raging of
the water. And they ceased and there was a calm.
They ceased and there was what? A calm. That
is a circumstance. Right? That is a circumstance.
So we see Jesus' miracles in people, on people
and also in circumstances. in circumstances that
are unpalatable in our lives, unpalatable to
situations and what God is doing through us.
So let's deal with three other things. I think
these are the three other things we'll deal with
that will continue on Wednesday. Can you just
take one minute to pray? Just pray in your heart
that you rebuke the devil in every circumstances.
Before we continue teaching, just pray. Those
circumstances in your life, that you feel there's
an oppression of the devil, can you say, I rebuke
you this circumstance? I cast out the devil in
this circumstance in my life. When I approach
this place, it's as if things don't align. Say,
I rebuke the devil in this area. Every circumstance,
they become obedient to the power of God in me.
When I get into any space, that space becomes
obedient to the power of God in me. When I get
into any environment, that environment becomes
obedient to the power of God in me. When there
are people that are possessed with demons and
devils, And they want to misbehave. When I get
into that space, that devil is cast out. In the
name of Jesus. Wherever I step my foot, oh, in
the name of Jesus, that place becomes obedience
to the power of God that is at work in me. It
says, and the shadow of Peter was carrying out
miracles. That the handkerchief of Paul was doing
great miracles. So henceforth, I walk in miracles.
Whether I'm at work, I'm in school, I'm on the
street, I'm in my house. Whether I'm asleep or
awake. I walk in divine miracles. Even in my
dreams, I walk in divine miracles. Circumstances.
They become obedient to what I say. In the name
of Jesus. Amen. Let's continue. Let's continue.
You can write miracles. Miracles. Thank you,
Jesus. Miracles are spiritual, supernatural,
and spectacular. Miracles. are spiritual, supernatural,
and they are spectacular. They are spectacular.
You can put the scripture down. 1 Corinthians
12 verse 1. 1 Corinthians 12 verse 1. That is
actually the beginning of the conversation. or
the teachings on the working of miracles, of
course, the gifts. He said, now concerning spiritual,
brethren, I would not have you ignorant. So whatever
Paul will be talking in this chapter is about
what? Spirituals, right? It's about spirituals,
things regarding the spirit, things regarding
the spirit of God, right? So the foundation of
this discussion itself is spiritual. So, miracles
are spiritual. Now, they are also supernatural
because there is something that supersedes or
overrides the natural. Something overrides the
natural. We're going to see it. So, it is supernatural.
It means that there is something beyond the natural.
Acts chapter 3, verse 7. Acts chapter 3, verse
7. And he took him by the right hand and lifted
him up. And immediately his feet and his ankle
bones received strength. That is supernatural.
Do you get it? That is divine strength. It's
not medicine. That's not science. That's not
a knee transplant. A knee replacement. Right?
It's not knee replacement. It's not vessel replacement.
That is supernatural. That strength is supernatural.
It's been hanging on there. For a long time.
Right? Maybe some people will be helping him
to shift. Shifting him here and there. It means
that some people have actually been lifting him
up and nothing happened. People might have been
helping him to move around. They've been lifting
him up and nothing happened. That strength did
not come. But when Peter took him by his hand.
Say, when I take someone by their hand, miracles
will happen in their life. Hallelujah. Glory.
He said, when he lifted him up, immediately a
divine strength came upon him. Now, at this point,
if they stop here, you know, it will not be complete.
Now, let's look at the next verse. Just go to
the next verse. And he limping up, stood and
walk and entered with them into the temple. Now,
this is the spectacular because people started
seeing, right? People started observing. He entered
into the temple and walking and leaping and praising
God. Now, go to the next verse. And all the people
did what? They saw him walking and praising God.
This man that we have given a tag. and named
him according to his location or named him according
to his circumstance, he's praising God. That
is spectacular. Something we see visible. Not
just a strength that would happen to a man and
the man would sit down there. No, a strength,
a divine strength that happens to somebody and
we see them in the physical. totally different.
What was impossible before became possible because
of the power of God. So miracles would be seen
amongst us. Amen. So miracles, they will be seen
amongst us. They will be seen in our meetings.
So this is the wonder. This is the visibility.
