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Gospel Luke Bible Study #19
Luke 8:40-56 Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace.

1. Do you have any illness with you presently? ( ) yes. ( ) no.
Do you know anyone who is sick presently? ( ) yes. ( ) no.

2. Who was Jairus?
=he is a ruler of the synagogue
=normally rich and honored from the area.
What was the condition of his daughter? 8:42
=at the point of death
=12 years old
What did he believe? 8:41 What was his action of faith?
=Jesus could heal Jairus daughter.
=Jairus had faith in Jesus
Have you ever knelt down before Jesus in public?
=Jairus humbled himself to Jesus
3. How did Jesus respond to Jairus? 8:42b
What was the condition while Jesus was heading to the home of Jairus? 8:42b.
=there were so many people


4. What illness did the woman have? 8:43
=bleeding for 12 years
=unclean woman ( Leviticus 15)
How might her physical illness have affected her spiritually?
=unbearable physical
After twelve years of sickness what was the prognosis of her illness? 8:43b
What did she believe?
=She believe healing
Why didn’t she come in front of Jesus like Jairus did, but approached the back of Jesus?
What did she do to reach Jesus?
=touching
What was her action of faith? Actually what healed her? 8:46

5. How close to Jesus were some of the sick or some who knew the sick among the crowd?
How was the touching of the crowd different from her touching?
=faith
Jesus stopped. What did Jesus ask? How did He know that someone was healed? 8:45,46
=who touched me?
=because she experienced Jesus healing power
Why was the woman trembling as she came forward? 8:47
=she planned to come and touch Jesus
After her confession what did Jesus say to her? 8:48 What did she learn about Jesus?
=daughter, your faith has me you well
=peace in new life
=knowing Jesus personally is very important.

Why did Jesus force her to come out and confess in public? Public

6. What might Jairus have felt while Jesus was delaying because of this woman?
=every second was important. It was god’s will.
What terrible thing happened while Jesus was delaying? 8:49
=Jairus daughter is dead
=stop praying., keep on praying
What two different words of advices did Jairus hear? 8:49,50
a. the words of a messenger
b. the words of Jesus
c. What kind of faith did Jairus have initially? What kind of faith did Jairus need?
=keep on praying and only
=God is almighty.
7. What did Jesus say to the mourners? 8:53
=Do not weep, for she is not dead but sleeping.
How did the mourners respond to Jesus? 8:52
= they laughed at Jesus
8. How did Jesus make an environment of faith? 8:51
=shut the door
What did Jesus command the dead girl? 8:54
=Child, arise
Why did Jesus charge the parents to tell no one?

9. What has Jesus commanded believers to do for the sick? Mk 16:18
=they will lay their hands on the sick