How Jesus Healed

the Sick
Walking in God’s Healing Power

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David Diga Hernandez

How Jesus Healed the Sick: Walking in God’s Healing Power

Copyright © 2018 by David Hernandez Ministries

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 Dedication

I dedicate this book to those who desire to take God’s healing

power to this generation in a manner worthy of the name of Jesus;
To those who will destroy the works of the Devil and liberate the
suffering from sickness and disease.

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 Table of Contents

Introduction ............................................................................. 6
Chapter 1: Jesus was Baptized with the Holy Spirit ........... 7
Chapter 2: Jesus had a Prayer Life ...................................... 15
Chapter 3: Jesus Put Out Doubt ......................................... 20
Chapter 4: Jesus Worked with Faith ................................... 25
Chapter 5: Jesus had Compassion ...................................... 30
Chapter 6: Jesus Set an Atmosphere .................................. 33
Chapter 7: Jesus Knew God’s Voice ................................... 37
Chapter 8: Jesus Pleased the Father .................................... 41
Chapter 9: Scriptures on Healing ........................................ 44
Chapter 10: Quick Thoughts ............................................... 46
Connect ................................................................................... 47

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 Introduction

If you’re reading this book, you desire to be used of God in

the healing ministry. God wants to use your hands as extensions of
the hands of Jesus.
When it comes to healing, it’s simple: look to Jesus. He is the
source of healing, and we are either just recipients or vessels. But
He remains the source.
Many great healing evangelists have come and gone – but,
though we honor the great men and women of God who have
gone before us, we recognize that they were all merely reflections
of a marvelous light. The cleaner the mirror, the better the
reflection. Jesus is Who we aim to reflect.
It is my prayer that the Holy Spirit would make you a pure
reflection of Jesus, that you might walk in the healing power of
God.
Jesus is the greatest healing evangelist of all time. He’s the
original – all others are simply flawed copies, including myself. The
more like Him we become, the greater the miracles will be. His
healing ministry is the model. We must watch Him closely. We must
observe Him in action, and we must reflect His healing light. We
must be imitators of Christ, not man. That is what this is all about:
How Jesus Healed the Sick.

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 Chapter One
Jesus was Baptized with the Holy Spirit

Jesus was God in identity but man in nature. The key to the
healing ministry of Jesus will be the same key to yours: the power
of the Holy Spirit. Jesus was baptized in the Holy Spirit.

“After his baptism, as Jesus came up out of the water, the

heavens were opened and he saw the Spirit of God
descending like a dove and settling on him. And a voice from
heaven said, ‘This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me
great joy.’” (Matthew 3:16-17)

Apart from the power of the Holy Spirit, not even Jesus would
have been able to heal the sick. So let me make this very clear.
Without the baptism of the Holy Spirit, we are completely
powerless in every supernatural regard.
Jesus relied on the Holy Spirit, and all of the children of God
rely on the Holy Spirit.

“For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of
God.” (Romans 8:14)

Even the resurrection of Jesus was a work of the Holy Spirit.

Imagine that! Jesus, Who had never before been separated from
God the Father, was forsaken by God Himself. What love is this,
that the God Whose heart cries, “I will never leave you nor forsake
you”, would forsake His only Son on a cross for our sake? It is love
in its purest form – complete selflessness.

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 “Then at three o'clock Jesus called out with a loud voice,
‘Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?’ which means ‘My God, my
God, why have you abandoned me?’” (Mark 15:34)

For Jesus, that moment on the cross was one of despair. It was
a moment of separation from His Father - that separation was
partly why He was so anguished in the garden (Luke 22:42). It
wasn’t just the physical pain of the cross that burdened Jesus; it was
the reality of being separated from the Father, forsaken by Him.
Willingly submitted to the pains of human existence, even unto
death, Jesus relied upon the Holy Spirit to raise Him.

“The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives
in you. And just as God raised Christ Jesus from the dead, he
will give life to your mortal bodies by this same Spirit living
within you.” (Romans 8:11)

Let that thought settle – “Who raised Jesus from the Dead...”
Jesus trusted the Holy Spirit enough to raise Him from the dead.
That is the ultimate display of trust and faith in the Holy Spirit.
That’s how close they are. That’s how heavily Jesus relied upon the
Holy Spirit. He trusted Him to ensure the miracle of the
resurrection.

“While Jesus was here on earth, he offered prayers and

pleadings, with a loud cry and tears, to the one who could
rescue him from death. And God heard his prayers because
of his deep reverence for God.” (Hebrews 5:7)

And it is this reliance on the Holy Spirit that we must also

strive to have. Can you trust Him to raise what you put on the
cross for Him?

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 “Then he said to the crowd, ‘If any of you wants to be my
follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your
cross daily, and follow me. If you try to hang on to your life,
you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you
will save it.’” (Luke 9:23-24)


It was only after receiving the Holy Spirit that Jesus was able to
heal the sick. Jesus chose to lay aside His own divine power and
instead rely upon the power of the Holy Spirit. Jesus was anointed
by none other than the power of the Spirit.

“And you know that God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with

the Holy Spirit and with power. Then Jesus went around
doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil,
for God was with him.” (Acts 10:38)

God anointed Jesus with power and the Holy Spirit. It was
then that Jesus went about doing good. The Bible says that you too
will receive this power. When? After the Holy Spirit comes upon
you.

