Mark Sermon Week 14.1 - Jesus Heals

Jesus heals the woman

This woman, who has suffered for 12 years from bleeding

she would have been unclean — an outcast

she had Heard about this Jesus

and she came to him

She touches the hem of his garment — and is healed

Mark 5:29–30 (CSB)

29 Instantly her flow of blood ceased, and she sensed in her body that she was healed of her affliction. 30 Immediately Jesus realized that power had gone out from him. He turned around in the crowd and said, “Who touched my clothes?”

The text says that she immediately knew (sensed) that she had been healed

she felt it

and so did Jesus

it’s remarkable that Jesus healed this person without even knowing it until it happened.

He also sense that POWER had gone out from him.

Mark may have seen in Jesus’ awareness a sign of his deity; on the other, he candidly described the limitations of Jesus’ humanity (also v. 32).

He knows about the woman and wills to honour her faith in the efficacy of his power active in Jesus, even though her faith is no doubt very imperfect and indeed dangerously near to ideas of magic.

Why Jesus heals

Now Jesus makes it a point to stop and identify the person who had been healed

Why?

was it to shame her? to rebuke her?

Perhaps she was afraid that she had made him unclean or others and that she would be shamed.

rendered the woman religiously unclean so that no pious Jew would have any contact with her (cf. Lev 15:25–30). She had lived as an outcast for 12 years. No doubt Mark recorded the incident to dramatize Jesus’ rejection of the concept of ritual uncleanness and to affirm his acceptance of all persons no matter what their status in society.

5:32–33 The woman may have feared the consequences of defiling a holy man by touching him in her unclean state. She may have feared a rebuke for having delayed Jesus while he was on an important mission. Or she may have been overcome with awe and emotion as a result of all that had happened so quickly. Mark may have set forth her confession as an example of the confession all who have encountered Jesus should make.

Not it was to identify her and to make sure she knew exactly who had healed her and for everyone else to know.

He forces the issue so that when she leaves healed, she will leave knowing that the one who healed her knows her and cares for her. She is a person who is worth taking time with and addressing.

forces her to step out on faith and be identified. It will not bankrupt her as the physicians had done, but she must publicly acknowledge her debt to Jesus, that he is the source of her healing. When she does, he blesses her and announces that her faith has made her well. Faith, then—not any magical properties in Jesus’ clothing—accomplishes her healing and saving. He restores her as a daughter of Israel and tells her to go in peace (Judg. 18:6; 1 Sam. 1:17; 2 Sam. 15:9; Acts 16:36).

Jesus tenderly answers her:

Mark 5:34 (CSB)

34 “Daughter,” he said to her, “your faith has saved you. Go in peace and be healed from your affliction.”

He points out that it was her faith

he faith that brought her to HIM

Go in PEACE = wholeness, shaloam

It covers wholeness, well-being, prosperity, security, friendship, and salvation. Jesus bestows this peace on her (see Matt. 10:13; Acts 10:36).

you have been healed - restored, cleansed

And her life was restored.

The Timing

This healing happens right int he middle of Jairus’ request

Why?

did this incident help his faith?

if Jesus could heal this woman (based on her testimony) would that help his faith

Just what he needed in a moment of despair?

His servants show up and say his daughter had died

in other words give up hope

But Jesus looks right at him and speaks hope into hopelessness

Mark 5:36 (CSB)

36 When Jesus overheard what was said, he told the synagogue leader, “Don’t be afraid. Only believe.”

sometimes our faith brings us to Jesus, sometimes our faith brings Jesus to someone else

Believe in what? have faith in what?

In the Son of God — in Jesus

again it isn’t the faith itself that does anything, but only what the faith points to

Hope is restored to the Hopeless by faith

not blind faith, not faith itself

but Faith in Jesus, the son of God who has all authority over disease and death.

Raised from the Dead

Jesus shows up and everyone laughs at Him

Jesus sends them out

this mocking laughter will be changed to joyful laughter in minutes

Notice he only brings the father, mother and the inner three into the room to witness this

Peter, James and John

The Leader, the 1st martyr and the last martyr

He had special training for them. l

for they would be leaders of the church.

And he raises this girl with word.

it’s amazing a miracle.

Did you know that their are accounts even today of people being raised from the dead?

John Baxter - second hand account?

On of our Elders personally knew a woman who had been in ministry in Africa

this person witnessed a man raised from the dead and many came to faith in Jesus as a result.

This was a credible witness

Are you beginning to believe?

Healing and Salvation

Are these people being saved?

I think so.

I think often this is why healings and miracles happen in frontier missions

It is both the proclamation and demonstration of Jesus that evangelizes people.

I think the woman's healing was confirmation of the faith she already had.

she already believed in Jesus

being healed made it real— confirmed her faith.

