There Is Still Power In The Name of Jesus

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There Is Still Power In The Name of Jesus

• Acts 311-26

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Gods Interventions Into The Lives Of The
Israelites

• The Passover
• The crossing of the Red Sea
• Victories over the Amelekites, Jericho, the
  Philistines, David and Goliath etc

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The Miracles Continue In The New Testament

• The healing of the cripple at the Temple
• The transformation of a simple and uneducated man
  to a man of great influence

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Todays Challenge..

• To understand that God is still willing to use
  each one of us to build His Kingdom
• He will still use methods and means that are
  miraculous as He accomplishes this task

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Carpe Diem or Seize the Day

• Peter seized the day or opportunity to do great
  things through the power of God
• How often do we forget to seize the day or
  opportunity to do great things through the power
  of God?

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So Why The Miracle?

• The Lord demonstrated his love for the cripple
• He wanted to alert the Jewish leadership that His
  movement continues
• So the Christians would understand they had
  received power from the Holy Spirit
• To demonstrate that Jesus is indestructible

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The Mystery Behind The Healing.

• The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob
• His Servant Jesus
• The Holy One
• The Righteous One
• The Author of Life

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Faith in the name of Jesus.

• By faith in the name of Jesus this man whom you
  now see and know was made strong. It is Jesus
  name and the faith that comes through Him that
  has given complete healing to him as you can see.

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The great mistake..

• You killed the author of life!

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The forgiving Jesus.

• Repent then and turn to God so that your sins
  will be wiped out, that times of refreshing may
  come from the Lord and that He may send the
  Christ who was appointed to you even Jesus.

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What Does This Miracle Have To Do With Us Today?

• Can miracles like this happen today?
• Is this a one time activity of the Holy Spirit
  never to be repeated in future history?

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What about

• Martin Luther
• John Calvin
• George Whitfield
• Billy Graham
• The developing church in Mongolia
• The great American revival.

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Seize the day..

• Through prayer
• By allowing the Holy Spirit to transform you