The Power of Jesus' Teaching

Dear Readers,

During this season of Epiphany, I will highlight Bible texts that will bring to you the power of God. I will bring to you different aspects of the power of God to change your lives.

But before I do that, I want to briefly describe the season of Epiphany. This season is also called, "The Season of Light." The season is the time when we learn and grow in our faith surrounding the "Light of the World," Jesus Christ. We grow through the life of Jesus, who is our light and our salvation. Being in the light of God, we also live in His power.

So this week, we live in the power of Jesus' teaching. Jesus is recorded in Mark 1:21-26,

Then they went into Capernaum, and right away He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and began to teach. They were astonished at His teaching because, unlike the scribes, He was teaching them as one having authority. Just then a man with an unclean spirit was in their synagogue. He cried out, "What do You have to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are - the holy one of God!" But Jesus rebuked him and said, "Be quiet, and come out of him!" And the unclean spirit convulsed him, shouted with a loud voice, and came out of him. Then they were all amazed, so they began to argue with one another, saying, "What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him." His fame then spread throughout the entire vicinity of Galilee.

Jesus taught like no one else. Jesus has authority and power in His teaching. Jesus commands authority by both who He is, and what He has to say. Jesus' teaching is simple. It is, "Believe in me and the good news of salvation that I am sharing with you and you will be saved." Jesus speaks this message and delivers it with power. So much so, that the people who hear Him say basically, "Oh Wow!"

Not only that, Jesus authority and power over unclean spirits was amazing also. Now I've never seen an exorcism before, but I've seen and heard God's power through the Holy Bible, which is also the Word of God.

And it is the Holy Bible, the Word of God that teaches us with His authority. The Bible states that faith comes by hearing. So God has the power to change lives, to cause faith to happen within the person who hears. As we hear the Word of God, it rattles around in our brain and then permeates into our essence or our soul, causing a change of monumental proportions. It is the Word of God, Jesus Christ, who casts out the demons of our lives. He is the one who says to our sinfulness, as well as all the "little demons," "Get out of him. Go away from her. You no longer have a home in that person." Jesus then replaces the demon or the sin with Himself. So we are free from sin, from death, and free from the power of Satan. We are truly changed. That is the power of God to change lives. That is the power of God to change your lives. Let God the Holy Spirit into your lives and bring to you His life changing authority and power.

That's all for now.

Your servant in Christ,

Pastor Robert