Participating in the Healing Ministry of Jesus
Participating in the Healing Ministry of Jesus
Jesus traveled through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the Good News about the kingdom, and healing all kinds of diseases and sicknesses.
Matthew 9:35 NCV
Jesus sent out the twelve apostles with these instructions: “Go and announce that the Kingdom of Heaven is near. Heal the sick, raise the dead, cure those with leprosy, and cast out demons. Give as freely as you have received!”
Matthew 10:5a, 7-8 NLT
Preaching proclaims the gospel. Teaching explains the gospel. Healing makes real the gospel.
By participating in the healing ministry of Jesus…
1) We will find ourselves in the company of __________________________ persons.
News about him spread as far as Syria, and people soon began bringing to him all who were sick. And whatever their sickness or disease, or if they were demon-possessed or epileptic or paralyzed – he healed them all.
Matthew 4:24 NLT
As a result of the apostles’ work, sick people were brought…Crowds came from the villages around Jerusalem, bringing their sick and those possessed with evil spirits, and they were all healed.
Acts 5:15-16 NLT
2) We will discover it may be ________________________ and ______________________.
3) We will have to use ___________________________________________, and lots of it.
Are any of you sick? Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.
James 5:14a, 16 NLT
See “Follow the Healer”, by Stephen Seamands. Available on amazon.com or seedbed.com.