JESUS' UNIQUE WORKS

HIS AUTHORITY OVER NATURE

After leaving them, he went up on a mountainside to pray. When evening came, the boat was in the middle of the lake, and he was alone on land. He saw the disciples straining at the oars, because the wind was against them. About the fourth watch of the night he went out to them, walking on the lake. He was about to pass by them, but when they saw him walking on the lake, they thought he was a ghost. They cried out, because they all saw him and were terrified. Immediately he spoke to them and said, !Take courage! It is I. Don't be afraid.'' Then he climbed into the boat with them, and the wind died down. They were completely amazed, (Mark 6:46-51)

A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped. Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, "Teacher, don't you care if we drown?'' He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, "Quiet! Be still!'' Then the wind died down and it was completely calm.

They were terrified and asked each other, "Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!'' (Mark 4:37-39, 41)

HIS AUTHORITY OVER ILLNESS AND DISEASE

Great crowds came to him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute and many others, and laid them at his feet; and he healed them. The people were amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled made well, the lame walking and the blind seeing. And they praised the God of Israel. (Matthew 15:30,31)

Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. (Matthew 9:35)

Jesus left the synagogue and went to the home of Simon. Now Simon's mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever, and they asked Jesus to help her. So he bent over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. She got up at once and began to wait on them. When the sun was setting, the people brought to Jesus all who had various kinds of sickness, and laying his hands on each one, he healed them. Moreover, demons came out of many people, shouting, "You are the Son of God!'' But he rebuked them and would not allow them to speak, because they knew he was the Christ. (Luke 4:38-41)

Since they could not get him to Jesus because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof above Jesus and, after digging through it, lowered the mat the paralysed man was lying on. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "Son, your sins are forgiven.''

"But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins. . . .'' He said to the paralytic, "I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home.'' He got up, took his mat and walked out in full view of them all. This amazed everyone and they praised God, saying, "We have never seen anything like this!'' (Mark 2:4-5, 10-12)

One who was there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time, he asked him, "Do you want to get well?''

Then Jesus said to him, "Get up! Pick up your mat and walk.'' At once the man was cured; he picked up his mat and walked. The day on which this took place was a Sabbath, (John 5:5-6, 8-9)

As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy met him. They stood at a distance and called out in a loud voice, "Jesus, Master, have pity on us!'' When he saw them, he said, "Go, show yourselves to the priests.'' And as they went, they were cleansed. (Luke 17:12-14)

Two blind men were sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was going by, they shouted, "Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!'' The crowd rebuked them and told them to be quiet, but they shouted all the louder, "Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!'' Jesus stopped and called them. "What do you want me to do for you?'' he asked. (Matthew 20:30-32)

and a woman was there who had been crippled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and could not straighten up at all. When Jesus saw her, he called her forward and said to her, "Woman, you are set free from your infirmity.'' Then he put his hands on her, and immediately she straightened up and praised God. (Luke 13:11-13)

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 preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick. He told them: "Take nothing for the journey- no staff, no bag, no bread, no money, no extra tunic. Whatever house you enter, stay there until you leave that town. If people do not welcome you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave their town, as a testimony against them.'' So they set out and went from village to village, preaching the gospel and healing people everywhere. Now Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was going on. And he was perplexed, because some were saying that John had been raised from the dead, (Luke 9:1-7)

When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to him, and he drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick. This was to fulfil what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: "He took up our infirmities and carried our diseases.'' (Matthew 8:16-17)

Once more he visited Cana in Galilee, where he had turned the water into wine. And there was a certain royal official whose son lay sick at Capernaum. When this man heard that Jesus had arrived in Galilee from Judea, he went to him and begged him to come and heal his son, who was close to death. "Unless you people see miraculous signs and wonders,'' Jesus told him, "you will never believe.'' The royal official said, "Sir, come down before my child dies.'' Jesus replied, "You may go. Your son will live.'' The man took Jesus at his word and departed. While he was still on the way, his servants met him with the news that his boy was living. When he enquired as to the time when his son got better, they said to him, "The fever left him yesterday at the seventh hour.'' Then the father realised that this was the exact time at which Jesus had said to him, "Your son will live.'' So he and all his household believed. (John 4:46-53)

