Where are the miracles in preaching gospel?

Mark 16:20  And they went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the message by accompanying signs. (ESV)

1 Corinthians 2:4 and my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, (ESV)

1 Thessalonians 1:5  because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction. You know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake. (ESV)

A common thing that we can notice in all these three verses is that gospel was accompanied with some visible demonstration of God’s power – miracles. This is a common pattern of ministry of Jesus and apostles - preaching of the gospel accompanied by miracles through the Holy Spirit. Witnessing is more than just passing information. If it does not accompany the work of the Lord or Holy Spirit work, gospel will remain as information and powerless. Our words should not be just information but it should be demonstration of the Holy Spirit and power of God. A Holy Spirit empty and powerless church cannot produce such gospel preaching. That’s why Acts 1.8 is a foundation for gospel preaching: waiting upon Lord – receiving Holy Spirit and power – witnessing.

 It seems to me that in today’s churches, a good number of believers ignore this pattern. The worst thing is that people who speak about Holy Spirit or miracles were treated with some kind of reluctance or with suspicion. Christians need a great level of restoration into supernatural that should accompany our gospel. We need more works of the Holy Spirit in us. We need supernatural works of God in our gospel preaching to make an impact especially in this 21^st century world which is filled with rationalism and brokenness. Let us pray for a restoration of supernatural in our gospel preaching.