He Bore Our Diseases (Matthew 8)
December 6, 2019
Alastair Roberts
Jesus performs the first of a cycle of miracles, healings, and deliverances, demonstrating his authority and increasing the fame of his ministry. He touches a leper, heals a centurion's servant, heals Peter's mother-in-law, calms the storm, and casts out demons into pigs.
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