New Focus Church

The healing of a blind man in two stages by the double touch of the Saviour’s hand reminds us that though the grace and goodness of the Lord Jesus Christ is the same for all His people our own personal experiences of it may differ. Entrance into light and understanding may be immediate for some, and more gradual for others, yet our salvation in Christ is the same.

Moses interceded for the Children of Israel following the affair of the golden calf. Doing so he teaches us about our Great Intercessor the Lord Jesus Christ. 

Isaiah chapter 9:6, 7 promised the arrival of the Lord Jesus Christ into the world as a child born, and a son given. This prophecy assured generations of believers in the Old Testament to await and look for the coming Saviour. It was just a matter of time. There was no doubt He would come and accomplish all that was foretold of Him, for the Zeal of the LORD will perform it.

The Lord Jesus Christ warns His disciples to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of Herod. He was warning them against the errors of freewill and works-righteousness. These doctrinal errors are still dangerous to believers today.

When the Lord Jesus fed 4000 people with seven loaves and a few fishes He was also teaching the disciples lessons about their Apostolic ministry.

The Lord Jesus Christ's miracle healed a deaf man but also points us to the healing of the soul that comes of hearing the gospel with spiritual ears. These ears to hear Jesus gives. Jesus who has done all things well.

The Lord Jesus Christ travels to the region of Tyre and Sidon to meet a Syrophoenician woman and heal her daughter.

Religion deals in vain with our outward conduct but the Lord Jesus Christ gives His people a new heart.

The Lord Jesus distinguishes between those who worship with a true heart and the empty hypocrisy of lip service religion.

When a sinner reaches out in faith and touches the Lord Jesus Christ something extraordinary occurs. Mark tells us, "As many as touched him were made whole".