Jun. 22, 2025

Background:

• All of us are dealing with all kinds of sickness in our lives
• Jesus is the only one that can cure our sickness
• He is the Great Healing Physician
• He can heal broken hearts
• He specializes in things that are impossible
• He can heal our mind, our body, our soul, and our spirit
• What Jesus said in Matthew was the Word of God that his Father gave him
• What he did was the work of God
• He didn't say one thing and do something else
• He did what the Word told him to do
• Some are sick because of their own foolishness; others suffer because of their sins

Key Sermon Points:

1. Jesus was concerned about the whole person

• Jesus was concerned about us getting the whole healing - the physical and spiritual needs of a person
• Jesus used their synagogues to bring forth the Word
• Sometimes we have to take advantage of a platform to let people know about Jesus
• Jesus showed his commitment by preaching
• Jesus showed his concern for wholeness when he healed others
• We need to be able to hear what the Lord has to say
• We need to be taught the Word
• We have to be healed personally
• The greatest tragedy for the Jews was disfellowship
• Many Jews who recognized the truth of the Gospel refused to become a Christian because of the certainty of being put out of the synagogue (John 12:42-43)
• The Jews thought more about the synagogue than they did about the Savior
• We must stand up for truth and righteousness

2. His Healing

• Not only did He teach and preach in the synagogue, but he began to heal
• His Word should have been significant evidence of his Messiahship
• The disciples left everything to follow Jesus
• John recognized Jesus before he knew him (John 1:29)
• The disciples recognized that they were in the presence of a Holy and Divine God
• Moses represented the Law and Elijah represented the Prophets, but they were not on the same level as Jesus
• The wondrous healing showed that God is compassionate towards those that are suffering (Matthew 9:36)
• Jesus has compassion and mercy on us
• The miracle showed that Jesus was the prophesized Messiah as stated in the Old Testament
• The miracles showed that the coming Kingdom was a reality...the miracles were a foretaste
• Jesus went to prepare a place for people that are prepared (John 14:1-6)
• There was spiritual healing
  • Jesus was the only One that had power to cast out demons...and then he passed that power down to the disciples
  • Demons recognized who Jesus was, but his own people didn't
  • Jesus never dealt with demons by having a conversation with them, but by giving the Word
• There was mental healing
• There was physical healing
• Jesus did all manner of healing

3. Jesus did not discriminate when he healed

• Jesus healed all sick people...and he did not discriminate
• We have a God that does not discriminate...he extended his healing grace to everybody regardless of their walk, their social status, their perceived uncleanliness
• In the midst of the 10 lepers, only one Gentile said Thank You
• We can't forget about the One that did the healing
• We ought to have the attitude of gratitude
• His ministry was rooted in love and compassion
• His healing focused on relieving suffering of the sick
• Jesus did special things and rarely did it the same way
• Looking at Jesus impacting a great multitude of sorts...his healing was so great that they brought people from near and far
• Jesus did so much healing that they did not record it all
• What kind of impact do we have on the people in our circle: is it positive or negative?
• Jesus had a positive impact on the people
• It is important for us to have a positive impact
• Where are the multitudes today? They are not in the church...we can't pick and choose who to witness to
• Jesus healed many:
  • A leper (Matthew 8:1-4)
  • A Centurion's servant (Matthew 8:5-13)
  • Peter's mother-in-law (Matthew 8:15-16)
  • A man with withered hand (Matthew 12:9-14)
  • Others (Matthew 15:21-28; Mark 5:25-34; Mark 10:46; Luke 7:11-17, John 5:1-9)