A MIRACLE OF OPPORTUNITY (10 OF 16)
Scripture: Luke 6:6-11
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A Miracle of Opportunity (10 of 16)
Series: The Miracles of Luke
Richard Bradley
Luke 6:6-11
No doubt you've heard of a ''crime of opportunity'' but I bet you've never heard of a ''miracle of opportunity.'' A crime of opportunity is when someone doesn't plan to commit a crime but does. They may happen upon an unlocked door or a lawnmower left out on the front lawn and cave in to temptation. Theirs is a crime of opportunity. What about a miracle of opportunity? Jesus engaged in the miraculous where and when He discovered the opportunity. Jesus healed and delivered people where and when He found them no matter the circumstances of His day.
I know what you're thinking. You're thinking, ''how can I apply the circumstances of this miracle of opportunity to my own life and ministry?'' The answer to this question is the whole purpose of my sermon. Likely, none of us will ever heal someone with a withered hand but if we're careful and our priorities are Christian at their core we will minister to others where and when we find them.
Notice what we can learn from this miracle of opportunity that we can use and apply to our everyday Christian experience.
Luke 6:6-11
6 Now it happened on another Sabbath, also, that He entered the synagogue and taught. And a man was there whose right hand was withered.
7 So the scribes and Pharisees watched Him closely, whether He would heal on the Sabbath, that they might find an accusation against Him.
8 But He knew their thoughts, and said to the man who had the withered hand, ''Arise and stand here.'' And he arose and stood.
9 Then Jesus said to them, ''I will ask you one thing: Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy?''
10 And when He had looked around at them all, He said to the man, ''Stretch out your hand.'' And he did so, and his hand was restored as whole as the other.
11 But they were filled with rage, and discussed with one another what they might do to Jesus. ...
Series: The Miracles of Luke
Richard Bradley
Luke 6:6-11
No doubt you've heard of a ''crime of opportunity'' but I bet you've never heard of a ''miracle of opportunity.'' A crime of opportunity is when someone doesn't plan to commit a crime but does. They may happen upon an unlocked door or a lawnmower left out on the front lawn and cave in to temptation. Theirs is a crime of opportunity. What about a miracle of opportunity? Jesus engaged in the miraculous where and when He discovered the opportunity. Jesus healed and delivered people where and when He found them no matter the circumstances of His day.
I know what you're thinking. You're thinking, ''how can I apply the circumstances of this miracle of opportunity to my own life and ministry?'' The answer to this question is the whole purpose of my sermon. Likely, none of us will ever heal someone with a withered hand but if we're careful and our priorities are Christian at their core we will minister to others where and when we find them.
Notice what we can learn from this miracle of opportunity that we can use and apply to our everyday Christian experience.
Luke 6:6-11
6 Now it happened on another Sabbath, also, that He entered the synagogue and taught. And a man was there whose right hand was withered.
7 So the scribes and Pharisees watched Him closely, whether He would heal on the Sabbath, that they might find an accusation against Him.
8 But He knew their thoughts, and said to the man who had the withered hand, ''Arise and stand here.'' And he arose and stood.
9 Then Jesus said to them, ''I will ask you one thing: Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy?''
10 And when He had looked around at them all, He said to the man, ''Stretch out your hand.'' And he did so, and his hand was restored as whole as the other.
11 But they were filled with rage, and discussed with one another what they might do to Jesus. ...
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