John G Lake Healing Course Manual
John G Lake Healing Course Manual
John G Lake Healing Course Manual
The Basics
of
Divine Healing
&
As Presented
By
Reverend Curry Blake
General Overseer
John G. Lake Ministries
1997 edition
A Basic Course In Divine Healing
Location:
Instructor:
Notes:
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Dr. Lake began praying for the sick on a daily basis and soon
became so overwhelmed by the sheer numbers of those
coming for healing that he was forced to train others in what
he called “The Science of Divine Healing”.
The people he trained were of various ages and were both men
and women.
The group of men and women that Lake trained were called.
Divine Healing Technicians.
If they were not able to get the person healed, they were not
to return to the Healing Rooms to continue in ministry. Dr.
Lake had an ability to impart faith into his hearers.
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Dr. Lake passed away in 1935 and the Healing Rooms never
opened again. The original building that housed the Healing
Rooms burned and a new building, bearing the same name and
address was built on the same site.
After a time of intense prayer and seeking the will of God, the
Lord spoke and said not to focus on buildings and shrines, but
to carry the Spirit of the ministry. In June of 1999 Cal Pierce
opened what is now called “Healing Rooms Ministries” in the
new building and is doing a good work there with God’s obvious
blessings.
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The Basics Of
Divine
Healing
As presented by
As Presented
Reverend Curry Blake
By
GeneralReverend
OverseerCurry Blake
John G LakeGeneral Overseer
Ministries
John G. Lake Ministries
1999 Edition
1999 edition
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1:
The Word of God is our Ultimate
Rule of Faith and Action.
Chapter 2:
The Divine Healing Covenant
Chapter 3:
Healing In The Atonement
Chapter 4:
Divine Healing And The Will of God
Chapter 5:
Divine Healing By Faith
Chapter 6.
The ABC’s of a Divine Healing
Ministry
Chapter 7:
Sons of God Acting Like Sons of
God:
“A Look At Spiritual Dominion”
Chapter 8:
The Secret Key To A Divine Healing
Ministry
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CHAPTER 1
E. A “Will” reveals the nature and intentions of the person who wrote it.
II. The written word of God is more sure than a voice speaking from
Heaven.
A. 2 Peter 1:16-21 16. For we have not followed cunningly devised fables,
when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord
Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of His majesty. 17. For we
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received from God the Father honor and glory, when there came such
a voice to him from the excellent glory, “This is my beloved Son, In
whom I am well pleased”. 18. And this voice, which came from
heaven, we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount. 19. We
have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye
take heed, as unto a light that shines in a dark place, until the day
dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts: 20. Knowing this first,
that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. 21.
For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy
men of God spoke as the Holy Ghost moved them. (KJV)
4. God cannot hold you responsible for what you cannot know.
2. This brings us to the question of how to prove what God’s will is.
This question is answered in the same verse that commands us to
prove it. “…. But ye be transformed by the renewing of your
mind…”
3. You must renew your mind by the Word of God. You renew your
mind by changing the way you think about things, until every
thought agrees with what the Bible says about it. To do this you
must:
a. Systematically study the Bible to find out what it says about each
topic.
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2. For the Word of God to be truly effective in our lives, we must reach
and live in a place where our first thought is what the Bible says.
Not “what does the Bible say”, but rather we think in line with the
Word, when this occurs we are experiencing our Biblical positional
standing in Christ as one who has the mind of Christ.
5. Col. 3: 10-11 – 10. And have put on the new man, which is renewed
in knowledge after the image of him that created him: 11. Where
there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision,
Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.
(KJV)
a. When we are born into the Kingdom of God, we are born into the
royal family, all rights of royalty are already there. Yet still we do
not exercise our rights to dominion in every possible area
because of our limited knowledge and understanding of those
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III. Finally, let’s look at something that is probably more important in the
area of healing than in any other area.
A. Romans. 8:14 - For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they
are the sons of God. (KJV)
B. James 1:22 - But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only,
deceiving your own selves. (KJV)
2. There are those that try to say that Christians should only do
something when they receive a “Rhema” word from God.
3. First, let me say that they should go back and read all of Romans 8
and put verse 14 in context. The context there has nothing to do
with a Christian “doing” anything other than mortifying the deeds of
the flesh. It especially does NOT say that a Christian should not
exercise any of the benefits of the Atonement, or that they should
not obey any and every Scripture that can apply to them. If it did,
we would have to add, “if the Spirit leads you to” before every
command in the New Testament.
4. This would also make James 1:22 not only misleading, but it would
make God guilty of making you sin. Because, how are you supposed
to know when to act on a Scripture and when not to act on a
Scripture.
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D. You are sent as He was sent. John 20:21 - Then said Jesus to them
again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so I send
you. (KJV)
E. You are to do the same thing He did, which was: 1 John 3:8 - He
that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil hath sinned from the
beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he
might destroy the works of the devil. (KJV)
F. How did Jesus destroy the works of the devil? Acts 10:38 - God
anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who
went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the
devil, for God was with Him. (KJV)
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CHAPTER 2
THE DIVINE HEALING COVENANT
II. God’s name is “I AM” – This signifies the truth that God is the God who
always IS. He is not the God Who Was, or the God Who Shall Be, He is
the God Who Is.
A. God is always NOW, which is why faith is always Now (Hebrews 11:1)
(If it’s not now, it’s not faith it’s hope)
B. God is not constantly changing. He is always the same.
C. Malachi 3:6 – For I am the Lord, I change Not…. (KJV)
D. We are still dealing with the same God today that Abraham dealt with.
E. There has been no shift change. You are not dealing with an employee
but with THE OWNER.
A. Isaiah. 28: 9-10 – 9. Whom shall he teach knowledge? And whom shall
he make to understand doctrine? Them that are weaned from the milk,
and drawn from the breasts. 10. For precept must be upon precept,
precept upon precept, line upon line, here a little, there a little: (KJV)
B. The divine procedure is to reveal truth little by little. Thus giving man
the time and opportunity to grow into the knowledge he is gaining. The
important thing to remember is that each successive revelation builds
upon the previous revelation rather than destroying it to start over.
1. Jesus said in Matthew 5:17-19 – 17. Think not that I have come to
destroy the law, or the prophets: I have not come to destroy, but to
fulfill. 18. For verily I say unto you, till heaven and earth pass, one
jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
19. Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least
commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least
in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them,
the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. (KJV)
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2. Each new bit of information we get from The Word of God should be
added to our understanding to allow us a clearer picture of the God
we serve.
IV. The first revelation we have is that Whatever God is, He Always IS.
Remember that in the Bible, names always meant something; they
described the thing they were attached to:
A. Abraham- Father of Many Nations
B. Jacob- Usurper/Deceiver- who became Israel which means “Prince with
God”.
A. Exodus 15:26 - “…if thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the Lord
thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to
his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these
diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am
the Lord that healeth thee.” (KJV)
B. When this verse is read in the original Hebrew, the last part of the
verse, which reads; “for I am the Lord that healeth thee.”, is actually a
name: “Jehovah-Rapha”. Once God established the name Jehovah-
Rapha as a name that applied to Him, He revealed to man that he is a
God that will forever be man’s healer, if man will meet the conditions
set down by God.
C. Many debates have raged over whether God put, caused, brought, or
allowed the diseases just mentioned, and if He can and/or will do the
same to us today.
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3. There is not one verse of Scripture that even suggests that God has
ever afflicted one person that was living right before Him.
a. Objection #1: Job. Answer: God did not afflict Job, Satan did.
b. Objection #2: God gave Satan permission. Answer: Isn’t it
comforting to know that Satan can do nothing without God’s
knowledge and permission. Therefore if Satan is attacking us, we
know that God is involved.
c. We know the Bible says the steps of a righteous man are ordered
of the Lord, and that, man makes his plans but God directs his
steps.
d. We know that the Bible says “Thanks be unto God which ALWAYS
causes us to triumph IN Christ Jesus”.
E. God, being the Law-giver, the Righteous Judge, and the originator of
the Law of Sowing and Reaping, takes the responsibility for the
affliction of those who are in sin. In this sense does God send affliction,
sickness and disease, etc.? But we also see in Lamentations 3:31-34
that God does not willing afflict. Imagine a man or woman backing
God into a corner to where He has to afflict to remain Just and
Righteous.