“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes
upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about
me everywhere...” (Acts 1:8)

Again, when? When the Holy Spirit comes upon you. If we

want to heal the sick like Jesus did, then we must involve the Holy
Spirit like Jesus did.
Too often is the Holy Spirit dismissed from our ministries. Too
often do we lay aside supernatural empowerment and settle for
superficial encouragement. We need the baptism of the Holy Spirit
in our lives and in our ministries. We have to stop limiting the Holy
Spirit’s power to special services. He wants to flood our lives with
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power. God doesn’t want us to sip from the river; He wants us to
jump into the river.
But why do we so often prefer the sip over total immersion?
Why do we settle for less? It has to do with control. And what is
the root of the desire to control? It is the lack of trust or
dependency. Often, without realizing it, we distrust that God can
change the world His way, so we attempt to do it our way. We keep
in a bottle what should be allowed to flow like a river. We think that
we know how much of God’s Spirit we need - we measure it out to
maintain our comfort level. But only full dependency on the Holy
Spirit will bring about the power of God. It was so with Jesus, and
it is so with us. We need the baptism of the Holy Spirit.
The baptism of the Holy Spirit, put simply, is this: when a
believer allows the Holy Spirit to bring transformation inwardly in
such a way that it manifests outwardly. At salvation, you have the
Holy Spirit. At baptism, He has you. It’s simply full immersion,
deeper surrender.
You see, when you receive Jesus as Lord, you are sealed with
the Holy Spirit.

“And you also were included in Christ when you heard the
message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you
believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised
Holy Spirit,” (Ephesians 1:13)

The Holy Spirit seals your salvation and gives you the inner
knowledge that you are a child of God.

“For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are
God's children.” (Romans 8:16)

So the Holy Spirit must be present at the moment of salvation.

It is certain that the Holy Spirit is involved at the very instant of
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the new birth. The new birth experience is impossible without Him
(John 3:5-16). Without the Holy Spirit, there is no marking or seal -
there is no being born again.

“But you are not controlled by your sinful nature. You are
controlled by the Spirit if you have the Spirit of God living in
you. (And remember that those who do not have the Spirit of
Christ living in them do not belong to him at all.)” (Romans
8:9)

“And when you believed in Christ, he identified you as his

own by giving you the Holy Spirit, whom he promised long
ago. The Spirit is God’s guarantee that he will give us the
inheritance he promised and that he has purchased us to be
his own people. He did this so we would praise and glorify
him.” (Ephesians 1:13-14)

So at salvation, we receive the Holy Spirit, but, at baptism, we

release the Holy Spirit. At salvation, we become believers. At
baptism, we become witnesses.
We are born of the Spirit for salvation. We are baptized with
the Spirit for service in ministry. Jesus was the Son of God the
moment He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit. He
had always been God’s Son. But He received the baptism of the
Holy Spirit for the purpose of carrying out His ministry on earth.
We follow this pattern too. We too must experience this next
dimension in the Holy Spirit. Even Jesus needed the Spirit, though
He was the Son. So we must experience sonship first and baptism
second.
At salvation, God puts His Spirit within you. At baptism, He
floods every part of your being - from within. We’re a work in
progress. That means that not every part is complete yet. You don’t
surrender all to follow Jesus – you just surrender with a willingness
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to forsake all. And, as you move forward in your walk with God,
you surrender more and more. He teaches you to surrender as time
moves forward. It’s about daily surrender.

“He must increase, but I must decrease.” (John 3:30,

ESV)

To be baptized is to be flooded and submerged. You are not

baptized simply by the Spirit being within you but by you being in
the Spirit - totally overcome and filled. This fellowship with the
Spirit is what manifests the power of God. The secret to His power
is His presence.

“But it was to us that God revealed these things by his

Spirit. For his Spirit searches out everything and shows us
God’s deep secrets. No one can know a person’s thoughts
except that person’s own spirit, and no one can know God’s
thoughts except God’s own Spirit. And we have received
God’s Spirit (not the world’s spirit), so we can know the
wonderful things God has freely given us.” (1 Corinthians
2:10-12)

The deep things of God are known only by His Spirit. In the
same way, the depths of your heart are known only by your spirit.
The believer has the wonderful honor of communicating with God
– Spirit to spirit.
If you can receive this truth, it will transform you in a
profound way. As a believer, you can receive from the Holy Spirit
inwardly and see the effects outwardly. Many believers are defeated,
because they are missing this key truth. They live their lives
influenced by their outward circumstances instead of their inward
source. Do you live life from without or from within?

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 When you live from within, the inner river of the Spirit starts
to trickle into your everyday life. Small cracks can eventually break
a dam, causing a flood. And every time you surrender to the Spirit,
you are breaking the dam of the flesh.
The flow begins from deep within your Spirit. Then the trickle
begins. You find your mind being touched. The water washes over
your thoughts, perspectives and ideas. The dam begins to break.
Before you know it, your will begins to diminish, as you make room
for God’s.
This water cannot be held. The flesh cracks under the pressure,
as a surge of rushing waters races through your emotions. Your
anger turns to patience. Depression turns to joy. Confusion turns
to clarity. The water brings life, and you find yourself holding your
head higher. The water brings cleansing. The power of sin weakens
over your soul. The dam is demolished under the full weight and
power of the mighty sea, God’s Spirit. You begin to talk differently,
act differently. You find yourself a changed person. It’s the living
water, and that is the baptism of the Holy Spirit.
Jesus knew what it was to walk in this. And He knew you could
do it too.

“And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my

name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new
tongues; ... they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall
recover.” (Mark 16:17 - 18, KJV)

Your salvation is good for you. But your baptism with the
Spirit is good for the world. Salvation brings you to the Father.
Baptism sends you into the world. The Spirit empowers both godly
living and powerful ministry.
If we want to see apostolic power, we need apostolic
surrender. We must depend on the Spirit as Jesus did.

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 The baptism of the Holy Spirit was the major key in Jesus’
healing ministry. We cannot ignore the Holy Spirit. He is the
precious promise of the father, a gift to the church. We need Him
now more than ever. The supernatural needs to come back to the
Church. The healing ministry needs to come back to the Church.
But it will only be by the Holy Spirit.

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 Chapter Two
Jesus Had a Prayer Life

What is as powerful as God? What is as capable? What force

can move things as quickly and as easily as the mighty hand of
God? Most will say "nothing", but those who say so are forgetting
the Heavenly act of prayer. Prayer can do all the Father can.
Prayer brings you into alignment and fellowship with God. It
allows you to know the depths of Him, His joy and His sorrows.
Prayer also removes self - it weakens the flesh.
Nothing is more destructive to selfishness and fleshly desire
than prayer. This is why prayer is so key to someone entering into
the healing ministry.
Do you know what eventually happens to those who seek the
gifts rather than God’s presence? They become without any godly
authority.

