Basic Questions

1. Identify as completely as possible the person in need (e.g., age, ethnic origin, religion, gender, social status).
   Simon Peter�s Mother-in-law.

2. What was the immediate, obvious need?
   Simon Peter�s Mother-in-law was in bed with a high fever.

3. Who took the initiative in effecting the healing?
   The person in need? Others? Jesus?
   How was it expressed?
   Simon, James, John & Andrew told Jesus about Simon Peter�s Mother-in-law.
   Jesus went to her, touched her and rebuked the fever.

4. Describe the actions or process leading to the healing; that is, what was said (e.g., questions, requests, commands) and what was done (e.g., approaching, following, touching, publicly/privately), and by whom?
   Simon, James, John & Andrew told Jesus about Simon Peter�s Mother-in-law.
   Jesus went to her, touched her and rebuked the fever.
   The fever left and she got up at once and began to wait on them.

5. Did the person in need or someone else verbally express faith? Non-verbally? Describe how and by whom faith was in involved in this healing.
   Simon, James, John & Andrew told Jesus about Simon Peter�s Mother-in-law

6. What were the evidences that the person was healed?
   The fever left and she got up at once and began to wait on them.

7. What were the reactions to the healing?
   It doesn�t really say.

8. What in this narrative led Jesus to minister healing to the person in need?
   Simon, James, John & Andrew told Jesus about Simon Peter�s Mother-in-law.

Digging Deeper

1. What is the setting or background for this healing?
   The bedroom in Simon-Peter & Andrew�s home.

2. What does the word "rebuke" imply, as used in this healing?
   Rebuke means to scold sharply. Jesus has the power to "kick out" physical illness.

3. What must Jesus have felt about the fever that caused him to rebuke it?
   He must have wanted it gone immediately.
   Jesus "hates" illness. Jesus wants us "whole".

4. What lesson(s) have you learned about healing from this account?
   Jesus has the power to heal physical illness immediately.
   There is healing in Jesus' touch.
   It's important to bring people we pray for into Jesus' presence - there's healing in his presence.