Lesson 2, Unit 1, Choice 2: Miracles are Evidence of Faith and God's Power

Choice 2: Matthew 8-9; Mark 2. Miracles Are Evidence of Faith and God's Power 

​1.          Using the following references, fill in the chart below by writing in the second column a brief description of each miracle the Lord performed, then in the third column list those who exercised faith for the miracle to occur.

2.          Explain in writing how it affects your faith to know that God has this kind of power.
 

Reference	Miracles of the Lord	Who Demonstrated Faith
Matthew 8:1-4	Jesus healed a Leper	The Leper
Matthew 8:5-13	Jesus healed the Centurion’s servant who was “sick of the palsy, grievously tormented”	The Roman Centurion
Matthew 8:14-15	Jesus healed Peter’s mother-in-law who was sick of a fever	Peter’s mother-in-law (and probably also Peter and his wife)
Matthew 8:16	Jesus cast out devils and healed all that were sick	Those who were sick, and maybe those who were possessed with devils? Or the friends/family of them that were possessed with devils?
Matthew 8:23-27	Jesus calmed the winds and the sea during the tempest	Jesus’s disciples (they woke him and asked him to save them)
Matthew 8:28-34	Jesus cast the Legion of evil spirits out of the men and into a herd of swine	The men who were possessed? Or those who were following Jesus?
Matthew 9:20-22; Mark 5:25-34	Jesus healed a woman diseased with an issue of blood and raised from the dead the daughter of Jairus	The woman who touched the hem of his garment and Jairus and his wife
Matthew 9:27-31	Jesus healed two men of their blindness and caused them to see	The two blind men
Mark 2:1-12	Jesus healed a man who was sick of the palsy	The man with palsy and his four friends

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I wouldn’t say that knowing that God has this power affects my faith so much as knowing that faith precedes miracles affects my faith. The fact that God has power to heal and cast out devils and calm seas does not make a huge difference to me or my faith, considering that miracles of this kind are not anything I see on a daily basis, so it is not particularly relevant to my level of faith. However, it IS definitely important to know that in each of the occasions faith was a requirement for the miracle to happen. That tells me that if I want God to heal me or a loved one or perform any kind of miracle in my life I must first demonstrate faith in Him.