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Witnessing Christ's Compassion Through Healing and Hope in Matthew 8-9
June 16, 2025 · 14 min
Discover how Jesus's miraculous healings in Matthew chapters 8 and 9 demonstrate His deep love and power to transform lives.
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Miracles of Jesus in Matthew 8 and 9 0:10 Good morning, and welcome to day 6 of our 21 day family bible challenge as we look at Matthew chapters 8 and 9 today. What are miracles made of? Verse 28 of chapter 9,0:22 and when he had come into the house, the blind men came to him. And Jesus said to them, do you believe that I'm able to do this? They said to him, yes, lord. In these 2 chapters,0:33 Matthew records about a dozen miracles, 10 specific ones that were performed by Jesus. Now this is not a chronological nor comprehensive listing of Jesus's miracles as we0:45 see even 2 verses within these 2 chapters that make that very clear. Matthew 8 verse 16, when evening had come, they brought to him many who were demon demon possessed, and he cast out the0:57 spirits with a word and healed all who were sick. Then over in Matthew chapter 9 verse 35, then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the1:09 gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. So there we see, that Jesus performed many other miracles. And I see the1:21 10 specific miracles that we're gonna look at in these 2 chapters as a sampling, a representation of the miracles that Jesus did as each miracle recorded here by1:32 Matthew reveals a different set of circumstances. Alright? It's very important. So let's begin. And so we're looking at these by miracle. So we're gonna look through the 2 chapters, and I'm gonna so1:44 we're not reading the entire 2 chapters. Again, this is not a exhaustive verse by verse study. Sometimes we do that, but mostly we're looking for, some of the high points. Remember, I'm your guide. I want you to1:56 read the entire passage. And when you do, when you open the bible, I always encourage you to to do this is that and I do it. You just pray. Ask the lord, the holy spirit to show you2:08 because he's our teacher. That's what Jesus said. He will lead us into all understanding of truth. Verse, 2 of chapter 8, we see the leper. And behold, a leper came and2:19 worshiped him saying, Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean. Then Jesus put out his hand and touched him saying, I am willing be cleansed Immediately, the leprosy was cleansed.2:31 Then we have the centurion in verse 5. Now when Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him pleading with him saying, lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed,2:43 dreadfully tormented. And Jesus said to him, I will come and heal him. The centurion answered and said, lord, I am not worthy that you should come under my roof, but only speak a word and my servant will be2:55 healed. And he was healed. And then we see in verse 14, Peter's mother-in-law. Now when Jesus had come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother lying3:08 sick with a fever. And he touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she arose and served them. Luke's account, in Luke 4 38 provides a little more3:19 detail. It reads, now he arose from the synagogue and entered Simon's house, but Simon's wife's mother was sick with a high fever. And they made request of him concerning her. Now3:31 we assume this the the they means the family, including Peter, like any good son-in-law would do. And then following the healing of Peter's mother-in-law, we read in, again,3:44 a quote of this at the beginning. But verse 16, when evening had come, they brought to him many who were demon possessed, and he cast out the spirits with a word and healed all who were sick. That is the3:55 word, the powerful word of God. Then we have the disciples in verse 24 and 25. And suddenly a great tempest arose on the sea so that the boat was covered with4:07 the waves, but he was asleep. Then his disciples came to him and awoke him saying, Lord, save us. We are perishing. Here we see the disciples crying out in fear and desperation4:19 as they faced climate change. Right? Not really. And the lord answered the prayer. Then we see demons, again in 8 chapter4:31 8 verse 28. Here it appears that the man or men, in Matthew's account, it is 2, in Mark and Luke, it is 1. And they're not in a position to4:43 ask for help. Alright? They're they're they're just out of their minds because of the demonization. So in verse 28, when he had come to the other side4:55 to the to the country of the Gerizines, there met him 2 demon possessed men coming out of the tombs exceedingly fierce so that no 1 could pass that5:07 way. And suddenly, they cried out saying, what have we to do with you, Jesus, you son of god? Have you come here to torment us before the time? So not only did they not ask for help,5:19 they were really pushing him away. What are you doing here? Mark 5 7 records this, what have I to do with you, Jesus, son of the most high god? This was the demon speaking5:30 as we see Jesus speaking to the demonic power, which was controlling the man. Jesus delivers the man, and we read then that he was clothed and in his right mind in Luke's5:42 account. And Mark actually includes the fact 1 the fact that the man wanted to go with Jesus, and he asked Jesus when he was departing, can I go with you in the boat? Then we5:54 have the paralytic in verse 2 of chapter 9. Then behold, they brought him a paralytic lying on a bed. