I’ll conclude this three-part post and try to bring it all together. Not all sin leads to sickness, and not all sickness is the result of sin. Jesus died for sin and for sickness, and forgiveness and healing are available in His Name.
What about mercy? Let’s talk about mercy for a while. [...]
In Acts 19:10-12, Luke narrates how God did special or extraordinary healing miracles through Paul,
11God did extraordinary miracles through Paul, 12so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and their illnesses were cured and the evil spirits left them.
Those who are familiar with healing and deliverance ministry understand [...]
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 [...]
John Lake, the founder of the Healing Rooms at the turn of the 20th century, had an interesting test for believers who wanted to become healing room workers. They assigned you a sick person and if that person was healed, you were in. If not, you stayed out. They took things seriously in those days.
It [...]
In the last 3 posts, we have examined the preamble to either self-ministry by a sick person or ministry by a person or team to a seeker. We have established what a person believes, plus possible obstacles to healing and lifestyle adjustments that should be made.
Typically, I will then ask a seeker if they are [...]