The Vineyard Church
Pastor Mark Pope,
February 16/17, 2019
Definition:
A miracle is an unlikely but beneficial event, often attributed to divine intervention … an event not explicable by natural or scientific laws caused by the power of God.
Exodus 7:9 NIV
Mark 1:41-42 NIV
Matthew 8:26 NIV
Matthew 15:29-39 NIV
Main Point #1:
The “miraculous meal” came...
In response to a significant need.
Definition:
Σπλαγχνίζομαι (splangkh-nid'-zom-ahee)
To feel compassion, have pity on, to be moved in the inward parts … the heart, lungs, liver, and kidneys.
Mark 6:35-36 NIV
Subpoint:
Jesus was filled with amazing miracles because He was clearly emotionally involved.
Luke 7:11-13 NIV
Questions:
How deep does my prayer list go?
How open am I to feeling other’s pain?
Isaiah 42:1, 3 NIV
Main Point #2:
The “miraculous meal” came...
In partnership with a human resource.
Matthew 12:13 NIV
Subpoint:
Most of the Bible’s supernatural stories include an important earthly element.