Monday Nov. 21, 2011 Healing

Jesus went throughout Galilee teaching in their synagogues and preaching the good news of the Kingdom and healing every disease and sickness among the people.

Good Morning, my dear brothers and sisters. As promised, I would take a break from the Journey this week and write on Healing. This getting you and also me ready for a healing service on Wednesday Evening at the Bridges at Bent Creek. Service time is 6.30 PM.

Please today pray for our leaders, for our president and his family. Speaking of his family, Michelle Obama, yesterday along with Dr. Biden, the wife of our vice president, were at the NASCAR race and did the Gentlemen Start Your Engines thing. They also did an interview with her before the race. I was impressed, she was very well spoken and did not use a teleprompter, she spoke highly of our military, and would not get involved with trying to pick a winner yesterday. Pray for our other leaders and also all of those in the military.

Healing Matthew 4: 23 - Jesus went throughout Galilee teaching in their synagogues and preaching the good news of the Kingdom and healing every disease and sickness among the people. (NIV)

God made us in His image and how God is perfect so we in fact were made perfect then given free will... I want to talk about some of the things we do that bring sickness, injury, etc., on ourselves. I also want to talk about our lifestyles and jobs and how that can also cause sickness and injury. Also there is no doubt that some problems come down from our parents. But we can be healed by the hands of Jesus, by His hands we may be healed. Today I want to go into the Bible and look at a few places where Jesus healed. Unless otherwise noted all scriptures come from the NIV Bible. Let's start in and yes, I want to repeat this scripture again. Matthew 4: 23 - Jesus went throughout Galilee teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom and HEALING every disease and sickness among the people... Now let's take a good look at a few very important parts of that one verse...

Jesus did not just pick one or two people to heal, He healed them all. The Bible states He healed "Every disease and sickness." So right there start having faith in the hand of Jesus healing you REGARDLESS OF WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU... CANCER, PAIN, KNEES, SHOULDERS, BACKS, MS, MD, HIV, and I could go on... The Bible goes on to say in Verse 24, and listen to this... He healed "those with severe pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed." Can it get any better than that? YES.

Look at this from Matthew 8:1 - When He came down from the mountainside, large crowds followed Him. 2 A man with leprosy came and knelt before Him and said, "Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean." 3 Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man, "I am willing," He said "Be clean!" Immediately he was cured of his leprosy. 4 Then Jesus said to him, "See that you don't tell anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift Moses commanded as a testimony to them."

Again in this chapter it tells of Jesus healing the sick... Also that He took up our infirmities and carried our diseases... He carried them... HE CARRIED THEM...

Now here it talks about our faith... DO YOU HAVE FAITH THAT GOD WILL HEAL YOU... Listen to this from Matthew 9: 21/22 - She said to herself, "If I only touch His cloak, I will be healed." 22 Jesus turned and saw her. "Take heart, daughter," He said, "YOUR FAITH HAS HEALED YOU."

Then Jesus went and saw a girl all believed was dead... "Go away. The girl is not dead but asleep." And Jesus brought her back...

I want you to really pray for the eyes of those who cannot see today. From Matthew 9: 27/31 - As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed Him, calling out. "Have mercy on us, Son of David!" When He had gone indoors, the blind men came to Him, and He asked them, "Do you believe that I am able to do this?" "Yes, Lord," they replied. Then He touched their eyes and said, "ACCORDING TO YOUR FAITH WILL IT BE DONE TO YOU." AND THEIR SIGHT WAS RESTORED.

Once again I want to state this to you... If you are born again, if you believe that Jesus came here to heal you from your sins, and if you believe that He will take you into Heaven because of your faith, then you should have enough faith in Jesus to bring on healing. Don't think a blind person can not be given their sight back... Don't think a person that has cancer will not be healed. HAVE FAITH, my dear brothers and sisters, Jesus will heal you, according to your faith. ACCORDING TO YOUR FAITH... it tells us that here in the Bible. I will show you places where God's mind was changed by the prayers and lifestyle of the one praying. I am telling you right now, if I did not believe that God healed I would not be having this service on this coming Wednesday evening, oh and if you want to come, please do. More prayers, more faith, the better. Also on Thanksgiving I want to pray for those on this line for healing, so if you have pain, cancer, heart problems, and you have faith that God will heal you, please send in your request and I will post it for the faithful to pray over. The prayer of a follower of Jesus is powerful, my dear brothers and sisters. The prayer of a faithful person has power, there is power in prayer, and power in faith in Jesus. Jesus wants us whole, that is why we were made in His image. Amen.

Again I want to be very sure I make this clear... I am not healing anyone, Jesus is the healer, the same today as yesterday and before... I am a messenger for Him, and yes, I am praying that God heals you through my hands as he did the hands of His disciple. I am telling the good news God wants us all to be like Him. He made us that way. Come on, brothers and sisters, pray with me... pray with me.

Is anyone happy? Let him sing songs of praise. Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered up in FAITH will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective. (NIV)

Dear Father in Heaven, Please hear our prayers for healing and by Your hand, not mine, but Yours, please heal your children this day according to Your will. Amen.

Now go forth this day, sharing your love of Jesus and sharing your blessings. love ya, Pastor Dan.