1. Lamentations 3:31-33 – 31. For the Lord will not cast off forever:
32. But though he causes grief, yet will he have compassion
according to the multitude of his mercies. 33. For he does not
afflict willing nor grieve the children of men. (KJV)
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you have made sure there is nothing between you that would hinder
healing, then you should turn on Satan with the authority of God and
command relief. You should not stop or slack up until you
EXPERIENCE the desired result. Remember, God is not your problem.
He desires that you walk holy and righteously before Him. But if you
should miss it and sin, repent before Satan has time to get to God with
your sin. No one has a right to change the name of God. If God, in His
infinite wisdom knew beforehand all the excesses, all the excuses, all
the abuses that man would bring against the name of Jehovah-Rapha,
our GOD THAT IS OUR HEALER, and still decided to give us that
name to run to in time of need then we would be fools not to take
advantage of such wonderful provision.
G. In the following verse you will notice that one of the conditions of long
life, salvation, deliverance, and answered prayer is that we know His
Name.
1. Psalm 91:14-16 – 14. Because He hath set His love upon me,
therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath
known my name. 15. He shall call upon me, and I will answer him:
I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him. 16.
With long life will I satisfy him, and show him my salvation. (KJV)
I. Constant and abiding health that flows from our relationship with
God. A health that is the very life of God flowing through our
bodies, quickening us and making us alive to the most extreme
degree. How can we expect to remain sick or diseased and still fulfill
the basic requirement of being a believer that is to lay hands upon
the sick and see them healed? (Mark 16:15-20) Man can only give
what he has received from God. If he is to represent eternal life, he
must at least exhibit a healthy temporal life. This is not to say that
if a person is sick, they are not a Christian, it just means that they
have not “known His name”, so they are not able to partake of the
blessing that was so costly for Jesus to obtain, yet so freely offered.
Partake of the divine healing covenant today, by covenanting with
God that as Jesus died for you, you will live, fully live, for Him.
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CHAPTER 3
DIVINE HEALING IN THE ATONEMENT
I. Sin and Sickness are two fruits from the same tree.
1. Psalms 103:2-6 - 2. Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all
his benefits: 3. Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth
all thy diseases; 4. Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who
crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies; 5. Who
satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed
like the eagle’s. 6. The LORD executeth righteousness and
judgment for all that are oppressed. (KJV)
2. James 5:13-20 - 13. Is any among you afflicted? Let him pray. Is
any merry? Let him sing psalms. 14. Is any sick among you? Let
him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him,
anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: 15. And the prayer
of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if
he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him. 16. Confess
your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may
be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth
much. 17. Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and
he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the
earth by the space of three years and six months. 18. And he
prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought
forth her fruit. 19. Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and
one convert him; 20. Let him know, that he which converteth the
sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and
shall hide a multitude of sins. (KJV)
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(from perishing), that is, one suffering from disease, to make well,
to heal, restore to health, to preserve one from danger of
destruction, to save or rescue, to save in the biblical sense;
II. Sin came into the world by man’s (Adam’s) sin. (Gen. 3:1-6)
A. Rom. 5:12 - Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and
death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have
sinned: (KJV)
B. Rom 5:17 - Fore if by one man’s offense death reigned by one; much
more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of
righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ. (See also Rom.
5:19-21)
III. Jesus Treated Sin And Sickness The Same. He Removed Them.
A. Sickness/Disease
1. Matt 9:1-8 – 1. And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and
came into his own city. 2. And, behold, they brought to him a man
sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said
unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be
forgiven thee. 3. And, behold, certain of the scribes said within
themselves, This man blasphemeth. 4.And Jesus knowing their
thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts? 5. For
whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say,
Arise, and walk? 6. But that ye may know that the Son of man hath
power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the
palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house. 7. And he
arose, and departed to his house. 8. But when the multitudes saw
it, they marvelled, and glorified God, which had given such power
unto men. (KJV) (See also in Mark 2:1-12 and Luke 5:17-26)
B. Sin - Luke 7:48-50 – 48. And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven.
49. And they that sat at meat with him began to say within
themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also? 50. And he said to the
woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace. (KJV)
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B. Num 21:4-9 – 4. And they journeyed from mount Hor by the way of
the Red sea, to compass the land of Edom: and the soul of the people
was much discouraged because of the way. 5. And the people spake
against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out
of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there
any water; and our soul loatheth this light bread. 6. And the LORD
sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and
much people of Israel died. 7. Therefore the people came to Moses,
and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD, and
against thee; pray unto the LORD, that he take away the serpents
from us. And Moses prayed for the people. 8. And the LORD said unto
Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall
come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it,
shall live. 9. And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a
pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when
he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived. (KJV)
1. Are these two passages referring to the same event? Answer: Yes.
a. John 10:10 - “The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill,
and to destroy: I have come that they might have life, and that
they might have it more abundantly.” (KJV)
c. 1 Peter 2:24 - Who his own self bare our sins in his body on the
tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness:
by whose stripes ye are healed. (KJV)
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1. Because of Matt. 8:16-17 – 16. When the even was come, they
brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he
cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick: 17.
That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet,
saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses. (KJV)
2. Some have tried to say that since Jesus “fulfilled” this prophecy He
is no longer healing the sick. To follow the same reasoning would
force us to say that since Jesus saved those who were following Him
at the time He went to the cross, He is no longer saving anyone.
B. Jesus made a deposit in His Name, we can draw from that deposit by
using His name.
D. Isa. 53:4 - Surely He hath borne our griefs, and carried our
sorrows: yet we did esteem Him stricken, smitten of God, and
afflicted. (KJV)
1. Here we see once again the joining of the Atonement with healing of
physical sickness.
2. This is why 1 Peter 2:24 is in the past tense. The deposit or pre-
payment for your healing Has been made. “…by whose stripes ye
WERE HEALED.”
1. 1 Cor 11:23-31 – 23. For I have received of the Lord that which also
I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which
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he was betrayed took bread: 24. And when he had given thanks, he
broke it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for
you: this do in remembrance of me. (Note that Jesus broke bread
first just as He was scourged before He died.) 25. After the same
manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup
is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it,
in remembrance of me. 26. For as often as ye eat this bread, and
drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord’s death till he come. (Note that
the two are once again found and bound together) 27. Wherefore
whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord,
unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. 28.
But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread,
and drink of that cup. 29. For he that eateth and drinketh
unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not
discerning the Lord’s body. (Notice it does not say “the Lord’s
blood”) 30. For this cause many are weak and sickly among
you, and many sleep. 31. For if we would judge ourselves, we
should not be judged. (KJV)
2. (Note that many among you (in the church) are weak, sickly, and
some are even asleep in the Lord because they did not discern the
Lord’s body (not the Lord’s blood, but His body). If one can become
sick by partaking communion wrongly, then naturally one can
obtain healing by partaking correctly.
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CHAPTER 4
DIVINE HEALING AND THE WILL OF GOD
A. John 10:10- The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to
destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might
have it more abundantly. God’s will must be that everyone might
have life and have it more abundantly.
B. 1John 3:8 - He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth
from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested,
that he might destroy the works of the devil. God’s will must be that
the works of the devil be destroyed.
C. Acts 10:38 - How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Hoy Ghost
and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were
oppressed of the devil; for God was with him. God’s will must be
that if God is with someone, that they should be anointed with
the Holy Ghost and with power and that they go about doing
good and healing all that are oppressed of the devil.
D. 3 Jn.1: 2 - Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper
and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. (KJV)
E. Matt. 6: 9, 10 - After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which
art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be
done on earth, as it is in heaven. (KJV) God’s will must be that His
will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
F. James 1:22 - But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only,
deceiving your own selves.
II. What is God’s will? Matt 22:35-40 – 35. Then one of them, which was a
lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying, 36. Master,
which is the great commandment in the law? 37. Jesus said unto him,
Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul,
and with all thy mind. 38. This is the first and great commandment. 39.
And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
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40. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
(KJV)
III. What is God’s will? Matt. 7:12 - Therefore all things whatsoever ye
should want men to do unto you, do ye even so unto them: for this
is the law and the prophets. (KJV)
A. If you were sick and someone had the power of God in their life to heal
you, would you want them to come to you and minister healing?
