Message Title: The Purpose of the Miracles of Jesus
Message Text: Mark 2:1-11
The miracles of Jesus were not to convince people but to confirm He is King.
- Exodus – People began to doubt.
- In John 9– The leaders refused to believe
- John 12– They wanted to kill Jesus.
1.The Miracles of Jesus validated his message.
Repent [change your inner self—your old way of thinking, regret past sins, live your life in a way that proves repentance; seek God’s purpose for your life], for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Matthew 3:2
2.The miracles were a reversal of the effects of sin.
1.The Disobedience In The Garden Of Eden Is Now Rectified By The Obedience Of Jesus In The Garden Of Gethsemane.
2. Jesus Goes Willingly To A Shameful Death To Conquer It, While Adam Hides In His Shame.
3. Jesus Dies Outside Of The Gates Of The City To Make A Way For People To Enter Paradise.
4.Jesus Wears A Crown Made Of Thorns As He Makes Way To Remove Sin, Adam And Eve Brought In Thorns By Their Sin.
5. Jesus Became The Curse For Us, Adam And Eve Brought In A Curse Against Us.
6. Jesus Defeated Death And Sin And Brought In Eternal Life, Adam And Eve Ushered In
7. Jesus Gives Us Access To The Tree Of Life Again If We Follow Him, Adam And Eve Were Denied Access For Not Following God’s Ways.
3.The greatest miracle or reversal is salvation from sin.
“I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?” John 11:25-26
