February 12, 2023
If I Can...I Will Be...
- Matthew 9:18-22
- Jeff Coleman
Jesus transforms every life that reaches out to Him in faith. Using the healing of the woman with the chronic bleeding and the raising of Jairus' daughter, the sermon emphasizes that "nothing stays the same when you touch Jesus." The message explores the Old Testament background of the tassels (tzitzit) on Jesus' prayer shawl, connecting them to Malachi's prophecy that the Messiah would bring "healing in His wings." The woman's act of touching Jesus' garment was an expression of faith in God's promised Messiah, not superstition. Jesus not only healed her physically but restored her socially, spiritually, and relationally by calling her "daughter." The sermon concludes that while God does not always heal in the way people expect, believers are called to approach Jesus with desperate faith, leave the outcome in His hands, and trust that His presence brings healing, wholeness, salvation, and lasting transformation.