Day 7 - Sabbath - Saturday - International KJV Sunday school Lesson - Outline for Teacher's and Student's

 June 20

Lesson 3 (KJV)

Healed by Faith

Devotional Reading: Proverbs 3:1–8

Background Scripture: Matthew 9:18–26; Mark 5:21–43; Luke 8:40–56

Matthew 9:18–26

18 While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.

19 And Jesus arose, and followed him, and so did his disciples.

20 And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment:

21 For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole.

22 But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.

23 And when Jesus came into the ruler’s house and saw the minstrels and the people making a noise,

24 He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.

25 But when the people were put forth, he went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid arose.

26 And the fame hereof went abroad into all that land.

Key Verse

Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.—Matthew 9:22

Confident Hope

Unit 1: Jesus Teaches About Faith

Lessons 1–5

Lesson Aims

After participating in this lesson, each learner will be able to:

1. Identify common elements of the two miracles of the lesson text.

2. Explain the significance of the two miracles of today’s text.

3. Distinguish circumstances when retelling of the two miracles would be appropriate or not in counseling contexts.

Lesson Outline

Introduction

A. Go to the Specialist

B. Lesson Context

I. A Grieving Family (Matthew 9:18–19)

A. A Father’s Request (v. 18)

Prayer for Hope

B. Jesus’ Response (v. 19)

II. A Story Interrupted (Matthew 9:20–22)

A. A Woman’s Need (vv. 20–21)

B. Jesus’ Healing Answer (v. 22)

III. A Child Resurrected (Matthew 9:23–26)

A. A Noisy House (vv. 23–24)

B. Jesus’ Power and Fame (vv. 25–26)

Prayer for Healing

Conclusion

A. Abundance in the Midst of Suffering

B. Prayer

C. Thought to Remember

HOW TO SAY IT

Capernaum	Kuh-per-nay-um.
Elijah	Ee-lye-juh.
Galilee	Gal-uh-lee.
Israel	Iz-ray-el.
Jairus	Jye-rus or Jay-ih-rus.
Moses	Mo-zes or Mo-zez.
Sabbath	Sah-bawth.
synagogue	sin-uh-gog.

What Do You Think? What mental posture will you assume the next time you approach God in prayer regarding a need you have? Why? Digging Deeper What positive and negative elements of the account of Job help you answer this?

What Do You Think? Which actions of the woman and/or the ruler can and should you imitate in approaching Jesus to meet your needs? Digging Deeper How should passages such as Matthew 18:6, Mark 10:13–15, and John 1:44–46 inform your task about others who would approach Jesus?

What Do You Think? Without giving directive advice, how would you counsel someone who had been told by a “faith healer” that the person’s infirmity was not healed because of a lack of faith? Digging Deeper What Scripture passages will support your counseling?

What Do You Think? What should you do, if anything, were you to discover that your class’s prayer list was overwhelmingly for physical healing, with few if any requests for spiritual healing? Digging Deeper In addition to Luke 11:2–4; 22:31–32; 1 Thessalonians 3:10; Philemon 6; and James 5:14–16, what texts would support your actions?

What Do You Think? How can you turn your own most serious health problem into a ministry of support for others with the same issue? Digging Deeper Think in terms of either your own single-person ministry and a broader church ministry involving others to help you.

Conclusion

A. Abundance in the Midst of Suffering

Matthew introduced the interaction between Jesus and the synagogue but then interrupted it with a second encounter before returning to the first story to wrap it up; the parallel accounts in Mark 5:21–43 and Luke 8:40–56 do so. By this arrangement, we note related themes in the two accounts. The themes are that of (1) a 12-year-old girl who had not yet attained womanhood when she died and (2) a woman for whom womanhood has become the source of suffering for many years as the girl had lived.

Perhaps you see in yourself the characteristics of the people in these two accounts. Perhaps you are like a family member of the dead girl, mourning the loss of someone you love. Perhaps you are like a sick woman, suffering from a chronic condition that does not improve. Certainly, we all know that grief and suffering will come for us, even if we presently enjoy a moment of calm.

The miraculous power of Jesus does not assure us that we will have no loss or pain. But our text tells us what we can do in the midst of suffering and loss: we can put our trust in the Lord. Our ultimate destiny is a life in which the Lord wipes away our tears (Isaiah 25:8; Revelation 7:17). Even if our pain lasts for years, the Lord will heal it when He raises us with all His people to live with Him forever (21:4). Even when death separates us from those we love, even when we face that separation in our own death, the Lord will reunite His people when He returns (1 Corinthians 15:51–57).

We sometimes refer to Jesus as “the great physician.” But He is more than a great medical doctor who knows how to treat and cure diseases. There is power and authority in Jesus, the power that eradicates death. There is the power and authority in the resurrected life in Jesus—power and authority for life both now and in eternity.

B. Prayer

Almighty God, we cry out to You in our suffering and our grief. We long for the life that You have in store for us. As we do, we recognize the abundance that we now possess through Jesus—even abundance unto eternal life. We thank You for this in Jesus’ name. Amen.

C. Thought to Remember

Jesus’ power and authority are greater than the worst of our circumstances.

 Weatherly, Jon, Laura McKillip Wood, et al. “Healed by Faith.” The KJV Standard Lesson Commentary, 2020–2021. Ed. Ronald L. Nickelson, Jane Ann Kenney, and Margaret K. Williams. Vol. 68. Colorado Springs, CO: Standard Publishing, 2021. 367. Print.