Anyone who will answer honestly would have to say they would. (In
your answer is the commission to the healing ministry!!!) In the Greek
New Testament there are two primary words translated into English in
the KJV as “word”,
B. We have had “Bible Teachers” tell us that the word “rhema” means a
special divine impartation or leading. “They” have said that a Rhema
word from God was necessary before you could act on a Scripture.
1. They have taught that you do not have to obey or perform every
Scripture, just those that the Holy Spirit “quickens” to you.
3. There has been much said about the difference between the two
words, Logos and Rhema. Below is the article reproduced from
Vine’s Expository Dictionary of Biblical Words.
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ii. Mark 4:14 - The sower soweth the word (#3056 logos) (KJV)
iii. Mark 16:20 - And they went forth, and preached every
where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word
(#3056 logos) with signs following. Amen. (KJV)
iv. Luke 11:28 - But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that
hear the word (#3056 logos) of God, and keep it. (KJV)
v. Rom. 10:17 - So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing
by the word (#4487 rhema) of God. (KJV)
vi. James 1:22 - But be ye doers of the word (#3056 logos),
and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. (KJV)
c. If Jesus is the full expression of God, then why did Jesus NEVER
put sickness on even one person? Why did he always remove
sickness and disease, rather than put it upon anyone? Jesus had
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A. Matt. 8:2-3 – 2. And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him,
saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. 3. And Jesus put
forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And
immediately his leprosy was cleansed. (KJV)
B. Matt 8:2-3 – 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. (NIV)
C. Matt 8:2-3 – 2. And behold, a leper came and worshiped Him, saying,
“Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” 3. Jesus put out His
hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed.”
Immediately his leprosy was cleansed. (NKJV)
D. Matt 8:2-3 – And a leper came to Him and bowed down before Him,
and said, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” Jesus
stretched out His hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be
cleansed.” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. (NASU)
1. “I Will”
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2. Jesus was not just saying, “I will do it.” He was saying, “I will
always do it because it is my intense desire and longing to act on my
nature which is to deliver.”
B. It is amazing to me that people today are still debating over God’s will
to heal any and all, when Jesus healed any and all and He was the full
expression of God’s will.
C. It seems that some believe that people were healed because they
deserved it, and that people were better back then, so more people
deserved it.
D. Or they think that Jesus just went around healing everyone because He
was showing that He was God. If that were true He would not have
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told many of the people that He healed, not to say anything about how
they were healed.
E. The truth is that Jesus healed everyone that would let Him heal them
by their believing that He could and He will still do the same today.
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4. Matt 9:20-22 – 20. And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with
an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the
hem of his garment: 21. For she said within herself, If I may but
touch his garment, I shall be whole. 22. But Jesus turned him
about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good
comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was
made whole from that hour. (KJV)
5. Matt 9:27-30 – 27. And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men
followed him, crying, and saying, Thou Son of David, have mercy on
us. 28. And when he was come into the house, the blind men came
to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do
this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord. 29. Then touched he their
eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you. 30. And
their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying,
See that no man know it.
6. Matt 17:14-21 – 14. And when they were come to the multitude,
there came to him a certain man, kneeling down to him, and
saying, 15. Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatick, and
sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the
water. 16. And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not
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cure him. 17. Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and
perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I
suffer you? bring him hither to me. 18. And Jesus rebuked the
devil; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from
that very hour. 19. Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and
said, Why could not we cast him out? 20. And Jesus said unto them,
Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have
faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain,
Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing
shall be impossible unto you. 21. Howbeit this kind goeth not out
but by prayer and fasting. (KJV) (Note: This verse is NOT in the
original Greek manuscripts.)
B. Mark 11:22 - And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.
(It means what it says, Have faith in God.)
A. Can God command us to do what He Himself would not do, in the same
circumstances?
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CHAPTER 6
A. The Law of Sowing and Reaping: Simply stated is this: What you plant
is what will grow. Everything you say or do is planting. Make sure what
you are planting is what you want to grow.
2. Scripture references:
c. Matt 16:27 – 27. For the Son of man shall come in the glory of
his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man
according to his works. (KJV)
d. Mark 9:41-42 – 41. For whosoever shall give you a cup of water
to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say
unto you, he shall not lose his reward. 42. And whosoever shall
offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it is better for
him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were
cast into the sea. (KJV)
e. Luke 6:31-38 - 31And as ye would that men should do to you, do
ye also to them likewise. 32. For if ye love them which love you,
what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them.
33. And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank
have ye? for sinners also do even the same. 34. And if ye lend to
them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for
sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again. 35. But
love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing
again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the
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h. 1 Tim 5:18 - 18For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the
ox that treadeth out the corn. And, The labourer is worthy of his
reward. (KJV)
j. Heb 2:2-3 - 2For if the word spoken by angels was stedfast, and
every transgression and disobedience received a just
recompence of reward; 3. How shall we escape, if we neglect so
great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the
Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him; (KJV)
B. THE GOLDEN RULE. Luke 6:31 – 31. And as ye would that men
should do to you, do ye also to them likewise (KJV)
C. The Law of the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus: Rom. 8:1-2 – 1. There
is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus,
who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. 2. For the law of the
Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and
death. (KJV)
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B. Conviction- determining where you are in fulfilling God’s Will (Oh, I’m
not anywhere near that.)
A. Availability
1. 2 Chron 16:9 – 9. For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro
throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of
them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done
foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars. (KJV)
2. Isa 6:8-9 – 8. Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom
shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send
me. 9. And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but
understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not. (KJV)
3. Ezek 22:30 - And I sought for a man among them, that should
make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land,
that I should not destroy it: but I found none. (KJV)
4. Ezek 3:18-21 – 18. When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely
die; and thou gives him not warning, nor speaks to warn the wicked
from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall
die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand. 19. Yet
if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor
from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast
delivered thy soul. 20. Again, When a righteous man doth turn from
his righteousness, and commit iniquity, and I lay a stumbling block
before him, he shall die: because thou hast not given him warning,
he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he hath done
shall not be remembered; but his blood will I require at thine hand.
21. Nevertheless if thou warn the righteous man, that the righteous
sin not, and he doth not sin, he shall surely live, because he is
warned; also thou hast delivered thy soul. (KJV)
5. Ezek 33:3-9 – 3. If when he seeth the sword come upon the land,
he blow the trumpet, and warn the people; 4. Then whosoever
heareth the sound of the trumpet, and taketh not warning; if the
sword come, and take him away, his blood shall be upon his own
head. 5. He heard the sound of the trumpet, and took not warning;
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his blood shall be upon him. But he that taketh warning shall deliver
his soul. 6. But if the watchman see the sword come, and blow not
the trumpet, and the people be not warned; if the sword come, and
take any person from among them, he is taken away in his iniquity;
but his blood will I require at the watchman’s hand. 7. So thou, O
son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel;
therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, and warn them
from me. 8. When I say unto the wicked, O wicked man, thou shalt
surely die; if thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way,
that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require
at thine hand. 9. Nevertheless, if thou warn the wicked of his way
to turn from it; if he do not turn from his way, he shall die in his
iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul. (KJV)
6. Prov 3:27-28 – 27. Withhold not good from them to whom it is due,
when it is in the power of thine hand to do it. 28. Say not unto thy
neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when
thou hast it. (KJV)
B. Bold Believing
1. Prov 28:1 – 1. The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the
righteous are bold as a lion. (KJV)
2. 1 Thess 2:2 – 2. But even after that we had suffered before, and
were shamefully entreated, as ye know, at Philippi, we were bold in
our God to speak unto you the gospel of God with much contention.
(KJV)
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4. 1 John 4:17-18 – 17. Herein is our love made perfect, that we may
have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we
in this world. 18. There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth
out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made
perfect in love. (KJV)
C. Compassion
2. Matt 14:14 – 14. And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude,
and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their
sick. (KJV)
3. Matt 15:32 – 32. Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said,
I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me
now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send them
away fasting, lest they faint in the way. (KJV)
5. Mark 1:41 – 41. And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his
hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean.
