#189 Free Your Body

Be Free Series# 4,  by Pastor Karl Thomas

Luke 4:16-21

So He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. And as His custom was, He went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read. And He was handed the book of the prophet Isaiah. And when He had opened the book, He found the place where it was written:

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to the poor;

He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted,[j] To proclaim liberty to the captives And recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed; To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.”[k]

Then He closed the book, and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all who were in the synagogue were fixed on Him. And He began to say to them, “Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”

People start to wiggle about now. Why … they have been sick. Someone close to them is sick. Someone close to them has died due to illness.

What went wrong … did I screw up … dont revisit my pain.

BE FREE — Free Your Body

John 8:32 “And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”

John 8:36 “Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.”

Galatians 5:1 (AMP)

“In [this] freedom Christ has made us free [and completely liberated us]; stand fast then, and do not be hampered and held ensnared and submit again to a yoke of slavery [which you have once put off].”

(NLT) “Now make sure that you stay free…”

Jesus didn’t come to just give us eternal life He came to give us victorious life.

1 Thessalonians 5:23

“Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.”

3 John 1:2

“Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.”

Exodus 15:26

“If you diligently heed the voice of the Lord your God and do what is right in His sight, give ear to His commandments and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have brought on the Egyptians. For I am the Lord who heals you.”

Exodus 23:25

“So you shall serve the Lord your God, and He will bless your bread and your water. And I will take sickness away from the midst of you.”

Deuteronomy 7:15

“And the Lord will take away from you all sickness,

Psalm 103:1-5

“…And forget not all His benefits: Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases, Who redeems your life from destruction, Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies, Who satisfies your mouth with good things,So that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.”

Psalm 103:3

“Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases,” These are linked together in the Bible. They go together.          

Isaiah 33:24

“And the inhabitant (Zion) will not say, “I am sick”; The people who dwell in it will be forgiven their iniquity.”

Isaiah 53:4-5 (AMP)

“Surely He has borne our griefs (sicknesses, weaknesses, and distresses) and carried our sorrows and pains [of punishment], yet we [ignorantly] considered Him stricken, smitten, and afflicted by God [as if with leprosy].”

“But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our guilt and iniquities; the chastisement [needful to obtain] peace and well-being for us was upon Him, and with the stripes [that wounded] Him we are healed and made whole.”

Luke 4:16-21

So He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. And as His custom was, He went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read. And He was handed the book of the prophet Isaiah. And when He had opened the book, He found the place where it was written:

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to the poor;

He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted,[j] To proclaim liberty to the captives And recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed; To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.”[k]

Then He closed the book, and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all who were in the synagogue were fixed on Him. And He began to say to them, “Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”

Matthew 4:23-24

“…preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease among the people … they brought to Him all sick people who were afflicted with various diseases and torments, and those who were demon- possessed, epileptics, and paralytics; and He healed them.”

Matthew 8:16-17

“When evening had come, they brought to Him many who were demon- possessed. And He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying: ‘He Himself took our infirmities And bore our sicknesses.’”

1 Peter 2:24

“…who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—by whose stripes you were healed.”

Hebrews 13:8

“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.”

How do you get healed? Same way you got forgiveness.
He graciously provided it and you by believing Him received it.
Ephesians 2:8
“For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,”
sode’-zo:— rescue, save from destruction, heal, restore health

Matthew 10:8

“Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.”

We have been given the same mandate. GO!!!

People start to wiggle about now. Why … they have been sick. Someone close to them is sick. Someone close to them has died due to illness. 

What went wrong … did I screw up … dont revisit my pain!!!

Pastor, is it God’s will that all be free from sin and death? YES

2 Peter 3:9 “The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.”

John 1:29

“Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!”

Pastor, is it God’s will that all be healed from sickness and oppression? YES

Matthew 8:2-3

“…a leper … ‘Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.’ Then Jesus put out His hand and touched him, saying, ‘ am willing; be cleansed.’ Immediately his leprosy was cleansed.”

Who do we blame when healing is not manifest?

1. God 2. The Sick Person 3. Devil / Fall          

John 10:10
“The thief’s purpose (DEVIL) is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose (JESUS) is to give them a rich and satisfying life.”

John 9:2-3

“Rabbi, who sinned, (Gets the blame) this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” “Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him.”  

Jesus doesn’t philosophize or sermonize about the origins of the illness but He takes action against anything not of His Kingdom.

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John 9:2-3  PROPER PUNCTUATION AND PURPOSE

“But in order that the works of God might be revealed in him, it is necessary for us to work the works of the one who sent me while it is day.”

Don’t play the blame game! Release the Kingdom!

Isaiah 53:5

“But He was wounded (Outside) for our transgressions, He was bruised (Inside) for our guilt and iniquities; the chastisement [needful to obtain] peace and well-being for us was upon Him, and with the stripes [that wounded] Him we are healed and made whole.”

Luke 4:16-21

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, … anointed Me To preach the gospel to the poor; …to heal the brokenhearted, …liberty to the captives And recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed; …Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”  

Caroline Leaf “Who Switched Off My Brain” — page 4, 37

“Research has shown that around 87% of illness can be attributed to our thought life, and approximately 13% to diet, genetics and environment …your emotions are cellular signals that translate information into physical reality.”      

Proverbs 17:22 (AMP)

“A happy heart is good medicine and a cheerful mind works healing, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.”

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