Wait...I Know a Man!

This message from Gene Smith on Sunday March 15th 2026 centers on a transformative truth: the difference between knowing OF someone and truly KNOWING them. We explore how our relationship with Jesus moves from distant awareness to intimate connection through personal encounter. The sermon draws from Matthew 14:18-21, where Jesus feeds five thousand people with just five loaves and two fish, demonstrating that when we truly know the Man who multiplies miracles, impossibilities become opportunities. The woman with the issue of blood becomes our example—she didn't just hear about Jesus, she pressed through every obstacle with determined faith to touch Him. Her twelve years of suffering ended not through distant belief, but through personal contact. We're challenged to examine our own faith: are we merely acquainted with Jesus, or do we KNOW Him as our healer, provider, and deliverer? The message reminds us that knowing Jesus personally changes everything—our pain, our circumstances, our future. When we can declare 'I know a man' rather than 'I know of a man,' we step into a realm where healing isn't just possible, it's present. This isn't about secondhand religion; it's about firsthand relationship with the One who still heals today.