Jesus Healing & Health
Live Well Genesis 1:28 God blessed them, and God said to them, Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing that moves upon the earth.
God s Mission Jesus Mission Apostles Mission Disciples Mission
W W J D What Would Jesus Do??
Matthew 4:23-24 Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and curing every disease and every sickness among the people. So his fame spread throughout all Syria, and they brought to him all the sick, those who were afflicted with various diseases and pains, demoniacs, epileptics, and paralytics, and he cured them. Matthew 9:35 Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and curing every disease and every sickness.
Jesus Life Principles Life as Preacher Life as Teacher Life as Healer
Jesus Christ Gospels record 35 accounts of Miracles 26 out of 35 Healing Miracles Why so many Healing Miracles?
Isaiah 53:4,5 Surely he has borne our infirmities and carried our diseases; yet we accounted him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the punishment that made us whole, and by his bruises we are healed.
Jesus healing ministry is to be understood and interpreted in the light of God s human salvation Sin Pain & Suffering of Disease/Wounds
Jesus and the woman who hemorrhaged for 12 years Mark 5:25-34 Immediately her hemorrhage stopped; and she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease (v 29) Who touched me? (v 30) Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease. (v 34)
Jesus and Ten Lepers Luke 17:11-19 Keeping their distance, they called out, saying, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us! (v 13) Go and show yourselves to the priests. (v 14) Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice (v 15) Were not ten made clean? But the other nine, where are they?.. (v 17)
What is Health? (WHO) A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
Health (WHO) Physical well-being Mental well-being Social well-being
Spiritual Health Harmony & Balance Holistic Relationship with God Shalom
With the Mind of God Philippians 2:5 Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus
OT shalom NT hugies - eirene - teleoios - soteria - zoe
Well-Being Spiritual Health
Jesus the Healer
Who s the most influential doctor in the world history? Jesus of Nazareth
Jesus Healing Mode supernatural instantaneous / immediate complete / total cure *tools: words, laying-on-of-hands, clay, saliva
In what circumstance does the divine healing occur?
Jesus healed the sick when he saw of patients, their family and friends. Faith
He Saw Faith... When a paralytic man was carried by people, Jesus saw their faith and healed the paralytic. As he saw faith of two blind men and of Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, Jesus healed them. Jesus healed ten lepers when he saw their faith. Jesus healed a woman who had been suffering from hemorrhage for twelve years, when he saw her faith.
1. Faith - Courage in facing and standing before God A leper came to Jesus and knelt before him. A centurion came to Jesus. A paralytic was brought to Jesus by some people. A man whose son was an epileptic brought his son to Jesus. Ten lepers approached Jesus as he entered a village.
2. Faith - confession and affirmation before God Two blind men shouted, Lord, have mercy on us. Bartimaeus, the blind beggar, also shouted, Jesus, son of David, have mercy on me! As he arrived to save Lazarus, Jesus heard Martha s great confession: Lord, I believe that you are the Messiah, the son of God, the one coming into the world.
3. Faith - humility before God Two blind men, Bartimaeus, the woman whose daughter had an unclean spirit, and the man whose son was an epileptic knelt down with humility before God. Have mercy on me!
4. Faith - submission to God s will Naaman, the commander of the army of the King of Aram, contracted leprosy. He went to Elisha who said, Go, wash in the Jordan seven times. Naaman became angry went away saying, Are not the rivers of Damascus better than all the waters of Israel? A blind beggar in John 9: Jesus commanded the man, Go to Siloam and wash.
5. Faith - supplication A leper in Matthew 8:2: kneeling before Jesus in supplication for healing. Lord, if you choose you can make me clean. One of the synagogue leaders named Jairus fell at Jesus feet and begged him repeatedly. The woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit bowed down at Jesus feet. She begged him to cast the demon out of her daughter Sir, even the dogs under the table eat the children s crumbs. Hezekiah prayed earnestly to God when he became sick and was in the point of death.
Are we able to be healed from any disease? Are we able to be healed from any condition if we possess and maintain the full contents of faith?
Faith of David 2 Samuel 12:15-23: His child (from Bethsheba, the wife of Uriah) developed a serious illness. David repented for his sin. David pleaded with God for the gravely ill child. He fasted and lay all night on the ground weeping for the child. What was the response from God?
Faith of Paul 2 Corinthians 12:7-10 the thorn in the flesh He appealed to the Lord three times What was the response from God?
God provides His people with the best as He wills
Philippians 4:6-7 Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
God s Response to David After he gave a heartbreaking confession, David anointed himself, changed clothes and ate food. The servants of David were surprised to see David s unexpected behavior at the death of his beloved child. What is this thing that you have done? You fasted and wept for the child while it was alive, but when the child died, you rose and ate food. What was the reason of this remarkable behavior of David, which surpassed common sense of ordinary people?
God s Response to Paul My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness. He felt content with all his difficulties. Why could he feel content despite his thorn in the flesh?
They attained God s blessing of shalom God s works were revealed in them John 9:1-3
Thorn In the Flesh skolops (stake/thorn) te sarki (flesh) Spiritual temptation (Calvin) Persecutions (Luther) Carnal temptation (Roman Catholic) Chronic physical illness: epilepsy, ophthalmia, gall stones, leprosy, gout, hearing loss, stuttering, brucellosis, dental disease, lice infestations, malaria, headaches (migraine, cluster headaches)
Paul s Thorn In the Flesh TIF God s Grace Shalom
Infertility (TIF) Hannah 1 Samuel 1:3-20 Fervent prayer and supplication 1:7 So it went on year by year; as often as she went up to the Lord 1:10 She was deeply distressed and prayed to the Lord, and wept bitterly. 1:15 I have been pouring out my soul before the Lord. 1:17 Go in peace; the God of Israel grant the petition you have made to him.
Hannah s Thorn In the Flesh TIF TIF God s Grace Shalom
Two Models of Divine Healing Hannah (1 Sam 1): H-model TIF - off Paul (2 Cor 12): P-model TIF - on
Commonality of Healing Models Both models reflect a faithful, prayerful life with their TIF Both models reflect God s Grace Blessing of Shalom
Well-Being Spiritual Health