(KJV)
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6. Mark 5:19 – 19. Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him,
Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord
hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee. (KJV)
7. Mark 6:34 – 34. And Jesus, when he came out, saw much people,
and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were
as sheep not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many
things. (KJV)
9. Mark 9:22-27 – 22. And ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire, and
into the waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do any thing, have
compassion on us, and help us. 23. Jesus said unto him, If thou
canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth. 24. And
straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears,
Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief. 25. When Jesus saw that
the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit,
saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come
out of him, and enter no more into him. 26. And the spirit cried,
and rent him sore, and came out of him: and he was as one dead;
insomuch that many said, He is dead. 27. But Jesus took him by the
hand, and lifted him up; and he arose. (KJV)
10. Luke 7:13-15 – 13. And when the Lord saw her, he had
compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not. 14. And he came
and touched the bier: and they that bare him stood still. And he
said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise. 15. And he that was dead
sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother.
(KJV)
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CHAPTER 7
Sons of God Action Like Sons of God:
“A Look At Spiritual Dominion”
Eph 4:11-15 – 11. And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and
some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; 12. For the perfecting of
the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:
13. Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son
of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of
Christ: 14. That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and
carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning
craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; 15. But speaking the truth in
love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:
(KJV)
A. Adam: Luke 3:38 – 38. Which was the son of Enos, which was the son
of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God. (KJV)
B. Angels:
1. Gen 6:2-4 – 2. That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that
they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose. 3.
And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for
that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty
years. 4. There were giants in the earth in those days; and also
after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of
men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty
men which were of old, men of renown. (KJV)
2. Job 1:6-7 – 6. Now there was a day when the sons of God came to
present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among
them. 7. And the LORD said unto Satan, Whence comest thou?
Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in
the earth, and from walking up and down in it. KJV
3. Job 2:1 – 1. Again there was a day when the sons of God came to
present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among
them to present himself before the LORD. KJV
4. Job 38:7 – 7. When the morning stars sang together, and all the
sons of God shouted for joy? KJV
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D. Christians:
3. Rom 8:18-21 – 18. For I reckon that the sufferings of this present
time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be
revealed in us. 19. For the earnest expectation of the creature
waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. 20. For the
creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of
him who hath subjected the same in hope, 21. Because the
creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of
corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. (KJV)
A. A position of Dominion:
1. Gen 1:26-28 – 26. And God said, Let us make man in our image,
after our likeness: and let them have dominion (#7287) over the
fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and
over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon
the earth. 27. So God created man in his own image, in the image
of God created he him; male and female created he them. 28. And
God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and
multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion
(#7287) over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and
over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. (KJV)
a. What is “dominion”?
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2. Ps 8:4-8 – 4. What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the
son of man, that thou visitest him? 5. For thou hast made him a
little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and
honour. 6. Thou madest him to have dominion (#4910) over the
works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet: 7. All
sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field; 8. The fowl of the
air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the
paths of the seas. (KJV)
1. Isa 45:11 – 11. Thus saith the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and his
Maker, Ask me of things to come concerning my sons, and
concerning the work of my hands command ye me. (KJV)
3. Matt 28:18-20 (referring to Jesus and Man) – 18. And Jesus came
and spoke unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven
and in earth. 19. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing
them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy
Ghost: 20. Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have
commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end
of the world. Amen. (KJV)
4. Mark 6:7 (referring to man) – 7. And he called unto him the twelve,
and began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them
power over unclean spirits; (KJV)
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2. Matt 7:12 – 12. Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men
should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the
prophets. KJV
3. Luke 17:10 – 10. So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those
things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable
servants: we have done that which was our duty to do. KJV
1. The Fruit of the Spirit: Gal 5:22-25 – 22. But the fruit of the Spirit is
love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 23.
meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. 24. And they
that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and
lusts. 25. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
2. The Gifts of the Spirit: 1 Cor 12:8-10 – 8. For to one is given by the
Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the
same Spirit; 9. To another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;
10. To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to
another discerning of spirits’ to another diverse kinds of tongues; to
another the interpretation of tongues:
3. Does what please the Father: John 8:29 – And he that sent me is
with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those
things that please him.
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4. Speaks the words of The Father: John 3:34 - For he whom God hath
sent speaketh the words of God giveth not the Spirit by measure
unto him.
a. Acts 10:38 – 38. How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the
Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and
healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with
him.
b. John 10:10 – 10. The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to
kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and
that they might have it more abundantly. KJV
7. Seeks those that are lost: Luke 19:10 – For the Son of man is come
to seek and to save that which was lost.
B. In the area of Spiritual Dominion, we need only see a few things clearly
to change our lives AND the lives of all we meet forever. If you will
earnestly seek to have the truths that I am about to share with you,
engrafted into your heart, you will walk upon this earth like Jesus, as
God intends you to.
5. Truth #5 – Jesus came to destroy the works of the devil –By His
life He showed us how to live on earth as a man walking in
dominion. He was the second Adam. Jesus walked like a man
without sin, in a sinful world.
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6. Truth #6 – Jesus did His part. If we are not back into our original
position before God, then Jesus’ sacrifice was not as good as
Adam’s sin was bad.
7. Truth #7 – We, being the body of Christ, are to walk as Jesus upon
the earth, being for others what Jesus was and is for us. We are to
be deliverers of those who are bound by Satan, as Jesus did. Jesus
showed us how. By having fellowship and communion with our
Heavenly Father, and freely giving what we have freely received.
1. Matt 16:19 – 19. And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom
of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound
in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed
in heaven. (KJV)
2. Matt 21:21-22 – 21. Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I
say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do
this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this
mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall
be done. 22. And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer,
believing, ye shall receive. (KJV)
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C. Freedom to say what you want and get it. Mark 11:23-24 – 23. For
verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be
thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his
heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to
pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. 24. Therefore I say unto you,
What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive
them, and ye shall have them. (KJV)
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CHAPTER 8:
THE SECRET KEY TO A DIVINE HEALING MINISTRY
A. Christians everywhere are looking for that one book that can give them
what they need to get started in healing ministry.
B. They are looking for that one key that will instantly change everything.
C. They think (and are often taught) that if they hear enough “Word”
preaching, they will gradually get filled up with faith and then they will
explode upon the world scene as the next world-renowned healing
evangelist.
D. They think that if they just get that new book out by the man with that
great healing ministry, they will “get it”.
E. That is their problem. They are trying to get “it” rather than get “Him”
II. The # 1 secret of a healing ministry: Acts 4:13 - Now when they saw
the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned
and ignorant men, they marveled: and they took knowledge of them that
they had been with Jesus.
2. But without having been with Jesus, your ministry to heal the sick
will be weak, unproductive, and short lived.
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1. Many times when things are not going the way we believe they
should, we begin to make major changes. While we are making the
big changes, we often overlook the few small things that would
have made a big difference if we had just made the adjustments.
3. If you are available, bold and compassionate, yet for some reason
you are still not seeing the kind of flow of the Spirit of God in your
life that you want to see, there are only a few things that could be
standing in the way.
a. Rom 8:13 - For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye
through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.
(KJV)
b. Gal 5:24 - And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with
the affections and lusts. (KJV)
c. I John 2:1 - My little children, these things write I unto you, that
ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the
Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: (KJV)
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b. Unbelief is nothing more than calling God a liar. Most people see
unbelief as not knowing.
i. Matt 13:57-58 – 57. And they were offended in him. But Jesus
said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his
own country, and in his own house. 58. And he did not many
mighty works there because of their unbelief. (KJV)
ii. Mark 6:3-6 – 3. Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the
brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and
are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at
him. 4. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without
honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and
in his own house. 5. And he could there do no mighty work,
save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed
them. 6. And he marvelled because of their unbelief. And he
went round about the villages, teaching. (KJV)
i. If you have had teaching concerning the will of God in the area
of healing, and you know that it is always God’s will to heal in
answer to faith.
ii. If you are not living in sin.
iii. If you are not in unbelief, but are rather in belief, trusting
God to honor His Word.
iv. If you are Available to God to be used.
v. If you are Bold to speak up concerning God’s desire to heal.
vi. If you are Compassionate, walking in the love of God for
people.
vii. If all these things apply to you, and yet you still do not see
God’s power in your life, there can be ONLY one reason.
viii. You are not spending enough time in prayer.
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D. The closer you get and the longer you stay there the more
saturated you become.
1. The longer you stay in the presence of God, the more of his Spirit
will remain with you in your daily life.
2. The longer you are out in the cold winter weather, the longer it will
take for you to warm back up.
