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The Greater the Impossibility, The Greater the Miracle

Pastor Erickson preaches from Mark 5 and Luke 17, using the 2018 cave rescue in Thailand to show that the greater the impossibility, the greater the miracle. He points to Jesus with the ten lepers, the woman at the well and the woman with the issue of blood, and he calls people to bring their impossible situations to God expecting to be made whole.

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The message in 5 points

  1. Jairus and an impossible situation

    Pastor Erickson reads from Mark 5, where Jairus begs Jesus to heal his dying daughter and then hears she is dead. He comes to preach a simple thought: the greater the impossibility, the greater the miracle.

    50:12

  2. The cave rescue

    He retells a documentary on the 2018 cave rescue in Thailand, where boys were trapped miles inside a flooded cave. Two divers with homemade tanks found them and carried out a plan that seemed impossible, saying they would rather go to jail than leave them to die.

    54:36

  3. A plan that did not make sense

    He sees in the rescue a picture of God coming down to save a sinful people who did not even want him. The Creator made himself creation to save his creation, and Jesus came not to judge but to save and change lives.

    1:06:09

  4. Nine were healed, one was made whole

    From Luke 17 he describes leprosy as an incurable disease that cut people off from everyone. Jesus walked toward the ten lepers and healed them, but the one who returned to give thanks was made whole, restored in body, mind and emotions.

    1:09:19

  5. Come expecting a miracle

    He points to the woman at the well and the woman with the issue of blood, who had tried everything. The more impossible a situation feels, the bigger the miracle, and those who come expecting are the ones who receive when they touch Jesus.

    1:16:05

In his words

“It didn't make sense that a God of the universe would take it upon himself to say, I am creator and I'm gonna make myself creation in order to save my creation.”

1:06:52

“But I want you to know today, not only does Jesus want to heal you, he wants to make you whole.”

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“The more impossible you feel your situation is, the bigger the miracle that's going to take place in your life, because that's what God needs to perform a miracle. He needs something impossible.”

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Taken word for word from the video, with punctuation added.

Scripture

He reads

Mark 5:22-23

22And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet, 23And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death: I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live.

King James Version.

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Mark 5:35-36

35While he yet spake, there came from the ruler of the synagogue’s house certain which said, Thy daughter is dead: why troublest thou the Master any further? 36As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe.

King James Version.

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Luke 17:15-19

15And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God, 16And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan. 17And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine? 18There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger. 19And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole.

King James Version.

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