Feb. 15, 2026

Background:

• We have all been sick
• Those who know Jesus as Lord and Savior know it was not us, but Jesus cured, healed us, and made us whole
• Jesus is the great physician
• If Jesus does not bless the medicine we will not be healed
• Jesus shows mercy and compassion to the outcast leper and gentile (Matthew 8)
• Now he is showing compassion to a woman and his healing is an important part of his ministry
• He was teaching and healing
• His miracles authenticated his teaching and preaching proving he was truly from God
• He healed both physical and spiritual sickness
• Physical healing is not the most important healing we can get (Matthew 9:1-2)
• Sins are the most important thing to be healed first
• All of us will get sick and the Lord will heal our bodies
• Spiritual healing is the most important thing that must take place
• We must know Jesus for the pardoning of our sins
• It is when we have those great times on the mountain top or those great times at church that the enemy is waiting to try and steal our joy
• Jesus had boundaries and was no one was getting to the mountain until after he talks to the Father
• Some of us have forgotten he has the power because we complain about trivial stuff
• Jesus touches and cleanse the leper and Jesus is not contaminated (Matthew 8:2)
• Jesus healed a gentile (Matthew 8:5)
• The centurion knew he was not worthy (Matthew 8:8)
• We too are not worthy
• All of our righteousness is like filthy rags
• We must have the depth of faith to know that Jesus can heal with just a word

Key Sermon Points:

1. Jesus heals Peter's mother-in-law

• This tells us Peter was married
• Jesus often went by Peter's home
• We do not know the cause of the fever but because it was a high fever and she was too sick to get up suggests it was life threatening
• With one touch of Jesus' hand the fever vanished
• Jesus touches us all with his hand
• No believer is exempt from getting sick
• God may not give us what we want but he will give us what we need (2 Corinthians 12:8-9)
• Sometimes we must sit with a person long enough
• We must stop judging until we walk in their shoes and know what they are going through
• An ordinary fever would leave a person greatly weakened but the cure was instantaneous

2. Power over demons and various sickness

• Jesus healed because of his divine and loving compassion
• Jesus hates sickness and diseases because it was never part of God's design for mankind
• Jesus healed to give a preview of his coming kingdom which will have no more sin, death, sorry or pain
• Some of us come to church each and every day and do not even recognize who Jesus is
• Some people's behavior might indicate they are demon possessed
• Everything about Jesus was astonishing and marvelous
• They wanted Jesus to be their king but not their Lord and Savior
• We want Jesus to heal us but not control us
• Our sins will plague us on this side but not on the other side
• Diseases and death can not be permanent and he will remove it one day
• It does not matter how bad the situation is it will be alright as long as we cry out to him