Matthew 15:21-28, Mark 7:24-30 Matthew 15:21-28 HCSB When Jesus left there, He withdrew to the area of Tyre and Sidon. 22 Just then a Canaanite woman from that region came and kept crying out, “Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is cruelly tormented by a demon.” 23 Yet He did not … Read moreThe miracles of Jesus: A Syro-Phoenician woman
Matthew 8:5-13, Luke 7:1-10 Due to the minor differences in the two versions of the healing of the Centurion’s Servant one may conclude it was two different miracles. Matthew is virtually thought of as writing to the Jews and from a Jewish perspective to convince the Jewish race of the validity of Jesus. So the … Read moreThe miracles of Jesus: A centurion’s servant
John 9:1-22 C. S. Lewis wrote in his book, The Problem of Pain, “If God were good, he would wish to make his creatures perfectly happy, and if God were almighty he would be able to do what he wished. But the creatures are not happy. Therefore God lacks either goodness, or power, or both.” … Read moreThe miracles of Jesus: Blindness and sin
John 5:1-16 HCSB After this, a Jewish festival took place, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 2 By the Sheep Gate in Jerusalem there is a pool, called Bethesda in Hebrew, which has five colonnades. 3 Within these lay a large number of the sick—blind, lame, and paralyzed [—waiting for the moving of the water, … Read moreThe miracles of Jesus: An infirm man at Bethesda
Mark 2:1-12 HCSB When He entered Capernaum again after some days, it was reported that He was at home. 2 So many people gathered together that there was no more room, not even in the doorway, and He was speaking the message to them. 3 Then they came to Him bringing a paralytic, carried by … Read moreThe miracles of Jesus: “Your sins are forgiven”
Matthew 12:9-14 – Luke 13:10-17 By this time in the ministry of Jesus he was drawing great crowds, and many had witnessed the mighty miracles and heard the teaching with authority. Religious leaders could not afford to be indifferent to the impact of Jesus on the people. Certainly, some came to witness and hear Jesus … Read moreThe miracles of Jesus: Healing on the Sabbath
Matthew 8:2-4— Luke 17:11-19 Leprosy is a contagious disease that affects the skin, mucous membranes, nerves, and is the cause of discoloration and lumps on the skin. In severe cases, it can cause disfigurement and deformities. In the bible, it shows how Jesus Christ healed people twice during His ministry. It was so common and … Read moreThe miracles of Jesus: Lepers are cleansed
John 6:1-15 HCSB After this, Jesus crossed the Sea of Galilee (or Tiberias). 2 And a huge crowd was following Him because they saw the signs that He was performing by ⌊healing⌋ the sick. 3 So Jesus went up a mountain and sat down there with His disciples. 4 Now the Passover, a Jewish festival, … Read moreThe miracles of Jesus: Feeding of 5,000
Matthew 8, Mark 4, Luke 8 & John 6 Even a casual reading of the events and teaching of our Lord in the first century reveal His disciples were always a step behind. Though eye witnesses to miraculous events and authoritative teachings they every time seemed to struggle with the person of Jesus. The feelings … Read moreThe miracles of Jesus: The winds & waves
Luke 8:41-56 HCSB Just then, a man named Jairus came. He was a leader of the synagogue. He fell down at Jesus’ feet and pleaded with Him to come to his house, 42 because he had an only daughter about 12 years old, and she was at death’s door. While He was going, the crowds were … Read moreThe miracles of Jesus: Jairus and a woman of faith