Responding to Jesus
In Matthew 9:27-34 Jesus heals two blind men and a deaf-mute man under demon possession. In this story we see the importance of not just faith, but our response to Jesus. By Noel Piepgrass
Faith, Freedom & Females
In Matthew 9:18-26 Jesus raises to life the daughter of a synagogue leader and heals a desperate woman of her hemorrhaging disorder. In these healings we see that Jesus responds to faith by bringing freedom from sickness AND death. We also see in this story Jesus willingness to touch women, an often marginalized group, particularly in that ancient context.