God AlmightyGod Almighty

Mr. Pablo Mr. Pablo CuadraCuadraReligion ClassReligion Class

What is Power?What is Power?

Power is an Power is an attribute of Godattribute of God

What is an attribute?What is an attribute?

An attribute is a An attribute is a quality God quality God possesses possesses

In other words God In other words God is all-powerfulis all-powerful

What is Power?What is Power?

Power is the ability Power is the ability to act or produce to act or produce an effectan effect

What does it mean to have What does it mean to have power?power?

To have power To have power means we have :means we have :

AuthorityAuthority ControlControl InfluenceInfluence Over people or Over people or

thingsthings

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What kind of authority, control or What kind of authority, control or influence do you have over people or influence do you have over people or things?things?

How is power described? How is power described?

Power is usually Power is usually described as a described as a force, energy, force, energy, strength, and strength, and might.might.

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How do you experience this How do you experience this description of power in your daily description of power in your daily life?life?

What is the Christian and What is the Christian and Jewish belief about God’s Jewish belief about God’s

power?power? Christians and Jews believe Christians and Jews believe

that God is almightythat God is almighty Christians and Jews believe Christians and Jews believe

that all power belongs on that all power belongs on earth belong to Godearth belong to God

Psalm 62 :12 = God is Psalm 62 :12 = God is almightyalmighty

Revelation 1:8 = God is all-Revelation 1:8 = God is all-powerfulpowerful

Job 42:2 = God’s purpose Job 42:2 = God’s purpose cannot becannot be thwarted (let thwarted (let down)down)

What is one of the main What is one of the main characteristic of God’s characteristic of God’s

power?power? The main The main

characteristic of characteristic of God’s power is that God’s power is that is universal.is universal.

Universal = all Universal = all creation, all life, creation, all life, everything that everything that exist, the earth , exist, the earth , the universe are the universe are under God’s will.under God’s will.

Question?Question?

How have you seen evidence of How have you seen evidence of God’s power in your life? In the God’s power in your life? In the world of nature?world of nature?

What is the Christian belief What is the Christian belief about Jesus?about Jesus?

The Christian belief is The Christian belief is that Jesus the son of that Jesus the son of God is the power of God is the power of God.God.

Through Jesus’ life, Through Jesus’ life, death and death and resurrection God has resurrection God has shown his power, love shown his power, love and care for us.and care for us.

Only Jesus has the Only Jesus has the power to save us and power to save us and to offer us eternal life.to offer us eternal life.

JesusJesus

The The Nicene CreedNicene Creed and the and the Apostles Apostles creedcreed state that state that Jesus, was Jesus, was conceived by the conceived by the Holy SpiritHoly Spirit

JesusJesus Jesus demonstrated Jesus demonstrated

the power of God the power of God by working by working miracles (dynameis)miracles (dynameis)

The word dynameis The word dynameis means “powers” or means “powers” or work of power.work of power.

The miracles are The miracles are signs of the signs of the presence of God in presence of God in our lives.our lives.

What the four categories of What the four categories of miracles?miracles?

The four The four categories of categories of miracles are:miracles are:

A. Healing A. Healing miraclesmiracles

B. Exorcisms B. Exorcisms C. ResuscitationC. Resuscitation D. Nature miraclesD. Nature miracles

What are the healing What are the healing miracles?miracles?

These are signs of These are signs of Jesus’ power that Jesus’ power that involve the involve the physical healing of physical healing of the sickthe sick

Examples of Healing Examples of Healing MiraclesMiracles

Healing Healing MiraclesMiracles

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MarkMark Luke Luke JohnJohn

Cleansing of Cleansing of the leperthe leper

8:1-48:1-4 1:40-1:40-4545

5:12-5:12-1616

The paralytic The paralytic 9:2-89:2-8 2:1-2:1-1212

5:17-5:17-2626

The cripple for The cripple for 38 years38 years

5:1-95:1-9

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Do you know anyone that has Do you know anyone that has received a healing miracle?received a healing miracle?

What are exorcism?What are exorcism?

Exorcism are sings Exorcism are sings of God’s power of God’s power that involve that involve casting out evil casting out evil spirits or demonsspirits or demons

Examples of ExorcismExamples of ExorcismExorcismExorcism MattheMatthe

wwMarkMark LukeLuke JohnJohn

The mute The mute demoniacdemoniac

9:32-349:32-34 11:14-11:14-1515

The boy The boy with a with a demondemon

17:14-17:14-2121

9:14-299:14-29 9:37-9:37-43a43a

The The demoniac demoniac of of CapernaumCapernaum

1:21-281:21-28 4:31-374:31-37

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What are the signs in the world of What are the signs in the world of evil presence or activity?evil presence or activity?

