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Matthew 8 & Mark 6
Matthew 8 & Mark 6
‘Shazam’
An exclamation of triumphant and
delighted announcement!
‘Shazam’
An exclamation of triumphant and
delighted announcement!
Matthew 8 & Mark 6
‘Shazam’
Captain Marvel comics from the
1940’s
‘Shazam’
Captain Marvel comics from the
1940’s
Matthew 8 & Mark 6
‘Shazam’
Used as a command word by
a magician
‘Shazam’
Used as a command word by
a magician
Matthew 8 & Mark 6
‘Shazam’
Gomer Pyle on the Andy Griffith Show
‘Shazam’
Gomer Pyle on the Andy Griffith Show
Matthew 8 & Mark 6
‘Shazam’
Presently, the name
of a popular phone app.
‘Shazam’
Presently, the name
of a popular phone app.
Matthew 8 & Mark 6
Matthew 8:5-13
“Now when Jesus had entered
Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, pleading with
Him, saying…
Matthew 8:5-13
“Now when Jesus had entered
Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, pleading with
Him, saying…
Matthew 8 & Mark 6
…‘Lord, my servant is lying at home
paralyzed, dreadfully tormented.’ And
Jesus said to him, ‘I will come and heal him.’ The centurion
answered and said…
…‘Lord, my servant is lying at home
paralyzed, dreadfully tormented.’ And
Jesus said to him, ‘I will come and heal him.’ The centurion
answered and said…
Matthew 8 & Mark 6
…‘Lord, I am not worthy that You
should come under my roof. But only speak a word, and my servant will be
healed. For I also am a man under authority…
…‘Lord, I am not worthy that You
should come under my roof. But only speak a word, and my servant will be
healed. For I also am a man under authority…
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…having soldiers under me. And I say to this one, ‘Go,’ and
he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and to my
servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.’”
…having soldiers under me. And I say to this one, ‘Go,’ and
he goes; and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes; and to my
servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.’”
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…When Jesus heard it, He marveled, and
said to those who followed, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, I have
not found such great faith, not even in
Israel!
…When Jesus heard it, He marveled, and
said to those who followed, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, I have
not found such great faith, not even in
Israel!
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…And I say to you that many will come from east and west, and sit down with
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. But the
sons…
…And I say to you that many will come from east and west, and sit down with
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. But the
sons…
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…of the kingdom will be cast out into outer darkness.
There will be weeping and
gnashing of teeth.’ Then Jesus said to the centurion, ‘Go your way; and as
you…
…of the kingdom will be cast out into outer darkness.
There will be weeping and
gnashing of teeth.’ Then Jesus said to the centurion, ‘Go your way; and as
you…
Matthew 8 & Mark 6
…have believed, so let it be done for
you.’ And his servant was healed that
same hour.”
…have believed, so let it be done for
you.’ And his servant was healed that
same hour.”
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Mark 6:4-6
But Jesus said to them, ‘A prophet is not without honor except in his own
country, among his own relatives…
Mark 6:4-6
But Jesus said to them, ‘A prophet is not without honor except in his own
country, among his own relatives…
Matthew 8 & Mark 6
…and in his own house.’ Now He
could do no mighty work there, except
that He laid His hands on a few sick people and healed
them.
…and in his own house.’ Now He
could do no mighty work there, except
that He laid His hands on a few sick people and healed
them.
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And He marveled because of their
unbelief. Then He went about the
villages in a circuit, teaching.”
And He marveled because of their
unbelief. Then He went about the
villages in a circuit, teaching.”
Matthew 8 & Mark 6
What Amazed Jesus?
The Roman Centurion
The belief of one who was not of
Israel!
What Amazed Jesus?
The Roman Centurion
The belief of one who was not of
Israel!
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What Amazed Jesus?
The People of Nazareth
The unbelief of those who knew
Him!
What Amazed Jesus?
The People of Nazareth
The unbelief of those who knew
Him!
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Should WeBe So Amazed?
Our Blinders!
Should WeBe So Amazed?
Our Blinders!
Matthew 8 & Mark 6
One Example
“China’s atheistic communist government
conceded that its Christian
population had doubled to 21
million…
One Example
“China’s atheistic communist government
conceded that its Christian
population had doubled to 21
million…
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…over the past decade,
worshiping in 55,000 official Protestant and 4,600 Catholic churches. The underground
church, it’s widely known, was much
larger…
…over the past decade,
worshiping in 55,000 official Protestant and 4,600 Catholic churches. The underground
church, it’s widely known, was much
larger…
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…by foreign estimates perhaps 77 million, which
means larger than the Communist Party. A Pew
Global Attitudes study found only
11%...
…by foreign estimates perhaps 77 million, which
means larger than the Communist Party. A Pew
Global Attitudes study found only
11%...
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…of Chinese saying religion
was not important in their lives,
compared to 31 percent saying it
was very or somewhat important.
…of Chinese saying religion
was not important in their lives,
compared to 31 percent saying it
was very or somewhat important.
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Indeed, everywhere the authors looked outside their
European homeland, religion
was booming in the early 21st
century world.”(Donald Devine, Is It Another Great
Awakening? Library of Law & Liberty, October 24, 2014 blog)
Indeed, everywhere the authors looked outside their
European homeland, religion
was booming in the early 21st
century world.”(Donald Devine, Is It Another Great
Awakening? Library of Law & Liberty, October 24, 2014 blog)
Matthew 8 & Mark 6
Shazam!
Faith is not anexperience of
culture,learning, or politics…
Shazam!
Faith is not anexperience of
culture,learning, or politics…
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Shazam!
…but of a supernatural work of God in the life of those who dare to
believe!
Shazam!
…but of a supernatural work of God in the life of those who dare to
believe!
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“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find;
knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks
receives, and he who seeks finds…
“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find;
knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks
receives, and he who seeks finds…
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…and to him whoknocks it will be
opened.”Matthew 7:7-8
…and to him whoknocks it will be
opened.”Matthew 7:7-8
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C.S. Lewis’s account of his conversion to
faith
“You must picture me alone in that room at Magdalen, night after
night…
C.S. Lewis’s account of his conversion to
faith
“You must picture me alone in that room at Magdalen, night after
night…
Matthew 8 & Mark 6
…feeling, whenever my mind lifted even
for a second from my work, the steady,
unrelenting approach of Him whom I so
earnestly desired not to meet.
…feeling, whenever my mind lifted even
for a second from my work, the steady,
unrelenting approach of Him whom I so
earnestly desired not to meet.
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That which I greatly feared had at last
come upon me. In the Trinity Term of 1929 I gave in, and admitted
that God was God, and knelt and prayed:
perhaps…
That which I greatly feared had at last
come upon me. In the Trinity Term of 1929 I gave in, and admitted
that God was God, and knelt and prayed:
perhaps…
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…that night, the most dejected and
reluctant convert in all England.” (Surprised
By Joy, ch. 14)
…that night, the most dejected and
reluctant convert in all England.” (Surprised
By Joy, ch. 14)
Matthew 8 & Mark 6
Shazam!
“But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your
mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith which
we preach)
Shazam!
“But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your
mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith which
we preach)
Matthew 8 & Mark 6
…that if you confess with your mouth the
Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.
…that if you confess with your mouth the
Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.
Matthew 8 & Mark 6
For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and
with the mouth confession is made
unto salvation.”Romans 10:8-10
For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and
with the mouth confession is made
unto salvation.”Romans 10:8-10
Matthew 8 & Mark 6
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