Luke - Part 4 - What God Can Do

Written by Ed Allen
Sunday, 04 July 2010 09:00

Sermons - The Gospel of Luke - That You May Know

Sermon Notes from slides

• What do the miracle stories mean?
• If these things really happened, then why don't we see more of it today?
• I believe that God did amazing things through the human presence of Jesus of Nazareth, because Jesus chose to live through the glory of the Father.
• We live in a world at war.
• Jesus has absolute power over the spirit world!
  • Jesus can forgive sin.

1. God's purpose is to promote relationships and physical healing has a limited capacity to do that.

• Physical healings act as a demonstration of the Kingdom. They are meant to encourage faith, to encourage the connection to God.
  • John 21:25
  • Luke 10:19-21
• Physical healing doesn't always change the heart and it often doesn't bring about true understanding.

2. Our worldview inhibits God's work in us.

• Can it be possible that we could inhibit God's work?
  • Luke 5:17 - "...the power of the Lord was present for him to heal..."
  • Mark

<< Our trust leans to the right side >>

Possible responses

1. Some of you are all in.
2. Some believe for Biblical reasons that this is not for today.
3. Some haven't been able to believe for rational reasons.
4. Some haven't been able to believe for emotional reasons.
5. Some of us are kind of ready to believe.