Go! And Be Healed Through Faith In Jesus - Luke 8:43–48 Series

Go! And Be Healed Through Faith in Jesus - Luke 8:43–48

Opening Prayer

Heavenly Father, we thank You for the healing power that flows from Jesus Christ. Open our hearts today to understand what true healing means. Let our faith be stirred, our burdens lifted, and our lives transformed as we place our trust in Jesus, our Saviour and Healer. In His powerful name we pray, Amen.

Introduction: Reaching Out in Faith

Have you ever been so desperate that you’d try anything to find relief? We live in a world where people are searching for healing—from physical pain, emotional wounds, relational breakdowns, and spiritual emptiness.

Today, we’re going to see that true healing flows from faith in Jesus—not from rituals, not from religion, not from worldly remedies, but from a personal, life-transforming encounter with the Lord of all.

Let’s turn to Luke 8:43–48 (NLT) and read the story of a woman whose life was changed in a moment of faith.

Primary Passage: Luke 8:43–48 (NLT):

43 A woman in the crowd had suffered for twelve years with constant bleeding, and she could find no cure.

44 Coming up behind Jesus, she touched the fringe of his robe. Immediately, the bleeding stopped.

45 “Who touched me?” Jesus asked. Everyone denied it, and Peter said, “Master, this whole crowd is pressing up against you.”

46 But Jesus said, “Someone deliberately touched me, for I felt healing power go out from me.”

47 When the woman realised that she could not stay hidden, she began to tremble and fell to her knees in front of him. The whole crowd heard her explain why she had touched him and that she had been immediately healed.

48 “Daughter,” he said to her, “your faith has made you well. Go in peace.”

Point 1: Desperation Opens the Door to Faith

This woman was ceremonially unclean according to Leviticus 15:25–27, meaning she was excluded from temple worship, isolated from society, and considered untouchable. She had spent all she had on doctors, but was still suffering.

The Greek word for “bleeding” here is a?µ??????sa (haimorroousa)—implying continuous flow. Her suffering wasn’t just physical—it was emotional, social, and spiritual.

R.T. Kendall once said: "Faith often begins where man's ability ends."

And that’s exactly where she was—at the end of herself. And that’s where many of us find the beginning of faith. Desperation broke her fear. Faith moved her toward Jesus.

Point 2: A Touch of Faith Releases Healing Power

Jesus said, “Someone deliberately touched me, for I felt healing power go out from me.” The Greek word for “healing power” is d??aµ?? (dynamis)—miraculous, divine power. This wasn’t accidental healing. It was the release of divine restoration through faith.

Matthew 9:29–30 (NLT): Then he touched their eyes and said, “Because of your faith, it will happen.” Then their eyes were opened, and they could see!

Faith wasn’t a vague hope—it was an active trust that Jesus could do what no one else could.

Charles Stanley wrote: "Obedience always brings blessing, and trusting God’s Word leads to healing and restoration."

This woman obeyed a prompting in her heart. She reached out, despite every reason not to. And she received the blessing.

Illustration: The Umbrella of Faith

Picture standing in a downpour. You have an umbrella, but you refuse to open it. Faith is like opening the umbrella. It doesn’t stop the rain, but it shields you with God’s covering. The woman in Luke 8 opened her umbrella of faith—she reached out, and the covering of Christ’s power met her need.

Point 3: Healing Is More Than Physical—It’s Wholeness in Christ

Luke 8:48 (NLT): “Your faith has made you well.”

The phrase “made you well” is the Greek word s??? (sozo), which also means to save, deliver, or make whole. This wasn’t just a cure. It was a complete transformation.

Isaiah 53:5 (NLT): “But he was pierced for our rebellion, crushed for our sins. He was beaten so we could be whole. He was whipped so we could be healed.”

Jesus’ mission was to bring full healing—body, soul, and spirit. At the cross, He bore our sin and sickness so we could be restored.

Max Lucado once said: "God never said the journey would be easy, but He did say the arrival would be worthwhile."

Healing doesn’t always come in the way we expect. Sometimes it’s gradual. Sometimes it’s immediate. But always—it flows from Jesus and leads us to wholeness in Him.

Illustration: The Broken Vase Restored

A Japanese art form called Kintsugi repairs broken pottery by filling cracks with gold. The restored piece becomes more valuable because of its history. Jesus doesn’t discard our brokenness—He heals us and makes us whole, filling our wounds with the glory of His grace.

Point 4: Healing Begins with Salvation Through the Cross

1 Peter 2:24 (NLT): “He personally carried our sins in his body on the cross so that we can be dead to sin and live for what is right. By his wounds you are healed.”