“God gave Paul the power to perform unusual miracles.

When handkerchiefs or aprons that had merely touched his
skin were placed on sick people, they were healed of their
diseases, and evil spirits were expelled. A group of Jews was
traveling from town to town casting out evil spirits. They tried
to use the name of the Lord Jesus in their incantation, saying,
“I command you in the name of Jesus, whom Paul preaches,
to come out!” Seven sons of Sceva, a leading priest, were
doing this. But one time when they tried it, the evil spirit
replied, “I know Jesus, and I know Paul, but who are you?”
Then the man with the evil spirit leaped on them,
overpowered them, and attacked them with such violence that
they fled from the house, naked and battered.” (Acts 19:11-16)

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 Nothing we do in our own strength can supernaturally heal the
sick. You can beg, you can preach skillfully, you can play beautiful
music and you can try all sorts of methods. But if God does not
give you the power, you will not be able to perform miracles in the
name of Jesus. This may sound basic, but we so often unknowingly
violate this truth.
How many times have you stepped out to minister without
having prayed? How often do you neglect a consistent prayer life?
If we are to operate in healing as Jesus did, we need to pray as
Jesus prayed. Jesus was in constant prayer. His life was a reflection
of God’s leading.

“So Jesus explained, ‘I tell you the truth, the Son can do
nothing by himself. He does only what he sees the Father
doing. Whatever the Father does, the Son also does.’” (John
5:19)


Jesus spent private time with the father.

“After sending them home, he went up into the hills by

himself to pray.
Night fell while he was there alone.” (Matthew 14:23,
NIV)


He instructs us to do the same.

“‘When you pray, don’t be like the hypocrites who love to

pray publicly on street corners and in the synagogues where
everyone can see them. I tell you the truth, that is all the
reward they will ever get. But when you pray, go away by
yourself, shut the door behind you, and pray to your Father in
private. Then your Father, who sees everything, will reward
you...’” (Matthew 6:5 - 6)
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 There is something about privacy and prayer. It helps you to
connect with God in a way that regular, distracted living simply
won’t allow.

Effective Prayer

The keys to effective prayer are silence and stillness. Silence is

the putting away of outer distraction, but stillness is the quieting of
the soul. Silence is easy. Stillness is challenging.

“Truly my soul silently waits for God; From Him comes

my salvation.” (Psalm 62:1)

Silence is when you turn off the TV, silence your phone and
remove all the noises and distractions of this world. But stillness is
the calming of your mind, the focusing on God’s Word. To the
world, meditation is about emptying your mind. But the real key to
prayer is filling your mind with God’s Word. There needs to be a
hunger for the presence of God. We must put away distraction and
set aside a special time just for God. Sure you can speak with Him
throughout the day, but Jesus set aside specific times just for God –
that’s who we’re modeling.

Jesus would pray early in the morning.

“Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus

got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where
he prayed.” (Mark 1:35, NIV)

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 Jesus would pray late at night.

“After leaving them, he went up on a mountainside to

pray. Later that night, the boat was in the middle of the lake,
and he was alone on land.” (Mark 6:46-47, NIV)


In the verse you just read, you can see that Jesus was once
again alone.
Jesus would pray for extended periods of time. Before
selecting the disciples, Jesus prayed all night. This should cause us
to pause and take note. Before a major decision, Jesus set aside
even more time in prayer.

“One day soon afterward Jesus went up on a mountain to

pray, and he prayed to God all night. At daybreak he called
together all of his disciples and chose twelve of them to be
apostles.” (Luke 6:12-13)

Jesus would often leave everyone and go to a lonely place to

pray.

“But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and

prayed.” (Luke 5:16, NIV)

There will be times when the Spirit draws you away to pray.
And it will sometimes seem inconvenient. He likes to test us in that
way. Often, the answers you seek are hidden in times of
withdrawal. I pray that we would be more like Jesus and learn to
withdraw for prayer, to the places of solitude.
The greatest miracles I see occur when I am at the deepest
points in my prayer life. Jesus was a man of prayer, consistent
prayer.

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 Have you ever noticed the instant effect of Jesus’ healing
touch? Why is it that some spend so much time praying over the
sick – battling back and forth? Why is it so time-consuming? Jesus
spent large amounts of time in prayer and mere moments healing the
sick. But we do the reverse of that. It is crucial that we pray every
chance that we get – take every opportunity.
When you’re feeling good, go to prayer and thank the Lord.
When you’re confused, go to prayer and ask the Lord. When you’re
angry, go to prayer and vent to the Lord. When you’re sorrowful,
go to prayer and worship the Lord. In all things, go to the Lord.
Let Him be your first response and your source.
Develop a lifestyle of prayer, and healing will flow from you
naturally.

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 Chapter Three
Jesus Put Out Doubt

As I write this, I have been in the healing ministry for over 15

years. I have seen many healed, and I have seen many remain sick. I
know what it is to both marvel at God’s healing power and, at
times, question why some weren’t healed.
I’ve seen many healed, and I’ve seen many die, even after I’ve
prayed for them. To God, I’ve sent my fair share of praises and
questions. There are moments of delight and moments of
disappointment. But through it all, I remain convinced of this: it’s
God’s will to heal.
If you desire to minister healing, you’re going to, at times, face
the disappointment of seeing people remain sick. I’m not trying to
be negative – I’m just being real. Does this mean that God’s Word
isn’t true when it promises healing? Of course, not. It just means
that we are weak vessels.
God promises salvation, but not all are saved. The Bible
promises healing, but not all are healed. But the miracles that don’t
happen do not negate the fact that miracles do happen.
I still believe that healing is for all and healing is for now. I pray
for every sick person as though all will be healed, because that’s
what I believe. My job is to do the possible; God’s job is to do the
impossible. I am not the Healer. We are not healers. It’s not my job
to understand; it’s my job to obey.
The one who preaches salvation points to the Savior. The one
who preaches deliverance, points to the Deliverer. And so the one
who preaches healing points to the Healer. If someone is not
saved, do we say salvation is not for today? If someone is not
delivered, do we say deliverance is not for today? So why are we so
quick to doubt healing? Why are we so prone to elevating our

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experiences above the authority of God’s Word concerning
healing?
Still, we must, in every ministry and gifting, leave room for
God’s sovereignty. I believe that it’s God’s will to heal every single
person who is sick (just as it is His will to save every single soul – 2
Peter 3:9). But there are times that healing does not occur. I believe
that for every sick person who goes unhealed, there is a reason.
Whether it be a lack of faith or an imperfect vessel, something was
out of order.
All we can really do is continue to grow to be as Jesus was in
the healing ministry. So what did He do with doubt?

