Special Studies by the Monte Vista church of Christ

Key Scripture Readings: Luke 8:26-39; Matthew 15:21-28; 17:14-21 Fast Facts Demon possession is something that we don’t find in the Bible until the time of Jesus. After arriving in the land of the Gadarenes, Jesus and His disciples encountered a violent man possessed with demons (Luke 8:26-39; Mark 5:1-20). Matthew tells that there two demon-possessed […]

Key Scripture Readings: Matthew 17:24-27; Luke 5:1-11; John 21:1-11 Fast Facts In the gospel, there are three instances in which Jesus performed miracles with fish. All seem to have occurred on the Sea of Galilee. The first occurred in the calling of Peter to be a disciple (Luke 5:1-11). Peter was a fisherman by trade. […]

Key Scripture Readings: Matthew 8:1-4; Luke 17:11-17 Fast Facts Leprosy is a dreadful, horrifying, and flesh-destroying disease. Those who contracted in Bible times were considered to have received a death sentence. In Leviticus 13-14, God gave specific instructions to Israel on what to do with those who contracted leprosy. Due to its contagion, lepers were […]

Key Scripture Readings: Mark 5:22-43; Luke 7:11-17; John 11:1-46 Fast Facts The gospels record three incidents in which Jesus raised the dead. These miracles demonstrated that the Lord had power even over death and the grave! Mark 5:22-43 talks about the occasion in which Jesus raised a twelve-year-old girl from the dead. This little girl […]

Key Scripture Readings: Mark 4:35-41; Luke 8:22-25 Fast Facts While the Sea of Galilee was known to have sudden and violent storms, the storm encountered by the apostles in Mark 4:35-41 was no ordinary storm. Both the waves and wind were battering the boat. Water was even filling into the boat! While Jesus was asleep, […]

Key Scripture Readings: Matthew 14:13-21; 15:32-39; Mark 6:33-44; 8:1-10; Luke 9:10-17; John 6:1-14 Fast Facts The miraculous feeding of the 5,000 is found in all four the gospels. There was a separate occasion when Jesus fed 4,000. The word language “5,000 men” means adult males. The actual number of people fed could have been tripled […]

Key Scripture Readings: Mark 8:22-26; Luke 18:35-43; John 9:1-41 Fast Facts Isaiah prophesied about a time when the blind would see (Isaiah 35:5-6). As far as we know, Jesus was the first person to make that possible supernaturally. Jesus healed two blind men in His home city of Capernaum (Matthew 9:27-31). These men had great […]

Key Scripture Readings: Matthew 8-9 Fast Facts Matthew 8-9 contains eleven specific miracles performed by Jesus! Jesus heals a man with leprosy (Matthew 8:1-4). He heals a paralyzed servant (Matthew 8:5-13). He heals Peter’s mother-in-law of a severe fever (Matthew 8:14-15). He cast demons out of those possessed (Matthew 8:16-17). He calms a terrible storm […]