100 Over 100

By Pastor Sharron Scott

4/13/13

What is your spiritual quotient? Do you sometimes feel like an in-effective, powerless Christian? Why?

We know that as humans we have certain things we need to do every day to maintain a healthy physical body (I am including your mind as part of your body). We need to get enough sleep, eat properly, exercise, rest, work, and play. We need to learn. We must interact socially.

But what about Jesus? He did all of these things, as he was the son of man. Jesus, while physically on earth, was wholly human and wholly God as evidenced by His human birth of a virgin young woman.

What about the spiritual side of Jesus? The miracles, signs and wonders that followed him are evidence of His divine nature—or are they? Let’s look at that for a moment.

During His earthly ministry, Jesus Christ touched and transformed countless lives. The four Gospels record 37 miracles of Jesus, only a small portion of the multitudes of people who were made whole by our Savior. The closing verse of John's Gospel says, "Jesus did many other things as well. If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written." (John 21:25, NIV)

Below is a list of the miracles of Jesus described in the New Testament, along with corresponding Bible passages. These supernatural acts of love and power drew people to Jesus, revealed His divine nature, opened hearts to the message of salvation, and caused many to glorify God.

As much as possible, these miracles of Jesus are presented in chronological order.

The Miracles of Jesus

37 Miracles of Jesus
#	Miracle	Matthew	Mark	Luke	John
1	Jesus Turns Water into Wine				2:1-11
2	Jesus Heals an Official's Son				4:43-54
3	Jesus Drives Out an Evil Spirit		1:21-27	4:31-36
4	Jesus Heals Peter's Mother-in-Law	8:14-15	1:29-31	4:38-39
5	Jesus Heals Many Sick at Evening	8:16-17	1:32-34	4:40-41
6	First Miraculous Catch of Fish			5:1-11
7	Jesus Cleanses a Man With Leprosy	8:1-4	1:40-45	5:12-14
8	Jesus Heals a Centurion's Servant	8:5-13		7:1-10
9	Jesus Heals a Paralytic	9:1-8	2:1-12	5:17-12
10	Jesus Heals a Man's Withered Hand	12:9-14	3:1-6	6:6-11
11	Jesus Raises a Widow's Son in Nain			7:11-17
12	Jesus Calms a Storm	8:23-27	4:35-41	8:22-25
13	Jesus Casts Demons into a Herd of Pigs	8:28-33	5:1-20	8:26-39
14	Jesus Heals a Woman in the Crowd	9:20-22	5:25-34	8:42-48
15	Jesus Raises Jairus' Daughter to Life	9:18, 23-26	5:21-24, 35-43	8:40-42, 49-56
16	Jesus Heals Two Blind Men	9:27-31
17	Jesus Heals a Man Unable to Speak	9:32-34
18	Jesus Heals an Invalid at Bethesda				5:1-15
19	Jesus Feeds 5,000	14:13-21	6:30-44	9:10-17	6:1-15
20	Jesus Walks on Water	14:22-33	6:45-52		6:16-21
21	Jesus Heals Many Sick in Gennesaret	14:34-36	6:53-56
22	Jesus Heals a Gentile Woman's Demon-Possessed Daughter	5:21-28	7:24-30
23	Jesus Heals a Deaf and Dumb Man		7:31-37
24	Jesus Feeds 4,000	15:32-39	8:1-13
25	Jesus Heals a Blind Man at Bethsaida		8:22-26
26	Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind				9:1-12
27	Jesus Heals a Boy with a Demon	17:14-20	9:14-29	9:37-43
28	Miraculous Temple Tax in a Fish's Mouth	17:24-27
29	Jesus Heals a Blind, Mute Demoniac	12:22-23		11:14-23
30	Jesus Heals a Crippled Woman			13:10-17
31	Jesus Heals a Man With Dropsy on the Sabbath			14:1-6
32	Jesus Cleanses Ten Lepers			17:11-19
33	Jesus Raises Lazarus from the Dead				11:1-45
34	Jesus Restores Sight to Bartimaeus	20:29-34	10:46-52	18:35-43
35	Jesus Withers the Fig Tree	21:18:22	11:12-14
36	Jesus Heals a Servant's Severed Ear			22:50-51
37	Second Miraculous Catch of Fish				21:4-11

How did Jesus do these things? Not as God, for he sacrificed His divinity in order to save us. In order to die for our sins, he had to become our sins. This he could only do as a man, NOT as God, for God cannot be in the same place as sin.

