Learning to Heal

Aims and objectives To build your faith in God In His willingness to heal today In His desire to use you in healing To equip you With a model for prayer that you can use anywhere With some understanding of how to pray in different circumstances To give you the chance to receive healing prayer, and to pray for others.

Key Areas Rediscovering the Ministry of Jesus Authority and power in healing prayer Rediscovering the Kingdom of God Barriers to involvement A healing model Foundational values Specific Types of Ministry Deliverance Forgiveness Filling with the Spirit

Learning to Heal What does it mean to be a Christian? To be becoming more like Jesus In relationship with God In morality In ministry

The Foundations of the Healing Ministry

Rediscovering the Ministry of Jesus Its only when thousands of ministers are praying for the sick that people will begin to regard the healing ministry as ordinary. Only then will the healer be regarded neither as an object of scorn, nor as a subject for worship. Francis McNutt ‘Power to Heal’

Rediscovering the Ministry of Jesus Mark 3:13 -15 Jesus went up on a mountainside and called to him those he wanted, and they came to him. He appointed twelve -- designating them apostles -- that they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach and to have authority to drive out demons.

Rediscovering the Ministry of Jesus Luke 9:1-2 When Jesus had called the Twelve together, he gave them power and authority to drive out all demons and to cure diseases, and he sent them out to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.

Rediscovering the Ministry of Jesus Luke 10:1, 9 After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of him to every town and place where he was about to go. Heal the sick who are there and tell them, 'The kingdom of God is near you.'

Rediscovering the Ministry of Jesus Matthew 28:18-20 "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."

Power and Authority Authority = the right Mark 1.27 The people were all so amazed that they asked each other, "What is this? A new teaching--and with authority! He even gives orders to evil spirits and they obey him."

Power and Authority Mark 11.28 "By what authority are you doing these things?" they asked. "And who gave you authority to do this?”

Power and Authority Power = the ability Luke 4.14 Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit Luke 5.17 And the power of the Lord was present for him to heal the sick.

Power and Authority Luke 4:18 "The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners , and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favour."

Power and Authority Jesus gave both to his disciples Authority Mark 6.7 Calling the Twelve to him, he sent them out two by two and gave them authority over evil spirits.

Power and Authority Genesis 1.26 Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground."

Power and Authority Psalm 115:16 The highest heavens belong to the LORD, but the earth he has given to man.

Power and Authority John 1:12 Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God

Power and Authority Power Acts 1.8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.".

Power and Authority Jesus’ authority and power came from his relationship with God – so does ours!

Rediscovering the Kingdom of God Mark 1:15 "The time has come, The kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the good news!"

Rediscovering the Kingdom of God We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one. (1 John 5:19) But the Scripture declares that the whole world is a prisoner of sin (Gal 3:22)

Rediscovering the Kingdom of God 1 John 3.8 The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil's work.

Rediscovering the Kingdom of God 1 Corinthians 4:20 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power.

The coming of the Kingdom God Heaven Time Earth Return Revivals Pentecost Cross and Resurrection Birth of Jesus

Rediscovering the Kingdom of God Kingdom of Satan Kingdom of God Doubt 1.16-20 Calling of disciples Demonisation 1.21-28 Drives out evil spirit Disease 1.29-31 Heals Many Darkness of sin 2.3-12 Forgives/Heals a Paralytic Division 2.14-17 Calling of Levi Disaster 4.35-42 Jesus calms storm Death 5.22-43 A dead girl Deprivation 6.32-44 Feeding thousands

Rediscovering the Kingdom of God Heaven Everything now Earth Earth Realised eschatology

Rediscovering the Kingdom of God Heaven Nothing now Unrealised eschatology Earth Earth

Rediscovering the Kingdom of God Kingdom of Satan Kingdom of God Doubt Faith Demonisation Deliverances Disease Healings Darkness of sin Forgiveness Division Unity Disaster Protection Death Resurrection Deprivation Provision

Rediscovering the Kingdom of God Heaven Everything increasing now Earth Earth Inaugurated eschatology

Rediscovering the Kingdom of God 1 Corinthians 15:24 Then the end will come, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father after he has destroyed all dominion, authority and power.

Barriers to Involvement Why haven’t we ministered healing before? Poor theology Liberalism Cessationism Salvationism

Barriers to Involvement Why haven’t we ministered healing before? Fear Of ‘failure’ Of opinions of others Of pastoral ‘chaos’

Barriers to Involvement Why haven’t we ministered healing before? Apathy - little compassion No model No opportunity

An Integrated Healing Model Jesus’ model of ministering healing Usable everywhere The meeting place is the training place for the market place. Assumed people could learn it Involved command not just intercession Dependent on the gifts of the Spirit

An Integrated Healing Model Five Questions Where? - the problem Why? - the cause How? - the prayer What? - the work of the Lord Where next? - the follow up

An Integrated Healing Model The gift of word of knowledge See it Feel it Hear it Know it Say it Foresee it