3. The more you stay in the atmosphere of this world, the longer it will
take you to “warm up” to God. This is why we worship and pray to
start church services. Since many people seem to live most of their
time in the natural / flesh, etc., it sometimes takes a long time to
enter the presence of God. Some people attend church and never
get into the presence of God, because the only time they pray is in
church.
a. 1 Thess 5:15-22 – 15. See that none render evil for evil unto any
man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves,
and to all men. 16. Rejoice evermore. 17. Pray without
ceasing. 18. In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of
God in Christ Jesus concerning you. 19. Quench not the Spirit.
20. Despise not prophesyings. 21. Prove all things; hold fast that
which is good. 22. Abstain from all appearance of evil. (KJV)
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3. Verbally ask God to reveal things to you. Ask God to answer your
questions, to bring into manifestation the wisdom of Christ that has
been placed in your spirit.
5. Ask God to manifest the gifts of the Spirit in your life so that you
can help others. The fastest way to receive from God is to share
with others what God shares with you. (Make sure you give Him the
credit for sharing it with you.)
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6. Live in the presence of God. When you wake up in the morning say
Good Morning Father, Son and Holy Ghost. When you lay down to
go to sleep at night, say, Good Night, Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
7. Before you go to sleep, always ask God to talk to you in your sleep,
and tell you the things that He couldn’t get across to you while you
were awake. When I began to do this, instantly God began doing
mighty things in my sleep. My dreams are spiritual, I receive
revelations and I never have nightmares or bad nights sleep (or a
bad next day for that matter). My life is daily becoming more and
more full of God.
9. Remember, you are not ready for the battleground until you have
been on the Holy Ground.
10. Pray everywhere, all the time. You cannot pray too much. Prayer is
like scaring the crows away from your cornfield. It will keep Satan’s
doubts and temptation away. Then when you see someone needing
a touch from God, you will be in the right “frame of mind” to give
them that touch, because greater is He that is in you than he that is
in the world. Remember, some people will never get any closer to
God than when they have crossed your path.
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The Seven
Questions
of
Divine
Healing
As Presented
By
Reverend Curry Blake
General Overseer
John G. Lake Ministries
1997 edition
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1:
Does God Heal?
Chapter 2:
Who Does God Heal?
Chapter 3:
When Does God Heal?
Chapter 4:
Why Does God Heal?
Chapter 5:
Where Does God Heal?
Chapter 6:
How Does God Heal?
Chapter 7:
What Does This Mean To You?
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Chapter 1:
2. Leviticus 13:18 - The flesh also, in which, even in the skin thereof,
was a boil and is healed,
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3. Leviticus 13:37 - But if the scall be in his sight at a stay, and that
there is black hair grown up therein; the scall is healed, he is clean:
and the priest shall pronounce him clean.
4. 1 Samuel 6:3 - And they said, If ye send away the ark of the God of
Israel, send it not empty; but in any wise return him a trespass
offering: then ye shall be healed, and it shall be known to you why
his hand is not removed from you. (KJV)
5. II Kings 2:21 - And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and
cast the salt in there, and said, Thus saith the LORD, I have healed
these waters; there shall not be from thence any more death or
barren land. (KJV)
7. Psalm 30:2 - 0 LORD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast
healed me. (KIN)
8. Psalm 107:20 - He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered
them from their destructions.
9. Isaiah 6:10 - Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears
heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear
with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and
be healed.
10. Isaiah 53:5 - But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was
bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon
him; and with his stripes we are healed. (KJV)
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11. Psalm 103:3 - Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all
thy diseases; (KJV)
1. Revelation 22:2 - In the midst of the street of it, and on either side
of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of
fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree
were for the healing of the nations. (KJV)
2. Hebrews 13:8 - Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and
for ever. (KJV)
b. Faith is the only requirement that God can require and remain
just.
4. Colossians 3:25 - But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the
wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.
(KJV)
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a. The Apostle Peter categorized his day as “the last days” when he
depicted the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the Day of
Pentecost as the beginning of the fulfillment of the prophecy
spoken by the Prophet Joel (2:28).
b. Acts 2:14-43 – 14. But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted
up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye
that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to
my words: 15. For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing
it is but the third hour of the day. (Apparently, men appearing
drunk when filled with the Spirit was to be a normal experience
during this “dispensation”.) 16. But this is that which was spoken
by the prophet Joel; 17. And it shall come to pass in the last
days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young
men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:
18. And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out
in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy: 19. And I
will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth
beneath; blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke: 20. The sun shall
be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before that
great and notable day of the Lord come: 21. And it shall come
to pass that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord
shall be saved. (Are “men” still calling upon the Name of the
Lord and being saved? If so, we must still be in “those days”)
22. Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a
man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and
signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye
yourselves also know: (This is still how God approves a man’s
ministry.) 32. This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are
witnesses. 33. Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted,
and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy
Ghost, he bath shed forth this, which ye now see and
hear. 37. Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their
heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men
and brethren, what shall we do? 38. Then Peter said unto them,
Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus
Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of
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D. If one person, at any time, since the “Apostolic Days” has been
healed, it proves God still heals.
2. This belief stems from a wrong conception of how and why God
heals. (See later chap.)
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(Testimonies)
(The following are excerpts taken from the “Year in Review” Issue of “The
Apostolic Mission” Newsletter, Jan. 1999)
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her well, and she said “Jesus”. When she walked away she did not
limp or “favor” the foot in any way.
8. A few weeks ago, Peter T. went to the Blake’s (at approx. 1:30
a.m.) after being told that a woman (that he did not know) had
passed out at work and when taken to the Hospital, was diagnosed
with a brain aneurysm. She was still unconscious and the outlook
was not good. Peter asked if Bro. Blake would go with him to the
Hospital right then. Bro. Blake, knowing that the Hospital would not
let them in at that hour said that he would pray for the woman
before bed. Peter and Bro. Blake agreed to go to the Hospital early
the next morning. Later, while praying for the woman, he
commanded healing and life to enter the woman’s body and brain,
he commanded the spirit of death to be broken and told the devil
that if the woman died he would go to her and raise her up and God
would only get more glory. The next morning when Bro. Blake
arose, he found Peter asleep in his car, waiting to go to the
Hospital. Bro. Blake called the Hospital to find out where the lady
was. The Hospital replied that they could only go in during visiting
hours. The desk nurse then put Bro. Blake in contact with the family
waiting room where he was able to talk to the woman’s family. The
daughter seemed to have a hard time accepting the fact that
someone would want to pray for someone they had never met. She
then stated that her mother had regained consciousness early that
morning and could recognize everyone by name. The hospital had
run tests but could not find anything so they were going to send her
to Dallas for more tests because they thought their machines
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weren’t good enough to detect the problem. Bro. Blake told the
daughter that they would not find anything because God had healed
the woman. The woman was sent to Dallas and tested. The tests
could find nothing wrong. She was kept 24 hours for observation
and released. The next day she was home resting and doing well.
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Chapter 2:
B. God has healed every type of person, from Kings to prostitutes, pagans
to prophets.
a. Luke 17:5-6 - And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our
faith. And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard
seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up
by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey
you.
b. Mark 11:22-24 - 22. And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have
faith in God. 23. For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall
say unto this i4iouilain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into
the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that
those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have
whatsoever he saith. 24. Therefore I say unto you, What things
soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them,
and ye shall have them. (KJV)
c. Isaiah 57: 17-19 - 17. For the iniquity of his covetousness was I
wroth, and smote him: I hid me, and was wroth, and he went on
frowardly in the way of his heart. 18. I have seen his ways, and
will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him
and to his mourners. 19. I create the fruit of the lips; Peace,
peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near, saith the
LORD; and I will heal him. (KJV)
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e. Matt 13:15 - For this people’s heart is waxed gross, and their
ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at
any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their
ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be
converted, and I should heal them.
B. You can see by the above verses that God has promised to heal anyone
that turns from their evil ways. By the following verses you can clearly
see that in each instance it was their faith that caused their healing,
not just the arbitrary “Will of God”. In each example there was no
other requirement or ingredient besides faith. Even those who were
sick because of sin were healed and their sins forgiven. Jesus simply
went around doing good and healing ALL that were oppressed of the
devil. (Acts lO:38) He went about wiping the slate clean for each
person that came for help.
1. Matt 9:2 - And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy,
lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the
palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee. (KJV)
2. Malt 9:22 - But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he
said. Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee
whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour. (KJV)
4. Matt 15:28 - Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman,
great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her
daughter was made whole from that very hour.
