Part 7

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Part 7 Healing a Deaf and Mute Man
Mk. 731-37
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Mark 731-37
v. 31 Again, departing from the region of Tyre
and Sidon, He came through the midst of the
region of Decapolis to the Sea of Galilee. v.
32 Then they brought to Him one who was deaf and
had an impediment in his speech, and they begged
Him to put His hand on him. v. 33 And He took
him aside from the multitude, and put His fingers
in his ears, and He spat and touched his tongue
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Mark 731-37
v. 34 Then, looking up to heaven, He sighed, and
said to him, "Ephphatha," that is, "Be opened."
v. 35 Immediately his ears were opened, and
the impediment of his tongue was loosed, and he
spoke plainly. v. 36 Then He commanded them
that they should tell no one but the more He
commanded them, the more widely they proclaimed
it
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Mark 731-37
v. 37 And they were astonished beyond measure,
saying, "He has done all things well. He makes
both the deaf to hear and the mute to speak.
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The Unfortunate Man
Deaf Not born deaf Absolute deafness Mute
impediment
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Interceding Friends
- Brought man to Jesus - Wanted Jesus to put His
hands on him v. 32 they begged Him to put His
hand on him
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The Cure

• Privately

• Not for praise
• To get attention of the man?

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The Cure
v. 33

• Fingers
• Tongue

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The Cure

• v. 34
• Eyes
• Lips

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The Cure
v. 34

• Healing word

Ephphatha
Be Opened
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The Cure
v. 35 Immediately his ears were opened, and the
impediment of his tongue was loosed, and he spoke
plainly.
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Isa. 355 Then the eyes of the blind shall be
opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be
unstopped. 6 Then the lame shall leap like a
deer, And the tongue of the mute sing.
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Charge of Concealment

• Dont tell anyone about this miracle!
• He did not do this to promote Himself
• The multitudes would hinder His teaching

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Effect on the People
v. 37 And they were astonished beyond measure,
saying, "He has done all things well. He makes
both the deaf to hear and the mute to speak.
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Lessons Learned
Spiritual Deafness

• Deafness endangers physically
• Spiritual deafness endangers our soul
• - refuse to hear word of God
• - can lead to eternal death
• He that has ears to hear, let him hear. Lk. 88

Ephphatha - Be Opened
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Lessons Learned
No person is so deaf as the man who will not
hear Gods Word
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Lessons Learned
Mute

• Inability to speak
• Some of sins effects
• - Difficulty speaking of spiritual matters
• He who is of God hears God's words therefore
  you do not hear, because you are not of God.
  Jn. 847

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Lessons Learned
Friends brought him

• Compassion
• - Brought him to Christ
• Compassion and Sacrifice
• - Bring others to the truth
• - Gospel is power to save
• Salt of the earth - Matt. 513
• Light of world - Matt. 514-16
• Work as leaven - Matt. 1333

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Lessons Learned
Power in the Word
Opened ears - Loosed tongue Word Saves us Jas.
121 able to save your souls Rom. 116 power
of God to salvation Jn. 832 the truth shall
make you free
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Lessons Learned
Power in the Word
Opened ears - Loosed tongue Word Saves us
His word is the sword of the Spirit - Eph. 617
His word is the seed of the kingdom - Luke
811 His word opened the heart of Lydia -
Acts 1614-15 His word cleanses us from
sin, and it will keep us clean - 1 Jn. 17
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Lessons Learned
Does all things well

• Not like fake healers
• Always did things well
• - Creation it was good
• - Perfect atonement for sins - Heb. 926
• - Perfect plan of Salvation

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Jesus
A Miracle Worker
Miracles of love
Part 6 Healing a Deaf Man
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Jesus
A Miracle Worker
He has done all things well Mk. 737
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GODS SIMPLE PLAN FOR SALVATION
Rev. 210
Acts 238
baptism
JN. 1242
confess
LK. 133
OBEDIENT UNTIL DEATH
repent
JN. 824
believe
ACTS 322
hear