Luke 8:43-48 And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living on physicians, neither could be healed of any,… I. MEN'S FAILURES. Human physicians could not heal. Sin incurable by self. II. A SUPERSTITIOUS FAITH. Faith may grow in strange places. III. AN ACTUAL TOUCH. We want the same living connection with Christ, and it is possible still. IV. IMMEDIATE HELP. No need to wait long; prayer answered often sooner than we expect. V. A TREMBLER IN HIDING. Glad to have blessing from Christ, but fearing to reveal how obtained. VI. PUBLIC ACKNOWLEDGMENT. Christ requires this. We must bear witness, &c. Free men. VII. INDIVIDUAL RECOGNITION. Christ will not pass us in a crowd. VIII. GENEROUS ENCOURAGEMENT. He might have called her "rude" or "foolish." Not so. He calls her "daughter." IX. SPIRITUAL ENLIGHTENMENT. It was not any power lying in the touching of My garment; it was thy faith that saved thee. Conclusion: The only one in the crowd blessed. Why? Lack of faith, not lack of need. How near we may be to Christ, and yet not find true spiritual healing or renewal. (T. Sherlock, B. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any, |
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