Summary

This sermon focuses on the biblical account of the woman with the issue of blood from Mark 5:25-34, emphasizing faith that receives healing. Dr. John teaches that this woman’s determination and refusal to accept sickness as her lot in life led to her miraculous healing when she touched Jesus’s garment. The message highlights that healing often comes through hearing and receiving God’s Word, and emphasizes the importance of controlling our internal dialogue and speaking faith-filled words over ourselves. Dr. John explains that the woman touched the hem of Jesus’s tallit, which represented the Word of God, demonstrating that people can be healed through engaging with Scripture and preaching.

The sermon concludes with a powerful prayer time where the pastor prays for healing over the congregation, particularly focusing on neurological conditions and encouraging people to declare their faith for healing as they receive prayer. Throughout the message, Dr. John emphasizes that healing is a process that begins with hearing God’s Word and mixing it with faith, and that believers should never accept sickness as their permanent condition.

Intro Prayer

Heavenly Father, we come before You tonight with open hearts and expectant faith. We thank You for gathering us together to hear Your Word and experience Your healing power. Lord, we ask that You would prepare our hearts to receive what You want to speak to us tonight. Help us to set aside any distractions, doubts, or preconceived notions, and give us ears to hear and hearts to believe. Holy Spirit, move among us and show each person what You want them to receive from this time together. We trust that You have something specific for each of us. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Ice Breaker

If you could have a conversation with any biblical character besides Jesus, who would it be and what would you ask them?

Key Verses

• “A woman who had had a hemorrhage for twelve years, and had endured much at the hands of many physicians, and had spent all that she had and was not helped at all, but rather had grown worse—after hearing about Jesus, she came up in the crowd behind Him and touched His cloak. For she thought, ‘If I just touch His garments, I will get well.’ Immediately the flow of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of her affliction. Immediately Jesus, perceiving in Himself that the power proceeding from Him had gone forth, turned around in the crowd and said, ‘Who touched My garments?’ And His disciples said to Him, ‘You see the crowd pressing in on You, and You say, ‘Who touched Me?’ And He looked around to see the woman who had done this. But the woman fearing and trembling, aware of what had happened to her, came and fell down before Him and told Him the whole truth. And He said to her, ‘Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace and be healed of your affliction.'” Mark 5:25-34
• “So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.” Romans 10:17
• “for she was saying to herself, ‘If I only touch His garment, I will get well.'” Matthew 9:21

Questions

• What stands out to you most about the woman with the issue of blood and her approach to receiving healing?
• Dr. John mentioned that the woman ‘refused to accept sickness and disease as her lot in life.’ How can we apply this attitude to challenges we face today?
• The sermon emphasized that ‘faith comes by hearing and hearing.’ How has listening to God’s Word impacted your faith journey?
• What does it mean to you that Jesus called the woman ‘daughter’ instead of giving her a rebuke? How does this change your perspective on approaching God?
• Dr. John talked about controlling our ‘internal dialogue.’ What are some negative things we might say to ourselves that could hinder our faith?
• How can we practically ‘place a demand on God’s power’ like this woman did when she touched Jesus’s garment?
• The woman had spent everything on physicians and gotten worse before she encountered Jesus. How do you handle disappointment when prayers seem unanswered?
• What role does determination and persistence play in our faith journey, especially when circumstances seem to get worse before they get better?

Life Application

This week, pay attention to your internal dialogue – the conversations you have with yourself. When you catch yourself speaking negatively about your situation, your health, or your future, stop and intentionally speak God’s truth instead. Choose one area where you need breakthrough and begin declaring what God’s Word says about that situation. Additionally, increase your intake of God’s Word through reading, listening to sermons, or worship music to build your faith for the breakthrough you need.

Key Takeaways

• Faith that receives healing begins with hearing the Word of God and refusing to accept sickness as permanent
• Our internal dialogue and the words we speak to ourselves either connect us to or disconnect us from the miracles we’re believing for
• Healing often comes through the process of hearing and receiving God’s Word, not just through prayer alone
• Like the woman with the issue of blood, we must be determined and persistent, even when circumstances seem to get worse
• When we place a demand on God’s power through faith, we receive relationship with Him, not rebuke

Ending Prayer

Father God, we thank You for the powerful truth You’ve shared with us tonight about faith that receives. We pray that like the woman with the issue of blood, we would have the determination and faith to reach out and touch You through Your Word. Help us to control our thoughts and words, speaking life and healing over ourselves and others. Lord, we place a demand on Your power right now, believing that You want to heal and restore every area of our lives. Give us the courage to persist in faith even when circumstances seem difficult. We declare that we will not accept defeat as our portion, but we will press forward in faith until we see Your breakthrough. Thank You for calling us Your sons and daughters. In Jesus’ mighty name, Amen.