“When they came to the home of the synagogue leader,

Jesus saw a commotion, with people crying and wailing
loudly. He went in and said to them, ‘Why all this commotion
and wailing? The child is not dead but asleep.’ But they
laughed at him.” (Mark 5:38-40)

Jesus came to the home of a synagogue leader, Jairus. Jairus’

daughter had died. Commotion, crying and wailing – this was a
tragic scene. Have you ever been around people who were
mourning a death? It’s a touchy situation. There is something very
discomforting about the grief of others. We never really know
quite what to say or do. Do we compliment their lost loved one?
Do we tell them how sorry we are? What thoughts of our own
could possibly be of help? What offends someone might comfort
another. Situations like that are difficult to navigate and call for a
lot of tact.
It was in just that kind of situation where Jesus said, “The
child is not dead but asleep.” That’s bold! After saying something
like that, one must be absolutely certain that they can raise the
dead. Of course, this was no issue for God in the flesh.

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 But, for us, such situations prove challenging. Intimidating
spirits hang around with spirits of doubt. The spirit of intimidation
causes that feeling of inferiority you get when sharing the gospel.
So how do you combat such intimidation and doubt? The
answer: Bold and audacious faith. Jesus had the audacity to walk
into the home of a dead girl and declare that she was only sleeping.
In my ministry services, there are times when the atmosphere
is rough and the spirit of intimidation fills the room. In one such
instance, I was preaching about the sacrifice of Jesus, when
suddenly I felt resistance in the air. Intimidation, doubt, religion –
the spirits are all the same. I felt them, and they always try to cause
the same effect: restriction and timidity.
I especially feel those spirits trying to come against me when I
take offerings (but that’s another book entirely).
So there I was, preaching my heart out, but the words weren’t
making their impact - or at least it seemed as though they were
falling on rough soil. As I was preaching, before I even mentioned
healing, I began to feel the heaviness of doubt.
I asked the Lord for help. Within moments of asking for the
Lord’s help, I sensed a heat on my right ear. Sometimes when I pray
for the sick, I feel as though I have put my hand over a fire. But, in
that moment, I felt the heat on my right ear. I immediately knew
what it meant.
I stopped preaching and said, “There is someone here who has
a hearing problem in your right ear, due to an infection of some
sort. You’re being healed now! Who is that?” A lady shot her hand
up in the air. She felt the heat on her ear and shouted that her ear
just popped open. “Well, to God be the glory”, I said. To
demonstrate how easy it was for God, I very nonchalantly said, “As
I was saying” and continued with my sermon. The crowd laughed
and then applauded – that religious spirit of doubt was broken by
the spontaneous act of faith.

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 I’ve learned that if you want to break off religious spirits of
intimidation, you need to do something spontaneous and bold.
That gets rid of those spirits very quickly.
Religious atmospheres are stagnate. The home of the dead
little girl was stagnate. But Jesus was bold. Faith breaks up that
stagnation.

“After he put them all out, he took the child’s father and
mother and the disciples who were with him, and went in
where the child was. He took her by the hand and said to her,
‘Talitha koum!’ (which means ‘Little girl, I say to you, get
up!’). Immediately the girl stood up and began to walk
around (she was twelve years old). At this they were
completely astonished.” (Mark 5:40-42)

“After he put them all out...” – I love that. Jesus took it even
further. Not only did He disrupt the mourning to say the girl was
sleeping. He kicked out the mourners! He put out doubt. It’s just
that simple with the healing ministry. Doubt mocks you. Doubt
laughs at you. Put out doubt.
Be bold and courageous. Have the audacity to move past
doubt. Don’t even give it the time of day. Either you believe the
Bible or you don’t. Either you believe in healing or you don’t.
With faith that believes among the absence of miracles,
miracles will rarely be absent. I’m not talking about denying reality.
Faith doesn’t deny reality; it changes it. Be convinced and then be
bold. Sometimes you’ll need to identify and remove the influence
of doubt. Now this doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t minister to
doubters. It just means that we should not come under the
influence of whatever spirits they may bring.
Not all doubters have “spirits”. But it’s important to be aware
of the effects of doubt. Do we ignore people’s questions? No. But
realize this: some people want your help, some want your attention
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and other just like to argue – learning to discern the difference will
save you time.
When guiding people into their healing, it is important that we
inspire faith in them, not doubt. Faith is what brings healing. I am
furthest from doubt when I am nearest to Jesus. If you will
personally be connected to Jesus, your ministry will be effective in
dealing with the doubt in others. Your faith can be a guide to them
as they navigate beyond doubt to find their healing. Put out doubt
and teach others to do the same.
Doubt is a flame that must be immediately extinguished, lest it
become an inferno that leaves your faith in ashes. Be bold. Be
radical. Be convinced of healing. That is key to ministering and
receiving healing.

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 Chapter Four
Jesus Worked with Faith

Faith is vital. Without faith, there is no healing. Faith is the

ability to receive from God.
To the woman with the issue of blood, Jesus said,

“...your faith has healed you.” (Matthew 9:22)

To the blind beggar, Jesus said,

“Receive your sight; your faith has healed you.” (Luke

18:42)

For the woman with the issue of blood, it was just a touch that
healed her body. In one moment, her faith touched God and
healing resulted.

