Life of Christ Lesson 21: Deliverance from Demons and Disease

In this lesson, the Lord Jesus demonstrated His absolute authority over spiritual sickness (demons) and over physical sickness (disease). His miracles were always performed to convince the people of Israel of His Death, to authenticate His claims to Messiahship, and to verify His qualification as the Saviour of man. Isaiah 53:4 clearly predicted that the Messiah would heal many! The fourth recorded miracle of Christ's earthly life was His deliverance of the Capernaum demoniac (Mark 1:21-28). This is not only the first recorded miracle found in Mark's gospel account, it is the Lord's first occasion to exercise His authority over Satan's realm. He expelled a demon from a man in the Capernaum synagogue. The fifth recorded miracle of Christ's earthly life was the first of five recorded miracles He performed for women. It was done for Peter's mother-in-law, who was running a fever so high it was life threatening. By the way, for Peter to have a mother-in-law means that Peter also had a wife!!