A contact point provides a channel for your substance of faith to flow, touching Christ for your healing … 'And as many as touched Him were made whole.'Touching Christ
By Apostle Aje Pelser
Preached at Harvester Reformational Church, Cape Town.
18th March, 2007

Here are some contact points for your faith to connect to Christ to bring healing.

Scripture reading:
Matthew 14:34-36
And when they had passed over, they came to the land of Gennesaret.
And recognizing Him, the men of that place sent to all that neighborhood, and brought to Him all who were diseased.
And they begged Him that they might only touch the hem of His robe. And as many as touched were made perfectly whole.
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“Recognized Him.”
People will recognize Christ in us.

“They sent out into all the surrounding region”
Recognition of Christ causes attraction and spreads awareness of the Good news.

“And brought to Him all who were sick”
People will bring those who need a touch from the Lord Jesus Christ – to YOU!
Good evangelism creates an expectancy.

“Begged Him that they might only touch the hem of His garment…”
A contact point is important for a release of faith.
The concept of “If I could only …. Then I would…”
This expectancy provides a channel for the substance of your faith to flow, connectin to Christ’s power to heal.

There are different types of contact points mentioned in the Bible:
Anointing oil – Leviticus 8:12, Moses anointed Aaron with the anointing oil on his head, to sanctify him. Sanctify means: “To pronounce and observe as clean, ceremonially and morally, To consecrate, dedicate, hallow, keep holy, prepare, purify, sanctify wholly.

Laying on of hands –
With a word of authority – At a distance – no greater faith – Matthew 8:8-10,13, read the account of the centurion’s faith and the healing of his servant.
In fulfilment of prophecy – Throughout the life of Christ; Book of Acts.
Unusual miracles – Acts 19:11,12 – this came about because of apostle Paul’s daily teaching the word of God in the school of Tyrrannus, in Ephesus. A principality was being displaced by the raising a new standard in teaching and preaching and healing, presenting the Gospel of Christ as a the new authority in the area. The silversmiths lost business as a result, people stopped buying idols of the goddess Diana.

“And as many as touched Him were made whole.”
Jesus is here to heal today, release your faith as we lay hands on you in His name, and as many as touch Jesus by faith this morning are healed.