Good News! Jesus Heals! (5/8-9)

Matthew 4:23 NCV, “Jesus went everywhere in Galilee, teaching in the synagogues, preaching the Good News about the kingdom of Heaven, and healing all the people’s diseases and sicknesses.”

Reading from Matthew 4:24-25: “The news about Jesus spread all over Syria, and people brought all the sick to Him. They were suffering from different kinds of diseases. Some were in great pain, some had demons, some were epileptics, and some were paralyzed. Jesus healed all of them. Many people from Galilee, and the Ten Towns, Jerusalem, Judea, and the land across the Jordan River followed Him.”

Notice three things about Jesus: Jesus was teaching, preaching, and healing. Whenever Jesus was in different synagogues, He was reading and teaching the prophets’ writing from the Old Testament. Jesus soon developed a powerful preaching ministry. Jesus preached the gospel—the Good News to everyone who wanted to hear it.

The Good News is that the Kingdom of Heaven has come, that God is with us, and that He cares for us. Christ can heal us, not just of physical sickness, but of spiritual sickness as well. There is no sin or problem too great or too small for Him to handle. Jesus’ word were good news because they offered freedom, hope, peace of heart, and eternal life with God. His miracles of healing authenticated His teaching and preaching, proving that He truly was from God.

The word, authenticate means being really what it seems to be. It is like this: Is He for real? Is He truly the Son of God? Healing all the people’s diseases and sicknesses really show that His preaching the Good News about the kingdom of God was for real! He not only taught in synagogues, but He preached and healed as well. This is our blessed assurance that we can claim His healing power. Darlene Polson send the song she typed the other day. I appreciate the help she did. I was impressed with perfect choice.

             Song: Blessed Assurance

Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine;
Oh, what a foretaste of glory divine!
Heir of salvation, purchase of God,
Born of His Spirit, washed in His blood.

Chorus:

This is my story, this is my song,
Praising my Savior all the day long.
This is my story, this is my song,
Praising my Savior all the day long.

Perfect submission, perfect delight,
Visions of rapture now burst on my sight;
Angels descending, bring from above
Echoes of mercy, whispers of love.

Perfect submission, all is at rest,
I in my Savior am happy and blest;
Watching and waiting, looking above,
Filled with His goodness, lost in His love.

(Fanny Jane Crosby, Sing His Praise)