No, Jesus did all these things as the Son of Man. Jesus is referred to as the “Son of Man” 88 times in the New Testament. A first meaning of the phrase “Son of Man” is as a reference to the prophecy of Daniel 7:13-14, “In my vision at night I looked, and there before me was one like a son of man, coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into His presence. He was given authority, glory and sovereign power; all peoples, nations and men of every language worshiped him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and His kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.” The description “Son of Man” was a Messianic title. Jesus is the One who was given dominion and glory and a kingdom. When Jesus used this phrase, He was assigning the Son of Man prophecy to Himself. The Jews of that era would have been intimately familiar with the phrase and to whom it referred. Jesus was proclaiming Himself as the Messiah.

A second meaning of the phrase “Son of Man” is that Jesus was truly a human being. God called the prophet Ezekiel “son of man” 93 times. God was simply calling Ezekiel a human being. A son of a man is a man. Jesus was fully God (John 1:1), but He was also a human being (John 1:14). First John 4:2 tells us, “This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God.” Yes, Jesus was the Son of God—He was in His essence God. Yes, Jesus was also the Son of Man—He was in His essence a human being. In summary, the phrase “Son of Man” indicates that Jesus is the Messiah and that He is truly a human being.

Other than Luke 2:41-52, the Bible does not tell us anything about Jesus’ youth. From this incident we do know certain things about Jesus’ childhood. First, He was the son of parents who were devout in their religious observances. As required by their faith, Joseph and Mary made the yearly pilgrimage to Jerusalem for the Feast of the Passover. In addition, they brought their 12-year-old son to celebrate His first Feast in preparation for His bar mitzvah at age 13, when Jewish boys commemorate their passage into adulthood. Here we see a typical boy in a typical family of that day. Jesus would have been expected to memorize the Torah, including (at the very least) the first five books of Moses: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy.

I believe this is where Jesus learned His Father’s character, and where he first heard God’s voice. I believe this was His first personal connection to God, where he began to hear God’s heart. As he prayed, he developed intimate communication with His heavenly Father. Surely God was very pleased!

Each of the things we need to do every day in the physical realm as “children of man”, we must also do the equivalent in the spiritual realm as “children of God” and heirs with Jesus to the Kingdom.

Jesus took great care of His spirit first—His relationship with His Father. He made the decision to live a life without sin. He studied, and fed himself on God’s word. He clothed himself spiritually. (Ephesians 6:11--¹¹ Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.)

He protected His spirit with God’s Word in the desert :

Matthew 4:1-11

Jesus Is Tested in the Wilderness

4 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. ² After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. ³ The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”

⁴ Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

⁵ Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. ⁶ “If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself down. For it is written:

“‘He will command His angels concerning you,
    and they will lift you up in their hands,
    so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’”

⁷ Jesus answered him, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”

⁸ Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. ⁹ “All this I will give you,” he said, “if you will bow down and worship me.”

¹⁰ Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’”

¹¹ Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him.

John 5:19

¹⁹ Jesus gave them this answer: “Very truly I tell you, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees His Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does.

His intimate relationship with His Father (our Father!) is what made all of these miracles possible. Keep in mind, he was here on earth setting an example for us to live by. He did not choose the easy way out, having a “cake and eat it, too” mentality. He chose to suffer horribly for the joy that followed.

^{Hebrews 12:2}

² fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

So again, I ask: What is your daily average spiritual quotient? Not just Sunday, but every day? As Christians, none of us are “only human”.

2 Cor 5:17

¹⁷ Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.

How well do you provide for, care for and protect your physical body and life? Let’s look back at our original list and see what that entails. Do you always:

1. Get enough sleep
2. Eat properly
3. Exercise
4. Rest
5. Work
6. Play
7. Learn
8. Interact socially

Every day? Most of us find ourselves lacking in several areas at any given time. For the sake of illustration, let’s look at it this way:

Spiritual life

Physical life

So, if you live as you should physically 80% of the time, the bottom number would be 80. The same goes for the top line as “spiritual”.

You see, if you are 60/40, or 40/60, you are deficient. Your mind, body and spirit is out of balance. Only 100/100 is totally balanced. How can we possibly attain that? That is “perfection”! And why should we even try?

Well, remember, we are not “only human”. Because of Christ’s torture, death resurrection and ascension, we are 100% forgiven (Ephesians 1:7-- ⁷ In him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace)

Colossians 1:13-14

¹³ For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, ¹⁴ in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

And we are 100% justified:

Romans 5:18

¹⁸ Consequently, just as one trespass resulted in condemnation for all people, so also one righteous act resulted in justification and life for all people.

