Outline Place Finder PREPARATION PREACHING PROOF PRACTICE PURPOSE BACK to Outline Chapter summary. Jesus taught with authority. Matthew now launches a report of a series of miracles which authenticates His right to speak for God. Jesus is able to heal with a touch (8:1–4) or with a word that cannot be limited by distance (vv. 5–13). He heals those who trust Him and those who are in the grip of demons (vv. 14–17). Christ did not use His powers to win an easy life for Himself or for His disciples