Jesus: The Most Interesting Healer in the World – Friday
We pray to the greatest healer today. Meeting with a Group? Your discussion questions are in this week’s Group Study Guide [permalink append=”#comments”]Discuss the Challenge[/permalink]
Jesus: The Most Interesting Healer in the World – Thursday
Finally, Jesus arrives at the bedside of the little girl. He touches her – making himself unclean. Horrify his fellow Jews. A great religious teacher should know better, and leave touching the corpse to those who will entomb her. And why? He’s never met her, and she’s already dead. They are already grieving, something that […]
Jesus: The Most Interesting Healer in the World – Wednesday
Yesterday we heard this story: 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.” And Jesus rose and followed him, with his disciples. And behold, a woman who had […]
Jesus: The Most Interesting Healer in the World – Tuesday
Yesterday we suggested that Jesus intentionally came into contact with people considered “unclean” in his culture. Here’s one story: 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.” And […]
Jesus: The Most Interesting Healer in the World – Monday
This week’s topic is Jesus as the Most Interesting Healer in the World. This may set off alarm bells for you, perhaps having been Faith healers on TV. Jesus is a healer who gets his hands dirty. We need healing in our world. That is pretty self-evident, but the chief example right now is Ebola. […]
Group Study Guide – Healer
Are you meeting regularly with a discussion group? If you meet just once a week, you can find all of this week’s discussion questions in one place right here. Question: Why do you think Jesus would intentionally come into contact with people who were “unclean”? Reading: While he was saying these things to them, behold, […]