Key points
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1The miracles of Jesus show us what is possible with a life fully submitted to the Holy Spirit, and they exist so we will believe Jesus is the Messiah and find life in His name.
“I believe that the miracle that God wants to do through you, it begins by him doing a miracle in you”
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2Before God can do something through us, He often needs to do a miracle in us; private time with the Father is essential before public ministry.
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3God's compassion — not anger or disappointment — is what drives Him to act on behalf of broken, needy people.
“When man does the natural, God does the supernatural”
“when we give Jesus our little, he's able to do a lot”
“I believe that everything significant is found on the other side of surrender”
Illustration
The story of Noah building the ark is used as a biblical example of ordinary human obedience partnering with God's supernatural action.
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4When man does the natural, God does the supernatural; God accomplishes His miraculous plan through the obedient participation of His people.
“faith is really the decision to obey even when you don't understand”
“in the hands of the maker, breaking can lead to breakthrough”
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5We must refuse to discount what God has placed in our hands as insignificant, because when we bring our little to Jesus, He is able to do a lot.
Illustration
A cultural-commentary letter attributed to Richard Warren is read aloud, describing moral and social decay in contemporary America, followed by a parallel to the 1966 Time Magazine "Is God Dead?" cover and the subsequent Jesus Movement revival of the early 1970s.
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6God takes what is surrendered, blesses it, and breaks it — and it is often in seasons of breaking that the miraculous multiplication begins.
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7Jesus alone is the Bread of Life who fully satisfies the deep soul-hunger of humanity; the miracle points us to Him, not merely to His provision.
Application
Pastor Daniel calls every person in the room to identify the thing they have been discounting as too small or too broken for God to use — a struggling marriage, crippling debt, a hidden addiction, a modest amount of time — and to surrender it to Jesus. He frames surrender not as loss but as the doorway to multiplication: when we do the natural thing God is asking, He does the supernatural. Practically, this means showing up to serve in kids' ministry, giving faithfully, stepping out of passivity into active discipleship, and trusting God in seasons of breaking rather than giving up. For those who do not yet know Jesus, the invitation is the most fundamental act of surrender — giving Him the reins of your life and trusting Him as Savior and King.
