Precision is essential to the healing ministry. Without it, we often flail about, turn up the volume, and hope for results that seldom materialize. What do I mean by ‘precision’ and why is it so important? Precision is accuracy in hearing the voice of the Holy Spirit during ministry. Every ministry situation provides you with [...]
In the last post, we looked at healing at the Pool of Bethesda, described below;
John 5:14 Later Jesus found him at the temple and said to him, “See, you are well again. Stop sinning or something worse may happen to you.” The man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who [...]
An important topic for Christians is the relationship between sin and sickness. Another is the connection between forgiveness of sins and mercy. There are many thoughts here, so this will likely be Part one of a series.
The first question is whether there is a connection between sin and sickness. The answer is [...]
In Jesus’ day, invalids would wait at the Pool of Bethesda, near the Sheep Gate, for the ‘stirring of the waters’. John describes this in John 5:1-4,
2 Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool, which in Aramaic is called Bethesda[a] and which is surrounded by five covered colonnades. 3 Here [...]
For a church that makes a commitment to become a Healing Church, the truth is that everything will change. First, it will probably lose members. Every church I know of that made this commitment has gone through the process. “Such foolishness” members will grumble as they leave. “Why raise people’s hopes falsely?” they will add, [...]