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035 Jesus the healer in the gospel of Mark
In his Gospel Mark tells us how great crowds followed Jesus. In 1:28 we read that because of his miracles, news about him spread quickly over the whole region 1:32-34 the people brought to Jesus all the sick and demon-possessed. The whole town gathered at the door and Jesus healed many who had…
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034 Did Jesus die for our sicknesses?
[Below is the chapter from the book, Just a Taste of Heaven, on which this podcast is based] In the last chapter, as we considered various causes of sickness, we noted that, since Christ’s death on the cross both atoned for sin and won a victory over Satan, it is possible to understand that healing from…
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033 Jesus the Healer in the Gospel of Matthew
As we turn now to what the New Testament teaches about healing we will consider first the ministry of Jesus as it is revealed in the four Gospels. We will take representative examples from each. In Matthew’s Gospel I have chosen the healings recorded in Matthew 8:1-17 because: After the general statement about Jesus’ healings in Matthew 4,…
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032 Jesus’ Second Coming (7 Key Truths about Jesus)
Seven Key Truths about Jesus Talk 7: His Second Coming So far: Virgin birth Sinless life Substitutionary atoning death Bodily resurrection Triumphant ascension Abiding intercession We must now turn our attention to an event which has yet to take place in world history – the second coming of our Lord and Saviour Jesus…
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031 Jesus’ Abiding Intercession (7 Key Truths About Jesus)
Seven Key Truths about Jesus Talk 6: His Abiding Intercession The heavenly ministry of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ is closely connected with the subject of his ascension into heaven which we considered last time. It would be a mistake to imagine that when Jesus cried It is finished on the…
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030 Jesus’ Triumphant Ascension (7 Key Truths about Jesus)
The Importance of the Ascension The triumphant ascension of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ is a sadly neglected subject. And yet it’s of great importance to us as Christians. In his book Accent on the Ascension Carl Brumback claimed that if the Lord Jesus Christ had not ascended: The infallible proof of the incarnation…
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029 Jesus’ Bodily Resurrection (7 Key Truths about Jesus)
Seven Key Truths about Jesus Talk 4: His Bodily Resurrection This talk will be divided into two parts: The evidence for the resurrection The implications of the resurrection 1 I have titled The Most Important Question in the World 2 I have titled Ten Truths from the Empty Tomb The…
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028 Jesus’ Substitutionary Atoning Death (7 Key Truths about Jesus)
Seven key truths about Jesus Talk 3: His atoning death Of the 89 chapters of the Gospels, no fewer than 30 (i.e. over one third) centre around the death of Christ. The gospel by which we are saved is that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures (1 Corinthians 15:1-4) We believe in…
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027 Jesus’ Sinless Life (7 Key Truths about Jesus)
The Sinless Life of Jesus Last time we saw that the Virgin Birth is important because: The Bible clearly teaches it It is entirely consistent with what the Bible teaches about Jesus We could never have been saved without it It is a wonderful illustration of how we ourselves can become children of God This…
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026 Jesus’ Virgin Birth (7 Key Truths about Jesus)
The Virgin Birth It is important to believe in the Virgin Birth because: A. The Bible clearly teaches it Matthew 1:18-25 18 This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with…