Miracles Flashcards

1
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What are two definitions of miracle?

A

An incredible coincidence or an unusual happening

A dramatic and unusual sign of God’s power above the ordinary laws of nature. The miracles of Jesus were miracles in this second sense.

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What is the greatest miracle of Jesus?

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The greatest miracle is the resurrection of Jesus, since this completes the victory and shows Jesus to be the true Messiah.

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3
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What are nature miracles?

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power over the forces of nature.

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4
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What are healing miracles?

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power over sickness and evil.

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5
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What were signs of god’s power?

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The miracles of Jesus were extraodinary signs of God’s power

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6
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Give me an example of a healing miracle?

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The curing of the paralysed man

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7
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Give me an example of a nature miracle

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The calming of the storm

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8
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What would Jesus want to see before working a miracle?

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Signs of Faith

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9
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What are the miracles signs of?

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The final victory of God’s kingdom

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10
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Give me an example of faith in word?

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Jairus asked Jesus to make his sick daughter well again

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11
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Give me an example of faith in gesture ?

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The sick woman touching Jesus’ garment

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12
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What did Jesus say to the paralysed man?

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‘My son, your sins are forgiven”

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13
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Where did Jesus heal the paralysed man?

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The town of Capernaum

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14
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What is blasphemy?

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Insulting god

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15
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How many men were carrying the paralysed men?

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4

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How did jesus heal the paralysed man?

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He was preaching the town of Capernaum and there was no room left even out of the front door. Then four men arrived and since there was no space the made a hole in the roof and lowered down a paralysed man.
- jesus heals him
Some teachers of the law were calling this blasphemy as they thought jesus was not god

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17
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What did faith play in the story of the paralysed man?

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Without faith jesus would have not healed the man because jesus needs to see faith before working a miracle

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18
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How does jesus make the Pharisees upset in the story of the paralysed man?

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He said he can forgive sins

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19
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What was against the law on the Sabbath day?

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To do any form of work on the sabbath day

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20
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In the story of the healing on the Sabbath day where did Jesus go?

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He went into the synagogue

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21
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What did jesus do on the sabbath that made the pharisees plot to kill him?

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Healing a man with a paralysed hand on the sabbath day.

22
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What did the disciples amd jesus do before entering the synagogue that was against the law?

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Picking corn on the sabbath because they were hungry

23
Q

What is the shortest bible verse?

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“Jesus wept”

24
Q

Who were lazarus sisters’

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Martha and mary

25
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What did jesus do when mary and martha asked him to come back to judea as lazarus was dying?

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He stayed where he was for 2 more days before coming

26
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When jesus arrived what did he find out?

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That lazarus had been dead 4 days earlier

27
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What did Jesus say to Martha?

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‘Your brother will rise to life’ Jesus told her. ‘I am the resurrection and the life. Those
who believe in me will live, even though they die, and those who believe in me will never
die. Do you believe this?’

28
Q

Where did lazarus live?

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In bethany

29
Q

Evidence for jesus loved his friends in the miracle of The raising of Lazarus

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‘Jesus loved Martha and her sister, and Lazarus’

30
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Evidence for jesus has courage. In the miracle of The raising of Lazarus

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‘Let us go back to Judea’

31
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Evidence for jesus’ sadness. In the miracle of The raising of Lazarus

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‘Jesus wept’

32
Q

What is the first miracle of jesus?

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Turning water into wine - The wedding in Cana

33
Q

How many stone water jars were there?

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6

34
Q

What did jesus tell the servants to do? - miracle at Cana

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Fill each stone jar to the brim with water

35
Q

Summarise wedding of cana…

A
  • wine ran out
  • mary tell jesus there is none left. Jesus replied, “what has this got to do with me” “my time has not come yet”
  • mary told the servants to do whatever jesus says
    -jesus tells servants to fill 6 jars to the brim with water
  • then tells them to get a jar and take out some water and pour it into the man who was incharge of the feast
    -tells them that they kept the best wine till last- this was jesus’ miracle
    -the man gives to bridesgroom
36
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Give four reasons why the miracle at cana is important…

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First reason: it is Jesus’ first miracle
Second reason: it is important as it reveals Jesus is god
Third reason: jesus refers to the new world he will bring
Fourth reason: this is the first time the disciples belive jesus is god

37
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At what time of day did the calming of the storm miracle happen?

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In the evening

38
Q

Describe the weather conditions when the disciples woke jesus

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Strong winds and big waves

39
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What 3 words did Jesus say to the waves to calm them? - calming of the storm

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“Quiet! Be still!”

40
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Why did Jesus ask the disciples if they had no faith? - calming lf the storm

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Because they were terrified and should be more concerned about jesus’ ability to save instead of being afraid and terrified

41
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At what time of day did this miracle happen? - walking on water

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In the evening

42
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Describe Peter’s reactions to this miracle- walking on water

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Shocked and terrified because he had little faith

43
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Why did Peter begin to sink?

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Because he had little faith

44
Q

In both miracles what quality does Jesus mention?

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Having faith

45
Q

How many people were in the crowd? - the feeding of the ____

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5000

46
Q

What did Jesus do with the bread and the fish?

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Jesus took the bread, gave thanks to God and distributed it to the people who were sitting there. He did the same with the fish

47
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How many baskets of food where left over after everyone had finished eating?

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12

48
Q

What did the people say about Jesus after the miracle? Feeding of 5000

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They were saying that jesus is the prophet

49
Q

Message behind feeding of 5000

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teaches the importance of sharing, making the most of what you have, and that Christians must place their trust in God.

50
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What promise to the Jewish people does God fulfil during this miracle? Feeding of 5000

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In the Old testement, God promises the Jews that when the Messiah comes he will call people to a great banquet