Article 5-10: Sin to Holiness

Articles 11-14: The Church and Its Life 11. The Church 12. Baptism 13. Lord's Supper 14. Divine Healing

Life of the Church of Jesus Christ

XIV. Divine Healing 14. We believe in the Bible doctrine of divine healing and urge our people to seek to offer the prayer of faith for the healing of the sick. We also believe God heals through the means of medical science.

Healing Is God slective in who He heals? Will God heal me? In what ways does God heal? If I do not get healed does that mean it was my fault? What is the difference in how different Christian groups understand healing?

Divine Health God’s People lived long healthy lives before the flood. In Captivity in Egypt God promised wholeness and non of the diseases would come upon them like the Egyptians : He brought [Israel] forth also with silver and gold, and there was not one feeble person among their tribes. Psalm 105:37

God Provides 1.He resourced them: He brought out Israel, laden with silver and gold, and from among their tribes no one faltered. Psalm 105:37 2.He feed them – Manna and Quail he rained down manna for the people to eat, he gave them the grain of heaven. Psalm 78:24 3.He sustained them : During the forty years that I led you through the desert, your clothes did not wear out, nor did the sandals on your feet. Deuteronomy 29:5

Our Healer He said, “If you listen carefully to the voice of the Lord your God and do what is right in his eyes, if you pay attention to his commands and keep all his decrees, I will not bring on you any of the diseases I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the Lord, who heals you.” Exodus 15:26 (NIV84) Worship the Lord your God, and his blessing will be on your food and water. I will take away sickness from among you, Exodus 23:25 (NIV84) The Lord will keep you free from every disease. He will not inflict on you the horrible diseases you knew in Egypt, but he will inflict them on all who hate you. Deuteronomy 7:15 (NIV84) Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits— who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, Psalm 103:2-3

Affliction / Numbers 21:4-9 They traveled from Mount Hor along the route to the Red Sea to go around Edom. But the people grew impatient on the way; 5 they spoke against God and against Moses, and said, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the desert? There is no bread! There is no water! And we detest this miserable food!” 6 Then the Lord sent venomous snakes among them; they bit the people and many Israelites died. 7 The people came to Moses and said, “We sinned when we spoke against the Lord and against you. Pray that the Lord will take the snakes away from us.” So Moses prayed for the people. 8 The Lord said to Moses, “Make a snake and put it up on a pole; anyone who is bitten can look at it and live.” 9 So Moses made a bronze snake and put it up on a pole. Then when anyone was bitten by a snake and looked at the bronze snake, he lived.

Bronze Snake on a Pole

Prayer of Faith Old Testament 1 Blessed is he who has regard for the weak; the Lord delivers him in times of trouble. 2 The Lord will protect him and preserve his life; he will bless him in the land and not surrender him to the desire of his foes. 3 The Lord will sustain him on his sickbed and restore him from his bed of illness. 4 I said, “O Lord, have mercy on me; heal me, for I have sinned against you.” Psalm 41:1-4

Worship the Lord your God, and his blessing will be on your food and water. I will take away sickness from among you, and none will miscarry or be barren in your land. I will give you a full life span Exodus 23:25-26

Jesus the Healer and Jesus healed many who had various diseases. He also drove out many demons, but he would not let the demons speak because they knew who he was. Mark 1:34 And wherever he went–into villages, towns or countryside–they placed the sick in the marketplaces. They begged him to let them touch even the edge of his cloak, and all who touched him were healed. Mark 6:56 “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 favor.” Luke 4:18-19

Disciples Authorized 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. Luke 9:1-2

Receiving By Faith 49 The royal official said, “Sir, come down before my child dies.” 50 Jesus replied, “You may go. Your son will live.” The man took Jesus at his word and departed.51 While he was still on the way, his servants met him with the news that his boy was living. 52 When he inquired as to the time when his son got better, they said to him, “The fever left him yesterday at the seventh hour.” 53 Then the father realized that this was the exact time at which Jesus had said to him, “Your son will live.” So he and all his household believed. 54 This was the second miraculous sign that Jesus performed, having come from Judea to Galilee. John 4:49-54

The Prayer of Faith Is any one of you in trouble? He should pray. Is anyone happy? Let him sing songs of praise. 14 Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven. 16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective. James 5:13-16

Faith in Action Matthew 9:29 Then he touched their eyes and said, “According to your faith will it be done to you” Mark 5:34 He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering.” Luke 7:50 Jesus said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.” Luke 17:19 Then he said to him, “Rise and go; your faith has made you well.”

Dealing with forgiveness 1.Face it 2.Trace it 3.Erase it 4.Replace it.