i guide you in the way of wisdom and lead you along straight paths – proverbs 4:11
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I guide you in the way of wisdom and lead you along straight paths –
Proverbs 4:11
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Signs and Wonders - Yesterday and Today
Acts 5:12-16
Signs and Wonders - Yesterday and Today
Acts 5:12-16
Acts 2:42-47 Acts 4:32-35
Signs and Wonders - Yesterday and Today
In our passage Elsewhere in Scripture Today’s claims
Signs and WondersA working definition:
A supernatural intervention by God to accredit both His message and His
messengers. They are instantaneous and complete.
Signs and Wonders: Acts 5:12-16
They were done through the apostles.
“Through the hands of the apostles…” NASB
“I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these….”
John 14:12
Signs and Wonders: Acts 5:12-16
They were done through the apostles.
They gathered a crowd.
vs. 12 ….miraculous signs among the people. (And all the believers…
...added to their number.)
vs. 15 As a result…
Signs and Wonders: Acts 5:12-16
They were done through the apostles.
They gathered a crowd.
Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and healing every disease and sickness.
When He saw the crowds He had compassion on them. Matthew 11:35-36
Signs and Wonders: Acts 5:12-16
They were done through the apostles.
They gathered a crowd.
They were effective for all. (vs. 16)
Signs and Wonders: Acts 5:12-16
They were done through the apostles.
They gathered a crowd.
They were effective for all.
They ultimately led to saving faith in Christ. (vs. 12b – 14)
Miracles
Forgiveness of sin through Christ
Signs and Wonders: Acts 5:12-16
They were done through the apostles.
They gathered a crowd.
They were effective for all.
They ultimately led to saving faith in Christ.
Elsewhere in Scripture
Deuteronomy 6:22
Before our eyes the Lord sent signs and wonders – great and terrible –
on Egypt and Pharaoh and his whole household.
Nehemiah 9:10
You sent signs and wonders against Pharaoh, against all his
officials and all the people of his land.
Psalm 135:9
He sent his signs and wonders into your midst, Egypt, against
Pharaoh and all his servants.
Jeremiah 32:21
You brought your people Israel out of Egypt with signs and wonders, by a mighty hand and an outstretched
arm and with great terror.
Daniel 6:27
He rescues and he saves; he performs signs and wonders in the heavens and on the earth. He has rescued Daniel from the power of
the lions.
Matthew 24:24
For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform
great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect.
Acts 2:22
Fellow Israelites, listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by
God to you by miracles, wonders and signs, which God did among you through him, as
you yourselves know.
Acts 6:8
Now Stephen, a man full of God’s grace and power, performed
great wonders and signs among the people.
II Corinthians 12:12
I persevered in demonstrating among you the marks of a true apostle,
including signs, wonders and miracles.
II Thessalonians 2:9
The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with how Satan works.
He will use all sorts of displays of power
through signs and wonders that serve the lie.
Signs and WondersA working definition:
A supernatural intervention by God to accredit both His message and His
messengers. They are instantaneous and complete. They usually occur around a
great redemptive (saving) action by God.
Signs and WondersToday’s claims
These are the exact kind of signs and wonders that happened in NT times.
Signs and WondersWere done by the apostles. Gathered a crowd. Were effective for all. Ultimately led to saving faith in Christ. Accredit the messenger Accredit the message Instantaneous and complete Surround a great redemptive work
Benny Hinn
• “Faith is vital to your miracle.• Healing is received by faith,• and healing is kept by faith.”• Miracle of Healing, pg. 89
“You cannot receive healing…all of them were unless your heart is right healed. Acts 5:16 with God.” Birmingham, AL Mar. 28, 2002
Benny Hinn
• “Make a pledge; make a gift.• Because that’s the only way• you’re going to get your • miracle….As you give, the miracle will begin.”
Quoted by Richard Fisher The Confusing World of Benny Hinn, pg. 146
Signs and WondersWere done by the apostles. Gathered a crowd. Were effective for all. Ultimately led to saving faith in Christ. Accredit the messenger Accredit the message Instantaneous and complete Surround a great redemptive work
God still answers prayer
The greatest work is a life changed and shaped
by Jesus Christ.
The greatest work is a life changed and shaped
by Jesus Christ.
Where the true gospel is preached, God can change
lives.
I guide you in the way of wisdom and lead you along straight paths –
Proverbs 4:11