Sermons and Prophecy

Miracle # 9 “Jesus Heals the Man With The Withered Hand” Summary:  Ninth in a series on the Miracles of Jesus. Series: The Miracles of Jesus Scripture:  Luke 6:6-11  Date: 21, October 2018 (Matt 12:9-14, Mk. 3:1-6, Lk. 6:6-11). Note: This messages are based on Dr. Brian J Bailey's Teaching Introduction Jesus has just healed the man at the pool of Bethesda on the Sabbath. Now as He and his disciples pass through a field, they pick some grain on the Sabbath. This once again aroused the anger of the Pharisees. Although it must be noted that this is entirely permissible according to the law for one traveling to pluck enough heads of grain to satisfy his hunger. As we have noted in the previous sermon in the time of Jesus, the Sabbath had become a tyranny with hundreds of rules and regulations which laid out in detail what a man might or might not do.  The original Ten Commandments of God had been delineated into 613 laws; 248 positive...

Miracle # 8 “Jesus Heals the Lame Man At Bethesada” Summary:  Eighth in a series on the Miracles of Jesus Series: The Miracles of Jesus Scripture:  John 5:1-18 ,  John 5:1  series:The Miracles of Jesus Introduction The sect of the Pharisees possibly originated prior to the time of the Maccabean rebellion, when Antiochus Epiphanes IV desecrated the Temple in Jerusalem. Many of the Jews followed Antiochus and got involved with Greek mythology and philosophy. The Pharisees, meaning “the separated ones,” were a devout group who adhered to the Law and stood for the purity of the Law. Their origins were good, but in the end they became very legalistic. The jot and tittle of the Law became more important to them than the spirit of the Law. Josephus declares that they numbered approximately 6,000, and yet this small group controlled the centers of worship and synagogues at the time of Christ. Chapter five begins with the third sign (...