Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-11-03
LESSON FOR NOVEMBER 5
JESUS THE GREAT PHYSICIAN


GOLDEN TExT-Himself took our in~
frmities, and bare our sickness.-Matt
s:i7.
REFERENCE MATERIAL--Matt. s:ss-
es; Mark 1:21-45.
PRIMARY ToPIC-How q Sick Man
Was Brought to Jesus
JUNIOR TOPIC-Jesus Healing the
Parslytic.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
Jesus Power to Forgive Sin.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND. ADULT TOPIC
jesus Ministry tc Human Need
Since the topic sets forth Jesus a.
the Great Physician. it will be better
for adult classes, especially, to take
the larger text chosen by the commit
tee and note the several outstanding
cases of His healing. For some classes
it will be better to study the one case
of healing namely, the healing OF the
paralytic.
!. Jesus Healing Demonisc a:
81-37).
While engaged in teaching in the
synagogue He was interrupted by a
man who had an unclean spirit. Jesus
rebuked the demon and compelled him
to come out of the man. This healing
shows Jesus not only gracious, but
powerful to set free the whole brood
of diabolical passions, such as lust,
envy, anger and jealousy which rule
men.
II. Jesus Heals Woman Of a Great
Fever (vv. 3S :39).
Peters mother-in-law was prostrato
with great fever. They of Peters
household besought Jesus for her.
Jesus rebuked the fever and 1t left
her so that she Immediately rose and
ministered unto them. No earthly ply
sician had ever been known to heal
In that way. Divine healing Is fsa-
mediate and complete. We should
distinguish between divine healing and
faith healing. Faith healing Is the re-
suit of the action of the mind upon the
body and is measured by the degree Of
the faith, while divine healing is the &C.
ton of the power Of God upon the
diseased one, and is always complete
add immediate, because 1t Is measured
by the power Of the Healer, God. bis
fame spread abroad and many sick OF
divers diseases were brought unto Him
and He healed them ALL even casting
out demons and forbidding them to
testify of Him.
III. Jesus Heals a Leper g :12-16).
Leprosy was a most loathsome ana
terrible disease. Because of its foul
sess one afflicted Herewith was an
outcast. The disease was incurabie by
man, therefore the leper was regarded
as hopeless and dead. In response to
the leper's earnest request Jesus
touched him and bade the leprosy to
| depart, and Immediately he was healed
and cleaned. Leprosy is type OF SIN
Jesus has power to ho-d and cleanse
and restore.
w. Jesus Heals a Paralytic 60:
1920.
/. Watched by the Pharisees and
| Doctors (v. ~. Jesus fame spread
abroad, and this only melted jealousy
on the part Of these men.
2. The Paralytic Brought (vv. Is.
| 1o). This is a fine lesson in Christian
service. They could not heal the man.
but could bring him to Jesus, who
could heal and restore. They had
faith in Jesus to heal him. No effort
which is required to bring sinner to
Jesus should be regarded as too great
8. The Mans Sins Forgiven ". 20)-
Jesus looked back of the palsy to It's
cause-sin. All disease and death Is
the result of sin. Jesus saw the
faith Of those not only who brought
him, but Of the man himself.
4. The Purpose OF Miracles gv. u.
~. The Pharlsees accused Christ Of
blasphemy when He declared the mans
sins forgiven. Jesus showed them
that back of the beneficent deed to the
man was the demonstration Of His
deity. The main purpose in the work.
ing of miracles Is the authorization
Of the divine mission of the one per-
forming them The working Of tho
miracle was to demonstrate His au-
thority to atone for sin and to grant
forgiveness. While the divine power
and authority are thus shown, the wis
dom and love Of God are shown IN
that In all cases the supernatural work
is for the good of the Individual A
true miracle is never spectacular. II
is not merely demonstration Of
power. but the working Of power for
beneficent ends. the good Of some one
In need. w
s. Relative Value Of Physical lila
and Moral and Spiritual Maladies
(v. 23). Physical. ifls are less serious
than the sins which cause them. In
dealing with them we should follow
the example OF Christ and first DIAL