Your Faith Has Made You Well (Matt. 9:22)

Lesson Outline:

Introduction:

1. The woman in this text is a great example of saving faith.
2. Background: She had a debilitating illness for twelve years. She never stopped looking for a cure. She would not allow the crowd to deter her from reaching Jesus.
3. Jesus told the woman that her faith had made her well. Many twist this into a statement of faith only salvation. However, this woman clearly did not have faith only.

She Had A Persistent Faith

1. Jesus described the persistence of faith (Matt. 7:7; Luke 18:1-8).
2. We must be persistent in study (Acts 17:11; 2 Tim. 2:15).
3. We must be persistent in prayer (1 Thess. 5:17).
4. We must be persistent in Christian living (Col. 1:23; Heb. 12:1, 2).
5. The persistence of faith will win us the crown of life (Rev. 2:10; 2 Tim. 4:6-8).

She Had A Working Faith

1. There is no such thing as “faith only” salvation! (cf. Jam. 2:24).
2. We must have “obedience to the faith” (Rom. 1:5; 16:26).
3. Every example of saving faith in the Bible is an example of working faith (Heb. 11).
4. The faith, i.e. the gospel, is a gift from God and we must receive and obey it (Eph. 2:8; Act 19:1-10; Titus 3:3-5).

What kind of faith do you have? Will you do whatever it takes and remove any obstacles to reach Jesus? Are you persistently following Christ? Do you have a saving faith?