And we are 100% empowered:

Luke 10:19

¹⁹ I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you.

Alone we can’t possibly nurture ourselves enough spiritually. But our Father, through Jesus, gave us the Holy Spirit. And one of the fruits of the Spirit is self-discipline:

Galatians 5:22-24

²² But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, ²³ gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. ²⁴ Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

Just as Jesus chose to live a life without sin, so must we. How? By His grace. If we do sin, we must ask God’s forgiveness and repent. To repent means to decide to turn in another direction, or change your ways. In God’s eyes and heart that sin no longer exists. We are not just “sinners saved by grace”!

Romans 6:11

11: "In the same way, you should see yourselves as being dead to the power of sin and alive with God through Christ Jesus." - Sin has lost its power. We are free to live as Christ would have us live.

We must learn of Jesus’ nature. How, what and why he did what he did. Read and learn His Word. Get to know Father, son and Holy Spirit intimately. Study Jesus’ relationship with the Father. Learn what it was like. Ask the Holy Spirit to reveal to you how you can have the same relationship Jesus did, with Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

YOUR PART is to read and study His word carefully and diligently. Then, as you do, God will do HIS part. He never denies His presence to His children. Ask. Seek. Knock.

Matthew 7:7

⁷ “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.

I promise—if you do these things seeking God in love, with all of your heart:

Jeremiah 29:12-14

¹² Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. ¹³ You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. ¹⁴ I will be found by you,” declares the Lord

GOD WILL SHOW UP. He will reveal himself to you with great love and joy. Don’t get discouraged. Ask the Holy Spirit to guide and help you.

You will see a difference in your life. You will, if you choose to say yes, find that signs and wonders and miracles will follow you:

Mark 16:15-18

"And these signs will follow those who believe: "In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick and they will recover."

You will begin to carry out the great commission:

Matthew 28:16-20

The Great Commission

¹⁶ Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. ¹⁷ When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. ¹⁸ Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. ¹⁹ Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, ²⁰ and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

YOU will have the authority and ability to do those things. What God does for one he does for all. He is the same yesterday, today and forever. YOU will heal, baptize, deliver.

Be warned—the extent that you are willing to be caring and mindful to your physical body will directly affect your spiritual body. And I believe the reverse is also true.

My suggestion is this; before you open your eyes in the morning, “clothe yourself with Jesus”.

Romans 13:14

¹⁴ Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the flesh.

And be mindful of your spirit. Do a “self check” and realize that you are hosting the Holy Spirit. Be physically and spiritually healthy!

Part of knowing God’s character and hearing His voice is learning who you really are. You will begin to grow in confidence of how God sees you as you grow in knowledge of who God is.

As you grow in the Spirit, you will “shed the scales from your eyes”

Acts 9:18

¹⁸ Immediately, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and he could see again. He got up and was baptized,

You will see how much of your life is affected by the enemy, and how much is just messed up by your own wrong decisions. Either way, you will realize you have the skill set and the authority to change these things! It’s very exciting.

2 Corinthians 10:3-4

³ For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. ⁴ The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.

None of us is an island. We must surround ourselves with the body of Christ; those who lift us up, not tear us down. The enemy will try to stop you, but he WILL NOT SUCCEED.

Work on this every day. Make the effort. Allow it to be your number one priority. Only after doing our own work, not being a “parked car”, can we follow Jesus’ example. Only then will you begin to be the person God created you to be, living out the purpose he created you for.

2 Peter 1:10

¹⁰ Therefore, my brothers and sisters, make every effort to confirm your calling and election. For if you do these things, you will never stumble

Then you will change the world by taking back what was handed over to satan in the garden. The only reason satan has any control over the world is because, in the Garden of Eden, mankind chose to partner with him rather than God.

It is time we took back what was created for us to rule. We need to reclaim our world. God gave us the authority:

Jesus died to recapture the authority Satan had stolen through Adam’s disobedience in the Garden. Jesus was called the last Adam :

(I Corinthians 15:45).

⁴⁵ So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being”; the last Adam, a life-giving spirit.

After securing that power and authority, He freely gave it over into the hands of those who would believe in Him—you and me. We have the honor to participate in the divine nature:

2 Peter 1:3-4

Confirming One’s Calling and Election

³ His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. ⁴ Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.

But you must know yourself to be 100/100. Let us work together to reclaim our world. Ask the Holy Spirit to help you get to

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