by Hugh DeLong<\/p>\n
Text: Matthew 8-9<\/p>\n
When Jesus finished preaching his now-famous Sermon on the Mount, the people were astonished. Now Matthew collects a series of events in the life of Jesus that included various miracles.<\/p>\n
In these chapters, Matthew shows the demonstration of Jesus’ authority <\/b>– the right to command and control. Such was displayed in his teaching as they marveled. Now <\/b>it will be demonstrated with signs and wonders that confirmed Him as the Son of God. If you have never contemplated this section of the gospel record, you too will stand in awe. Just read and imagine you were there, standing in the very presence of Jesus and witnessing these events with your own eyes.<\/p>\n “The men were amazed, and said: “What kind of a man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?<\/em>” (Matthew 8:27)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Is that your <\/b>reaction to Jesus – whatever He says I will obey to the best of my ability?<\/p>\n by Hugh DeLong Text: Matthew 8-9 When Jesus finished preaching his now-famous Sermon on the Mount, the people were astonished. Now Matthew collects a series of events in the life of Jesus that included various miracles. In these chapters, Matthew shows the demonstration of Jesus’ authority – the right to command and control. Such was…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[27],"tags":[73,708,363],"class_list":["post-96975","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-article","tag-jesus","tag-matthew","tag-miracles"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":55964,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/do-miracles-occur-every-day\/","url_meta":{"origin":96975,"position":0},"title":"Do Miracles Occur Every Day?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"November 20, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"by Leon Mauldin via\u00a0Gospel Power, Vol. 15, No. 40, Oct. 12, 2008. What does the Bible teach regarding miracles? 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Authority Over Demons<\/h2>\n
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Authority Over Nature<\/h2>\n
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Authority Over Disabilities<\/h2>\n
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Authority Over Death<\/h2>\n
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Authority to Forgive Sins<\/h2>\n
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