“Get Up and Walk!” Faith and Healing - Discussion Starters

1. What do YOU think is the greater miracle–Forgiving our sins or healing us from a life-threatening disease? From God’s perspective, which does He dread the most—sin or death? Have you ever known a Christian who was so loaded with love for God that you felt that God should never allow that person to succumb to death? Is there more than one kind of death? Is anything worse than death?

2. Touching the Untouchable. Jesus didn’t hesitate a particle of a second to reach out and touch the leper. Why? Couldn’t He have healed the sick man with a word or command from His holy lips? In those days, leprosy was regarded as a highly contagious disease. Not so, today. But this was then. Did it look like Jesus didn’t care if he “caught” leprosy or not? What was the effect of the touch by the Master? Is Jesus willing to touch our sin-filled lives to cure us of sin? Can we help make that happen?

3. The Centurion and Jesus. Some Bible scholars claim that the Roman officer’s servant was homosexual because such an arrangement was fairly common in those times. Would that change the message of the story? Where did the officer obtain such a substantial measure of faith? How did he know that he had a right to obtain a blessing for his servant from Jesus? Are you and I sometimes weak in the faith? Lacking confidence in Jesus? What is the cure?

4. Demons and Pigs. Most of us Seventh-day Adventists don’t want anything to do with pigs. But these pigs are the exception, aren’t they? The demon-possessed men were delighted to turn over the evil spirits that had taken over their lives and let them possess the entire herd of pigs. Still, it was a huge financial loss to the pig owners. Did Jesus have more compassion on the demon-possessed men than on the herd of pigs? or their owners? In some way, are you and I “possessed” at times by a selfish and evil spirit? Can God free us? How?

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5. “Get up and Walk!” It is assumed that the man healed in this story (Matthew 9:1-8) lived a sinful life before his affliction. Do you think so, too? What is the proof found in the words of Jesus? Have you ever pleaded with God for healing? Can such a prayer be more selfish than what God desires from us? Is it better to pray for God to draw us closer to Him by faith, rather than just to pray that He heal us? Why?

6. Let the Dead Bury the Dead. “Teacher,” says a prospective volunteer for Jesus’ work, “I will follow you wherever You go.” What was Teacher’s response?” The second person volunteering for Jesus’ work had a small excuse, to bury his father first. A third person not mentioned in the lesson guide also came requesting a position in Jesus’ volunteer corps. What did he think had to be done before he could go? Can you remember the last excuse you offered when you turned down an opportunity to serve the Master? Does God excuse our excuses?

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