Q2. Healing with Evangelism

[Zibuyile]

Q2. Where in Jesus ministry you see combination of evangelism and healing the sick? 

Mathew 4:23

Jesus went by in Galilee preaching the good nes and msny people wre heaked of their diseases 

Where in Pauls ministry? 

He went to synagogue oreaching about the kingdom of God, God performed miracles through Paul's hands even handkerchiefs and apron brought to him when touched sick people they got healed

Where in Peter 's ministry

Acts 9:40

Story of Dorcas who was love by all because of her good deed. She died and was brougt to Peter, Peter raised her and many believed in the Lord

Where in Phillips ministry 

Acts 4:4-9

Phillip was preaching the gospel in Samaria, sick were being healed, and demons were cast out and many believed

[Krissi]

In the twentieth century we saw the evangelistic power of preaching combined with healing the sick. Where in Jesus’ ministry do you see this combination? Where in Paul’s ministry? In Peter’s ministry? In Philip’s ministry?

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Healing people, such as Jesus feeding the 5000 with healing and signs, seems to be the lure that brings them to actual message. It's like the music before the sermon ... not to be flippant, but it's the "appetiser" before the main course. Jesus even told people that they should believe in Him BECAUSE of the miracles he did: "believe the works, that you may know and believe that the Father is in Me, and I in Him."  

Dramatic healings, such as the lame man, drew crowds. Once assembled, evangelization began.

I've often wondered why Jesus heals some people and not others. If evangelism is the overriding purpose of many healings, then it seems logical that He would stop once the crowd gathered. Healing had a purpose other than the alleviation of physical suffering, it appears.

I'd like to think that Jesus heals out of compassion without regard to how the healing would attract crowds, and there is evidence for this. But, His compassion seems limited. Not all are healed, obviously. 

 

[Katy]

Q2. In Luke’s gospel chapter nine we see the disciples and Jesus had gone to a quiet place to rest and discuss their recent experiences when Jesus sent them out to preach the gospel. However the crowd discovered where Jesus was and they followed Him. Jesus welcomed them and spoke to them about the Kingdom of God and healed those who needed healing. V10 -11. Jesus then went on to provide them all with food, that is all five thousand of them from five loaves and two fish. 
In Acts 20 We read of Paul speaking to the people at Troas and because he was leaving the next day and had so much to tell them he went on speaking until midnight! Eutychus was sitting in the window was tired and fell fast asleep. He fell out of the window and was killed. Paul went downstairs and threw himself on top of the young man and put his arms around him. Paul told them the man was alive and continued preaching until daybreak and then left them. They took Eutychus home alive and they were all greatly comforted. Verses 7 -11. 
In Acts 3 we see Peter and John going to the temple to pray and they come across a lame man asking them for alms but Peter told him he had no money but in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth he would be able to walk. The man went with them to the temple where all the people recognised him as the lame man but he could now walk. Peter took the opportunity to preach to them about Jesus and all that had happened to Him by their hands and he went on to preach about Jesus being raised from the dead. Many who heard believed.

In Acts 8 we read of Philip ministering in Samaria . When the people saw the signs he performed they paid great attention to him. He healed the paralysed , the lame, and he caste out impure spirits. There was great joy in the city. We are not told if people actually believed. Verses 4-8.