FAITH Healings

Happy President's Day weekend to all of you. This morning I am writing to you about Faith. Not just about the saving faith in Jesus, God the Son needed for salvation. Instead, I have assembled the eleven (11) examples in the New Testament where a person's faith in Jesus resulted in God's miraculous healing of a person. These healings include restoration of sight, the lame being able to walk, lepers healed, and demons being cast out. Before I list these verses, here is my quick summary of the observations I have from reviewing these verses:

Faith must be in Jesus;

The Healing is done through faith, and through Jesus (Acts 3:16);

A specific, clear request of what needs to be healed should be made (Luke 18:41-42, Mark 10:51-52);

There is a connection between forgiveness of sins and healing (Luke 5:20, James 5:15);

Healings were not only done by Jesus, but also Paul, John, Peter and Barnabus.  A prayer made by someone with the robe of Christ's righteousness is powerful as it is working (James 5:16);

God heals because of His mercy (Matthew 15:22, Luke 17:13);

Your faith can be used to heal a family member (Luke 7:9-10, Matt. 9:18-29) or even a friend (Luke 5:20);

Sing God's Praises when a healing has taken place!

 

Although there are more examples of healings in the New Testament, I found only these 11 stories where faith was actually mentioned. Alright, here are the New Testament verses that show God's miraculous healing through a person's faith in Jesus:

Luke 5:18-20 – (Story of the Paralytic's Friends) And behold, some men were bringing on a bed a man who was paralyzed, and they were seeking to bring him in and lay him before Jesus,
¹⁹ but finding no way to bring him in, because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down with his bed through the tiles into the midst before Jesus.
²⁰ And when he saw their faith, he said, "Man, your sins are forgiven you."…

Luke 7:1-2, 9-10 – (Story of the Roman Centurion) Now a centurion had a servant who was sick and at the point of death, who was highly valued by him.
³ When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, asking him to come and heal his servant…And Jesus went with them. When he was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying to him, "Lord, do not trouble yourself, for I am not worthy to have you come under my roof. ⁷ Therefore I did not presume to come to you. But say the word, and let my servant be healed… When Jesus heard these things, he marveled at him, and turning to the crowd that followed him, said, "I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such faith."
¹⁰ And when those who had been sent returned to the house, they found the servant well. (Also in Matthew 8:5-13);

Luke 7:37-38, 47-50 – (Sinful Woman Wiping Jesus' Feet with her hair) And behold, a woman of the city, who was a sinner, when she learned that he was reclining at table in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster flask of ointment, ³⁸ and standing behind him at his feet, weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair of her head and kissed his feet and anointed them with the ointment…Therefore I tell you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven—for she loved much. But he who is forgiven little, loves little." ⁴⁸ And he said to her, "Your sins are forgiven." ⁴⁹ Then those who were at table with him began to say among themselves, "Who is this, who even forgives sins?"
⁵⁰ And he said to the woman, "Your faith has saved you; go in peace."

Luke 17:12-13, 19 – (Jesus Heals 10 Lepers) And as he entered a village, he was met by ten lepers, who stood at a distance
¹³ and lifted up their voices, saying, "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us." ¹⁴ When he saw them he said to them, "Go and show yourselves to the priests." And as they went they were cleansed. ¹⁵ Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice; ¹⁶ and he fell on his face at Jesus' feet, giving him thanks. Now he was a Samaritan.
¹⁷ Then Jesus answered, "Were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine?
¹⁸ Was no one found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?"
¹⁹ And he said to him, "Rise and go your way; your faith has made you well.

Luke 18:35-38, 41-42 – (Jesus heals Blind Beggar) As he drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging.
³⁶ And hearing a crowd going by, he inquired what this meant. ³⁷ They told him, "Jesus of Nazareth is passing by."
³⁸ And he cried out, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"…
⁴¹ "What do you want me to do for you?" He said, "Lord, let me recover my sight." ⁴² And Jesus said to him, "Recover your sight; your faith has made you well."

Matt. 9:18-25, 29 – (Jesus Brings Ruler's Daughter Back to Life/Healing of Woman Bleeding for 12 Years) While he was saying these things to them, behold, a ruler came in and knelt before him, saying, "My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her, and she will live."
¹⁹ And Jesus rose and followed him, with his disciples. ²⁰ And behold, a woman who had suffered from a discharge of blood for twelve years came up behind him and touched the fringe of his garment,
²¹ for she said to herself, "If I only touch his garment, I will be made well." ²² Jesus turned, and seeing her he said, "Take heart, daughter; your faith has made you well." And instantly the woman was made well.
²³ And when Jesus came to the ruler's house and saw the flute players and the crowd making a commotion,
²⁴ he said, "Go away, for the girl is not dead but sleeping." And they laughed at him. ²⁵ But when the crowd had been put outside, he went in and took her by the hand, and the girl arose.

Matt. 15:21-28 – (Healing of Non-Jewish Woman's Demon Possessed Daughter) - And Jesus went away from there and withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon. ²² And behold, a Canaanite woman from that region came out and was crying, "Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is severely oppressed by a demon."
²³ But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came and begged him, saying, "Send her away, for she is crying out after us."
²⁴ He answered, "I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel." ²⁵ But she came and knelt before him, saying, "Lord, help me."
²⁶ And he answered, "It is not right to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs."
²⁷ She said, "Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters' table."
²⁸ Then Jesus answered her, "O woman, great is your faith! Be it done for you as you desire." And her daughter was healed instantly.

Mark 10:46-47, 51-52 – (Jesus Heals Blind Bartmaeus) And they came to Jericho. And as he was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a great crowd, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the roadside.
⁴⁷ And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"…
⁵¹ And Jesus said to him, "What do you want me to do for you?" And the blind man said to him, "Rabbi, let me recover my sight."
⁵² And Jesus said to him, "Go your way; your faith has made you well." And immediately he recovered his sight and followed him on the way.

Acts 3:1-9, 16 – (John and Peter Heal Lame Beggar) Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.
² And a man lame from birth was being carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple that is called the Beautiful Gate to ask alms of those entering the temple.
³ Seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked to receive alms. ⁴ And Peter directed his gaze at him, as did John, and said, "Look at us." ⁵ And he fixed his attention on them, expecting to receive something from them. ⁶ But Peter said, "I have no silver and gold, but what I do have I give to you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk!"
⁷ And he took him by the right hand and raised him up, and immediately his feet and ankles were made strong. ⁸ And leaping up he stood and began to walk, and entered the temple with them, walking and leaping and praising God…And his name—by faith in his name—has made this man strong whom you see and know, and the faith that is through Jesus has given the man this perfect health in the presence of you all.

Acts 14:8-10 – (Paul and Barnabas Heal Crippled Man) Now at Lystra there was a man sitting who could not use his feet. He was crippled from birth and had never walked.
⁹ He listened to Paul speaking. And Paul, looking intently at him and seeing that he had faith to be made well,
¹⁰ said in a loud voice, "Stand upright on your feet." And he sprang up and began walking.

James 5:14-16 – …Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.
¹⁵ And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.
¹⁶ Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.