Middletown transcript., 1922-11-04
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by REV. p. B. F1TzWATEk. d. D.
Ieacher of English Bible in the Moody
Bible Institute OF Chicagop
Copyright. 1922. Western Newspaper Union-
LESSON FOR NOVEMBER 5
JESUS THE GREAT PHYSICIAN


GOLDEN TEXT-Himself took our In
nrmities. and bare our sickness.-Matt
S:17
REFERENCE MATERIAL-Matt. s:as-
%, Mark l:2l-45.
PRIMARY TOPIC-How a Sick Ian
was brought to Jesus.
JUNIOR TOPIC-Je esus Healing the
Paralytic.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
Jesus Power to Forgive Sin.
+, YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
Jesus Ministry to Human Need.
Since the topic sets forth Jesus as
The Great Physician, it will be better
fpr 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
IL will be better 10 study the one case
Of healing, namely, the healing Of the
paralytic.
|. Jesus Healing Demonae "a:
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While engaged in teaching in the
/ synagogue He was interrupted by
man who had an uncleun 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.
u. Jesus Heals Woman Of a Great
Fever wv. 80 800.
| Peters mother-in-law was PROSTATE
with great fever. They of Peters
household besought Jesus for her
Jesus rebuked the fever and it 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 i'm
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 ac
tion of the power of God upon the
/ diseased one. and is always complete
and immediate because it is measured
by the power of the Healer, God. His
\ fame spread abroad and many sick of
4 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 Leper (5 :12-16).
Leprosy was a most loathsome and
terrible disease. Because OF its foul
ness one afflicted herewith was an
outcast. The disease was incurable 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 a type of sin.
Jesus has power to heal and cleanse
and restore.
w. Jesus Heals a Paralytie Is:
1926.
1. Watched by the Pharisees and
Doctors ". -. Jesus fame sprecd
abroad, and this only melted Jealousy
on the part of these men. These hu
man teachers w"re watching the dl
vine teacher.
Q. The Paralytlc Brought (vv. IS,
19). This is fine lesson in Christian
service. They could not heal the man.
but could bring him to Jesus, who
could heal ard 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
3. The Mans Sins Forgiven ". 20).
Jesus looked back of the palsy to its
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 (vv. 81.
22). The Pharisees 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 authentication
of the divine mission of the one per-
forming them. The working of the
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. 1t
is not merely demonstration of
power. but the working of power for
beneficent ends, the good of some one
in need This Is test by which one
can always distinguish the supernat-
ural good from the supernatural evil.
Evil men and demons may work won.
ders. but they are foolish and useless.
Let this test be applied to all cases
and no mistake can be made.
8. Relative Value of Physical Ills
and Moral and Spiritual Maladies
". 23). Physical Ills are less serious
than the sins which cause them. In
dealing with them we should follow
the example of Christ and first deal