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic,6:06 son, be of good cheer. Your sins are forgiven you. Now Luke includes, again, more of this miracle and the faith that Jesus actually saw. So So I'm gonna read this account,6:18 verse 18 of Luke chapter 5. Then behold, men brought on a bed a man who was paralyzed, whom they sought to bring in and lay before him. And when they6:30 could not find how they might bring him in because of the crowd, they went up on the house top and let him down with his bed through the tiling into the midst before6:41 Jesus. When he saw their faith, he said to them, man, your sins are forgiven you. So this is the 1 where they actually took the roof off and let the guy down inside to get him in front of6:53 Jesus. Now I just wanna dwell here for just a moment. When he saw their faith. Now that sentence, I think, is worthy of study or in this case, at least a comment. I thought faith was the7:05 substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Yes. But that faith, which is unseen in the heart, if real, will be manifested in7:17 our actions. And that was the case here where the friends of this man were determined to get him to Jesus no matter what it took. The line was too long. The crowd was too large. But instead of giving up and7:29 going home, they went onto the roof. They lowered the man through a hole into the presence of Jesus. Let me just say this. Those are the type of friends that I want. And, frankly, those are the7:41 that's the type of friend that we should want to be to others, to get them to Jesus no matter what it takes. The next 1 is not included in our list of7:52 10, but it is a miracle nonetheless. Verse 9. And Jesus passed on from there. He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the8:04 tax office, and he said to him, follow me. So he arose and followed him. Drop down to verse 12. When Jesus heard that, he said to them, those who are well have no need of a physician, but those8:16 who are sick. But go and learn what this means. I desire mercy and not sacrifice, for I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. Right? So what's the miracle here?8:29 The spiritual healing of the heart is a miracle. Matthew, a tax collector, got up and he followed Jesus. It was a life transformed. That's a miracle.8:41 When we come to know the lord Jesus Christ and our and we become a new creation in Christ, that's a miracle. Number 7, the daughter of the ruler. Verse 18,8:53 my daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her, and she will live. And it happened. Then we have the woman with the issue of blood. If I may only touch his9:05 garment, verse 21, I will be made well. And in fact, she was. Then in verse 27, we have the blind men. Son of David, have mercy on us. Jesus asked, do you believe I'm9:17 able to do this? Their response, yes, lord. And they were given their sight. Then we have the man who was unable to speak. They brought to him a man, another case9:29 of demon possession. He couldn't speak. So he was healed, and he was he was set free, able to speak. So was there a method or were there9:41 commonalities to Jesus's miracles that we read here? Well, based upon what we have in the gospels you know, so here we we have 2 asked for healing, the9:52 leper and the blind man. 1 reached out without saying a word. That was the woman who had the issue of blood, just touched the hem of his garment. 2 sought Jesus on behalf of others, the centurion and the10:04 ruler. 3 occasions, friends brought those in need to Jesus. That was the the paralytic and the, mute man. Or in10:16 they brought Peter's mother-in-law. They asked, Jesus to, to help her. On 1 occasion, Jesus saw the need and met it.10:28 That was the demonized man or men in the graveyard. And on 1 occasions, the disciples cried out collectively for help as their boat appeared to be sinking, and Jesus helped them. And10:40 then there were 3 of the specifically mentioned miracles here that involve demons. So what do we find in common within these miracles? Which, again, I think are just a sampling of10:52 the miracles that Jesus did. There there's no there's not a, a method. All these situations were different, but there are 3 things that I think we find in common.11:04 Right? Here they are. The presence of a need. Right? There was a presence of a need, and it was a recognized need. Then there was the presence of faith. And11:15 as Jesus said, do you believe I can do this? The woman who touched his the hem of his garment, she believed. So there's the presence of faith. Sometimes it's it's it's latent. And and and we'll see in another11:27 miracle in the New Testament where the the lord asked, do you believe? I I believe, but help my unbelief. It it's oftentimes the faith is latent, and it and and the lord gives11:39 us the power to believe. And then that's the third thing is the presence of the power of god. To be able to I mean, we11:51 see here that the word of God and let me, let me just actually read 1 passage here that speaks to the power of12:03 God in that verse 8 of chapter 9. Now when the multitude saw it, they marveled and glorified god who had given such power12:15 to men. It is the power of god. So the presence of the power of god. There are no miracles without god. Father, thank you for your word. And,12:27 lord, thank you for your life change the life changing power that is in your word. And, Lord, we recognize our need for you. We recognize our need for you. And we12:39 pray for the faith needed to believe and to receive from you. So father, continue to guide us on this journey. Bless all those families, Lord. I pray that are on this journey for these12:51 21 days. Lord, maybe there there's situations in those families. Lord, a miracle is needed. Maybe a miracle of healing, of restoration of relationships. Lord, a provision of that divine provision.13:03 Lord, there's nothing beyond the reach of your word and of your hand and of your mercy and of your grace. And so, father, I pray that, lord, you would, do miracles in our midst13:15 even today. We pray in Jesus' name. Amen. Alright. Thanks for joining us on the journey. And until next time, keep standing on the word.13:26 Today's study comes from the Stand on the Word Bible Reading Plan available for free at f r c dot o r g slash bible. By following along in just a few minutes a day, you13:38 can read through the entire Bible in just 2 years. Learn more and request the free reading guide at f r c dot o r g slash bible.In this video 0:00 Miracles of Jesus in Matthew 8 and 9
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