The supernatural becomes visible for people to
see. It becomes visible for people to see. We
are spiritual. We are the supernatural. It becomes
spectacular when people begin to see it. This
is the power of God. It is possible. It is possible.
We can work in it. We can work in it. Now, another
thing that we will see is that miracles, because,
you know, let me put it this way. It's a gift,
right? Both believers and unbelievers, it works
on them. So miracles work on both the believer
and the unbeliever. Right? It works both in the
believer and the unbeliever. Or maybe because
we've positioned it to, it's not just casting
out demons. There's a scripture we read, when
Paul was delivered, when prayer was made for
Peter rather, when Peter was delivered, it was
actually a miracle. Prayer was made for him and
a miracle happened. Acts chapter 12. Acts chapter
12. So, both the believer, in this context, we
see a believer, even an apostle, right, had a
miraculous escape from prison because the power
of God was at work. Let's read from verse 1.
It says, Now, about that time, Herod the king
stretched forth his hands to vex Satan of the
church, and he killed James the brother of John
with a sword. And because he saw it pleased the
Jews, he proceeded further to do what? To take
Peter also. Then were the days of the unleavened
bread. And when he had apprehended him, he put
him in prison and delivered him to four quotations
of soldiers to keep him, intending that after
Easter to bring him forth So the people. Peter
therefore was kept in prison. But what? But prayer
was made without ceasing of the church unto God
for who? For Peter. So they prayed that Peter
will be delivered. Let's continue. And when Herod
would And behold, the angel of the Lord came
unto him, came upon him, and a light shined in
the prison. And he smoothed Peter on the side
and raised him up, saying, Arise quickly. And
his chain fell off from his hands. And the angel
said unto him, Give thyself and bind on thy sandals.
And so did he. And he said unto him, Cast thy
garments about thee, and follow me. And he went
out and followed him, and wished not that it
was true which was done by the angel, but thought
it was a vision. And when they were past the
first and the second word, they came unto the
iron gate. that leadeth into the city which opened
to them of his own accord. Then went out and
passed through one street, and forthwith the
angel departed from him. And when Peter was come
to himself, he said, Now I know of surety that
the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath delivered
me from the hand of who? Herod. Can we just pray?
Can we just close our eyes and just pray once
again? Can we just pray? That when I pray, miracles
happen. When I pray, miracles take place. And
you just pray. That every time I pray, I see
miracles and wonders and signs taking place.
In the name of Jesus. When I pray for my brother,
when I pray for my sister. Oh, wherever location
they find themselves. In the name of Jesus, miracles,
signs, and wonders happens in them. Miracles,
signs, and wonders happens in them. In the name
of Jesus. When I pray for my brother, when I
pray for my parents, when I pray for my children,
when I pray for my family members. Oh, from here,
miracles, signs, and wonders will take place
wherever they are. In the name of Jesus. There
is no limitation to the power of God. Distance,
time, space are no limitation to the power of
God. This is a believer receiving deliverance.
Can you also pray? Can you pray for yourself
as well? That when prayer is said for me, Miracles
happen in my life. When prayers are made for
me, miracles happen in my life. There are people
praying for you. There are people praying for
me. That when these prayers are made, the manifestation
in miracles is seen in my life. No power can
oppose the power of prayer in my life. In Jesus'
name. John 6, verse 1. John 6, verse 1. Unbelievers
that received the miraculous. And after these
things, Jesus went over to the Sea of Galilee.
which is the sea of Tiberias. And a great multitude
followed him because they saw his miracles, which
he did on them that were what? Diseased. First
stop here. Now, these people that were diseased,
most of them were unbelievers. They never, you
know, believe the message Jesus was preaching,
but they received the miracles because it is
the power of God. And the great multitude followed
him, and because they saw his miracles which
he did on them, that we are deceased. And Jesus
went up into the mountain and sat with his disciples.
Next. And the Passover, a feast of the Jews,
was nigh. And Jesus then lifted up his eyes and
saw a great multitude, or great company, come
unto him. And he said unto Philip, When shall
we buy bread that this may eat? And he said to
prove him, for he knew himself what he would
do. So Jesus knew he was going to perform a miracle
there, right there. Philip answered him, Two
hundred penny worth of bread is not sufficient
for them, that every one of them may take a little.
