Signs and Wonders A Guide to the Supernatural Realm Daniel L. Segraves SIGNS AND WONDERS: A Guide to the Supernatural Realm by Daniel L. Segraves Copyright © 2009 by Daniel L. Segraves All rights reserved. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, stored in an electronic system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopy, record- ing, or otherwise, without the prior permission of the author Daniel L. Segraves. Brief quotations may be used in literary reviews. Printed in the United States of America. Scripture quotations in this book are from the King James Version unless otherwise noted. 2 Preface..............................................................................................................................................7 INTRODUCTION..........................................................................................................................13 The Emphasis Must Be On Faith. ..........................................................................13 The Full Preaching of the Gospel ..........................................................................13 Skepticism Limits the Miraculous. ........................................................................13 Supernatural Ministry is a Free Gift from God......................................................14 CHAPTER ONE ............................................................................................................................18 You Have a Spiritual Gift ..............................................................................................................18 Carnality is No Hindrance to Spiritual Gifts..........................................................18 Those Who Minister Spiritual Gifts Are Fallible. .................................................18 You Have a Spiritual Gift. .....................................................................................20 The Motivational Gifts...........................................................................................21 CHAPTER TWO ...........................................................................................................................22 How You Can Identify Your Spiritual Gift....................................................................................22 CHAPTER THREE .......................................................................................................................24 Signs and Wonders in the Old Testament......................................................................................24 CHAPTER FOUR..........................................................................................................................25 Signs and Wonders in the New Testament ....................................................................................25 CHAPTER FIVE............................................................................................................................27 Responses to the Miraculous in Jesus’ Ministry............................................................................27 CHAPTER SIX..............................................................................................................................30 3 Responses to the Miraculous in the Early Church .........................................................................30 CHAPTER SEVEN .......................................................................................................................33 The Unity of the Visible and Invisible Realms..............................................................................33 God’s Ideal: Perfect Union ....................................................................................33 The Barrier of Sin Removed ..................................................................................33 The Key to Jesus’ Success .....................................................................................34 Bringing Invisible Realities into the Visible Realm ..............................................35 The Greater Works of Jesus...................................................................................36 The Greater Works of the Disciples.......................................................................37 Asking in Jesus’ Name...........................................................................................38 CHAPTER EIGHT ........................................................................................................................41 Practical Observations on the Operation of the Gifts of the Spirit ................................................41 Learning to Use the Gifts of the Spirit...................................................................41 (1) A revelation may be seen. ................................................................................42 (2) A revelation may be heard................................................................................42 (3) A revelation may be felt. ..................................................................................43 CHAPTER NINE...........................................................................................................................44 The Four-Pronged Key to Success in Ministry ..............................................................................44 (1) Reading.............................................................................................................44 (2) Exhortation.......................................................................................................44 (3) Teaching ...........................................................................................................44 (4) Exercising one’s spiritual gift...........................................................................44 CHAPTER TEN.............................................................................................................................45 The Nine Spiritual Gifts of I Corinthians 12..................................................................................45 The Revelation Gifts..............................................................................................45 The Power Gifts .....................................................................................................45 The Vocal Gifts......................................................................................................45 CHAPTER ELEVEN.....................................................................................................................47 4 The Gift of the Word of Wisdom...................................................................................................47 Wisdom is profitable to direct................................................................................47 The Word of Wisdom in the Ministry of Jesus......................................................47 The Word of Wisdom in the Early Church ............................................................47 CHAPTER TWELVE....................................................................................................................49 The Gift of the Word of Knowledge..............................................................................................49 The word of knowledge in the ministry of Jesus ...................................................49 The word of knowledge in the early church...........................................................49 CHAPTER THIRTEEN.................................................................................................................51 The Gift of Discerning of Spirits ...................................................................................................51 Scriptural examples of the discerning of the Holy Spirit.......................................51 Scriptural examples of the discerning of faithful angels........................................51 Scriptural examples of the discerning of human spirits.........................................51 Scriptural examples of the discerning of evil spirits..............................................51 CHAPTER FOURTEEN ...............................................................................................................53 The Gift of Faith ............................................................................................................................53 Three Kinds of Faith ..............................................................................................53 How the gift of faith can be exercised ...................................................................53 New Testament examples of faith in action...........................................................54 CHAPTER FIFTEEN ....................................................................................................................55 The Gifts of Healings.....................................................................................................................55 Sometimes this gift works through physical contact..............................................55 Sometimes a physical touch is not involved, but a point of contact is. .................55 Scriptural examples of healings .............................................................................55 As far as possible, lay hands specifically on the area of the body that is affected.......................................................................................................56 Minister