Possessed And Epileptics

I. EXORDIUM:

Who's your Healer?

II. AUDIENCE PROFILE:

Believers

III. OBJECTIVES:

To show that CHRIST is our Great Healer.

IV. TEXT:

Matthew 4:24 (Amplified Bible)

So the report of Him spread throughout all Syria, and they brought Him all who were sick, those afflicted with various diseases and torments, those under the power of demons, and epileptics, and paralyzed people, and He healed them.

V. THESIS:

CHRIST is our Great Healer.

VI. TITLE:

Possessed and epileptics

VII. EXPLICATION:

A. Author: Matthew, also called Levi

B. Date written: 60 A.D.

C. Purpose: To show that JESUS of Nazareth was the Kingly Messiah of Jewish prophecy

D. To whom written: Jews

E. Main theme: JESUS is GOD's Promised Anointed Messiah, the King of the jews

F. Keywords: fulfilled

G. Key verses:

Matthew 16:16-19 (Amplified Bible)

Simon Peter replied, You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.

Then Jesus answered him, Blessed (happy, fortunate, and to be envied) are you, Simon Bar-Jonah. For flesh and blood [men] have not revealed this to you, but My Father Who is in heaven.

And I tell you, you are Peter [Greek, Petros—a large piece of rock], and on this rock [Greek, petra—a huge rock like Gibraltar] I will build My church, and the gates of Hades (the powers of the infernal region) shall not overpower it [or be strong to its detriment or hold out against it].

I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever you bind (declare to be improper and unlawful) on earth must be what is already bound in heaven; and whatever you loose (declare lawful) on earth must be what is already loosed in heaven.

VIII. MAIN BODY:

A. Syrians are coming to JESUS to be healed - Jews and Gentiles got healed during CHRIST's time here on earth

"So the report of Him spread throughout all Syria, and they brought Him all who were sick,"

Luke 2:1-2 (Amplified Bible)

IN THOSE days it occurred that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that the whole Roman empire should be registered.

This was the first enrollment, and it was made when Quirinius was governor of Syria.

Acts 15:23 (Amplified Bible)

With [them they sent] the following letter: The brethren, both the apostles and the elders, to the brethren who are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, greetings:

Acts 15:41 (Amplified Bible)

And he passed through Syria and Cilicia, establishing and strengthening the churches.

There are early CHRISTian churches who believed the LORD JESUS CHRIST in Syria. Nothing possible with GOD.

Matthew 12:21 (Amplified Bible)

And in and on His name will the Gentiles (the peoples outside of Israel) set their hopes.

Isaiah 42:1-4 (Amplified Bible)

BEHOLD MY Servant, Whom I uphold, My elect in Whom My soul delights! I have put My Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth justice and right and reveal truth to the nations.

He will not cry or shout aloud or cause His voice to be heard in the street.

A bruised reed He will not break, and a dimly burning wick He will not quench; He will bring forth justice in truth.

He will not fail or become weak or be crushed and discouraged till He has established justice in the earth; and the islands and coastal regions shall wait hopefully for Him and expect His direction and law.

GOD is no respecter of persons, nor nationality or country. He healed them all.

B. He healed them all

"He healed them."

Sicknesses which CHRIST had healed:

all who were sick, those afflicted with various diseases and torments, those under the power of demons, and epileptics, and paralyzed people

He never turned down any one who approached Him to be healed. Not single healing crusade of the LORD JESUS CHRIST failed during His time here on earth.

The LORD JESUS CHRIST is our Great Healer before and after His Resurrection. He healed them all.

Matthew 4:23 (Amplified Bible)

And He went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and preaching the good news (Gospel) of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every weakness and infirmity among the people.

Matthew 8:14-15 (Amplified Bible)

And when Jesus went into Peter’s house, He saw his mother-in-law lying ill with a fever.

He touched her hand and the fever left her; and she got up and began waiting on Him.

Matthew 9:35 (Amplified Bible)

And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the good news (the Gospel) of the kingdom and curing all kinds of disease and every weakness and infirmity.

Exodus 15:26 (Amplified Bible)

Saying, If you will diligently hearken to the voice of the Lord your God and will do what is right in His sight, and will listen to and obey His commandments and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases upon you which I brought upon the Egyptians, for I am the Lord Who heals you.