5. Mark 2:5 - When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the
palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee. (KJV)
6. Mark 5:34 - And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made
thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague. (KJV)
7. Mark 10:52 - And Jesus said unto him, go thy way; thy faith hath
made thee whole. And immediately he received his sight, and
followed Jesus in the way. (KJV)
8. Luke 5:18-20 – 18. And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which
was taken with a palsy: and they sought means to bring him in, and
to lay him before him. 19. And when they could not find by what
way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went
upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with his
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couch into the midst before Jesus. 20. And when he saw their faith,
he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee.
9. Luke 7:50 - And he said to the woman, Thy Faith hath saved thee;
go in peace.
10. Luke 8:48 - And he said unto her, Daughter, be of good comfort:
thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace. (KJV)
11. Luke 17:19 - And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith
hath made thee whole.
12. Luke 18:42 - And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight: thy faith
hath saved thee.
13. Acts 3:1-16 – 1. Now Peter and John went up together into the
temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour. 2. And a certain
man lame from his mother’s womb was carried, whom they laid
daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms
of them that entered into the temple; 3. Who seeing Peter and John
about to go into the temple asked an alms. 4. And Peter, fastening
his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us. 5. And he gave heed
unto them, expecting to receive something of them. 6. Then Peter
said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In
the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk. 7. And he
took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his
feet and ankle bones received strength. 8. And he leaping up stood,
and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and
leaping, and praising God. 9. And all the people saw him walking
and praising God: 10. And they knew that it was he which sat for
alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with
wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him. 11.
And as the lame man which was healed held Peter and John, all the
people ran together unto them in the porch that is called
Solomon’s, greatly wondering. 12. And when Peter saw it, he
answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this?
or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or
holiness we had made this man to walk? 13. The God of Abraham,
and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his
Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence
of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go. 14. But ye denied
the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted
unto you; 15. And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised
from the dead; whereof we are witnesses. 16. And his name
through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see
and know: yea, the faith which is by him lath given him this perfect
soundness in the presence of you all. (KJV)
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A. We sing “Just as I am” - believing that God will accept us into His
family “just as we are”, yet we cannot believe He would heal us just as
we are. We know we cannot be good enough to warrant being saved,
but we somehow believe we can be good enough to warrant being
healed.
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Chapter 3:
A. When You Pray - Mark 11:24 - Therefore I say unto you, What things
soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye
shall have them. (KJV)
B. When You Believe - Mark 11:22-24 - 22. And Jesus answering saith
unto them, Have faith in God. 23. For verily I say unto you, That
whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be
thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall
believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall
have whatsoever he saith. 24. Therefore I say unto you, What things
soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye
shall have them. (KSV)
C. When You Pray for Others - James 5:16 - Confess your faults one to
another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The
effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
D. When YOU call for the Elders and they pray the prayer of faith. James
5:14-15 – 14. Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the
church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name
of the Lord: 15. And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the
Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be
forgiven him. (KJV)
Notice: The Elders must pray the PRAYER of FAITH NOT the prayer of
Doubt and UNBELIEF. This verse also says that if you have
committed sins they will be forgiven. Unforgiven sin will not hinder
your healing. But once you are healed you should “go and sin no more
lest a worse thing come upon you”.
A. At The Atonement.
1. Malt 8:17 - That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the
prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our
sicknesses. (KJV)
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2. Isaiah 53:4-6 – 4. Surely he hath borne our grief’s, and carried our
sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and
afflicted. 5 But he was wounded for our transgressions; he was
bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon
him; and with his stripes we are healed. 6. All we like sheep have
gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the
LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. (KJV)
A. First let’s prove that Jesus linked Himself to the brass serpent that
Moses lifted up in the wilderness.
3. 5. And the people spake against God, and against Moses. Wherefore
have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for
there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth
this light bread.
(The sin that caused so many to die was that they “spake against” God
and His appointed leader.)
4. 6. And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit
the people; and much people of Israel died. 7. Therefore the people
came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken
against the LORD, and against thee; pray unto the LORD, that he
take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people.
8. And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and
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set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is
bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live. 9. And Moses made a
serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if
a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass,
he lived. (KJV)
(The scripture says that God “sent” the fiery serpents. I have heard
many people try to explain away this verse, trying to protect God’s
image. Some say “sent” in the Hebrew, is in the permissive tense
which would mean that God allowed the fiery serpents to attack them.
I have no real problem with that. That would also imply that the
sowing of sin would also cause a reaping of the consequences, which is
a Biblical principle. But the fact is that even if God did literally send the
fiery serpents (the consequences of sin) He would still be just because
the people did sin. The Righteous Judge has a right to judge
righteously. This would also show us how willing God is to forgive and
heal once the sinner repents.)
IV. The wine and the bread - if physical healing wasn’t in the atonement
we would not need the bread which represents His body.
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Chapter 4:
1. James 1:17 - Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above,
and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no
variableness, neither shadow of turning. (KJV)
B. To give life abundantly - John 10:10 - The thief cometh not, but for to
steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life,
and that they might have it more abundantly. (KJV)
D. Jesus classified the sick and the sinner under one category just as He
identified the two categories in John 10:10 - Mark 2:17 - When Jesus
heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the
physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but
sinners to repentance. (KJV)
F. God’s thoughts of you are only good - Jeremiah 29:11-13 – 11. For I
know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts
of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. 12. Then shall
ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken
unto you. 13. And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search
for me with all your heart.
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1. I John 3:8 - He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil
sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was
manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. (KJV)
2. Matt 12:15 - But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from
thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all.
(KJV)
3. Luke 6:17-19 – 17. And he came down with them, and stood in the
plain, and the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of
people out of all Judaea and Jerusalem, and from the sea coast of
Tyre and Sidon, which came to hear him. and to be healed of their
diseases; 18. And they that were vexed with unclean spirits: and
they were healed. 19. And the whole multitude sought to touch
him: for there went virtue out of him, and healed them all. (KJV)
4. Acts 10:38 - How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy
Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all
that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him. (KJV)
In all these verses Jesus is shown to healing, saving, delivering, setting
free, and unloosing people from every type of physical, mental, and
spiritual hindrance regardless of how small or large.
2. 12. And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto
her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity.
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(Jesus told the woman she was loosed while she was still bowed over.
This is preaching (proclaiming) deliverance to the captives.)
3. 13. And he laid his hands on her: and immediately she was made
straight, and glorified God. (Jesus spoke and then acted He did not
just teach. He demonstrated the gospel. A gospel (good news) that
is not demonstrated is not good news but rather cruel teasing.) 14.
And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because
that Jesus had healed on the Sabbath day, and said unto the
people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them
therefore come and be healed, and not on the Sabbath day.
(This is always the reaction of a religious spirit. Notice that they did
not argue over whether or not Jesus could heal or would heal, which
would have been useless since Jesus was doing it right in front of
them. The religious spirit will always condemn you for doing what they
know they should be doing, but aren’t. Usually their tactic involves
condemning the way you are doing it more than whether or not you
should be doing it. They were saying that there were other days in
which to heal, yet they were not doing on any day.)
4. 15. The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not
each one of you on the Sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the
stall, and lead him away to watering?
(This shows God’s viewpoint of acting one way in day to day affairs
and another in religious affairs. Anyone that separates their life into a
“real life” category and a “church” category is a hypocrite. Anyone that
does more for an animal than they would or do for a human is a
hypocrite.)
5. 16. And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham whom
Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this
bond on the Sabbath day?
(The only reason Jesus gave for the woman’s healing was the fact that
she was a daughter of Abraham. Paul said that the true children of
Abraham were those that were Jews in the heart and not by the flesh.
He went on to say that anyone of faith was a Jew. Since this is the only
reason Jesus gave, it should he enough for anyone. We also see that
she had been bound for 18 years and that; Jesus said that Satan had
bound her for 18 years. He also proved that no day should be too
special for a child of God to minister healing or be healed.)
6. 17. And when he had said these things, all his adversaries were
ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that
were done by him. (KJV)
(This will always he the result of faith and healing, God’s adversaries
will he ashamed and the people will rejoice and glorify God)
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A. You are not your own - you are bought with a price. I Corinthians 6:19-
20 – 19. What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy
Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?
