Slides supporting a message by Mike Popovich, Freedom Ministries, Church, Colorado Springs, CO. Topic: Jesus - Our Rest, Liberation, and Restoration Date: 8/31/14 Link to Full Message: http://freedomministries.tv/media-library/8-31-14/jesusourrest/

1. AreThe Gifts of the Holy
Spirit ImportantToday?

2. Are The Gifts of The Holy Spirit Important Today?
Or Did They Go Away With the Apostles?

3. Mark 2:1 And again He entered Capernaum
after some days, and it was heard that He was in
the house. 2 Immediately many gathered together,
so that there was no longer room to receive
them, not even near the door.And He preached
the word to them. 3 Then they came to Him,
bringing a paralytic who was carried by four men.

4. Mark 2:4 And when they could not come near
Him because of the crowd, they uncovered the
roof where He was. So when they had broken
through, they let down the bed on which the
paralytic was lying.
5 When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the
paralytic,“Son, your sins are forgiven you.”

5. Mark 2:6 And some of the scribes were sitting
there and reasoning in their hearts, 7 “Why does
this Man speak blasphemies like this? Who can
forgive sins but God alone?”
8 But immediately, when Jesus perceived in His
spirit that they reasoned thus within themselves,
He said to them,“Why do you reason about these
things in your hearts?

6. 9 Which is easier, to say to the paralytic,‘Your sins
are forgiven you,’ or to say,‘Arise, take up your
bed and walk’? 10 But that you may know that
the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive
sins”—He said to the paralytic,

7. 11 “I say to you, arise, take up your bed, and go
to your house.” 12 Immediately he arose, took up
the bed, and went out in the presence of them all,
so that all were amazed and glorified God, saying,
“We never saw anything like this!”
Jesus said if you don’t believe Me, believe the
miracles that I do.
Jesus used miracles to validate His ministry.

8. Mark 16:15 And He said to them,“Go into all
the world and preach the gospel to every
creature. 16 He who believes and is baptized will
be saved; but he who does not believe will be
condemned. 17 And these signs will follow those
who believe: In My name they will cast out
demons; they will speak with new tongues;

9. 18 they will take up serpents; and if they drink
anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them;
they will lay hands on the sick, and they will
recover.”
19 So then, after the Lord had spoken to them,
He was received up into heaven, and sat down at
the right hand of God.

10. 20 And they went out and preached everywhere,
the Lord working with them and confirming the
word through the accompanying signs.
When the True Gospel of Jesus Christ is
preached, It is confirmed with signs and wonders.

11. What did Peter and John pray after being released
from prison?
Acts 4:29 Now, Lord, look on their threats, and
grant toYour servants that with all boldness they
may speakYour word, 30 by stretching outYour
hand to heal, and that signs and wonders may be
done through the name ofYour holy Servant
Jesus.”
31 And when they had prayed, the place where
they were assembled together was shaken; and
they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they
spoke the word of God with boldness.

12. Acts 5:12 And through the hands of the
apostles many signs and wonders were done
among the people...14 And believers were
increasingly added to the Lord, multitudes of both
men and women, 15 so that they brought the sick
out into the streets and laid them on beds and
couches, that at least the shadow of Peter passing
by might fall on some of them.

13. Hebrews 2:3 how shall we escape if we neglect
so great a salvation, which at the first began to be
spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed to us by
those who heard Him, 4 God also bearing witness
both with signs and wonders, with various
miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit, according to
His own will?

14. Did the gifts of the Holy Spirit pass
away with the Apostles?
The main argument is usually in 1
Corinthians 12,13

15. 1 Corinthians 13:8 Love never fails. But
whether there are prophecies, they will fail;
whether there are tongues, they will cease;
whether there is knowledge, it will vanish away.
9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part.
10 But when that which is perfect has come, then
that which is in part will be done away.

16. Jesus used signs and wonders to validate His
ministry.
The Apostles ministry was confirmed by signs and
wonders.
Jesus said go preach the gospel, and signs and
wonders shall follow you.
If we want our ministry to be effective, we need
to flow in the gifts of the Holy Spirit.

17. I Corinthians 11:24
“Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for
you; do this in remembrance of Me.” 25 In the
same manner He also took the cup after supper,
saying,“This cup is the new covenant in My blood.
This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance
of Me.”
26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink
this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death till He
comes.
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