Redeemed from Sickness | Redeemed | Pastor Hans Hess

Redeemed Series Part 2: Redeemed from Sickness This second message in the Redeemed series focuses on another powerful truth: We have been redeemed from sickness and made whole in Christ. From the fall in the garden, sickness and disease entered the human race as part of a broken world under the curse of sin. In the Old Testament, sickness was seen as one of the results of the curse under the law. But through Jesus, redemption reaches deeper than forgiveness alone. He did not just come to save souls from sin, He came to bring wholeness to the entire person. Throughout the Gospels, Jesus consistently healed the sick, delivered the oppressed, and revealed the heart of the Father. Acts 10:38 says that Jesus went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil. Healing was not a side ministry of Jesus, it was central to His mission. And it did not stop with Him. He gave His disciples authority to heal, and the apostles continued that ministry in the book of Acts. This message reminds us that healing is not merely a hopeful possibility, it is part of the redemptive work of Christ. Matthew 8 declares that Jesus took our infirmities and bore our sicknesses, tying healing directly to the work of the cross. Just as He paid for sin, He also carried sickness, disease, and the curse so that we could walk in freedom and wholeness. What Redemption Does in Us 1. We’re Made Whole Through Christ Jesus did not come only to forgive sin, but to restore what was broken. His redemption reaches spirit, soul, and body. He makes whole what sin, sickness, and the enemy tried to destroy. 2. We’re Given Authority in His Name Jesus gave His followers power and authority over demons and disease. The ministry of healing was not reserved for Jesus alone, it was entrusted to His disciples and continues through the Church. We do not minister healing in our own strength, but in the authority of Jesus’ name. 3. We’re Freed from the Oppression of the Enemy Acts 10:38 reveals that those Jesus healed were often oppressed by the devil. Sickness is not something to make peace with spiritually. Jesus came to confront oppression, break its hold, and bring freedom to those bound by it. 4. We’re Invited to Walk in Faith for Healing Jesus responded again and again to faith. From the paralytic lowered through the roof to the lame man at the gate called Beautiful, healing flowed where faith reached for Him. We are called to know God’s will, pray in Jesus’ name, command sickness to go, and have confidence that He is still working. The Heart of the Message is this… Healing is part of redemption. It is not separate from the Gospel, and it is not something Jesus occasionally did to prove a point. It is part of what He purchased through His finished work on the cross. Because of that: Sickness does not have the final word. Jesus still heals and restores. His redemptive work includes wholeness. Healing is not just for then, it is for now. Redemption isn’t just about being forgiven…it’s about being made whole. You weren’t just saved…you were made whole.