1. Jesus Cleansed a Leper Matthew 8:1-4 Matt 8-9:34 “Following Christ” series

2.  Mt 4:23 “And he went throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction among the people.”  Mt 9:35 “And Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction.”

3.  Mt 8:1-4 Jesus Cleansed a Leper  Mt 8:5-13 Jesus Healed the Centurion's Servant  Mt 8:14-17 Jesus Healed Peter's Mother-in-Law  Mt 8:18-22 The Cost of Following Jesus  Mt 8:23-27 Jesus Calmed a Storm  Mt 8:28-34 Jesus Healed Two Men with Demons  Mt 9:1-8 Jesus Pardoned and Healed a Paralytic  Mt 9:9-17 Jesus Called Matthew, His Love Brings Joy and Renewal  Mt 9:18-26 Jesus healed a girl and a woman  Mt 9:27-31 Jesus Healed two blind men  Mt 9:32-34 Jesus healed a Man Unable to Speak

4. Matthew 8-9:35 The Main Point is NOT ： Imitate Jesus. The Main Point Is: Who is this Jesus? How then Should We Follow Him?

5. Jesus Cleansed a LeperMt 8:1-4 1. Jesus has authority over sickness. This fulfilled OT prophecies regarding the Messiah.

6. The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”

8. Jesus Cleansed a LeperMt 8:1-4 1. Jesus has authority over sickness. This fulfilled OT prophecies regarding the Messiah. 2. Jesus comes so close to help us.

9. Jesus Cleansed a LeperMt 8:1-4 1. Jesus has authority over sickness. This fulfilled OT prophecies regarding the Messiah. 2. Jesus comes so close to help us. 3. What Jesus wants, is not that we are attracted to his healing power, but know who He really is.

10.  Matt 12:15 Jesus, aware of this, withdrew from there. And many followed him, and he healed them all 16 and ordered them not to make him known.  Matt 17:9 And as they were coming down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, “Tell no one the vision, until the Son of Man is raised from the dead.”

11. Jesus Cleansed a LeperMt 8:1-4 1. Jesus has authority over sickness. This fulfilled OT prophecies regarding the Messiah. 2. Jesus comes so close to help us. 3. What Jesus wants, is not that we are attracted to his healing power, but know who He really is.