1. Teacher, can I be excused from this, I don’t feel so good…
Luke 9:1-11
Teacher, can I be excused from this, I don’t feel so good…

2. :2 he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick
:6 So they set out and went from village to village, proclaiming the good news and healing people everywhere
:11 He welcomed them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and healed those who needed healing.

3. Quick Fact
100% of the people
that Jesus healed
went on to die

4. Healing
or lack of healing
are both temporary
Revelation 21:4
God himself will be with them and be their God. ‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’ or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”

5. Should healing always happen?
1 Cor 12:9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit… :28 then miracles, then gifts of healings, of helping…

6. Come see our faith healer tonight… You won’t get better!
Should healing always happen?
1 Cor 12:9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit… :28 then miracles, then gifts of healings, of helping…
Come see our faith healer tonight… You won’t get better!

7. Should healing always happen?
Acts 14:8-10 Paul looked directly at him …and called out, “Stand up on your feet!” At that, the man jumped up and began to walk.
Acts 16:18 “I command you to come out of her!” At that moment the spirit left her.
Acts 19:11-12 God did extraordinary
miracles through Paul… illnesses were cured
Acts 20:9-12 fell to the ground from the third story and was picked up dead… the people took the young man home alive and were greatly comforted.

8. Should healing always happen?
Phil 2: Indeed he was ill, and almost died.
Gal 4: even though my illness was a trial to you, you did not treat me with contempt or scorn
1 Tim 5:23 because of your stomach and your frequent illnesses
2 Tim 4:20 I left Trophimus sick in Miletus

9. Should healing always happen?
“When we prayed for no one, no one was healed. Now we pray for lots of people and some are healed.

10. How do we pray?
James 5: Is anyone among you suffering? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise. Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.

11. How do we pray?
James 5: Is anyone among you suffering? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise. Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.

12. How do we pray?
James 5: Is anyone among you suffering? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise. Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.

13. How do we pray?
James 5: Is anyone among you suffering? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise. Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.

14. How do we pray?
James 5:16 Therefore confess your sins to… and pray for each other so that you may be healed
1 Cor 11:29-31 those who eat and drink without discerning the body of Christ eat and drink judgment on themselves. That is why many among you are weak and sick… But if we were more discerning with regard to ourselves, we would not come under such judgment.
John 9:2-3 “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” “Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him.

15. How do we pray?
James 5:15 the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well
1 Cor 12:9 to another faith by the same Spirit
1 Cor 13:2 if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing
Mark 11:23-24 if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them. Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.

16. “Proclaim the kingdom and heal the sick”
Is this for today?
Should healing always happen?
How do we pray?
It all points to our need for Jesus
not relying on my faith or righteousness,
but His