13.11 Signs and wonders to confirm His gospel
As we share the gospel, we will experience God’s power to confirm His gospel. This is God’s promise for every believer:
(Mark 16:17-18)
“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.”
Signs and wonders are God’s way of attesting that Jesus Christ is Lord. Therefore, the preaching of the gospel of grace has to be accompanied by signs and wonders. This will result in great salvations with people putting their faith in the Lord Jesus. This is the consistent approach to evangelism throughout the Bible (Luke 10:9; John 3:2-3, 11:47-48, 20:30-31; Acts 2:22, 4:16-17, 4:28-30, 8:5-7, 9:34-35; Heb 2:4). According to research done by Peter Wagner, a leading researcher on church growth, 95% of the growing churches in the world today are those that experience signs and wonders.
Paul said that his preaching was not with words of human wisdom but with the demonstration of the Spirit’s power so that the faith of the people may rest in God. The power here refers to signs and wonders (2 Cor 12:12).
(1 Cor 2:4-5)
And my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in DEMONSTRATION OF THE SPIRIT AND OF POWER, that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.
When we share the gospel with others and when we pray for their needs, we should expect a miracle from God. We must not rely on our human wisdom or persuasiveness but on the power of God.
During the Healing Revival, crowds of people thronged to the tent meetings – some to hear about Jesus, some to receive prayer for healing, while others went to witness the demonstration of God’s power through the gifts. One thing was for sure, the gifts of the Spirit drew in the crowds to hear the gospel message.
People would queue up for hours to get into a Kathryn Kuhlman meeting. Oral Roberts ordered the largest tent and it got filled. In the year 2000, Reinhard Bonnke’s team had to clear up a huge field in Lagos, Nigeria to accommodate 6 million people over a week during the Millennium Crusade.
Whenever the gospel is preached with the demonstration of the Spirit, many receive the Lord. Like in the days of Jesus, and in the book of Acts, the gifts of the Spirit continue to bring great results in evangelism.
(Mark 16:17-18)
“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.”
Signs and wonders are God’s way of attesting that Jesus Christ is Lord. Therefore, the preaching of the gospel of grace has to be accompanied by signs and wonders. This will result in great salvations with people putting their faith in the Lord Jesus. This is the consistent approach to evangelism throughout the Bible (Luke 10:9; John 3:2-3, 11:47-48, 20:30-31; Acts 2:22, 4:16-17, 4:28-30, 8:5-7, 9:34-35; Heb 2:4). According to research done by Peter Wagner, a leading researcher on church growth, 95% of the growing churches in the world today are those that experience signs and wonders.
Paul said that his preaching was not with words of human wisdom but with the demonstration of the Spirit’s power so that the faith of the people may rest in God. The power here refers to signs and wonders (2 Cor 12:12).
(1 Cor 2:4-5)
And my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive words of human wisdom, but in DEMONSTRATION OF THE SPIRIT AND OF POWER, that your faith should not be in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.
When we share the gospel with others and when we pray for their needs, we should expect a miracle from God. We must not rely on our human wisdom or persuasiveness but on the power of God.
During the Healing Revival, crowds of people thronged to the tent meetings – some to hear about Jesus, some to receive prayer for healing, while others went to witness the demonstration of God’s power through the gifts. One thing was for sure, the gifts of the Spirit drew in the crowds to hear the gospel message.
People would queue up for hours to get into a Kathryn Kuhlman meeting. Oral Roberts ordered the largest tent and it got filled. In the year 2000, Reinhard Bonnke’s team had to clear up a huge field in Lagos, Nigeria to accommodate 6 million people over a week during the Millennium Crusade.
Whenever the gospel is preached with the demonstration of the Spirit, many receive the Lord. Like in the days of Jesus, and in the book of Acts, the gifts of the Spirit continue to bring great results in evangelism.
posted by Joshua Lye @ 10:46 PM
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