What are resuscitation What are resuscitation miracles?miracles?

These are signs of These are signs of Jesus’ power that Jesus’ power that involve the involve the bringing back to bringing back to life to those who life to those who were deadwere dead

Examples of Resuscitation Examples of Resuscitation miraclesmiracles

ResuscitatiResuscitationon

MiraclesMiracles

MatthewMatthew MarkMark LukeLuke JohnJohn

The The daughter of daughter of JairusJairus

9:18-19; 9:18-19;

23-2623-265:21-5:21-24;24;

35-4335-43

The The widow’s widow’s son at Nainson at Nain

7:11-177:11-17

LazarusLazarus 11:1-11:1-4444

What are Nature What are Nature Miracles?Miracles?

Nature miracles Nature miracles are signs of Jesus’ are signs of Jesus’ power over nature power over nature and creationand creation

Examples of Nature Examples of Nature miraclesmiracles

Nature Nature MiraclesMiracles

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The The calming of calming of the seathe sea

8:23-278:23-27

Walking on Walking on waterwater

14:22-2314:22-23 6:45-526:45-52

Feeding of Feeding of the four the four thousandthousand

15:32-3915:32-39 8:1-108:1-10

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Do you know Do you know anyone among anyone among your family or your family or friends that is friends that is known for feeding known for feeding the homeless?the homeless?

What do Christians believe What do Christians believe about God and his power?about God and his power?

A. Christians believe A. Christians believe that God gives that God gives power and strength power and strength to people of faithto people of faith

B. Christians believe B. Christians believe that God actually that God actually shares his power shares his power with us (Grace).with us (Grace).

We receive this We receive this power through the power through the sacraments, prayer, sacraments, prayer, fasting.fasting.

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How you ever felt empowered to do How you ever felt empowered to do something with your life or talents?something with your life or talents?

How does God empower How does God empower us?us?

God give us the God give us the power to choose power to choose and to do what is and to do what is good through the good through the Holy Spirit.Holy Spirit.

The Holy Spirit is The Holy Spirit is the third person of the third person of the Holy Trinity the Holy Trinity =Father, Son, and =Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.Holy Spirit.

When do we receive the When do we receive the power of God?power of God?

We receive the power We receive the power of God at baptismof God at baptism

On our baptism we On our baptism we are called sons and are called sons and daughters of God.daughters of God.

We are given the We are given the power to live power to live good good liveslives and and make a make a differencedifference in the in the world if we choose to world if we choose to do so through our do so through our free will.free will.

How is this power How is this power strengthened?strengthened?

The power we The power we receive at baptism receive at baptism is strengthened is strengthened through the through the sacramentssacraments

As Catholics we are As Catholics we are called to celebrate called to celebrate and recieve the and recieve the sacraments with sacraments with faithfaith and and often.often.

What are these seven What are these seven sacraments?sacraments?

1. Baptism1. Baptism 2. Eucharist2. Eucharist 3. Confirmation3. Confirmation 4. Anointing of the 4. Anointing of the

sicksick 5. Reconciliation5. Reconciliation 6. Holy Orders6. Holy Orders 7. Holy Matrimony7. Holy Matrimony

What do we receive through What do we receive through the sacraments?the sacraments?

Through the Through the sacraments we sacraments we received seven received seven graces from God.graces from God.

These graces These graces inspire and inspire and empower us to empower us to make use of “gifts make use of “gifts of the Holy Spirit”, of the Holy Spirit”, and produce his and produce his fruits.fruits.

What are the gifts of the What are the gifts of the Holy Spirit?Holy Spirit?

These seven gifts These seven gifts or charismas are:or charismas are:

1. Wisdom1. Wisdom 2. Knowledge2. Knowledge 3. Understanding3. Understanding

4. Right judgment4. Right judgment 5. Courage5. Courage 6. Reverence6. Reverence 7. Wonder (awe in 7. Wonder (awe in

God’s presence)God’s presence)

What do these gifts do?What do these gifts do?

These gifts increase our ability to These gifts increase our ability to relate to God, others and ourselves relate to God, others and ourselves with love, hope and respect.with love, hope and respect.

They help us understand life’s They help us understand life’s mystery and the path we must take mystery and the path we must take in life.in life.

They help us sense the will of God They help us sense the will of God for our lives.for our lives.

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