Healing

A Man with Dropsy Healed on the Sabbath

It was the Sabbath day and Jesus was invited, after the weekly synagogue service, to eat at the house of a prominent Pharisee (v. 1). It might seem surprising for Jesus to go to a Pharisee’s house after He had denounced them so many times. It appears that this Pharisee invite …

Man Healed at the Pool of Bethesda

Jesus was in Jerusalem for another feast (v. 1). John Gospel is unique in that it includes several stories about Jesus observing the various religious feasts in Jerusalem. During his time in Jerusalem, Jesus went by the pool, called Bethesda, which is just north of the Sheep Gate (v. 2). …

Healing Miracles of Christ

In chapters 8 and 9 Matthew records 10 miracles. The first two miracles of healing were:
1. The Healing of the Man with Leprosy (vv. 1-4). After the sermon on the mount, Jesus had great crowds of people following him (v. 1). Therefore, what happened next was extremely unusual …

Hemorrhaging Woman Healed

We find one of the rulers of the synagogue shoving his way through the crowd to get to Jesus. This man had a high position of authority whose duty it was to be in charge of the service. In spite of his position as a leading person in the community, he humbled himself and fell at J …

Peter Used by God in Joppa to Heal Beloved Dorcas

The scene now shifts to Peter, who was visiting the churches in Palestine. He came to Lydia, a predominately Gentile city about 25 miles from Jerusalem (v. 32). Possibly the church in Lydia had been founded by disciples fleeing from Jerusalem at the time of fierce persecution when …

The Sabbath Law

Sabbath observance was a binding ceremonial obligation for Israel and most Jews had no idea of the original purpose of the Sabbath. Jesus and His disciples were going through the grain¬ fields on the Sabbath, when His disciples began to pick the grain and eat it (v. 1). The pharisees immediately …

Jesus Heals Peter’s Mother-in-Law

After leaving the synagogue in Capernaum, Jesus and the disciples went to Simon (Peter) and Andrew’s house in Bethsaida (John 1:44) some distance away. Simon’s mother-in-law lived with them and she was sick of a fever. Jesus touched her, she was healed and began immed …

IllustrationWounds Left Untended Fester And Spread

A common phrase used in the world of healing is, “time heals all wounds.” I have found this to be more false than true. As a pastor, I talk regularly with people who are still carrying hurts from 30 or 40 years ago. The real truth is, time often makes things worse. Wo …

IllustrationBone Stuck in Wealthy Man’s Throat

A wealthy old man of Krakow, who was a great lover of fish, was eating his favorite dish one Friday night and was almost choked by a bone in his throat. He could neither dislodge nor swallow it. His life was in grave danger. Dr. Kirschenbaum was called to save him. The doctor hur …

IllustrationDr. Will Mayo Sees People Miraculously Healed

Dr. Will Mayo, one of the brothers who founded the world famous Mayo Clinic, claimed to have seen  patients that by all standards were dead. “We knew they could not live. But I have seen a minister come to the bedside and do something for them that I could not do, altho …