The Miracles Flashcards
What is a miracle?
- An external event which goes beyond the powers of nature and in which one seeks the work of God
- A kind of sign, an instrument of God for transmitting his message
- The healing power of Jesus is part of his ministry
What can we learn from the miracle in the wedding in Cana?
- Showed that “God is with us” & Jesus is willing to participate in human life
- Jesus has the power & authority over elements of the world (water—> wine)
- Jesus did all these to response to his mother’s request
- Mary’s empathy & confidence were shown, directed towards the welfare of the others
- Jesus reveled His divinity to His disciples
What can we learn from the miracle of Jesus feeding 5000 people?
- The disciples need not worry about food or drink, Jesus will feed them
- Jesus will give it to you if you ask him, trust him
- Jesus made use of what was available
- Jesus thanked god and blessed the loaves and fishes
- The food was sufficient for all. Jesus satisfied the needs of all people. Jesus was the bread of life
Jesus broke the ( 1 ) and gave them to his ( 2 ). Jesus didn’t ( 3 ). He allowed ( 4 ) to do this. Jesus’ plan is to ( 5 ).
- Loaves
- Disciples to distribute to the people
- Distribute the food himself
- His disciples
- Save the world through his disciples
What happened in the miracle of Jesus walking on water? What has the miracle shown us?
- It was dark; a strong wind blowing & stirring up the water
- The disciples were terrified, thinking it was a ghost
- To show that he had mystery over the law of nature & the power of the creator
- People did not understand Jesus power in the last miracle, their mind were slow to see, faith was too weak
- help them understand more about the identity of Jesus (Son of God)
What miracles did Jesus performed to show his power over nature?
- The wedding in Cana (turning water to wine)
- Jesus feeds 5000 people
- Jesus walking on water
What miracle(s) did Jesus perform to show his power in healing?
- Jesus heals an official son
The signature of the story is that (1), who was of (2) sought help from Jesus, who was only a (3). The official travelled a (4) to see Jesus. This showed he was (5).
Jesus said “None of you will ever (6) unless (7)”. This was a (8) for the (9). This was also aimed at (10).
- the official 2. High social status 3. Carpenter’s son
- Long way from Capernaum to Cana 5. humble before the lord
- Believe 7. You see miracles and wonders 8. test 9. Official’s faith
- The crowd that gathered to see this sensational happening
What is the speaker and listener in the following quotes ?
1. “They have no wine.”
2. “ Woman, what concern is that to you and me? My hour has not yet come.”
- Mary—> Jesus
- Jesus —> Mary
What is the speaker and listener in the following quotes ?
1. “ do you whatever he tells you”
2. “Fill the jars with water”, “now draw some out and take it to the steward”
- Mary —> the servants
- Jesus —> the servants
What is the speaker and listener in the following quotes ?
“Everyone serves the best wine first and when people have drunk enough, he serves that which is ordinary, but you have kept the best wine until the end.”
Speaker: the Seward
Listener: everyone
What is the speaker and listener in the following quotes ?
1. “Where shall we buy breads so that these people may eat?”
2. “Two hundred silver coins would not buy enough bread for each of them to have a piece.”
- Jesus —> Philip
- Philip —> Jesus
What is the speaker and listener in the following quotes ?
“There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what good are these for so many?”
Speaker: Andrew
Listener: Jesus
What is the speaker and listener in the following quotes ?
“Make the people sit down.”
“gather up the pieces left over, that nothing may be lost”
Speaker: Jesus
Listener: the disciples
What is the speaker and listener in the following quotes ?
“This is really the prophet, the one who is to come into the world”
Speaker: the people who saw the miracle
