I Stand Amazed!I Stand Amazed!Acts 1:9-11Acts 1:9-11

“ “Now when He had spoken these things, Now when He had spoken these things, while they watched, He was taken up, and while they watched, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight. And a cloud received Him out of their sight. And while they looked steadfastly toward while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up, behold, two men heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel, who also stood by them in white apparel, who also said, "Men of Galilee, why do you stand said, "Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, who was taken up from you into heaven, will so come in like manner as you saw Him will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven."go into heaven."

I Stand Amazed!I Stand Amazed!• Introduction:Introduction:

1. Many events in the life of Jesus testify to 1. Many events in the life of Jesus testify to

His extraordinary characterHis extraordinary character

2. The people of His day didn’t have to look2. The people of His day didn’t have to look

very hard, if they were truly seeking Himvery hard, if they were truly seeking Him

3. The historical record of Jesus’ life 3. The historical record of Jesus’ life

provides for us a reliable and believable provides for us a reliable and believable

testimony of His deitytestimony of His deity

4. Let’s examine just a few examples4. Let’s examine just a few examples

The TransfigurationThe TransfigurationLuke 9:27-36Luke 9:27-36

• Jesus is changed before the very Jesus is changed before the very eyes of Peter, James, and Johneyes of Peter, James, and John

• Two other figures suddenly appearTwo other figures suddenly appear

• A cloud encompasses them and a A cloud encompasses them and a voice speaks to them out of the cloudvoice speaks to them out of the cloud

The Feeding Of The 5000The Feeding Of The 5000John 6:1-14John 6:1-14

• The multitude following Jesus needed The multitude following Jesus needed to be fed, but there was only five to be fed, but there was only five loaves and two fishloaves and two fish

• Jesus divided this among his disciples Jesus divided this among his disciples and the crowdand the crowd

• Somehow, those five loaves and two Somehow, those five loaves and two fish feed everyone!fish feed everyone!

• In fact, they had 12 baskets of leftovers In fact, they had 12 baskets of leftovers

Jesus Walking On WaterJesus Walking On WaterJohn 6:15-21John 6:15-21

• The disciples were on the Sea of Galilee The disciples were on the Sea of Galilee when they thought they were seeing a when they thought they were seeing a ghost coming towards themghost coming towards them

• They began to scream in fearThey began to scream in fear

• But Jesus informs them that there was But Jesus informs them that there was no reason for concernno reason for concern

The Resurrection Of LazarusThe Resurrection Of LazarusJohn 11:1-44John 11:1-44

• Jesus arrives too late, Lazarus has been Jesus arrives too late, Lazarus has been dead for four days and had already been dead for four days and had already been buriedburied

• Jesus weeps Jesus weeps

• Jesus then commands Lazarus to come Jesus then commands Lazarus to come forth, and he does, still bound in his forth, and he does, still bound in his burial clothes burial clothes

• Can you imagine the reaction?Can you imagine the reaction?

The Resurrection Of JesusThe Resurrection Of JesusJohn 20:1-10: 19-29John 20:1-10: 19-29

• Peter enters the tomb and finds the Peter enters the tomb and finds the grave clothes, but no Jesusgrave clothes, but no Jesus

• When appearing to his disciples he When appearing to his disciples he suddenly appears through a locked suddenly appears through a locked doordoor

The Ascension Of JesusThe Ascension Of JesusActs 1:9-11Acts 1:9-11

• The disciples witness Jesus ascending The disciples witness Jesus ascending into heaven, out of their sightinto heaven, out of their sight

• Two men dressed in white apparel ask Two men dressed in white apparel ask them, “why do you stand gazing up them, “why do you stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who was into heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will so taken up from you into heaven, will so come in like manner as you saw Him go come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven."into heaven."

I Stand Amazed!I Stand Amazed!• John 20:30-31John 20:30-31

“ “And truly Jesus did many other signs in And truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are not written in this book; but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name.”believing you may have life in His name.”

• John 20:29 John 20:29

“ “Blessed are those who have not seen Blessed are those who have not seen and and

yet have believed."yet have believed."

DO YOU BELIEVE

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By Bob Gard – Hollister Missouri church of ChristBy Bob Gard – Hollister Missouri church of Christ www.hollisterchurchofchrist.orgwww.hollisterchurchofchrist.org Taken from lesson at glasgow-coc.org Taken from lesson at glasgow-coc.org