Jesus—Our Healer# 3

Matthew 8:15

He touched her hand and the fever left her, and she got up and began to wait on him.

a. To authenticate the MESSAGE and the MESSENGER

b. To prove He had AUTHORITY to forgive sins

c. To show His COMPASSION

d. To show that SALVATION starts now

1. Why did Jesus HEAL so many people?

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a. Jesus is still our HEALER.

b. The POWER to heal comes from Jesus.

c. The purpose of divine healing is to GLORIFY Jesus.

2. The TRUTH about Healing today

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3. Biblical instruction on healing for the CHURCH

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“Is any one of you in trouble? He should pray. Is anyone happy? Let him sing songs of praise. Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.” James 5:13-16

a. He said they would CONTINUEJohn 14:12

b. The APOSTLES continued His work.

c. Jesus is STILL the Healer!

4. Healings did not STOP with Jesus

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a. SIN

Corinthians 11:30

b. Our ENEMY

Job 1:1-12

a. DEATH

John 11:1-26

a. TIMING

1 Corinthians 15:43

5. Why isn’t EVERYONE healed?

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“Who sinned—the man or his parents?” ……….“this had happened so that the work of God would be displayed in his life.” John 9:2-3

OUR RESPONSE

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