Podcast Summary: Jack Hibbs Podcast

Episode: Does God Still Do Miracles?
Date: December 25, 2025
Host: Jack Hibbs (JackHibbs.com)

Episode Overview

In this episode, Jack Hibbs addresses a central question in Christian belief and practice: Does God still do miracles today? Drawing on biblical passages, personal experience, and contemporary examples from around the world, Jack unpacks the relationship between miracles, faith, and the proclamation of the Gospel. He challenges both the overemphasis and the denial of miracles, urging listeners to ground themselves in Scripture and keep Christ’s message at the center.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Biblical Foundation for Miracles

• Scripture Reading (Mark 16:12–20): Jack opens by reading from Mark 16, emphasizing the Risen Christ’s rebuke of unbelief, His commission to preach the gospel, and the accompanying signs and wonders.

  • “The commissioning to preach the gospel to the ends of the earth and the calling of his disciples or apostles or believers to truly believe. He rebuked them for not believing.” (03:00)

• Parallel with Luke 24 (Road to Emmaus): He highlights connections between the gospels’ accounts of resurrection appearances and miracles.

2. "Cessationism" vs. "Continuationism"

• Does God still do miracles?
  • Jack addresses those who claim that since Scripture is complete, miracles have ceased:
    • “I don’t know how they come to that conclusion. The Bible says in the book of Romans that the gifts and the callings of God are given without... what’s the word... He will not revoke them.” (05:05)
  • He affirms that “from the birth of the church to the end of the age... miracles will accompany the preaching of the gospel.” (05:20)

3. Global Differences in the Experience of Miracles

• Miracles in the Global South and the Muslim World:
  • Jack observes that "more miracles" are being reported in regions with little or no access to the gospel—particularly in the Muslim world.
  • “Muslims are getting converted to Christ and Islam’s panicking about that right now...” (09:00)
• Miracles in the West:
  • The abundance of material comforts and entertainment in the West, Jack argues, can dampen faith and the desire for the supernatural.
  • “We’ve adopted somewhat of an attitude where we go to church or we think about God, or we want to talk about God, and we really want to be entertained more than anything.” (18:45)

4. Motivation and Attitude: Why Do You Want Miracles?

• Warning Against Seeking Signs for Entertainment or Proof:
  • Jack cautions against desiring miracles for self-centered reasons or as a precondition for faith:
    • “Why should you? Why do you want God to give you miracles, signs of miracles, to what, entertain you? ... If that’s your motive ... it ain’t going to happen.” (10:50)
  • He reminds listeners that in the Gospels, Jesus sometimes refrained from doing miracles where there was unbelief.

5. The Relationship Between the Message and the Miracle

• Priority of the Gospel:

  • The Gospel message must always take precedence; miracles serve to confirm the truth of Christ, not replace the centrality of the Word.
    • “The miracles that I’ve done, they should tell you. They should communicate to you that I’ve come from the Father... The issue is not the miracles. The issue is the message.” (14:20; 22:27)
  • Miracle-seeking detached from the Gospel is warned against:
    • “Don’t become those in the last days that are pursuing signs and wonders. I promise you this. If you are, you will be deceived by the deception that’s coming.” (15:40)

• False Miracles:

  • Jack emphasizes biblical warnings about false teachers:
    • “In the last days there’s going to be increasing deception... through signs and wonders. And those... will come from false teachers and false prophets.” (16:25)

6. The Role of Scripture and Discernment

• Scripture as the Ground for Discernment:
  • Jack repeatedly urges listeners to immerse themselves in Scripture to discern true from false miracles:
    • “How are you going to know what’s true and what’s false? ... a very, very illustrious, extravagant, deep knowledge of the Bible... Read your Bible more than anything else you do.” (17:15)

7. The Purpose and Order of Spiritual Gifts

• Gifts of Healing and Miraculous Gifts:

  • Jack affirms that the gifts of the Spirit—including healing—are active and should be practiced with faith and biblical order.
    • “If he gives gifts and if he commissions his believers to do miracles, and the Bible says that some of the gifts of the Holy Spirit given are gifts of healing, as one example, that’s a miracle.” (23:00)

• Personal Example: Afterglow Meeting (1982):

  • Jack recounts a Spirit-filled gathering, explaining practices surrounding the gift of tongues and their biblical interpretation:
    • “According to the Bible, the interpretation will never be a message in tongues... Never forbidden in the Bible. There’s no message in tongues. You want a message, that’s through preaching and teaching.” (24:37)

8. The Greatest Miracle: Salvation

• Healing vs. Salvation:
  • Jack explores scenarios in which miraculous physical healing may not occur, yet spiritual healing does.
  • He reflects personally on suffering in his own family:
    • “The greatest evangelist in my family’s life ... was not me preaching ... until they suffered and ... became incredibly aware of their mortality and they wound up accepting the Lord Jesus Christ ... Their lives were changed and died and went into glory. Which is the more important healing? The healing of an ailment ... or the healing of a lost, dead soul redeemed for eternity?” (25:08)
  • Closing challenge: prioritize zeal for the lost over an obsession with miracles.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Miracles & Faith:
  • “If you can be swayed by a miracle to think about Christ, you can also be swayed by a false miracle to denounce Christ... It’s the Word of God that is the foundation.” (20:20)
• On Cultural Distractions:
  • “Hey God, can you compete with Mickey Mouse? ... We’ve got entertainment here in Southern California coming out of our nose.” (18:45)
• On Discerning Real Miracles:
  • “Does the miracle that was performed glorify the Lord Jesus Christ and his mission, the Gospel? If the miracle does not exalt Jesus ... then it’s not biblically honoring and it’s a false miracle.” (21:25)
• On Spiritual Gifts and Order:
  • “Our God is a God of order. Our God is a God of conduct. And the gifts of God, when they’re in use, should always glorify Christ. Never cause confusion. Never cause fear.” (25:00)
• On the Power of Suffering:
  • “The more my family suffered, the more their personal ambition... evaporated, the more open they became to the gospel.” (25:46)

Timestamps for Key Segments

• [01:25] – Main topic introduction and reading of Mark 16
• [05:05] – Biblical argument for ongoing miracles
• [09:00] – Miracles in the Muslim world and Western skepticism
• [10:50] – Motives for seeking miracles; warning against “puppet string” theology
• [14:20] – Distinction between message and miracle
• [15:40] – Warning against last-days deceptions
• [17:15] – The importance of Bible reading and spiritual discernment
• [23:00] – Affirmation of spiritual gifts, biblical order in their use
• [24:37] – Detailed explanation about tongues and interpretations
• [25:08] – Personal family testimony; physical vs. spiritual healing

Tone and Style

Jack Hibbs’ tone throughout the episode is passionate, direct, and occasionally humorous—drawing on real-life examples (from Southern California’s amusement parks to painful personal stories) to make theological points practical and relatable. He speaks with pastoral urgency but insists on biblical literacy and discernment, warning against both credulity and cynicism.

Conclusion

Jack Hibbs unequivocally declares that God is still active in performing miracles today, but urges believers to prioritize the Gospel, develop discernment through Scripture, and avoid the trap of miracle-chasing. The true miracle, he insists, is the salvation of souls—the work of Christ that outlasts every earthly wonder.

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