“A woman in the crowd had suffered for twelve years with

constant bleeding, and she could find no cure. Coming up
behind Jesus, she touched the fringe of his robe.
Immediately, the bleeding stopped.” (Luke 8:43-44)

For the healing of the Centurion’s servant, Jesus simply needed

to speak a word. He was able to send a healing through command,
because of the faith of a Roman Officer.

“At that time the highly valued slave of a Roman officer

was sick and near death. When the officer heard about Jesus,
he sent some respected Jewish elders to ask him to come and
heal his slave. So they earnestly begged Jesus to help the man.
‘If anyone deserves your help, he does,’ they said, ‘for he
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loves the Jewish people and even built a synagogue for us.’ So
Jesus went with them. But just before they arrived at the
house, the officer sent some friends to say, ‘Lord, don’t
trouble yourself by coming to my home, for I am not worthy
of such an honor. I am not even worthy to come and meet
you. Just say the word from where you are, and my servant
will be healed. I know this because I am under the authority
of my superior officers, and I have authority over my soldiers.
I only need to say, ‘Go,’ and they go, or ‘Come,’ and they
come. And if I say to my slaves, ‘Do this,’ they do it.’ When
Jesus heard this, he was amazed. Turning to the crowd that
was following him, he said, ‘I tell you, I haven’t seen faith like
this in all Israel!’ And when the officer’s friends returned to
his house, they found the slave completely healed.” (Luke
7:2-10)


Jesus worked with the faith that people had. When there was
no faith present, Jesus wasn’t able to do as much.

“And because of their unbelief, he couldn’t do any

miracles among them except to place his hands on a few sick
people and heal them. And he was amazed at their
unbelief.” (Mark 6:5-6)

This goes to demonstrate just how vital faith is to a healing

ministry. Even Jesus was hindered by unbelief. The key is to work
with the faith that’s there. You need to recognize what you’re
working with. Is there faith?
Jesus worked with the faith of others. Jesus is the Word, so His
mere presence inspired faith in people. The Word is the key to
cultivating faith in the hearts of the sick. Declaring the Word is
how you work with a person’s faith.

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 The reality they know is sickness – that reality is always present
with them. We must bring them to the reality of Jesus – they must
see Him as Healer. Bringing the sick to that reality is done through
the Word. The Word brings them to see another reality – the truth.
The Word builds faith.

“So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word

of God.” (Romans 10:17, NKJV)

If there isn’t any faith among those to whom you are

ministering, there will be a fight. The greater the faith, the freer the
healing will flow. Work with the sick at their level of faith. Faith
comes by hearing God’s Word. Ministering the Word will break up
the tough soil and make planting healing easier.
This is why Jesus told parables. Keep it simple. Don’t overload
people beyond what they are able to receive.
I’ve found myself making that mistake several times. Wanting
to give people deep revelation, I’ve lost them in too many words.
Faith is like our walk with God – it’s simple. It’s not always easy, but
it is always simple. This doesn’t mean that we should never minister
the deeper things of God. It just means that people cannot receive
healing if they do not catch the revelation of Christ.
When ministering healing, we must seek to reveal Jesus the
healer. The moment He becomes a reality to the one listening is the
moment that healing can take place. That moment is crucial. Don’t
miss that moment. It’s not that God is limited to when He can heal;
it’s that we are so easily moved from faith to doubt. Focus is fragile.
We can so easily be moved from receiving mode to doubting mode.
The scripture tells us of how Jesus was unable to heal in His
hometown, because of the unbelief of the people. The people of
Nazareth could not see Jesus as the Healer. If people can’t see
Jesus the Healer, they can’t be healed (save for God’s sovereign

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grace). Your job, as a minister of healing, is to present Christ the
healer in His full reality.

“One of the men in the crowd spoke up and said,

‘Teacher, I brought my son so you could heal him. He is
possessed by an evil spirit that won’t let him talk. And
whenever this spirit seizes him, it throws him violently to the
ground. Then he foams at the mouth and grinds his teeth and
becomes rigid. So I asked your disciples to cast out the evil
spirit, but they couldn’t do it.’ Jesus said to them, ‘You
faithless people! How long must I be with you? How long
must I put up with you? Bring the boy to me.’ So they
brought the boy. But when the evil spirit saw Jesus, it threw
the child into a violent convulsion, and he fell to the ground,
writhing and foaming at the mouth. ‘How long has this been
happening?’ Jesus asked the boy’s father. He replied, ‘Since
he was a little boy.’” (Mark 9:17-21)

As soon as the evil spirit saw Jesus, it reacted by throwing the

boy to the ground and shaking the boy violently – the demon
invoked a seizure. The disciples were unable to cast the demon out
of the boy, and Jesus was frustrated with their unbelief. But the
mere sight of Jesus caused a trembling in the demonic realm. The
demon had possessed the boy since the boy was very young, so the
boy’s father pleaded with Jesus.

“‘Have mercy on us and help us, if you can.’ ’What do

you mean, ‘If I can’?’ Jesus asked. ‘Anything is possible if a
person believes.’ The father instantly cried out, ‘I do believe,
but help me overcome my unbelief !’ When Jesus saw that the
crowd of onlookers was growing, he rebuked the evil spirit.
‘Listen, you spirit that makes this boy unable to hear and
speak,’ he said. ‘I command you to come out of this child and
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never enter him again!’ Then the spirit screamed and threw
the boy into another violent convulsion and left him.” (Mark
9:22-26)

The father pleaded with Jesus. Jesus, still frustrated with the
disciples, asked, “What do you mean if I can?” I love that.
Anything is possible if a person believes. That’s what Jesus said.
But I love the father’s response too. One translation puts it this
way: “Lord, I believe, but help my unbelief.”
Jesus even works with the faith of those who doubt. He meets
every person where they need to be met. He connected with the
faith that they had in order to perform the healing they needed.
Through physical touch and spoken word, Jesus healed the sick.
But somehow or another, faith was always involved. What can we
learn from Jesus? Simply put, we must work with the faith that the
people have. And if they have none, minister the Word of God
until they get some.
For the Woman with the issue of blood, all it took was a touch.
For the Centurion’s servant, all it took was a word. For the father
of a tormented boy, all it took was a little hope. You build faith in
others through giving them the Word. Build expectation through
statements of faith.

