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Introduction
Good morning and welcome back!
It is good to see everyone out again this morning.
If you would like, start turning in your Bibles back to , this time to verse 18.
In just a few moments we are going to be reading and we are going to be talking about The Healer’s Touch.
If you were able to be here last week, you will recall that we talked about Sinners and Wineskins and how Jesus calls and uses the least likely of people.
And also how Jesus did not fit the mold of what the Jews were expecting.
All of this leading up to their rejection of Jesus and their plotting to kill him.
Now, this morning we are going to go forward just a bit to two instance where Jesus heals people.
And what is interesting is that these healings all take place immediately after this latest confrontation with the Jews.
It is almost as if Jesus is saying by his actions and not his words, “look I’ve told you who I am and what I am all about, now I’m going to show you.”
And it wasn’t the first time we have witnessed Jesus heal people, and it won’t be the last.
But with these healings there are many things that come out.
First as I mentioned, Jesus is not only saying he is the Messiah, the Son of God, Jesus is showing them he is the Messiah, the Son of God.
He is doing things that absolutely none of them could do, and with all of these miracles, I would say none of them had ever seen before.
And in our passage, Jesus ratchets things up a bit.
He takes it to the next level.
And even though, these are two separate people, being healed in three different ways, there is one thing that all three have in common.
And it is not their righteousness or who they are or even where they are.
The one thing that they all have in common is the fact that it is all about Jesus’ touch.
And as we get into this, this morning, I’d like for us all to pay attention and see His touch.
And realize that healing comes when the healer touches us.
And in order for the healer to touch us we have to get the healer’s attention.
And to get his attention, we have to be in his presence.
So, let’s get into things this morning.
If you have found in your Bibles, I’d invite you to stand with me as we read about The Healer’s Touch.
Again, we are in .
Matthew writes . . .
Scripture Focus
The Ruler’s Daughter Part I
So, here we have our first example of the healing touch of Jesus.
Matthew gives us the basics and tells us that . . .
Matthew 9:18-
So, while Jesus was talking to them about the wineskins, that we discussed last week, this man comes up to Jesus.
Mark and Luke identify this ruler . . .
Mark 5:35
Which in itself is a bit shocking.
Jarius was not only a “ruler” but he was a “synagogue ruler” meaning that he was a high ranking Jew.
He presided over the entire synagogue and here he was coming to Jesus, this man who the Jews had been relentlessly attacking and asking for Jesus’ help.
So, apparently Jarius got the message.
He knew who Jesus was and knew what Jesus was capable of.
And also, he was desperate.
Luke tells us that . . .
Luke 8:
So, not only was she his daughter, she was his only daughter and she was only a child, 12 years old.
So, anyone who is a parent can relate to what this man was going through.
And it is in these types of times, that all the garbage of the world that goes on around us fades away and we know what is really important.
I have witnessed it time after time after time.
People go on with their lives, living just however they want, and when something happens that they have no control over or that they cannot fix what do they do?
When all else fails, THEN they cry out to God.
It is almost as if we expect God to be on standby for us all the time.
We keep Him in our back pocket till we need him.
Then when nothing else works, we give God a try.
Which the fact that we turn to God in the first place is not bad.
But the bad part is as soon as the crisis is past and things go back to “normal” what do we do?
Do we acknowledge God and change our ways?
Some do, but most go right back to the same old Godless life they were living before they begged and pled with God to intervene.
But on the flip-side of things, who is the first person to get blamed when something bad happens?
God.
Instead of having a relationship with God built on love and trust we try to get by with just using God to get what we want to blame God when we don’t get what we want.
And that is not how it works.
We don’t know why this little girl was sick and dying.
But we do know that her father recognized the One who could help.
Her father recognized Jesus for who Jesus was and went to him.
And the only thing Jarius asked Jesus to do was to come and put your hand on her, and she will live.
He knew that the touch of Jesus would heal his daughter.
But in order for Jesus to be able to touch her, first Jarius had to get in touch with Jesus.
He had to go to Jesus.
And the part we are not told is that Jarius would have had to have some level of faith in Jesus as well.
Why would he bother if he didn’t have faith?
And the point is our healing comes through the touch of Jesus.
Whether it is physical or spiritual, it has to come through His touch.
But before He can touch us, we have to be in touch, in tune with Him.
We have to trust Him and we have to put our faith in HIM.
And we must stop playing all of these games, waffling back and forth serving and following God only when it is convenient or only when we want God to give us something.
So, this guy is now in touch with Jesus and in response to his request . . .
Matthew 9
The Bleeding Woman
However, on their way they were cut-off by someone else . . .
Matthew 9:20
Now, Matthew gives us the short and simple summary of these events.
Again, we have a person who believed that if I only touch his cloak, I will be healed.
Again, it is the hand of Jesus, the touch of the master that brings about healing.
But again, before he could touch her, she had to be IN TOUCH with Him.
And the Bible says she has been dealing with this issue for 12 years.
Not only for 12 years but also . . .
Mark 5:26-
Does that sound familiar?
She had been to doctor after doctor, specialist after specialist, year after year.
Each time hoping that one would have an answer.
That one of them would offer her hope.
That just one of them would be able to heal her.
But it never happened.
Sure, they were treating her symptoms and helping her to survive.
But they had no cure for her disease.
They had no ability to actually heal her.
And to be fair to the doctors, they couldn’t heal her.
They were only human.
Doctors treat but God heals.
God is the one that does that.
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