One of the disciples, Andrew, Simon, Peter's
brother, said unto him, There is a lad here which
hath five belly loaves and two small fishes,
but what are they among so many? And Jesus said,
make the men sit down. There was much grass in
that place, in the place. So the men sat down
in the number about 5 ,000. And Jesus took the
loaves and he had given things. He distributed
to the disciples and the disciples to them that
were sat down and likewise of the fishes as much
as they would. Next. And when they are filled,
He said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments
that remain, that nothing be lost. Therefore
they gathered them together and filled twelve
baskets with the fragments of the five barley
loaves, which remained over and above unto them
that had eaten. Stop. So here, the feeding of
the 5 ,000 is miraculous. to many unbelievers.
So the unbelievers can partake in the power of
God through you. Right? We see the healing of
the man at the temple. There was no message preached
to him. Right? He was in fact asking for alms.
But rather, he received healing. Received healing.
Alright, we can put these other scriptures down.
We can put that down. We're going to come back
to this scripture on Wednesday. This particular
one. But let's put the scriptures down. Matthew
14, verse 24 to 25. Matthew 14, verse 24 to 25.
John 11, verse 1 to 44. Matthew 14 verse 24 to
25. John 11 verse 1 to 44. Acts 16 verse 24.
The one we actually read. Acts 8 verse 6. The
scriptures, right, they reveal that when the
miraculous happens, okay, when the miraculous
happens, It causes wonders. So we're going to
check the word wonders before we close, right?
When the miraculous happened, it causes wonders.
So signs, we dealt with signs in the previous
teaching, right? Now we just talk briefly on
wonders. It causes wonders. The word wonders
is actually the word teres, T -E -R -A -S. T
-E -R. Which means to evoke or refers to to evoke
amazement. To evoke an amazement. It means that
it evokes something that makes people begin to
ask, how did this happen? By which power? Do
you remember this statement? By which power is
this being done? That is why when they found
out and they searched, they could not find the
power. They said it's Beelzebub. When they searched
Jesus and they could not understand the power
by which he did it, it was because they were
in wonder. The Pharisees. The way, the way, the
way, how did it take? So they only, because they
have to explain it. You know, the Pharisees,
they like to have answers to everything. So they
wanted to explain, they said, no, this must be
Belzebul. That is the cause of a wonder. Do you
also remember Simon the Sorcerer, right? When
he was with Philip, he was wondering, how is
Philip doing these things, right? So after he's
wondering, what did he do? What did he offer?
He offered money. He said, maybe it's by money.
If I give Philip some dollars, maybe I can receive
the power of God. Unfortunately, it doesn't work
like that. So wonder is something that evokes
an amazement, that makes people ask questions,
that makes people say, How has this taken place?
And what is the response? Who knows? What is
the response to that question? The message. The
message. The response to this wonder and amazement
and wondering to the Pharisees is the message.
If only the Pharisees understood the message
of Christ. If only Simon the sorcerer understood
the message of Philip. So when there is wonder
and amazement, it's not entertainment. It's not
to clap. It's not to say wow. It's to, from that
point, to begin to teach about Jesus. So when
you carry out a miracle, we're going to stop
here. When you perform a miracle, a miracle is
wrought through you. is to begin to preach the
message of Christ. You tell the person, you see,
this miracle that just took place now, it is
by the Spirit of God. It is the power of God.
It is what was given when Christ rose from the
dead and He ascended into us. We are teaching.
It is what is given to us when we believe the
death barrier resurrection of Christ. You are
teaching. And you tell them, you can receive
the same power if you believe the message of
Jesus. So wonder and amazement would point us
to the message of Christ. So it's not for entertainment.
It's not for show off. It's not, you know, next
on Wednesday, we are going to treat about, you
know, some statements, some statements like if
I be a man of God, you know, I need to do miracles
and things like that. We're going to touch upon
those statements because it is not for exhibition.
Like, oh, okay, let's just do it. It has a purpose.
So any miracle that is not directed to the message
of Christ, then you put a question on it. Stay
blessed.