Same with the man

he felt faith, he exercised faith

but it was solidified when his daughter was raised.

I think this is often the purpose of healing.

to bring people to a saving faith in Jesus.

I don’t think it is always the reason

I think it is also to strengthen people’s faith in Jesus.

It is also because God is a compassionate God

often when jesus heals it is out of compassion for people.

all of these are not mutually exclusive, but work together.

Adds:

In all the miracles of Mark 5, physical healing is a parable of spiritual deliverance.

why does God heal?

B/c it is the realization of the Kingdom of God

for the growth of the Kingdom (evangelism)

For his Glory

b/c he is so great a God

and so compassionate a God

Bring people to Faith in Christ, to strengthen their fAITH

God heals today

we can read this and say that was a nice story

but what does it mean for me today?

Certainly to increase our faith that Jesus did in fact perform these miracles.

that he had the power and authority of God over disease and death

and certainly that this points forward to the future hope of a world free from death and disease

But is that all?

Let’s remember where we are in the gospel of Matthew

The training of the 12, between the Calling (Mark 3:13) and the Commissioning (Mark 6:7)

Certainly the Twelve performed the very works of Jesus

we see that in mark 6

Mark 6:12–13 (CSB)

12 So they went out and preached that people should repent. 13 They drove out many demons, anointed many sick people with oil and healed them.

We see it in the book of Acts

Peter

heals the lame man: Acts 3:6

Aeneas: Acts 9:32-35

Paul: Acts 14:8-9

Publius on Malta: Acts 28:7-8

Others on Malta: Acts 28:9-10

But we also see that it wasn’t just the 12 Apostles which leads me to believe that these kingdom works are not just for the 12 disciples, but for every disciple of Jesus.

in Luke 10:1 Jesus sends out the 72

Luke 10:1 CSB

1 After this, the Lord appointed seventy-two others, and he sent them ahead of him in pairs to every town and place where he himself was about to go.

Luke 10:9 CSB

9 Heal the sick who are there, and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near you.’

Luke 10:17 CSB

17 The seventy-two returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name.”

In the book of Acts

Philip the deacon

Acts 8:7 CSB

7 For unclean spirits, crying out with a loud voice, came out of many who were possessed, and many who were paralyzed and lame were healed.

Furthermore the gift of healing is mentioned as a spiritual gift in 1 Cor 12:9

Finally, James 5:14-16 commands us to pray for the healing of the ick

James 5:14–16 (CSB)

14 Is anyone among you sick? He should call for the elders of the church, and they are to pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 The prayer of faith will save the sick person, and the Lord will raise him up; if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. 16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is very powerful in its effect.

Conclusion

God heals today in the same way he did then

Through faith in Jesus.

Same Jesus today, same mission

in obedience and in faith lets pray for healing.

Exercise

so let’s take a minute

Search your soul — are feeling the faith for healing?

Do you feel that God might want to heal you today?

This can be of literally any affliction, big or small.

Short term or longterm

- nothing is outside of God’s control and power

It could be physical

name a few

It could be mental

anxiety, depression

It could be emotional

unresolved anger, unforgiveness

It could be spiritual

oppression

salvation

No matter how big or small

Jesus still has compassion

Jesus still has authority

Jesus still has power

The kingdom of god is still advancing

So if you are feeling prompted, led or just desire to be healed

would you go ahead and raise your hand.

Maybe you know someone who needs to be healed — let’s pray for them as well

but you need to call them after and check in with them.

so that Jesus gets the glory

I’m going to to a general prayer over us in a minute

go ahead and raise your hand

After I’ll pray

we will continue praying as the Worship Team plays

We’ll have elders/wives off the either side to pray for you

you can go to them or they cane come to you

if you are sitting around someone who needs prayer for healing

would you just extend your hand toward them or if comfortable lay your hands on them.

I’m going to pray in a moment

but after that, please continue praying

Come to an elder or myself if you’d like prayer

If you feel anything, experience any healing

we’d love to know about it so we can glorify Jesus

come and let us know.

Prayer

Examples of Healing

Barbara’s healing

Examples

In 1981 there was a well documented medically confirmed miraculous healing.

Barbara’s Story

There are reports from all over the World of miraculous healings — particularly in frontier missions.

Craig Keener

Craig Keener — who is an atheists turned biblical scholar who wrote a four volume award winning commentary on the book of acts

wrote this 2 Volume work documented Miracles from all over the world.

Would you believe these contemporary accounts?

John Baxter

What about a second hand account?

On of our Elders personally knew a woman who had been in ministry in Africa

this person witnessed a man raised from the dead and many came to faith in Jesus as a result.

This was a credible witness

Hagens

What about a first hand account of someone being miraculously healed?

Do you believe God could heal you today?