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 Chapter Five
Jesus Had Compassion

Healing flows from the heart of God. He has compassion for

the sick. Jesus wasn’t in the ministry for fame and fortune. He was
in it to give His life. He came to rescue a broken people. Jesus
didn’t ignore the brokenness of others. He was incredibly
compassionate.

“Soon afterward Jesus went with his disciples to the

village of Nain, and a large crowd followed him. A funeral
procession was coming out as he approached the village gate.
The young man who had died was a widow’s only son, and a
large crowd from the village was with her. When the Lord saw
her, his heart overflowed with compassion. ‘Don’t cry!’ he
said. Then he walked over to the coffin and touched it, and
the bearers stopped. ‘Young man,’ he said, ‘I tell you, get up.’
Then the dead boy sat up and began to talk! And Jesus gave
him back to his mother.” (Luke 7:11-15)

Many love crowds; few love people. Had Jesus only seen the
crowd, He would have never seen the need of the individual. What
good would it be to have God’s healing power without
compassion? What good is it to have the ability to help someone
without the desire to?
Compassion is a key to longevity in the healing ministry.
Compassion keeps things from becoming monotonous.
Our passion can keep us going in the act of ministry, but our
compassion is what will keep us going with a heart of ministry. It’s
easy to begin to grow weary of people’s needs.

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 If not for godly compassion in your heart, you will soon begin
to objectify people. No longer will you see hurting souls – you’ll
begin to see time consumption, depressing stories and money. A
heart filled with compassion will cause your every prayer to be
genuine, as you seek God sincerely for real miracles on behalf of
real people with real suffering. Compassion reminds you that every
sick person is a parent, grandparent, sibling, relative or friend.
You get to go home to your health, but, if they don’t receive a
miracle, they need to go home to their sickness and pain. We can’t
let our hearts become so hard that it no longer pains us to see the
sick suffering. My heart breaks when I see someone walk away
without their miracle, and it’s good that my heart breaks.

“Jesus had compassion on them and touched their eyes.

Immediately they received their sight and followed
him.” (Matthew 20:34, NIV)


“Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out and touched

him. ‘I am willing," he said. "Be healed!’” (Mark 1:41)

Some have advised me that I should disconnect from those

feelings. But what did Jesus do? He allowed Himself to be moved
with compassion. Let it pain you. It will cause you to seek greater
levels of miracles. I’m praying that I get to the place where I’ll
never have to turn even one sick person away without their
complete healing.
That compassion leaves me unsatisfied – I want to see every
life touched with God’s healing power. You’re not going to be able
to pray with everyone, but everyone you pray with will appreciate
your compassion.

“As Jesus approached Jericho, a blind man was sitting by

the roadside begging. When he heard the crowd going by, he
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asked what was happening. They told him, ‘Jesus of
Nazareth is passing by.’ He called out, ‘Jesus, Son of David,
have mercy on me!’ Those who led the way rebuked him and
told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, ‘Son of
David, have mercy on me!’ Jesus stopped and ordered the
man to be brought to him. When he came near, Jesus asked
him, ‘What do you want me to do for you?’ ‘Lord, I want to
see,’ he replied. Jesus said to him, ‘Receive your sight; your
faith has healed you.’” (Luke 18:35-42)

Jesus responds to the cries of the desperate. He is not deaf to

the hurting. He is aware of human suffering. Don’t let their
suffering be far from your mind either. Let the cries tug at your
heart. Respond with compassion and let it push you to see greater
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 Chapter Six
Jesus Set an Atmosphere

“Jesus traveled through all the towns and villages of that

area, teaching in the synagogues and announcing the Good
News about the Kingdom. And he healed every kind of
disease and illness.” (Matthew 9:35)

Jesus healed everywhere that He went. People came to Jesus,

and Jesus went to people. He spoke on boats, hills, in temples, in
houses and on roads. Small groups, large groups and individuals
received healing from Jesus. Healing was His lifestyle. But it is
important to note Jesus’ structure of ministry.
I’m excited about a resurgence of the healing ministry that has
come into the Church. Many are catching a vision for healing. It’s
thrilling. People are taking the healing power of God to the streets.
The phrase “outside the four walls of the church” is popular.
And I am also aware that Jesus had a structure to His healing
ministry that most seem to miss. You see, though Jesus healed
everywhere, He had a primary method of ministry. Jesus would
travel from city to city and minister in the synagogues and temples.
That’s where He spent every day.

“Then Jesus said to the crowd, "Am I some dangerous

revolutionary, that you come with swords and clubs to arrest
me? Why didn't you arrest me in the Temple? I was there
teaching every day.” (Matthew 26:55)

There is an attitude that must be confronted. Some have the

idea that if ministry is done inside a church building, it’s religious.
They think that organized events are a limitation on God’s power.
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To some, revival is limited to when someone ministers on the literal
streets (or anywhere that’s not a church building). But being the
Church doesn’t mean that we never go to church gatherings. And
taking the gospel to the world isn’t limited to sidewalks and public
places.
Jesus would select a city, pick a venue and then minister there.
The crowds would come to Him. On His way from synagogue to
synagogue, He would be stopped in the streets (this was before the
privacy of cars). But His objective was to get to the synagogues
and teach. People would come to receive from His mantle of
ministry.
I believe that there is something to this. Look at what
happened here with this miracle.

