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Luke 4.1
Opening Thoughts
We live in a sick world.
Sickness prevails in all aspects of life - natural, spiritual, finances, relationships, morality, personal behaviors, aspirations, etc.
natural way of healing
instant - supernatural or miraculous healing
Spiritual healing does not come instantly.
There is always a process.
The real problem of humanity is “spiritual sickness” and “spiritual disease”.
The real problem of humanity is “spiritual sickness” and “spiritual disease”.
the whole human society is “sick”
“pornography is not wrong...” - said one minister
Moral decay - rapes, sexual perversions, pornographies
“gambling is a diversion”
the whole human society is “sick” - communities, families, governments, etc.
greed - money and stuff has become more important than life
selfishness - everyone cares only for themselves
“taking drugs is not wrong” - said one priest
broken homes
“abortion is okay, but killing a cat or dog is a crime.”
little kids are used by parents to steal and sell drugs.
The church can also suffer certain sickness and disease.
Something is wrong when -
going to church occasional and conditional
fulfilling one’s commitments is conditional
children who have christian parents but do not live and practice the faith
youths follow worldly lifestyle and practices
a christian home does not have a family altar
christians spend more time playing or watching movies, than reading the Bible and praying.
christians feel weak when coming to church, but feel strong when going to work
christians are ashamed of sharing Christ, but they are not of participating in parties, or wearing worldly clothing
Jesus the “Healer”
Jesus came to heal the “sick”
Luke 5.30-32
Jesus IS THE SOLUTION to the sickness of this world.
Isaiah 53.4-5
Healing does not come simply because one believes there’s a “healer” in town.
Conditions for Healing
Healing is not
Jeremiah 8.
Healing does not come simply because one believes there’s a “healer” in town.
God was in the midst of Israel - and yet she was sick!
Healing takes place when the right medicine is applied to the sickness.
That is why doctors give PRESCRIPTION!
Prescription means
an instruction written by a doctor that authorizes the patient to be provided with a medicine or treatment.
an authoritative recommendation or ruling
Prescription consists of -
medicines to take
instructions to follow - what to drink, eat, what to do, etc.
Physician, Heal yourself!
Luke 4.22
The people in Nazareth wanted Jesus to “prove himself”, or “do in his hometown what he did in other places”
But Jesus did not come to show His supernatural prowess!
Jesus knew these people have no faith, nor were they willing to believe.
Luke 4.24
All healing require 2 things:
Faith - the person who needs healing must believe
Prescription - the person who needs healing must accept God’s PRESCRIPTION.
Prescription
an instruction written by a medical practitioner that authorizes a patient to be provided with a medicine or treatment
a recommendation that is authoritatively put forward
The Healing is contained in the Prescription
ILLUSTRATION
Every sick person who comes to a doctor will go home with something in his hand - a prescription!
did he/she accept the prescription?
Whether healing takes place or not depends on what he/she will do with the prescription.
A prescription is always “especially formulated” to address a specific problem.
did he/she apply the prescription?
God’s Word is the Prescription
God’s Word always provided the solution to every one of Israel’s problem.
Psalm 107.
God sends His Word, and they are healed!
God’s “statutes” were given for “healing”
Exodus 15.
God made for them a “statute”
Statute - Heb. HOQ
a law, a decree issued by a sovereign (God)
a statute is issued to address a particular situation.
a prescription - issued by God for a specific problem
Proverbs 3.5-
General Prescriptions from God’s Word
James 5.14-
Specific or Specialized Prescriptions
Specific sickness
Naaman
2 Kings 5.9-
Specific conditions
Woman of Zarephath
1 Kings 19.12-
The rich young ruler
Specific conditions
Mark 10.21-22
The Healing is IN the Prescription!
The prescription contains the healing elements
James 5.1
Healing is a Process
All healing is a process.
Even the supernatural healing requires a “procedure” contained in the “prescription”.
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