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Youth STS Lesson 100 Christ’s Authority Over Sickness, Death and Sin

MEMORY VERSE: “How God Anointed Jesus Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: Who went about doing Good, and healing all that Were oppressed of the Devil; for God was with Him” (Acts 10:38).

 

TEXT: Luke 7:1-17, 36-50

 

As Jesus ended His parable of two types of foundations in the last chapter, He went over to Capernaum. Capernaum was the place where Jesus and His disciples were based after He left Nazareth. It was also a place where Many miracles and incidences of Christ’s earthly ministry took place. Here, Christ demonstrated His nature of mercy And goodness as He clearly demonstrated unparalleled Authority over sicknesses, death and sin during His earthly Ministry. In this passage, He healed the Centurion’s servant, raised to life again a dead son of a widow and forgave a Notorious woman of her sins. The miracles that Jesus Performed attracted large crowds of people to Him. He did miracles not to make a show of them but to make the people believe that He is the Messiah, and be saved. But these are Written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life Through his name” (John 20:31).

 

Question 1: What is the place of miracles in world Evangelization

 

“Then said Jesus unto him, except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe” (John 4:48). Miracles, signs and wonders further strengthen the faith of people in believing the gospel message.  Sickness, death, afflictions, Sufferings, demonic possession came as effects of sin and Jesus offered His precious blood in order to deliver man from sin and its deadly consequences. All those who come to Jesus in genuine repentance will be saved from sin. His stripes provide healing for all manner of sicknesses and diseases. He delivers the e oppressed and quickens the dead. All power and authority is given to Christ, and He has delegated this authority to His Church to continue the work of reaching the world with the saving gospel.

 

  1. CHRIST’S AUTHORITY TO HEAL ALL SICKNESSES AND DISEASES

Luke 7:1-10; Exodus 15:26; Isaiah 53:4,5; Matthew 4:23; 8:5-10,16; 12:15; Acts 10:38

 

And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth” (Matthew 28:18). Jesus has power r over all types of sicknesses and diseases: He healed the blind, the lame, the leprous (Matthew 9:28-31: 21:14;7:22); paralysis and madness (Matthew 4: 24). Even in temporary time, Christ has manifested His authority Over types of illness (both curable and incurable). All one needs to do is to believe. The merciful Saviour is still in the business of healing and is ever willing to heal as many as cone to Him by faith.He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions” (Psalm 107:20).

 

Question 2: Is there any sickness and disease that Christ cannot heal?

 

The centurion who was a military officer, in the ancient Roman government, over a hundred soldiers, heard of Jesus healing ministry and wanted Him to heal his dear servant but did not find himself worthy to go to Jesus nor should Jesus come into his house. As a soldier, he understood the authority in the words of a command and requested that Jesus should only speak the words of authority for his servant to be healed. Jesus classified the Centurion’s faith as…so great faith…” (Verse 9). “Jesus (who is) the same yesterday, and today, and forever” (Hebrews 13:8), has the words of authority over any negative or unpleasant situation g is for every nation of your life. Christ’s provision for healing and people of the world. It is God’s will for us to be healed and remain healthy. Believers can remain healthy by manifesting faith in the word of God, maintaining a holy and righteous life, observing personal hygiene and obeying the word of God.

 

 Question 3: What can we learn from the attitude of the Centurion?

 

Striking lessons to be learned from the centurion’s relationship with his servant:

(i) He sought for Jesus, not for himself, but for a dear servant who was sick and wanted him healed. The servant must have endeared himself to his master by his dutifulness. We should learn to be diligent in domestic, academic and other engagements. Believing masters or employers should care for their servants or employees.

(ii) He was friendly with the Jews and even built them a synagogue.A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother” (Proverbs 18:24).

(iii) Also, he did not count himself worthy to have Jesus under his roof. That was an expression of humility.

 

  1. CHRIST’S AUTHORITY OVER DEATH

Luke 7:11-17,22; Mark 5:37-43; John l1:25,26,39-45; 5:28; Acts 9:40; Romans 4:17

 

As Jesus was on the way to Nain, He met those bearing the corpse of a man who was the only son of a widow. Jesus was moved with compassion towards the mourning woman. He ordered those bearing the corpse to stop and commanded the dead man to rise. Christ here demonstrated His deity; sovereignty and authority over death. This miracle also revealed Christ as the resurrection and life, foreshadowing the resurrection of the dead. “So when this corruptible Shall have put on in corruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? (1 Corinthians 15:54,55). There were other cases of Christ raising the dead recorded, like the raising of Jairus’ daughter (Mark 5:22-24, 35-43, Luke 8:41-56) and Lazarus (John 11:39-45).

 

Question 4: What do we learn from the raising of the widow’s son from death?

 

We learn from the raising of the widow’s son that Jesus has authority over the spirit of death and Satan. Jesus is merciful and compassionate. He has destroyed the power of death, so believers in Christ should not be afraid of death. Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live” (John 11:25). Jesus Christ came to give life to as many as believe in Him. Bring whatever seems dead in your life to Christ by faith, it will come alive.For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will” (John 5:21).

 

  1. CHRIST’S AUTHORITY TO PARDON SINNERS

Luke 7:36- 50;1 1:21,22, Mark 2:5-10, Luke 13:1-5; John 14:6: Mark 16:15,16

 

Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him: for she is a sinner” (Luke 7:39). A Pharisee, named Simon, invited Jesus to his house. As Jesus was in the house of Simon, a woman who was known as a public sinner came and wept profusely at the feet of Jesus, wiped them with her hair and anointed them with alabaster ointment. It is said that this act, in the ancient tines, was an emblem of love, religious reverence, subjection and supplication. Simon with a self-righteous attitude condemned the woman in his heart. But this woman must have wept due to the conviction of her sins. Jesus O Add pronounced pardon for this penitent woman. Christian youths should not at any time put on “a holier than thou” attitude before other youths who are yet to come into the fold of Christ but should accommodate them enough to give them an assurance that they too can be saved. “Al that the father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me, I will in no wise cast out” (John 6:37). As seen in the case of this known sinner, Jesus is ever ready to pardon sinners. Those who are living in sin and hypocrisy can be encouraged to repent, confess and forsake their sins in order to receive pardon from God. Repentant sinners are not condemned, but those who cover their sins will be condemned at last. “He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy” (Proverbs 28:13). The life of this woman became completely changed. We should not look at repentant sinners in the light of their past lifestyle but put on an encouraging look and attitude before them because we were once like them. If the Lord transformed us and made us righteous, they too can be, because Jesus is still willing to transform as many as would come to Him today.

 

Question 5: What kind of attitude should we put on before sinners?

 

Christian youths should encourage sinning youths to come to the Lord and remain godly in their life and character. Christ’s authority and power over sicknesses, death and sin is unarguably demonstrated for all to see and believe. He has commissioned believers to declare the gospel of salvation with His authority.And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast put devils; they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover” (Mark 16:15-18).

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