Tuesday Healing 2

Now Simon's mother-in-law suffered from a high fever, and they asked Jesus to help her. So He bent over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her..

Good Morning, my dear brothers and sisters. It is Schools day, the day we pray for all schools, and please remember we have now added Sunday School and Vacation Bible School to the list of our schools from pre-school to schools of higher education. And folks, speaking of schools of higher education, please pray for Penn State University that has been listed as, you will not believe this one, has been listed as, please pray hard, has been listed as the number one party (drinking) school in the Nation. I just bet that is why parents spend so much money to send their kids to school, and those same schools also get large tax grants for education. Folks, you can see why we pray for all who go through the doors of our schools. PRAY, WARRIORS, PRAY.
Please pray for Henry who has suffered a stroke, and for his family as they care for him. Also keep praying for the Saylor family. Don is back in the hospital, more then likely an infection from his surgery last week. Please pray for Marshall Lewis and George Caba, both part of our flock at the Bridges and both in the hospital. Also please keep praying for Peggy, Pastor Charles, Pat, Greta, and Jo as they struggle with problems from bad hearts, strokes, etc. Again, these are part of our flock at the Bridges. Also, please pray for Bob Devine, God knows the reason ... Just pray.

Healing 2: Luke 4: 33 - In the synagogue there was a man possessed by a demon, an evil spirit. He cried out at the top of his voice, 34 Ha! What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are, The Holy One of God! 35 "Be quiet!" Jesus said sternly. "Come out of him!" Then the demon threw the man down before them all and came out without injuring him. (NIV)

Luke 4: 39 - Jesus left the synagogue and went to the home of Simon. Now Simon's mother-in-law suffered from a high fever, and they asked Jesus to help her. So He bent over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. (NIV)

It is recorded many places in our Bible that Jesus heals. From driving out demons, to healing the sick, healing the depressed, to healing large crowds. He has healed the blind, open the ears of the deaf, and even raised up the dead. He walked among the people healing them. And yes, Jesus is still in the healing business today. I have said over and over again, I believe all that is in the Bible. I don't believe one thing more than the other. The Bible said God created the heavens and the earth in six days and on the seventh day He rested, and I believe he did it just as the Bible tells us.

Now it is recorded in the Bible that He healed many and here is why, and again from the Bible I just know He is still healing folks today and here is the proof ...

Hebrews 13: 8 - Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. (NIV)
Did I just hear a big PRAISE THE LORD? I believe today out of all the pain one might have is the pain of depression and some people live with it daily. I went through a time of it years and years ago and it was not pretty. Many different things can cause depression, such examples might be job stress, home life stress, cannot pay your bills, lost jobs, children that have gone wrong, I am sure there are hundreds of reasons why one might face depression. The loss of a parent, child, friend might be some of the worst depression. And sin, yes, sin can cause depression. Let's talk about how we can deal with the depression.

There are doctors out there that deal with depression and lots of good medications. In depression as well as other health problems, we need to trust them to God. We need to pray about them, and we need to cast our burdens unto the Lord.

Matthew 11: 28 - "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." (NIV)

Whatever our problems, we need to learn to turn to God and have Him help us deal with them. And this is hard, folks, so often we go to God, we even get up out of seat in church, we go to the Altar of God and we place our burdens at this feet. We pray, the pastor prays, people lay hands on us. The burden is lifted and placed at the feet of Jesus, we get up and bend over and pick up the burdens and take them back. GIVE THEM TO GOD AND LET HIM HAVE THEM. Burdens are lifted by Jesus. He died to do this for us. Let's let go and let God today. Talk to God often, keep talking to Him and if you are having problems and need the help of others, listen to this, have some good God Fearing Friends and prayer warriors that you can be with and talk to. We who believe in our Lord Jesus truly believe we are to be helping each other. Let's pray.

Dear Father in Heaven, we thank You for your healing hands, we thank You for Your love and care, we thank You that You heal more than just our sins, but that You heal our hurts and pain of life. Lord, heal the sick today, not just those on our list, but others who are asking right now. Take away depression and the cause of it. Show people that Your love is much better than any old illness, let us put the burdens at Your feet and please help us to let them there. In the name of Jesus, Amen.

Go forth now and share those blessings, and if you know someone hurting, regardless of the reason, reach out to them in the name of Jesus and in Christian Love ... true Christian Love. love ya, dan.