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The sermon emphasizes that God uses ordinary individuals and their small offerings to accomplish extraordinary spiritual results, as illustrated by the feeding of the five thousand. It challenges listeners to move beyond focusing on their limitations and instead offer their available resources with responsibility and readiness. The message highlights that true faith involves trusting God's provision even in difficult circumstances, rather than relying on personal ability or wealth. By yielding daily duties and small gifts to Him, believers participate in His work of feeding multitudes with the gospel. Ultimately, the preacher encourages immediate surrender of one's life to God, promising that such devotion leads to eternal reward and divine multiplication.

The sermon distinguishes between the temporary physical healings performed by Jesus and the apostles as confirmatory signs, and the permanent, eternal healing secured in the atonement. It argues against charismatic teachings that promise complete physical health in this life, asserting that such views contradict the reality of aging and death which remain part of the human experience until glorification. The speaker emphasizes that while God graciously heals physically, the primary focus of redemption is spiritual restoration from sin. Miracles served to authenticate the gospel message during the apostolic era but are not guaranteed for every believer today. Ultimately, true healing is found in the future resurrection and the receipt of incorruptible bodies.

The sermon explores the purpose of Jesus speaking in parables, explaining that these stories serve to divide listeners by hardening the hearts of the uninterested while revealing spiritual truths to those with an inquiring mind. It contrasts the Pharisees' rejection of Christ despite witnessing miracles with the disciples' blessed ability to understand through divine illumination. The preacher emphasizes that natural hearing is insufficient for spiritual comprehension, requiring the Holy Spirit to soften the heart like rain softens parched earth. Believers are urged to pray for this spiritual rain and the gift of understanding, rather than shutting out difficult truths about sin and salvation. Ultimately, the message calls for a responsive faith that seeks God's help to perceive the hidden meanings within Scripture.

Let's take a deep look into the real miracle of the lame man begging at the Temple. Join me as we find God's miracle for the Church.

Mr. Tom Adams, PCC Worship Director, brings the message from God's Holy Word. He continues the series titled "Serious Questions". Today's sermon is titled "A Question About Faith". It is based on the New Testament Gospel of Matthew, Chapter 14, verses 22-33 (Matthew 14:22-33). Open up a Bible and get ready to follow along! Please let us know if you have chosen to follow Jesus after viewing or listening to this sermon! We want to welcome you to the family of God and give you a Bible and pray with and for you! If you don't have a Bible, we will be glad to give you one! Everyone should have their own copy of God's Word. If you have a need for prayer, please contact our church office. People on our prayer and ministry teams would be glad to pray with and for you! Our contact information can be found on our website at https://pittsfordcc.org/

The sermon examines Acts 14 to illustrate how deception divides communities, distorts truth, and seeks to destroy faith. Paul and Barnabas face opposition in Iconium where lies poison minds and cause division, and in Lystra where pagan worldviews distort the perception of God's miracles. Despite these challenges, the gospel perseveres through signs, wonders, and the resilient proclamation of the living Creator. Pastor Aaron emphasizes that believers must guard their hearts against deceit by anchoring themselves in Scripture rather than subjective experience or cultural narratives. Ultimately, the message encourages steadfast confidence in the power of God's word to overcome opposition and sustain the church.

In the second of a series of three miracles that demonstrate Jesus' sovereign power over various things, here Jesus demonstrates His absolute power over Satan and his fallen angels. This message explains the importance that He be able to do so, and the implications for us.

The sermon explores the absolute authority of Jesus Christ through His teachings and miracles in Matthew chapters seven and eight. It contrasts the scribes' reliance on tradition with Jesus' inherent divine power, highlighting how He heals the sick and calms storms to demonstrate His lordship over creation and demons. The preacher warns that societal collapse results from abandoning God's moral foundation for secular ideologies. Emphasis is placed on the necessity of genuine faith, as seen in the centurion, and immediate obedience to Christ's commands rather than conditional commitment. Ultimately, the message urges listeners to recognize Jesus' divinity and submit to His authority before it is too late.

The sermon interprets the breaking of the seals in Revelation 6 as the unfolding of God's final judgment and the wrath of the Lamb against sin. The sermon talks about the Antichrist, who will appear after the rapture to deceive the world through false miracles and coercion. The preacher contrasts this coming terror with the redemptive work of Christ, emphasizing that Jesus is both the sacrificial Lamb who takes away sin and the Judge who executes divine justice. Urging believers to recognize their status as tenants in time, the message warns of the eternal doom awaiting those who reject salvation while encouraging persistent prayer for the church's revival.

But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him: That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed? Therefore they could not believe, because that Esaias said again, He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them. These things said Esaias, when he saw his glory, and spake of him.