The Parables of Jesus, According to Saint Matthew “ He Said What??” Todd Brewer, Oct. 26 2014.
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John 17:2 “You granted Him authority
over all people that He might give eternal life to all those you have given him.”
Luke 4:36 “All the people were
amazed and said to each other, “What words these
are! With authority and
Luke 9:1-2 “When Jesus had called the Twelve together, he gave them power and
authority to drive out all
demons and to cure diseases, and he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of
God and to heal the sick.”
So today I come to you in the same authority-the
authority of God’s Word and the authority of His
Spirit.
Easter is about the fact that Jesus was resurrected and
because of that we can know that Jesus is WHO
he said He was
John 3:3-8 “Jesus replied, ‘I tell you the truth, unless you are
born again, you cannot see the Kingdom of God.’
‘What do you mean?’ exclaimed Nicodemus.
‘How can an old man go back into his mother’s
womb and be born again?’
Jesus replied, ‘I assure you, no one can enter the
Kingdom of God without being born of water and the Spirit. Humans can
reproduce only human life, but the Holy Spirit gives birth to spiritual life. So
don’t be surprised when I
say, you must be bornagain. The wind blows
wherever it wants. Just as you can hear the wind but can’t tell where it comes
how people are born of the Spirit.’”
from or where it is going, so you can’t explain
how people are born of the Spirit.’”
The Jews intensely longed for the Messiah to come
and PHYSICALLY deliver them, but Jesus came to
deliver them SPIRITUALLY.