“One day He was teaching; and there were some

Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting there, who had
come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from
Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was present for Him to
perform healing. And some men were carrying on a bed a
man who was paralyzed; and they were trying to bring him in
and to set him down in front of Him. But not finding any way
to bring him in because of the crowd, they went up on the
roof and let him down through the tiles with his stretcher,
into the middle of the crowd, in front of Jesus. Seeing their
faith, He said, ‘Friend, your sins are forgiven you.’ The
scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, “Who is
this man who speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but
God alone?” But Jesus, aware of their reasonings, answered
and said to them, ‘Why are you reasoning in your hearts?
‘Which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins have been forgiven you,’ or
to say, ‘Get up and walk’? ‘But, so that you may know that the
Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins,’—He said
to the paralytic—‘I say to you, get up, and pick up your
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stretcher and go home.’ Immediately he got up before them,
and picked up what he had been lying on, and went home
glorifying God. They were all struck with astonishment and
began glorifying God; and they were filled with fear, saying,
‘We have seen remarkable things today.’” (Luke 5:17-26)

Jesus was teaching. Crowds had gathered. In desperation, a

man was brought before Jesus. Jesus forgave His sins. The
Pharisees doubted. And to prove He could forgive sins, Jesus
healed the man. But there is an interesting statement there: “and
the power of the Lord was present for Him to perform healing.”
That is quite a contrast to this verse.

“And because of their unbelief, he couldn’t do any

miracles among them except to place his hands on a few sick
people and heal them. And he was amazed at their
unbelief.” (Mark 6:5-6)

What was the difference? The atmosphere. An atmosphere of

faith is certain to hold more miracles than an atmosphere of
unbelief. We must set the proper atmosphere for God to move. It’s
not that God’s anointing is easily startled – it’s that people are so
easily distracted. We need to set the atmosphere because of the
frailty of human focus, not because God is offended by noise or
disruption. If you can set an atmosphere where it’s easier for
people to focus on the Word being preached and the ministry being
acted out, then you will see more miracles under that atmosphere
than any other. Atmosphere is key.
Faith, the Word of God, Worship and prayer – these help to
set the proper atmosphere for healing. Jesus must be pressed for
the power to be present. The crowds were drawing the power from
Jesus. They were desperate to receive from Him. Jesus must
become the focus of the atmosphere. When Jesus is the focus,
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healing happens. Set an atmosphere where Jesus is the focus.
Preach the Word to build faith. And call upon Jesus - press Him.
Atmosphere doesn’t add to God’s power; it simply enables man to
receive. It’s not that God reluctantly responds. He is waiting for
you to ask.

“Yes, ask me for anything in my name, and I will do

it!” (John 14:14)

I’m not saying that we should never minister outside of church

settings, but there is a powerful atmosphere that is cultivated when
we gather together in the name of Jesus.

“I also tell you this: If two of you agree here on earth

concerning anything you ask, my Father in heaven will do it
for you. For where two or three gather together as my
followers, I am there among them.” (Matthew 18:19-20)

The greater the atmosphere, the greater the miracles. This is

why I do ministry the way I do. I model it after Jesus. Our ministry
will pick a city, find a venue and invite everyone to join. The
response is really good and believers will bring their unsaved
friends. Doing it this way, we’ve seen many come to Jesus. It’s
difficult to get people to focus and receive outside of the proper
atmosphere. This has nothing to do with Jesus’ ability but our
ability to receive. Just as crowds touched Jesus without drawing
power from Him, so people struggle to receive. Set the
atmosphere. It’s important.

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 Chapter Seven
Jesus Knew God’s Voice

It seems that some people are always in the right place at the
right time. Growing up, I had several heroes in the faith. I would
listen intently to their stories of miraculous intervention. I would
marvel at the healings that took place, the people they would meet
and the circumstances that just always seemed to work out for
them. Call it coincidence if you wish, but those people had a
certain spark to their lives that gave them the most interesting
stories.
What was this special mark on them? I would glean as much as
I could from my heroes (as I still do) and then take what I received
to prayer. “Lord”, I would pray, “I want an experience like that
too!” I later discovered an amazing truth: I can hear God. That was
the special something – those men and women were able to hear
God.
The favor of God is the voice of God in one’s life. The voice
of God in your life will literally do away with lack, confusion and
stagnation. From the voice will come vision, specific instruction,
timely appointments, genuine miracles and the deepest worship.

“’For I did not speak on My own initiative, but the Father

Himself who sent Me has given Me commandment, what to
say, and what to speak’” (John 12:49)

This was a key to Jesus’ healing ministry: He heard and obeyed

the voice of God. Everything He did was in response to what the
Father was requesting.

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 “As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man who had been
blind from birth. ‘Rabbi,’ his disciples asked him, ‘why was
this man born blind? Was it because of his own sins or his
parents’ sins?’ ‘It was not because of his sins or his parents’
sins,’ Jesus answered. ‘This happened so the power of God
could be seen in him. We must quickly carry out the tasks
assigned us by the one who sent us.The night is coming, and
then no one can work. But while I am here in the world, I am
the light of the world.’ Then he spit on the ground, made
mud with the saliva, and spread the mud over the blind man’s
eyes. He told him, ‘Go wash yourself in the pool of
Siloam’ (Siloam means ‘sent’). So the man went and washed
and came back seeing!’” (John 9:1-7)

There is something very unique about that miracle. Why, with

that man, did Jesus use spit to bring forth healing? He had healed
blindness before – why do it that way now? There is much
speculation about why Jesus did it that way. I have a few thoughts
on the matter, but I’ll make only one, simple point.
Jesus knew the voice of God, and, for whatever reason, this is
how the Father wanted to heal this particular blind man. Each
miracle is unique in some way. Every salvation is different –
different person, different story. And each healing is also unique.
For the one receiving healing, the experience is obviously unique,
but it’s not always easy for others to see why. We can become so
used to seeing the sick healed that we fail to appreciate the
uniqueness of each healing. Don’t let that happen.
Methods cannot replace miracles. Methods are the opposite of
miracles. Each miracle requires faith in its own unique instance.
What Jesus did for the blind man was different and very odd. But
the blind man received his sight.

