The Compassionate Work Of Christ For The Harvest - Matthew 9 Part 2 Series

2025.03.23. Sermon Notes. THE COMPASSION OF WORK OF CHRIST – MATTHEW 9.18-38 [part 2 of 2]

WILLIAM AKEHURST, HSWC

BIG IDEA: The Compassionate Healing Work of CHRIST. Reaching Out to CHRIST by Faith. The Call of Commission for Workers of the Gospel to Reach Others for CHRIST.

Scriptures: Matthew 9:18-38, Luke 8:40-41, Luke 8:43-48, Luke 8:49-56, Luke 10:2-3, Matthew 13:38, Matthew 3:11-12, Matthew 28:18-20, 1 Peter 3:15, 2 Peter 3:9, Isaiah 6:8-9, James 5:20, Jude 1:20-25

HEALED: A LITTLE GIRL AND A WOMAN WITH AN ISSUE OF BLOOD.

(18-19) A RULER AMONG THE JEWS ASKS JESUS TO HEAL HIS DAUGHTER.

A ruler came and worshiped Him:

A Girl Restored to Life and a Woman Healed (Mark 5:21–43; Luke 8:40–56)

18 While He spoke these things to them, behold, a ruler came and worshiped Him, saying, “My daughter has just died, but come and lay Your hand on her and she will live.” 19 So JESUS arose and followed him, and so did His disciples.

Luke 8:40-41 40 So it was, when Jesus returned, that the multitude welcomed Him, for they were all waiting for Him.

41 And behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue. And he fell down at Jesus’ feet and begged Him to come to his house, 42 for he had an only daughter about twelve years of age, and she was dying. But as He went, the multitudes thronged Him.

NOTE: This man Jarius, a worker in the synagogue, worshiped JESUS, and JESUS received this worship – which would have been blasphemous if JESUS had not Himself been GOD.

My daughter has just died, but come and lay Your hand on her and she will live

Jarius came to JESUS by faith for his 12-year-old daughter, but his faith was small in comparison to the centurion of Matthew 8. The ruler thought it necessary for JESUS to personally touch the girl, while the Centurion understood JESUS had authority to heal with a WORD even at great distance.

(20-22) A WOMAN IS HEALED BY HER FAITH AND HER TOUCH OF JESUS.

20 And suddenly, a woman who had a flow of blood for twelve years came from behind and touched the hem of His garment. 21 For she said to herself, “If only I may touch His garment, I shall be made well.” 22 But JESUS turned around, and when He saw her He said, “Be of good cheer, daughter; your faith has made you well.” And the woman was made well from that hour.

Luke 8:43-48 43 Now a woman, having a flow of blood for twelve years, who had spent all her livelihood on physicians and could not be healed by any, 44 came from behind and touched the border of His garment. And immediately her flow of blood stopped.

45 And Jesus said, “Who touched Me?”

When all denied it, Peter and those with him said, “Master, the multitudes throng and press You, and You say, ‘Who touched Me?’ ”

46 But Jesus said, “Somebody touched Me, for I perceived power going out from Me.” 47 Now when the woman saw that she was not hidden, she came trembling; and falling down before Him, she declared to Him in the presence of all the people the reason she had touched Him and how she was healed immediately.

48 And He said to her, “Daughter, be of good cheer; your faith has made you well. Go in peace.”

And suddenly, a woman:

While Mark 5:21-43 and Luke 8:43-48 give a much fuller account of this miracle.

Matthew’s account shows the compassion of JESUS.

We see the response of GOD’s Power to those who have faith to seek HIM.

Seek and Find.

If only I may touch His garment, I shall be made well:

The woman was deemed unclean with her condition, and would be condemned for touching JESUS or even being in a crowd. Her desire was for healing, but she wanted to do this secretly, and would not ASK, she thought, “if only I may touch HIS garment, I will be well.

She believed in the healing power of JESUS and His garment served as a point of contact for that faith. Her faith was in JESUS and she was reaching out for HIM.

POINT: In this same way, when we pray in faith, we are reaching out in faith, to touch and receive from the heart of GOD.

And the woman was made well:

Her 12-year disease was healed immediately, Her faith was enough to receive what JESUS wanted to give her.

POINT: DO you have faith to believe that JESUS will provide for your healing, or answer to your prayer?

When He saw her, He said, “Be of good cheer, daughter; your faith has made you well.”