Jesus performs many miracles in Galilee to show his love, build faith, and prove his divinity. Some of the miracles included casting out demons, healing a leper, forgiving sins and healing a man of palsy, calming a storm at sea, casting demons into swine, and raising a widow's son from the dead. His ultimate motivation was compassion for those suffering, as he took upon himself our infirmities and sicknesses. While miracles seem to defy natural laws, they are simply manifestations of higher spiritual laws not fully understood. Jesus' miracles were meant to teach gospel truths and strengthen faith, not just amaze people.

1. “He Took Our Infirmities, and Bare Our
Sicknesses”
New Testament Lesson 7: Mark 1, 2, 4, 5

2. What is a miracle?
An extraordinary event
caused by divine or
spiritual power
They seem to
transcend natural laws,
but are simply
manifestations of higher
laws not generally
known to mortal men.

3. Bruce R. McConkie
"Miracles cannot be in contravention of natural
law, but are wrought through the operation of
laws not universally or commonly recognized....
"In the contemplation of the miracles wrought by
Christ, we must of necessity recognize the
operation of a power transcending our present
human understanding. In this field, science has
not yet advanced far enough to analyze and
explain. To deny the actuality of miracles on the
ground that, because we cannot comprehend
the means, the reported results are fictitious, is
to arrogate to the human mind the attribute of
omniscience, by implying that what man cannot
comprehend cannot be, and that therefore he is
able to comprehend all that is."

4. Jesus travels through Galilee
teaching the gospel and performing
miracles
Why did he perform miracles?
To show love and compassion
To build and confirm faith
To prove his divinity and power
Our goal is to understand his motives and how
they apply to us - not to dissect the stories

6. Mark 1: Casting out unclean
spirits
He called his apostles and then went to Capernum on
the Sabbath
A man with an unclean spirit interrupts the services
and calls out
Mark 1:22, 25-28
What power did he use?
What does this teach us about the power of the
devil?

8. Mark 1: Jesus heals the
leper
What was the quality of life of a leper?
40-42, What was the motive for the miracle?
43-45, Why didn’t he want it published about?
Miracles can’t create faith, he needed to
teach!

10. Mark 2: Jesus forgives a man’s sins
and heals the man of palsy
1-4, How many were involved in this miracle?
Group faith works! Mosiah 27:14
5-7, What does he heal first? Why?
8-12, He confirms his power to the afflicted man -
then heals him

11. James E. Talmage
"According to one of the accounts, the Lord's
first words to the afflicted one were: 'Son, be of
good cheer'; followed directly by the comforting
and authoritative assurance: 'Thy sins be
forgiven thee.' The man was probably in a state
of fear; he may have known that his ailment was
the result of wicked indulgences; nevertheless,
though he may have considered the possibility
of hearing only condemnation for his
transgression, he had faith to be brought. In this
man's condition there was plainly a close
connection between his past sins and his
present affliction; and in this particular his case
is not unique, for we read that Christ
admonished another, whom He healed, to sin
no more lest a worse thing befall him." (Jesus
the Christ, p192)

13. Jesus calms the sea, casts out devils, and
raises the son of the widow of Nain from the
dead
Mar 4:35-41, Jesus calms the sea
Why was he able to rest? What is he teaching?
He created a “great calm” from chaos. How
often do we struggle when we need only ask?
Mar 5:1-20, Casting out devils into swine
Luke 7:11-17, Raising a young man from the
dead

15. Mark 5: Jesus heals a woman with an issue of
blood and raises Jairus’s daughter from the
dead
21-24, Jairus comes to Jesus
25-29, Woman with issue touches him
5:30-34, 2nd miracle
35-36, Jairus’s reaction
37-40, He put them all out. Why?
41-43, She is healed

16. Conclusion
What was his ultimate motivation?
D&C 133:53
Like a sweet parent, his heart
breaks for us
D&C 35:8-9, Miracles continue
today
Pres Eyring: Keep a record of
miracles and preserve it so you and
your children will have it as a
witness.