Sermon preached by Pastor Glenn Harvison entitled, "Why Have Signs And Wonders Wandered Away?"

1. Why have signs & wonders
wandered away?
Mark 3:20-35

2. “If the Lord really is with us, where are all His
wonders that our fathers told us about?”

3. A Journey of Discovery
• Who is Jesus?

4. A Journey of Discovery
• Who is Jesus?
• Witnesses to Jesus

5. A Journey of Discovery
• Who is Jesus?
• Witnesses to Jesus
• The Words of Jesus

6. A Journey of Discovery
• Who is Jesus?
• Witnesses to Jesus
• The Words of Jesus
• The Works of Jesus

7. Why have signs & wonders wandered?
1. Carnal Thinking
“The natural man does
not receive the things
of the Spirit . . .
because they are
spiritually discerned.”

8. Why have signs & wonders wandered?
1. Carnal Thinking
– To be carnally
minded is to negate
the spiritual causes
& cures to illness
“Naturalism”

9. Why have signs & wonders wandered?
1. Carnal Thinking
– To be carnally
minded is to set
your affections on
earthly things and
not eternal things

10. Why have signs & wonders wandered?
2. Bad Religion
“He is possessed by
Beelzebub! By the
prince of demons He
is driving out demons.”

11. Why have signs & wonders wandered?
2. Bad Religion
“Cessationism”
=
Bad Religion!

12. Why have signs & wonders wandered?
2. Bad Religion
“Cessationism”
=
Bad Religion!
– Do not call the holy
things of God
“demonic”!

13. Why have signs & wonders wandered?
2. Bad Religion
– The “Unpardonable
Sin” is to stubbornly
resist the Holy Spirit’s
witness to Jesus in all
its various forms
– Specifically, to resist
His witness through
supernatural signs &
wonders performed in
Jesus’ name

14. Why have signs & wonders wandered?
3. Modern Medicine
“She had suffered a
great deal under the
care of many doctors
and had spent all
that she had.”

15. Why have signs & wonders wandered?
4. A relatively clean spiritual past
– Puritans
– Moravians
– Anabaptists
– Quakers
– Persecuted Christians
from Europe

16. Why have signs & wonders wandered?
5. Fear
“Don’t be afraid; just
believe.”
Mark 5:36

17. Why have signs & wonders wandered?
6. Lack of Faith
“But without faith it is
impossible to please
God. He that comes to
God must believe that
He is, and that He is a
rewarder of those who
diligently seek Him.”

18. Why have signs & wonders wandered?
7. Lack of Perseverance
“Yes, Lord, but even the
dogs under the table
eat the children’s
crumbs.”

19. Why have signs & wonders wandered?
8. Christians who are “buzzed” but not “under
the influence” of the Holy Spirit.
“Do not be drunk with
wine, but be
[continuously] filled
with the Holy Ghost!”

20. Why have signs & wonders wandered?
9. Unsanctified, unprepared, timid and jealous
leaders
“This kind can only
come out by prayer
and fasting.”

21. Why have signs & wonders wandered?
There’s NO reason why we can’t experience
signs & wonders today!