Title Illness and Jesus' Healing
Contents
Hymn: Chapter 528
Meditation: ‘Lord, heal all our diseases’
Confession of Faith: Apostles' Creed
Text: Matthew 9:1-8
Key Verse: “People brought a paralyzed man lying on a bed. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Take heart, little child, your sins are forgiven you.”
Word: We live in fear of disease. So, let's talk about the causes and treatment of diseases.
First of all, what is the cause of the disease?
(1) When we sin, we get sick. In verse 2 of the text, we can see that Jesus healed the paralytic by declaring, “Take heart, little child, your sins are forgiven.”
(2) The ghost brings the disease. In Matthew 8:28, the Gerasen was possessed by a demon and became a psychopath, and in Mark 9:25, the demon made him a deaf man.
(3) In order to show the work of God, sickness is allowed. In John 9:3, when the disciples asked Jesus who was responsible for the sin of a child born blind, he answered that it was to show what God was doing.
(4) Bacterial overwork, unsanitary food and other reasons may cause disease.
2. How did Jesus cure disease?
(1) He forgave sins. In verse 2 of the text, when Jesus proclaimed to the paralyzed man, take peace, son, your sins are forgiven, and the disease was healed.
(2) He cast out demons. In Mark 9:25, Jesus gave a command to the demon in front of the deaf man, and when he told him not to come out of the child and go back in, the demon left and the disease was healed.
(3) Ordained. In Luke 4:40, Jesus laid his hands on every sick person and healed them.
(4) He was healed by touching. In Matthew 8:15, Jesus was healed when he touched the hand of Peter's mother-in-law, who had a fever.
(5) He spoke with the Word (command). In John 5:11, Jesus healed a sick man who had been unable to walk for 38 years by commanding him to pick up his bed and walk.
Believe in the power of the Lord, obey the Word, repent, and pray in the name of Jesus to heal other saints' diseases and receive healing.
Prayer: Help the members of the family worshiping to believe in your healing power and become healers in your name. I pray in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
Lord's Prayer