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

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‘Shazam’

Used as a command word by

a magician

‘Shazam’

Used as a command word by

a magician

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‘Shazam’

Gomer Pyle on the Andy Griffith Show

‘Shazam’

Gomer Pyle on the Andy Griffith Show

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‘Shazam’

Presently, the name

of a popular phone app.

‘Shazam’

Presently, the name

of a popular phone app.

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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…

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…‘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…

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…‘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…

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…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…

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…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.”

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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!

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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)

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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…

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…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)

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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)

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…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.

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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

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