2. HEALING A MAN WITH A DEFORMED HAND
Read Mark 3:1-6, Luke 6:6-1
"Jesus went into the synagogue again and noticed a MAN WITH A DEFORMED HAND. Since it was a Sabbath, Jesus' enemies watched him closely. If HE HEALED THE MAN'S HAND they planned to accuse Himof working in the Sabbath." Mark 3:1-2 (NLT)
Jesus asked a question: "Is it lawful to do GOOD DEEDS on the SABBATH." Is it a day for SAVING LIVES or losing them? He wants them to know that He is "Lord of the Sabbath".
"Then he said to the man, "Hold out your hand." So the man held out his hand and it was restored! At this the enemies of Jesus were wild with rage and began to discuss what they would do with Him." Luke 6:10&11 (NLT)
3. HEALING A WOMAN WITH A BENT BACK
Read Luke 13:10-17
" Jesus was teaching one day on the Sabbath. A woman was there who, for 18 years had been crippled by an evil spirit. Her back was always bent and she could not stand up straight. When Jesus saw her, he called her over. He put His hands on her immediately and said, "You are healed of your sickness". She was instantly able to stand up straight. How she praised God." Luke 13:10-13 (CEV/NLT)
Only Luke tells this story of a woman who was diagnosed by a doctor with crippling arthritis. Jesus' compassion led to his immediate HEALING. Yet He still had clashes with the Pharisees, because of His healing on the Sabbath.
4. HEALING A MAN WITH AN EVIL SPIRIT
Read Mark 5:1-20
"When Jesus climbed out of the boat in the region of the Gerasenes, a man possessed by an evil spirit came out of a tomb to meet Him......Day and night he wandered among the burial caves in the hills, howling and cutting himself with sharp stones. When Jesus was still some distance away, the man ran to meet Him and bowed down before Him: He screamed: "WHAT DO YOU WANT WITH ME, JESUS, SON OF THE MOST HIGH GOD?" Jesus said to Him, "COME OUT OF THIS MAN, YOU IMPURE SPIRIT." Mark 5:2, 5-8 (NIV/NLT)
Jesus' power over evil spirits became exciting news. After he the "legion of demons" went into the "pigs" , they ran into the lake and drowned. At first they begged Jesus to get into his boat and to leave their district. Later, other people began to seek Him for healing and Jesus offered them HOPE ANND NEW LIFE.
"Do you need a big change in your life? Put your life in CHRIST'S HANDS and let Him do a miracle. Jesus' power surpasses demon posession, sickness and death. He wants to give us new SPIRITUAL LIFE. " Max Lucado
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"Jesus Heals the Withered Hand" - (2021) The Chosen - Season 2: Episode 6
"Jesus, Healing on the Sabbath of a Crippled Woman", 2011, Jesus Film Project
"Jesus Restores a Demon Possessed Man - (2020), Miracles of Jesus/LUMOGospelFilms
LUCAD0, Max, "He Still Moves Stones" (1993), Word, Inc. Dallas, Texas.
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