20. For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body,
and in your spirit, which are God’s. (KJV)
1. Malt 8:17 - That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the
prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our
sicknesses. (KJV)
2. 1 Peter 2:24 - Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the
tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by
whose stripes ye were healed. (KJV)
E. You are the church which is the body of Christ. Ephesians 1:22-23 – 22
And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head
over all things to the church, Which is his body, the fulness of him that
filleth all in all. (KJV)
IV. God Heals because healing, salvation, and deliverance are all the
same to Him.
To God there is no difference in the size of the need. He does not have to
exert Himself anymore to heal than to save. Man is the only creature than
categorizes things in this manner. God has not differentiated between the
two. The devil, the enemy of God and man is the originator of the idea
that we must decide between the two or be satisfied with salvation from
sin. The very word used in the Bible for salvation means health, healing,
deliverance, prosperity, peace, and wholeness. Salvation is the all-
inclusive word in the Bible which clearly defines Gods attitude and will for
us. In the absolute truest sense of the meaning of the word “salvation”,
we can not say that we are truly and totally “saved” unless all of the
above definition can be applied to every area of our life. If you have
accepted Jesus as your Lord and Savior but remain in sickness, you
cannot claim to be “saved to the uttermost”, this does not mean that if
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you died or if Jesus returned that you would not go to Heaven. It just
means that there is more of the blood of Jesus that can be applied to
areas in your life. By the same token, if you are healed of a disease but
have not made Jesus your Lord, you are not totally saved either. Here’s
another way to look at this: A man with a terminal disease was drowning
in a river and a person came along and pulled them out. We could say
that the drowning man was “saved”, yet he still has the terminal disease
and will die unless something happens. The man that pulled the drowning
man from the river is a “savior” in a limited way.
what if the man with the terminal disease was pulled from the river by a
doctor that knew the cure for the terminal disease?
Now the man that pulled the drowning man from the river is his “savior”
in a wider capacity. This is obviously a picture of God and man. God can
be your limited Savior or He can be your complete Savior. We must not
limit God in our lives. We must remember what happened to those who
limited God in the Old Testament.
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was wroth: so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and anger also came
up against Israel; 22. Because they believed not in God, and trusted
not in his salvation: 23. Though he had commanded the clouds from
above, and opened the doors of heaven, 24. And had rained down
manna upon them to eat, and had given them of the corn of heaven.
25. Man did eat angels’ food: he sent them meat to the full. 26. He
caused an east wind to blow in the heaven: and by his power he
brought in the south wind. 27. He rained flesh also upon them as dust,
and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea: 28. And he let it fall in
the midst of their camp, round about their habitations. 29. So they did
eat, and were well filled: for he gave them their own desire; 30. They
were not estranged from their lust. But while their meat was yet in
their mouths, 31. The wrath of God came upon them, and slew the
fattest of them, and smote down the chosen men of Israel. 32. For all
this they sinned still, and believed not for his wondrous works. 33.
Therefore their days did he consume in vanity, and their years in
trouble. 34. When he slew them, then they sought him: and they
returned and inquired early after God. 35. And they remembered that
God was their rock, and the high God their redeemer. 36. Nevertheless
they did flatter him with their mouth and they lied unto him with their
tongues. 37. For their heart was not right with him, neither were they
stedfast in his covenant 38. But he, being full of compassion,
forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many at
time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath.
39. For he remembered that they were but flesh, a passing breeze that
does not return. 40. How often they rebelled against him in the
wilderness and grieved him in the wasteland! 41. Again and again
they put God to the test; they vexed the Holy One of Israel. 42.
They remembered not his hand, nor the day when he delivered them
from the enemy. 43. How he had wrought his signs in Egypt, and his
wonders in the field of Zoan: 44. And had turned their rivers into
blood; and their floods, that they could not drink. 45. He sent divers
sorts of flies among them, which devoured them; and frogs, which
destroyed them. 46. He gave also their increase unto the caterpillar,
and their labour unto the locust. 47. He destroyed their vines with hail,
and their sycamore trees with frost 48. He gave up their cattle also to
the hail, and their flocks to hot by sending evil angels among them.
50. He made a way to his anger, he spared not their soul from of their
strength in the tabernacles of Ham: 52. But made his own people to go
forth like sheep, and the sea overwhelmed their enemies. 54. And he
brought them to the border of his sanctuary, even to divided them an
inheritance by line, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their
tents. 56. : they were turned aside like a deceitful bow. 58. this, he
was wroth, and greatly abhorred Israel: 60. So that he forsook the
tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent hand. 62. He gave his people over also
unto the sword; and was wroth with his inheritance. 63. The fire
consumed their young men; and their maidens were not given to
marriage. 64. Their priests fell by the sword; and their widows made
no lamentation. 65. Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep, and like
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a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine. 66. And he smote his
enemies in the hinder parts: he put them to a perpetual reproach. 67.
Moreover he refused the tabernacle of Joseph, and chose not the tribe
of Ephraim: 68. But chose the tribe of Judith, the mount Zion which he
loved. 69. And he built his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds:
71. From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed
Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance. 72. So he fed them
according to the integrity of were but flesh; a wind that passeth away,
and cometh not again. 40. How oft did they provoke him in the
wilderness, and grieve him in the desert! 41. Yea they turned back and
tempted God and limited the Holy One of Israelthunderbolts. 49. He
cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, and indignation,
and trouble, death, but gave their life over to the pestilence; 51. And
smote all the firstborn in Egypt; the chief guided them in the
wilderness like a flock. 53. And he led them on safely, so that they
feared not: but this mountain, which his right hand had purchased. 55.
He cast out the heathen also before them, and Yet they tempted and
provoked the most high God and kept not his testimonies: 57. But
turned back and dealt unfaithfully like their fathersFor they provoked
him to anger with their high places and moved him to jealousy with
their graven images. 59. When God heard which he placed among
men; 61. And delivered his strength into captivity, and his glory into
the enemy’s sanctuary like high palaces, like the earth which he hath
established for ever. 70. He chose David also his his heart, and guided
them by the skilfulness of his hands.
B. You can see by this Psalm that God expects those to whom and
through whom He shows His power, to stay close to Him, to tell of His
wondrous works, to pass on their faith to their children. The Hebrews
tempted and provoked God by limiting Him. If we are under a better
covenant, how much more should we remember His works? Do not
limit God. Is there anything to hard for Him?
A. Psalm 9 1:14-16 - 14. Because he hath set his love upon me therefore
will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my
name. 15. He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with
him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour ham 16. With long life
will I satisfy him and shew him my salvation. (KJV)
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C. If you are converted, you should be healed. Mart 13:14-15 – 14. And
in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye
shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall
not perceive: 15. For this people’s heart is waxed gross, and their ears
are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time
they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should
understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should
heal them.
D. Psalm 103:1-6 - 1 Bless the LORD, 0 my soul: and all that is within
me, bless his holy name. 2 Bless the LORD, 0 my soul, and forget not
all his benefits: 3. Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all
thy diseases; 4. Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who
crowned’ thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies; 5. Who
satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed
like the eagle’s. 6. The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment
for all that are oppressed. (KJV)
(We are commanded not to forget ALL His benefits. Yet that is what we
do. These are His benefits - He forgives All our sin and sins AND HE
HEALS All our diseases. These are the two compartments that man must
deal with in this life - the spiritual and the physical. If what was just said
did not clear it up God then reiterates by saying that He redeems our life
from destruction and He crowns us with lovingkindness and tender
mercies, not sickness and crippling afflictions. If you will look at most of
the healings Jesus performed you will find that they were performed in
answer to a cry for MERCY. In verse 6 we are told that the Lord executes
righteousness and judgment for (or in favor of) everyone that is
oppressed This does not mean that God is the one judging the oppressed
because that would not be in keeping with the spirit of what is being
written in this passage of scripture. It is obviously saying that God judges
in favor of the oppressed meaning that He judges righteously when He
declares that the oppressed are to be freed. We are also told in Psalm
34:19 - Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth
him out of them all.)
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1. Mark 1:32-34 – 32. And at even, when the sun did set, they brought
unto him all that were diseased, and them that were possessed with
devils. 33. And all the city was gathered together at the door. 34.
