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Lesson OneDid They Really Happen?5 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson TwoWhat Kinds of Miracles Did Jesus Do?5 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson ThreeWhy Did Jesus Do Miracles?5 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson FourWhy Did Jesus’ Miracles Create Controversy? - Part I5 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson FiveWhy Did Jesus’ Miracles Create Controversy? - Part II5 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson SixAre Jesus’ Miracles Still Important?5 Activities1 Assessment
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Course Wrap-UpCourse Completion1 Activity1 Assessment
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Discussion Questions
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During the video section Mart DeHaan interviewed people on the street in Tiberias. He asked them if they believed in miracles. He concluded: “I sensed in the residents of Tiberias that the ‘miracles’ they believed in would not have been as dramatic as someone turning water into wine or bringing a dead person back to life; yet according to the Gospel narratives, Jesus displayed an authority and power over nature that had no natural explanation.” What might be the basis for their personal convictions concerning miracles?
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The miracles that the people of Tiberias shared were common miracles that occur in every life — sunrises, birth of a child. They are acts of God that point to a Creator and people know these things could never occur randomly.
The miracles Jesus performed were to prove he was indeed God in the flesh. He was being introduced to the world.
A changed life through rebirth is so huge. I’ve seen so many lives change and each one is a miracle. The miracles I read about and maybe I have seen a few times, are things God has done to bring attention to himself — NDE or Gods supernatural protection during an attack. Because I don’t need supernatural miracles, I don’t have the faith or the experiences of supernatural miracles. My miracles were much smaller
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I think that all is going to depend about the faith that the interview people have. Some of them live with the faith and conviction of Jesus being a miracle maker.
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I believe that personal experience and upbringing have a lot to do with personal convictions. It is also about perspective. Everyone brings their own ideas and past experiences into their worldview; it dramatically shapes how they see the world.
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There’s a difference between miracles and God’s blessings. Jesus performed miracles and healed: wine to water, made the lame to walk and caused the blind to see. These are not miracles that I have personally experienced the supernatural power of God with my very own eyes. But I see His blessings each and every day with the sun rising and the sun setting. Witnessing and giving birth to my children to me is a miracle and a huge blessing, only one that can be possible by God.
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They had not personally seen a supernatural act of God that was contrary to nature.
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During the video section Mart DeHaan interviewed people on the street in Tiberias. He asked them if they believed in miracles. He concluded: “I sensed in the residents of Tiberias that the ‘miracles’ they believed in would not have been as dramatic as someone turning water into wine or bringing a dead person back to life; yet according to the Gospelnarratives, Jesus displayed an authority and power over nature that had no natural explanation.” Do you agree with the responses of the people interviewed?
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No, because based on Mart DeHaan’s definition, their responses are not accurate. They were talking about everyday things that are amazing and wonderful, but they are not miracles based on this definition.
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No i donot think they understand the teue concept of a miracle.
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I think the people interviewed had a very worldly idea of what a ‘miracle’ is. It seemed that their views involved a God-given awe and reverence for what God has already created – truly a miracle at the time of creation, but they don’t seem to reference or reverence the CREATOR. Their definition was based on emotion whereas the true definition is more based in fact and identifiable irregular phenomenon that break the norm.
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I don’t agree with most of their responses. Many wonderful and amazing things can be explained naturally. A miracle done by Jesus shows his power over nature to do something with it that runs contrary to the laws of nature.
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It seemed like the people in the video felt like everyday occurrences were miracles. I do not believe that to be a true miracle. Every day things like the sun rising and us being alive, are not miracles. They are gifts from God, but not miracles. Someone that has no chance at life due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident, but makes a full recovery, to me that is a miracle.