The girl, and the woman who touched himMatthew 9:18-25Length: Standard

1 Eat

Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.

• Read
• Reread
• Retell

2 Digest

Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.

1. What does this passage show me about God?

   • What does the woman believe will happen if she touches his cloak, and what does Jesus call her?

2. What does it show me about people — and about myself?

   • What long-standing condition have you stopped bringing to God because you have brought it so many times?

3. What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)

   • What will you ask God for this week that you gave up asking for?

4. Who will I tell?

   • Who has been ill so long that everyone has stopped asking — and could you ask?

3 Grow

Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).