Sermon Tone Analysis

Today we’re going to *conclude* our series on *healing and faith* *and* *how they work together*.

In the *last few weeks*, we’ve been *teaching* *on how it is God’s plan for us to be healed*.

And *if it is the will of God* for us to be healed, *then why are so many Christians sick?*

As we went *throughout* *the Word* of God we found out that *one of the main ways God heals* *is through* the avenue of *faith*.

*I) *According to *(Hebrews 6:12)* it *says* that *we are to operate in faith* *and* in *patience* and *then* *we’ll inherit* the *promises* of God.

*A) *In *(Hebrews 11:1)* it says, *“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for the evidence of things not seen.”*

*1) *This verse gives us the *definition of faith*.

If we read it in *other translations* it says this;

*(a) *From the *Amplified translation*, *“Now faith is the assurance (the confirmation, the title deed).”*

*(b) *The *NIV* translation says, *“Now faith is being sure.”*

*(c) *The *New Jerusalem* Bible says, *“Only faith can guarantee the blessings.”*

*(d) *The *Living Bible* says, *“Faith is the confident assurance.”*

*2) **Faith is the* *confidence and assurance* *that what God says* *belongs to us* *is ours*, *even if we don’t see them* with our natural eyes.

*B) *Turn to *Mark 11:24*.

*1) *He says here that *we are to* *“BELIEVE THAT WE RECEIVE.”*

*(a) *That phrase is in the *PRESENT TENSE* *meaning* we are to *believe now* *that we receive it*. (The “*IT*” being the *thing* we’re *praying for*.)

*(i) *We are to *believe* that *it is ours right now*.

*2) **He goes on to say* in that same verse *“AND YE SHALL HAVE THEM.”*

*(a) *And this phrase is *FUTURE TENSE*.

*3) **Putting* the whole *thing* *together* he’s telling us when you pray for something *believe that it’s yours right now* *and* *because your believing* that *it’s yours* right now *you will see it*.

*II) **Were talking about healing* mainly in this message so turn with me to *1st Peter 2:24*.

*A) **Here* the *Holy Spirit* *puts it in the past tense* *meaning* that *it was done* and paid for *when Jesus went to the cross*.

*B) *But now look with me to *Matthew 8:16-17*.

*1) *Notice it says, *“Himself TOOK* *our infirmities and bare our sicknesses.”*

*(a) *Literally, the Word *“TOOK”* means, *“To take upon oneself in order to carry away.*”

*(b) *And the Word *“BARE”* in this verse means *almost* the *same* exact *thing* even though it is a different Greek word.

*(i) *It *means*, *“to put upon one’s self (something) to be carried, carry off.”*

*2) *Well *what* exactly *did Jesus take away?* (*2nd Corinthians 5:21 SIN*).

*(a) **1st he says*, *“Our infirmities.”*

The literal *Greek* *says* it means, *“FEEBLENESS OF HEALTH OR SICKNESS.”*

*3) *And *then he says* *Jesus took or bore* *“OUR SICKNESSES.”*

*(a) *The Word *sicknesses* literally *means* in the Greek, *“SICKNESS AND DISEASE.”*

*(b) **On the cross*, *Jesus took all of our weaknesses* *and* *frailties* in his body *along with* all of our *sicknesses and diseases*.

*C) *All right let’s turn over to *Isaiah 53:3-4a*.

*1) *The word *“GRIEFS”* is literally *“SICKNESS AND DISEASE”* from the Hebrew.

*2) *And the word *“SORROWS”* is the Hebrew word meaning *“PAINS.”*

*(a) **Jesus paid the price for all* of our *sicknesses*, *diseases*, *and pains*.

*3) *Let’s go on reading hear *Isaiah 53:4-5*.

*III) *Turn with me to *Luke 17:12-14*.

*A) *Now in *verse 14* *Jesus said* to the lepers, *“Go show yourselves unto the priest.”*

*1) *Now this was *in accordance to the Levitical law*, which says in (*Leviticus 14*), *“If a leper is cleanse he must present himself to the priests.”*

*2) *But they *must have thought* that this *Jesus was a little crazy*.

*(a) **He never prayed* over them to be healed *all he did* was to *tell them* to *go show yourselves to the priests*, which means to go *show the priest that your healed*.

*(b) **But they weren’t healed yet*.

*(i) *But it says, *“As they went they were cleanse.”*

(Or healed).

*B) *Let’s go on reading with *Luke 17:15-19*.

*1) **Faith* in the Lord Jesus Christ is what *got this man healed*.

*IV) *Let’s look at to *Abraham* in *Romans 4:19-20*.

*A) *The words *“STAGGERED NOT*” are *interesting words* they *literally mean*, *“He did not oppose*, *dispute*, *contend*, *have any variance with*, *hesitate*, *or doubt.”*

*1) *It *goes on to say* in (verse 20), that *he was strong in faith*.

*(a) **Remember,* *faith is believing*, *and* *totally confident* *that what God has said* *is already yours* *before you see it.*

*(b) **He began to glorify God* *and to praise God* *for his son* *before Sarah was even pregnant*.

*(i) *And *of course*, you know Abrah*am did have a son* through Sarah, and his name was *Isaac*.

*B) **Just as Abraham was healed by faith*, *Sarah was healed by faith*, *the leper* was *healed by faith*, the *woman* with the *issue of blood* was *healed by faith*, the *man lowered down through the ceiling* was healed by faith, the *blind man who cried out Son of David have mercy on me* was healed by faith, *Jairus his daughter* was healed by faith, *the centurion’s servant* in Matthew 8 was healed by faith and the list goes on and on.

*1) **Through faith and patience*, *you shall inherit the promises.

(Hebrews 6:12).*

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W. O. L. C. C. Sunday, March 25, 2001