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This
is the fourth lesson in a five-part series entitled, Jesus the Healer, 5 Days
in the Life of Christ. If you have missed any of the lessons in this series or
would like to revisit any of the topics, simply go to You Tube or Facebook and
type “GTCOTR” in the search bar and click on “Search”. That will allow you to
scroll through these lessons along with some other video resources and
teachings and you can easily find each one of our Healing Series teachings.
As
well, you can also visit our Church website at cotr.com and you’ll see a simple
and easy way to view these Sunday morning teachings. Also, I want to put a plug
in for the March 2020 Wednesday evening mid-week services. I encourage you to
watch those online as well. Each week I have used the Wednesday evenings to
compliment an additional facet of healing leading the Believer to new
discoveries that will assist them in their pursuit of God’s best for their
life.
Are
you ready for the Word? Let’s get to it.
· Sunday, March the 1st,
we Recognized the fact that it is the will of God to heal our mortal
bodies for as long as we occupy them on planet earth.
· Sunday, March the 8th,
our guest speaker showed us the power of Repentance when it comes to
seeking healing from the Lord.
· Sunday, March 15th,
last Sunday, I taught how to Rebuke the devil and his demonic attempts
to put sickness and disease on us.
Today
we are going to read a passage of scripture in the 5th chapter of
the Gospel of Mark that is familiar to many Believers who pray for miracles.
Let’s look at these verses and I’ll provide some commentary along the way.
Mark 5
25 Now a certain woman had a
flow of blood for twelve years,
26 and had suffered many
things from many physicians. She had spent all that she had and was no better,
but rather grew worse.
Now first let me dispel the error in some
hyper-faith groups that teach going to the doctor is sin. That is a bunch of
hogwash. Jesus never got on to anyone for seeking reasonable remedy for their
problems. Going to the doctor, taking medicine, wearing glasses or getting
vaccinated is not a sign that a person has a lack of faith in Jesus Christ.
The only time going to the doctor or taking
medicine would be sin is if a person believed God wanted them to be sick or
some reason. I wouldn’t want to be caught fighting against the will of God.
However, since I don’t believe God trades in sickness and disease or gives
people cancer or broken bones, I am never confused about what to do.
I do everything I possibly can to fight
against sickness, disease, and infirmity from changing my diet to taking
vitamins and prescription meds, and I pray to my heavenly Father that He will
miraculously heal me or use those things I offer to Him to bring about my
complete recovery.
In the account of Mark 5, the doctors didn’t
cause this woman’s problems. No doubt they were doing everything they could to
help her, but they were limited … they failed … and it cost her everything she
had in the process. This woman was in the same place I have been more than once
in my life … she needed a miracle … she needed something only God could do!
27 When she heard about
Jesus, she came behind Him in the crowd and touched His garment.
28 For she said, “If only I
may touch His clothes, I shall be made well.”
Now, let’s put this in the order it happened.
1.
She heard about Jesus
a.
Hearing the Word of God deposited faith in
her heart.
b.
Romans 10:17 Faith comes by hearing the Word
…
2.
She embraced her faith by the confession of her mouth
a.
Faith speaks … what does faith say? Romans
10:6
b.
Faith says what God says …
c.
I have believed and therefore I have spoken …
1 Corinthians 4:13 … She spoke what she believed
d.
Our words activate our faith.
e.
Hang around me for a while and I can tell you
what you believe, and you will also know what I believe.
f.
This woman believed that if she that she too
could be healed like all those other people she heard were healed when Jesus
touched them, or they touched Him. Matthew 14:36
3.
She acted on what she believed
a.
It wasn’t just talk …
b.
It wasn’t just a good sermon she heard …
c.
She believed and she left talking about it
and doing it …
29 Immediately the fountain
of her blood was dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed
of the affliction.
30 And Jesus, immediately
knowing in Himself that virtue had gone out of Him, turned around in the crowd
and said, “Who touched My clothes?”
31 But
His disciples said to Him, “You see the multitude thronging You, and You say,
‘Who touched Me?’ ”
32 And
He looked around to see her who had done this thing.
33 But
the woman, fearing and trembling, knowing what had happened to her, came and
fell down before Him and told Him the whole truth.
34 And He said to her,
“Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be healed of your
affliction.”
We
don’t’ know what happened to that woman in the years or decades after she was
healed by Jesus. We know she must have eventually died of something, even if it
was just old age. However, not that day … she didn’t die that day … not
of that problem … nope … when the doctors had done all they could do and
when it was only getting worse … she heard, she believed and she received … she
was healed … her faith made her whole and she went home in peace and healed
of her affliction.
Hebrews 3:15 “Today, if you
will hear His voice, Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion.”
2 Corinthians 6:2 For God
says, “At just the right time, I heard you. On the day of salvation, I helped
you.” Indeed, the “right time” is now. Today is the day of salvation.
Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the
substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
Today
you can touch Jesus by faith. The Bible says:
Hebrews 4:15 For we do not have a
high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities …
Today,
you can touch Jesus by calling on His name in prayer.
Don’t
be the one who heard and did not do anything about it. Be like the woman who:
· Heard about Jesus
· Resolved in her heart and Embraced
her faith
· Received a Virtuous
Touch from the Savior
Let’s
Pray …