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 This is why the voice of God is key: Where in one instance,
you would apply a usual method, hearing God might lead you to
act otherwise. We rely too much on our methods.
I was guilty of this very thing. At one point, I began to take the
growth of my ministry for granted - the events, the media
outreach, the crowds, the miracles - all of it.
In a moment of prayer, God spoke to me, “What you’re doing
doesn’t require faith anymore.” I was shocked. But I realized that I
had been in the healing ministry for so long that the miracles I saw
no longer required faith. The finance we received no longer
required faith to receive. The events we hosted were as usual, the
travel was as usual and the organization was as usual. Don’t get me
wrong – it was very hard work. But I had grown used to it. It was
time-consuming, but it was no longer challenging.
Our ministry team was organized and worked efficiently. Our
worship team was set, the TV crew was in order, my administrator
took care of organizational aspects and the event coordinators
handled ministry events. My focus was to study constantly, write
books, preach sermons, record audio teaching and do TV hosting.
It was a full schedule and things were going well. There was one
problem – nothing we did required faith anymore.
My ministry had become systems and methods. And I was
heavily convicted for it. How could it be that a healing ministry
required no faith anymore? The methods had replaced the voice.
That’s a dangerous place to be. When what you do no longer
requires faith, you will stop growing in faith. Of course, I repented
before the Lord.
Why did Jesus heal in so many different ways? Because
miracles need to be unique. If they are not unique, they are not
miraculous.

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 Once you begin to see miracles, be careful that you don’t begin
to rely on past experience instead of God’s leading. Biblical
examples show us that what begins as an act of faith can easily
become a religious ritual. Don’t have faith in the method. Don’t
even have faith in your faith. Have faith in Jesus. Do as He did, and
rely on the voice.

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 Chapter Eight
Jesus Pleased the Father

Jesus was not politically correct. He didn’t entertain the

crowds; he loved them. He didn’t seek money; He saw value
beyond it. He was not even necessarily well-cultured. His sole
concern was pleasing the Father. The only seeker Jesus was
sensitive about was God, Who came to seek and save that which
was lost.
If you’re going to be in the healing ministry, be ready for the 3
C’s: crowds, controversy and criticism. Well, maybe not always
crowds – but certainly controversy and criticism. Don’t try to be
controversial; just be obedient. And be prepared for the
controversy and the criticism that obedience to God often brings.
Measure your success by how pleased God is with you, and you’ll
be able to endure, thrive actually.
Some thank me; others criticize me – but, in it all, Jesus
receives the glory. Some consider me a vessel of God, while others
go as far as saying I am Satanic. But none of that matters. I am
moved neither by compliments nor criticism – only Jesus moves
me. Only His opinion matters. I don’t mean that we should not
submit to spiritual leaders or heed the counsel of friends. I mean
that we should do what the Holy Spirit tells us to do and not be
afraid of bothering anyone. Speak up. Be bold.
At such a crucial time in history, should the only ones with
truth keep silent for fear of offending someone? Should we let
secular culture pivot the direction of future generations?
No! We must speak out. We must pray for the sick. We must
allow the Holy Spirit to move freely.
Jesus would obey the Father at any cost, even if it meant
upsetting a few people. The Spirit doesn’t make you senseless; He
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makes you sharp. There is no such thing as a Spirit-filled coward.
The righteous are bold.

“Then Jesus went over to their synagogue, where he

noticed a man with a deformed hand. The Pharisees asked
Jesus, ‘Does the law permit a person to work by healing on
the Sabbath?’ (They were hoping he would say yes, so they
could bring charges against him.) And he answered, ‘If you
had a sheep that fell into a well on the Sabbath, wouldn’t you
work to pull it out? Of course you would. And how much
more valuable is a person than a sheep! Yes, the law permits a
person to do good on the Sabbath.’ Then he said to the man,
‘Hold out your hand.’ So the man held out his hand, and it
was restored, just like the other one!” (Matthew 12:9-13)


Jesus didn’t care about the opinions of the religious leaders. Jesus
healed the sick on Sunday mornings. Jesus would heal the sick
because it pleased the Father.
We need to be prepared to move out in the supernatural power
of God, even when others are uncomfortable with it. Recognize
that the healing ministry has a place in the Church. It is needed.
The world will say you’re cruel for giving what they call “false
hope” to the sick. Some Christians will say that you’re ignorant of
God’s Word. Sometimes people will blame you if they aren’t
healed. They’ll call you a fake. Sometimes the people who are sick
will be offended that you want to pray for them. Be wise, and don’t
become bitter. People who preach healing are not victims; all gifts
and members of the body are in some way misunderstood. But
remember that if you obey God and seek to please Him, miracles
will happen.
Your job as a minister of healing is to direct people to the
source of healing, Jesus. He’s the only true Healer. You are not the
Healer. We couldn’t handle the pressure of that job anyway. We are
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ministry. Please God and leave the results to Him.

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 Scriptures on Healing

“...for I am the LORD, who heals you.” (Exodus 15:26)

“Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved

them from their distress. He sent out his word and healed them; he
rescued them from the grave. Let them give thanks to the LORD
for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for
mankind.” (Psalm 107:19-21)

“Worship the LORD your God, and his blessing will be on

your food and water. I will take away sickness from among
you,” (Exodus 23:25)

“LORD my God, I called to you for help, and you healed

me.” (Psalm 30:2)

“Surely he took up our pain and bore our suffering, yet we

considered him punished by God, stricken by him, and afflicted.
But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our
iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and
by his wounds we are healed.” (Isaiah 53:4-5)

“Praise the LORD, my soul, and forget not all his benefits—
who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who
redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and
compassion,” (Psalm 103:2-4)

“The LORD protects and preserves them— they are counted

among the blessed in the land— he does not give them over to the
desire of their foes. The LORD sustains them on their sickbed and
restores them from their bed of illness.” (Psalm 41:2-3)

“Heal me, LORD, and I will be healed; save me and I will be

saved, for you are the one I praise.” (Jeremiah 17:14)

“Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their
synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and
healing every disease and sickness.” (Matthew 9:35)
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 “Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each
other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person
is powerful and effective.” (James 5:16)

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 Quick Thoughts

When it comes to why God will heal, there are four main
reasons:

Appointment – Think of God’s Sovereignty

Faith – Think of God’s ability
Compassion – Think of God’s thoughts for the sick
Demonstration – Think of God’s love for the lost


The greater the miracle, the more faith it will require.


An impossible situation is the perfect setting for a miracle.


It will do us no good to use the gifts without knowing the glory.

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