HIS AUTHORITY OVER DEATH

As he approached the town gate, a dead person was being carried out- the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her. When the Lord saw her, his heart went out to her and he said, "Don't cry.'' Then he went up and touched the coffin, and those carrying it stood still. He said, "Young man, I say to you, get up!'' The dead man sat up and began to talk, and Jesus gave him back to his mother. (Luke 7:12-15)

Then a man named Jairus, a ruler of the synagogue, came and fell at Jesus' feet, pleading with him to come to his house because his only daughter, a girl of about twelve, was dying. As Jesus was on his way, the crowds almost crushed him.

While Jesus was still speaking, someone came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue ruler. "Your daughter is dead,'' he said. "Don't bother the teacher any more.'' Hearing this, Jesus said to Jairus, "Don't be afraid; just believe, and she will be healed.'' When he arrived at the house of Jairus, he did not let anyone go in with him except Peter, John and James, and the child's father and mother.

But he took her by the hand and said, "My child, get up!'' Her spirit returned, and at once she stood up. Then Jesus told them to give her something to eat. (Luke 8:41-42, 49-51, 54-55)

"Take away the stone,'' he said. "But, Lord,'' said Martha, the sister of the dead man, "by this time there is a bad odour, for he has been there four days.'' Then Jesus said, "Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?'' So they took away the stone. Then Jesus looked up and said, "Father, I thank you that you have heard me.

When he had said this, Jesus called in a loud voice, "Lazarus, come out!'' The dead man came out, his hands and feet wrapped with strips of linen, and a cloth around his face. Jesus said to them, "Take off the grave clothes and let him go.'' (John 11:39-41, 43-44)

HIS AUTHORITY OVER EVIL SPIRITS

A man in the crowd called out, "Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, for he is my only child. A spirit seizes him and he suddenly screams; it throws him into convulsions so that he foams at the mouth. It scarcely ever leaves him and is destroying him."

Even while the boy was coming, the demon threw him to the ground in a convulsion. But Jesus rebuked the evil spirit, healed the boy and gave him back to his father. (Luke 9:38-39, 42)

When Jesus got out of the boat, a man with an evil spirit came from the tombs to meet him. This man lived in the tombs, and no-one could bind him any more, not even with a chain. For he had often been chained hand and foot, but he tore the chains apart and broke the irons on his feet. No-one was strong enough to subdue him. Night and day among the tombs and in the hills he would cry out and cut himself with stones. When he saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and fell on his knees in front of him. He shouted at the top of his voice, "What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? Swear to God that you won't torture me!'' For Jesus had said to him, "Come out of this man, you evil spirit!''

He gave them permission, and the evil spirits came out and went into the pigs. The herd, about two thousand in number, rushed down the steep bank into the lake and were drowned. Those tending the pigs ran off and reported this in the town and countryside, and the people went out to see what had happened. When they came to Jesus, they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons, sitting there, dressed and in his right mind; and they were afraid. (Mark 5:2-8, 13-15)

While they were going out, a man who was demon-possessed and could not talk was brought to Jesus. And when the demon was driven out, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowd was amazed and said, "Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel.'' (Matthew 9:32-33)

A man in the crowd answered, "Teacher, I brought you my son, who is possessed by a spirit that has robbed him of speech.

When Jesus saw that a crowd was running to the scene, he rebuked the evil spirit. "You deaf and mute spirit,'' he said, "I command you, come out of him and never enter him again.''

But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him to his feet, and he stood up. (Mark 9:17, 25, 27)

Because of the crowd he told his disciples to have a small boat ready for him, to keep the people from crowding him. For he had healed many, so that those with diseases were pushing forward to touch him. Whenever the evil spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, "You are the Son of God.'' (Mark 3:9-11)

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