Christ the Great Physician
Northwest Bible Church – Oct. 4, 2026 – Matthew – Alan Conner
Matthew 8:14-17
Christ the Great Physician
Intro
A. CHRIST HEALED PETER’S MOTHER-IN-LAW (Matthew 8:14-15).
1. Peter was married.
2. Jesus heals Peter’s mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever.
a. He touched her and she was healed.
b. She immediately got up and began to wait on Him.
B. CHRIST HEALED THE DEMON-POSSESSED (Matthew 8:16a).
1. Christ cast out many who were demon-possessed.
2. Jesus has complete authority over them and casts them out with a word.
3. Such demonstrations indicate the kingdom of God has come. Matthew 12:28-29
4. Jesus is telegraphing His victory over Satan on the cross. Colossians 2:15; Hebrews 2:14
C. CHRIST HEALED ALL WHO WERE ILL (Matthew 8:16b).
1. Every ill person was healed.
2. The healing of sickness is a foretaste of Christ’s healing of sin.
D. CHRIST’S HEALINGS FULFILLED PROPHECY (Matthew 8:17).
1. Matthew’s quotation of Isaiah 53:4.
a. Physical healing was a part of the messianic age. Isaiah 35:5-6
b. Matthew accurately quotes from Isaiah 53:4.
2. The faulty view of the Charismatics.
a. It is not always God’s will to heal.
b. When God chooses not to heal it always for our good. Romans 8:28
Conclusion
1. Christ still heals.
2. Healings today are temporary and foreshadow the glory to come.