week of 6/18

Unit 22  Session 3

JESUS OVER SICKNESS

MATTHEW 9

Jesus healed those who acted in faith in Him.

Chapters 8 and 9 in Matthew's Gospel are a collection of stories showing the healing power of Jesus. He touched a leper to cleanse him, He healed the servant of a centurion who understood true authority, He cured Peter's mother-in-law, He cast out demons and sent them into pigs, and He commanded a paralytic to get up and walk. Matthew wanted His readers to clearly see that Jesus heals.

Points to consider:

✞   The Son of David responds to humble faith.

     * How can we develop our own humility, 

        particularly in approaching Jesus in prayer?

✞   The Son of David responds to bold faith.

     * How can bold faith reveal itself in a believer's 

        life today?

     * How did the woman's faith lead to more than 

        physical healing?

✞   The Son of David responds to desperate faith.

     * How do we honestly approach God with humility 

        and still present our requests to Him in faith?

     * God can do all things, but how are we to act when 

        He chooses not to do what we are hoping for?