The Messiahs Power to Heal

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The MessiahsPower to Heal

• Matthew 8-9

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The Authority of Jesus

• His teaching, Matthew 728-29 John
  1249
• His miracles showed his power and compassion,
  Matt. 422-23 1414 (Acts 1038)
• Matthew 5-7 Preaching
• Matthew 8-9 Power

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Messiahs Power to Heal

• If you are willing, you can make me clean.
  Matt. 82-4
• Uncleanness of leprosy reminds us of sins
  defilement, Rom. 39-18
• God willing to save all, 1 Tim. 23-4
• Christs blood, Heb. 913-14
• Applied, Acts 2216 (2 Kgs 510-14)

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Messiahs Power to Heal

• As you have believed, so let it be done for
  you. Matt. 85-13
• Faith acting in humble trust, Lk. 73, 6 Eph.
  28-9 Jas. 217
• A faith that was rewarded, 813 Jas. 224
• Great (much) faith, Matt. 810

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Messiahs Power to Heal

• He Himself took our infirmities and bore our
  sicknesses. Matt. 814-17
• Jesus bore our sins, Isaiah 534-6 1
  Pet. 224 (all 816)
• Serve Jesus faithfully (815)
• Serve Jesus sacrificially (818-20)
• Serve Jesus with priority (821-22)

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Messiahs Power to Heal

• Lord, save us! We are perishing. Matt. 823-27
  
• Does Jesus Care? 1 Peter 57 Matt. 1128-30
• Replace fear with faith, 826 Heb. 135-6

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Messiahs Power to Heal

• Why are you bothering us? Matt. 828-34
• Like the demons, many recognize Jesus as the Son
  of God but want to be left alone, 829 Jno.
  1242-43
• Depart from us, 834 (Acts 2425)
• Will hear, Depart! (Matt. 2541)

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Messiahs Power to Heal

• Be of good cheer, your sins are forgiven you.
  Matt. 92-8
• Joy of forgiveness, 829 Acts 839 (Phil. 44)
  cf. Matt. 914-15
• Jesus has the authority to forgive your sins,
  Matt. 96-8 (Acts 412 237-38) Matt. 2818

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Messiahs Power to Heal

• Come and lay your hand on her and she will
  live. Matt. 918-26
• Power of life, 818, 25 (Jno. 14, 521
  1125-26)
• Like the woman, lay your hand of faith on Jesus,
  822 (Rom. 116 617-18)

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Messiahs Power to Heal

• Do you believe that I am able to do
  this? Matt. 927-31
• Our faith will be tested, 928 1 Peter
  16-9
• We will receive according to our faith, 929
• Dead? Barren? Obedient? Heb. 59

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Messiahs Power to Heal

• It was never seen like this in Israel. Matt.
  932-34
• People were astonished, 933 (Isa. 355-6)
• Pharisees rejected Jesus, attributing Gods power
  to Satan, 934

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Messiahs Power to Heal

• That you may know that the Son of Man has power
  on earth to forgive sins-- Matt. 96
• His miracles attest to His power to forgive
  your sins
• Will you have faith to obey Jesus and be healed?