What Does the Bible Say About the Supernatural? (Part 1 of 2)

Focus on the Family with Jim Daly

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Kids & Family, Relationships, Society & Culture, Parenting

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🗓️ 19 March 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Based on his newest book Seeing the Supernatural, Lee Strobel explores the Scriptures to see what the Bible has to say about supernatural phenomena, showing that God works in the nonphysical realm.

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0:00.0	I have listened to focus on the family shows since I was probably a later teening all the way through my young adult years and beyond, I guess.
0:13.0	I just found that so often whatever message was being aired was really pertinent to something either I was experiencing or it was just of such interest that it was like I was able to accumulate knowledge and
0:25.2	spiritual wisdom.
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1:02.3	I think of those TV shows that I wasn't allowed to watch as a kid.
1:10.2	Ghosts and witches that I see like in pop culture and on TV. I immediately think of those TV shows that I wasn't allowed to watch as a kid. Ghosts and witches that I see like in pop culture and on TV.
1:13.4	I immediately think of the Lord and I think out of this world.
1:17.4	Some really bad science fiction movie.
1:20.4	It's either God doing something or Satan doing something.
1:24.9	Well, we see the word supernatural in a lot of different contexts, and it means many
1:29.3	different things to different folks. You might think of ghosts or science fiction, but as Christians,
1:34.8	as followers of God, we know that his supernatural presence is evident in every aspect of our
1:40.9	lives. Today on Focus on the Family with Jim Daly, we have Lee Strobel talking about
1:45.7	what supernatural really looks like in the Bible and in our lives. Thanks for joining us. I'm John
1:51.7	Fuller. You know, John, I always enjoy having Lee Strobel here. I think partly because my heart is for
1:56.9	evangelism. I mean, I think at my core, I'm an evangelist. You are. And not a prophet or a teacher.
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