Introduction:

•What can we learn from a miracle?•How can God use you for His purposes?•What are the main goals for which God wants you to live?

What Happens When God What Happens When God Does Something Great?Does Something Great?

•People take notice! People take notice! Acts 3:11-12Acts 3:11-12•This is what is suppose to happen This is what is suppose to happen when you become a Christian. Your life when you become a Christian. Your life is is changedchanged drastically. drastically.

•People will notice the bad things People will notice the bad things gone (turned from a life of sin), and gone (turned from a life of sin), and good things live on! good things live on! Eph. 4:21-24Eph. 4:21-24•What was “broken” is healed!What was “broken” is healed!•God is glorified! God is glorified! Mt. 5:16Mt. 5:16•We must give God the credit We must give God the credit because He did this wonderful thing.because He did this wonderful thing.

God Can Use You For His God Can Use You For His Purposes!Purposes!

•Through Faith in Jesus Christ we can be Through Faith in Jesus Christ we can be changed too! changed too! The lame man was healedThe lame man was healed!!•We can be healed of our spiritual sickness We can be healed of our spiritual sickness (sin) by Jesus! (sin) by Jesus! Mark 2:17Mark 2:17•We need to be changed by Jesus power. We need to be changed by Jesus power. Rom. 1:16Rom. 1:16•We too, once sinned ignorantly in unbelief. We too, once sinned ignorantly in unbelief. •But now we need to be healed by God’s But now we need to be healed by God’s mighty power through Jesus blood! mighty power through Jesus blood! Rev. 1:5; Rev. 1:5; Acts 22:16; Mt. 26:28Acts 22:16; Mt. 26:28•Do you believe that God can/will heal you?Do you believe that God can/will heal you?

We Need To Repent and We Need To Repent and Be Converted!Be Converted!

•These are the two goals God wants us to These are the two goals God wants us to understand and keep!understand and keep!•Repentance means turning from sin in the Repentance means turning from sin in the Biblical context. Biblical context. Luke 13:3; Acts 17:30; Acts Luke 13:3; Acts 17:30; Acts 2:38; 3:192:38; 3:19•The conversion is from living a life of sin unto The conversion is from living a life of sin unto living a life of righteousness. living a life of righteousness. Romans 6:6-12Romans 6:6-12•If we continue to live in sin, our sins cannot be If we continue to live in sin, our sins cannot be blotted out. blotted out. Heb. 6:4-6; 10:24-27; Rom. 6:1,23Heb. 6:4-6; 10:24-27; Rom. 6:1,23

Have You Turned From Have You Turned From Your Sins?Your Sins?

•If you do not obey Jesus in this If you do not obey Jesus in this command you will be punished! command you will be punished! Acts 3:23; Mt. 10:28; 2 Thes.1:9Acts 3:23; Mt. 10:28; 2 Thes.1:9•So Jesus has come to save us by So Jesus has come to save us by turning us away from our iniquities turning us away from our iniquities (sins) or “sicknesses”! (sins) or “sicknesses”! Acts 3:26Acts 3:26•Turn away from Turn away from allall your sins and your sins and live for Jesus! live for Jesus! 2 Cor. 5:15, 172 Cor. 5:15, 17•Will you do this? How? Will you do this? How? Rom. 10:9-10, 17; Acts 2:38; 18:8Rom. 10:9-10, 17; Acts 2:38; 18:8