And he healed many that were sick of divers diseases, and cast out
many devils; and suffered not the devils to speak, because they
knew him. (KJV)
3. Acts 5:12-16 – 12. And by the hands of the apostles were many
signs and wonders wrought among the people; (and they were all
with one accord in Solomon’s porch. 13. And of the rest durst no
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man join himself to them: but the people magnified them. 14. And
believers were the more added to the Lord, multitudes both of men
and women.) 15. Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into
the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at the least
the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them.
16. There came also a multitude out of the cities round about unto
Jerusalem, bringing sick folks, and them which were vexed with
unclean spirits: and they were healed every one.
4. Mark 10:46-52 – 46. And they came to Jericho: and as he went out
of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind
Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging.
47. And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to
cry out, and say, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me. 48.
And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried
the more a great deal, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me. 49.
And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called. And they
call the blind man, saying unto him, be of good comfort, rise; he
calleth thee. 50. And he, casting away his garment, rose, and came
to Jesus. 51. And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou
that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him, Lord, that
I might receive my sight. 52. And Jesus said unto him, Go thy way;
thy faith hath made thee whole. And immediately he received his
sight, and followed Jesus in the way. (KJV)
C. In Homes:
1. In Jewish homes.
a. Matt 8:14-15 – 14. And when Jesus was come into Peter’s house,
he saw his wife’s mother laid, and sick of a fever. 15. And he
touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and
ministered unto them. (KJV)
b. Acts 20:7-12 – 7. And upon the first day of the week, when the
disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto
them, ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech
until midnight. 8. And there were many lights in the upper
chamber where they were gathered together. 9. And there sat in
a window a certain young man named Eutychus, being fallen into
a deep sleep: and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down
with sleep, and fell down from the third loft and was taken up
dead. 10 And Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing
him said, Trouble not yourselves; for his life is in him. 11. When
he therefore was come up again, and had broken bread, and
eaten, and talked a long while, even till break of day, so he
departed. 12. And they brought the young man alive, and were
not a little comforted. (KJV)
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c. Mark 1:29-31 – 29. And forthwith, when they were come out of
the synagogue, they entered into the house of Simon and
Andrew with James and John. 30. But Simon’s wife’s mother lay
sick of a fever, and anon they tell him of her. 31. And he came
and took her by the hand, and lifted her up; and immediately
the fever left her, and she ministered unto them.
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Chapter 6:
1. Acts 19:11-12 – 11. And God wrought special miracles by the hands
of Paul: 12. So that from his body were brought unto the sick
handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and
the evil spirits went out of them. (KJV)
2. Matt 9:20-22 – 20. And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with
an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the
hem of his garment: 21. For she said within herself, If I may but
touch his garment, I shall be whole. 22. But Jesus turned him
about, and when he saw her, He said, Daughter, be of good
comfort; thy faith had made thee whole. And the woman was made
whole from that hour.
C. Dipping in the Jordan River 7 Times. II Kings 5:10 & 14 –(10) And
Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in Jordan
seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be
clean. (14) Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in
Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came
again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean. (KJV)
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E. Laying on of Hands.
1. Matt 19:15 - And he laid his hands on them, and departed thence.
(K.JV)
2. Mark 6:5 - And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid
his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them. (KJV)
3. Luke 4:40 - Now when the sun was setting, all they that had any
sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and He laid his
hands on every one of them, and healed them (KJV)
4. Luke 13:13 - And he laid his hands on her: and immediately she
was made straight, and glorified God. (KJV)
5. Acts 19:6 - And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy
Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and
prophesied. (KJV)
6. Acts 28:8 - And it came to pass, that the father of Publius lay sick of
a fever and of a bloody flux: to whom Paul entered in, and prayed,
and laid his hands on him., and healed him. (KJV)
F. Praying for One Another. James 5:16 - Confess your faults one to
another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The
effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
G. The Prayer of Faith. James 5:15 - And the prayer of faith shall save
the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed
sins, they shall be forgiven him. (KJV)
1. James 5:14 - is any sick among you? Let him call for the elders of
the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in
the name of the Lord: (KJV)
2. Mark 6:13 - And they east out many devils, and anointed with oil
many that were sick, and healed them. (KJV)
1. Matt 7:7 - Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find;
knock, and it shall be opened unto you: (KJV)
2. Matt 18:19 - Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on
earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for
them of my Father which is in heaven.
3. Matt 21:22 - And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer,
believing, ye shall receive.
4. Luke 11:9-10 -(v.9)And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given
you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto
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K. Through Communion.
1. 1 Cor. 11:28-31 - 28 But let a man examine himself, and so let him
eat of that bread, and drink of that cup. 29 For he that eateth and
drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not
discerning the Lord’s body. 30 For this cause many are weak and
sickly among you, and many sleep. 31 For if we would judge
ourselves, we should not be judged. (KJV)
2. I Cor. 11:24 - And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said,
Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in
remembrance of me. (KJV)
3. Luke 22:19 - And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and
gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you:
this do in remembrance of me. (KJV)
4. Mark 14:22-24 – 22. And as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and
blessed, and brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is
my body. 23. And he took the cup, and when he had given thanks,
he gave it to them: and they all drank of it. 24. And he said unto
them, This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for
many.
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Chapter 7:
It should be obvious to you by now that God will heal anyone, anywhere,
anytime, of anything. He has healed sinners, saints, kings, peasants, men,
women, children, prophets, pagans, and even those who were killing His
people and persecuting the church. There is literally no one beyond God’s
healing reach. The only prerequisite for healing has been and always will be
faith. This is where some lose heart because they have been told that they
must have faith. While this may be a common teaching today, it is not true.
All that is required is that someone have faith. If the sick person does not
have faith then it becomes the duty of the believer to believe (have faith) for
them.
The hardest people to get healed is usually Christians because they feel that
they have failed to live up to the Bible standard for the Christian, (which is
true, because if we could live up to the standard on our own, Christ would
not have had to die for us), so now they feel unworthy for God to heal them
or they feel as though they must do something to make up for their wrongs
and therefore become good enough to be healed. This is the trap Satan sets,
first to tempt you to sin, then to condemn you for sinning so that you are
unable to go to God and receive His forgiveness, if you do get that far, he
will still continually keep you beat down by the weight and guilt of the fact
that you sinned which keeps you ineffective in the Kingdom of God.
Remember, the size of the gift from the Giver does not depend upon the
goodness of the messenger or the worthiness of the receiver. Just believe
that God is bigger than your sin and receive the free gift of healing just as
you did salvation. The same goes for the one ministering healing. Just keep
laying hands on people and praying the prayer of faith, regardless of what
you are going through. If God could only use perfect people to work through
He would never get anything done. He uses what has been made
AVAILABLE to Him.
I. Take Heed to what you hear. Mark 4:24-29 – 24. And he said unto
them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be
measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given. 25. For he
that hath, to him shall be given: and he that hath not, from him shall be
taken even that which he hath. 26. And he said, So is the kingdom of
God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground; 27. And should sleep,
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and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he
knoweth not how. 28. For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the
blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear. 29. But when the
fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the
harvest is come. (KIV)
II. He that heareth My Sayings and doeth them not is a fool. Luke
6:47-49 – 47. Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and
doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like: 48. He is like a man
which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock:
and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house,
and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock. 49. But he that
heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an
house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and
immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great. (KJV)
III. To Whom Much is given, much is required. Luke 12:42-48 – 42. And
the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord
shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in
due season? 43. Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh
shall find so doing. 44. Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him
ruler over all that he hath. 45. But and if that servant say in his heart, My
lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and
maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken; 46. The lord of that
servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour
when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his
portion with the unbelievers. 47. And that servant, which knew his lord’s
will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be
beaten with many stripes. 48. But he that knew not, and did commit
things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto
whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom
men have committed much, of him they will ask the more. (KJV)
IV. He that knows to do good and doeth it not it is sin. James 4:17 -
Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is
sin.
V. Jesus went about doing good and healing all... Acts 10:38 - How God
anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who
went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil;
for God was with him. (KJV)
VI. Walk in the light you have. - Luke 12:48 - But he that knew not, and
did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For
unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to
whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more. (KJV)
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VII. The Golden Rule. Matthew 7:12 - Therefore all things whatsoever ye
would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the
law and the prophets. (KJV)
(This tells us that if we were sick and we knew of someone that had the
power of God to heal the sick (aka: The Baptism of the Holy Spirit) and
we would want them to come to us, then we are morally obligated to go
to them and pray the prayer of faith and get them healed.)
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