How Jesus Healed
I find the ministry of Jesus incredibly fascinating. There are 26 instances in the gospels where Jesus healed sick individuals (there were other mass healings). In all of the 26 instances, He never refused anyone, everyone was healed. Some may…
I want to revisit the healing of the blind man in Bethsaida (Bethesda) during Jesus ministry. This healing is described in Mark 8, 22 They came to Bethsaida, and some people brought a blind man and begged Jesus to touch…
A significant healing occurred in Bethsaida (Bethesda) during Jesus ministry. A blind man was brought to Jesus to be healed and what followed was a unique account of healing dissimilar to any other account of Jesus’ healings in the gospels.…
I feel like the last post left some thoughts unexpressed, so I will continue along those lines and try to tie up some loose ends. We know presumption is not faith, nor is faith the throwing away of medicines that…
Returning to his disciples after the Transfiguration on the mountain, Jesus found a chaotic situation, where his disciples were unable to heal an epileptic boy. In Matthew 17, 14 When they came to the crowd, a man approached Jesus and…
It’s tempting to think that as we discuss avenues to healing, that ministering healing is clean, neat and well-organized. God is always organized, but He must use vessels of clay to accomplish His purposes. In addition, diseases and situations are…
What would you think of a commander who sent his army into battle with water pistols while their tanks and artillery stayed at home? I’m guessing you wouldn’t think very highly of him or her. I often cannot help but…
Jesus used this approach to healing as much as any other-the laying on of hands. The last chapter in the Book of Mark gives us the Great Commission, in Mark 16: 15 He said to them, “Go into all the…
I’d like to continue in the vein of the last post for a little longer. I have seen over many years in prayer and healing ministry the tendency of most people towards skepticism of the unseen. Let me explain. We…
In many churches I have visited in the United States, we seem to be specialists in church socialization. From ‘pizza nights’ to ‘game nights’ to ‘movie nights’, we don’t hold back from opportunities to stay amused. Call an ‘all-intercession night’…
In my last post, I declared: “healing is hard”. This may have caused a furrowed brow or two among a few hardy Christian brethren, but I promised I’d do my best to explain in this post. Maybe it’s just me,…
I wanted to stay on the theme of God’s will in healing for a moment. There’s a great example in Mark and an Luke 5:12. It goes as follows:
(Mark 1:40-41 NIV) A man with leprosy came to him and begged him on his knees, "If you are willing, you can make me clean." {41} Filled with compassion, Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. "I am willing," he said. "Be clean!"
For me, God’s willingness seems quite clear, as in the other 25 instances of individual healings in the New Testament. Jesus said “I