Matthew 1:18-25
The Virgin Birth of Jesus
18 This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit. 19Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.
20 But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. 21 She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”
22 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: 23 “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”).
24 When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. 25 But he did not consummate their marriage until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.
Matthew 8:14-17
Jesus Heals Many
14When Jesus came into Peter's house, he saw Peter's mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever. 15He touched her hand and the fever left her, and she got up and began to wait on him.
16When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to him, and he drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick. 17This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:
"He took up our infirmities
and carried our diseases."
Matthew 8:23-27
Jesus Calms the Furious Storm
23 Then he got into the boat and his disciples followed him. 24 Suddenly a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. 25 The disciples went and woke him, saying, “Lord, save us! We’re going to drown!”
26 He replied, “You of little faith, why are you so afraid?” Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm.
27 The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the waves obey him!”
Matthew 28:1-10
The Resurrection
1 After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb.
2 There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it. 3 His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. 4 The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men.
5 The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. 6 He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. 7 Then go quickly and tell his disciples: ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.’ Now I have told you.”
8 So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples. 9 Suddenly Jesus met them.“Greetings,” he said. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him. 10 Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me.”
The authors of the four gospels all write about the life of Jesus...The writings are more than just a set of historical facts about His life...So the Gospel Books, as well as the other Books of the New Testament and Bible are different than any other book or books...To believe in the four gospels, one has to believe that Jesus is Someone very special...He tries to teach us more about His Father, and how to bring us closer to His Father and to Him...The four gospels are about the life of Jesus...But the four gospels are also about faith, and one must ask themselves do you actually believe this is what happened when Jesus walked the earth?...Did Jesus say and do these things?...
St. Matthew writes about the divine work of Jesus...Jesus did many miracles...The miracle of the resurrection, stands out...Jesus' resurrection is one of the foundations of the Christian faith....Jesus died on the cross...His death signifies the love that His Father has for us...Yet even though He did die, He rose from the dead...The Holy Spirit is the how Mary was conceived...If you believe that He is the Son of God, then you can believe He, in fact, is and would be divine...If you believe that Jesus is the Son of God, then you can believe that He can suspend His Father's Laws of Nature...A divine One could do miracles...A divine One could actually die and come back and return to life, to live again and live forever...
Each of the four gospels give an eyewitness to Jesus...The four authors focus our attention on the eyewitness accounts of Jesus, His teachings, and His miracles...They are telling us this is the way it happened when He walked the earth...There was eyewitness after eyewitness who saw Him do these things...
The four different authors all write about the four miracles above...Faith and belief in our Father and His Son takes a belief in miracles...Starting with His virgin birth, His miracles of healing, His miracles of nature (and breaking the Laws of Nature), and His return to life after His death...Our God is a God of miracles...These are all miracles that one believes, when they believe in God and His Son...