1. Lent Studies 2012

2. To God be the glory, great things he has done; So loved he the world that he gave us his Son, Who yielded his life an atonement for sin, And opened the life gate that all may go in.

3. Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, Let the earth hear his voice! Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, Let the people rejoice! O come to the Father, through Jesus the Son, And give him the glory, great things he has done.

4. O perfect redemption, the purchase of blood, To every believer the promise of God; The vilest offender who truly believes, That moment from Jesus a pardon receives.

5. Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, Let the earth hear his voice! Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, Let the people rejoice! O come to the Father, through Jesus the Son, And give him the glory, great things he has done.

6. Great things he has taught us, Great things he has done, And great our rejoicing through Jesus the Son; But purer, and higher, and greater will be Our wonder, our rapture, when Jesus we see.

7. Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, Let the earth hear his voice! Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, Let the people rejoice! O come to the Father, through Jesus the Son, And give him the glory, great things he has done.

8. Does God Really Heal People? Study 5: Does God Really Heal People?

9. Does God Really Heal People?

10. “As you go, preach this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven is near.’ Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.” Matthew 10:7-8

11. Does God Really Heal People?

13. “The man has now become like one of us, knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live for ever.” Genesis 3:22

14. Does God Really Heal People? Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all men, because all sinned— Romans 5:12

15. Does God Really Heal People? Dr Tom Wright “Paul’s meaning must … be both that an entail of sinfulness has spread throughout the human race from its first beginnings and that each individual has contributed their own share to it.”

16. Does God Really Heal People? We are a race of sin We are a race of death

17. Does God Really Heal People? Dr Don Carson “Death is God’s limit on creatures whose sin is that they want to be gods. The true God is holy; he is unique, and cannot, by his very nature, tolerate those who try to relativize him. We are not gods; and by death we learn that we are only human. Our pretensions are destroyed.”

18. Does God Really Heal People? Am I sick because I have done something evil?

19. Does God Really Heal People? As [Jesus] went along, he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?" John 9:1-2

20. Does God Really Heal People? "Neither this man nor his parents sinned," said Jesus, "but this happened so that the work of God might be displayed in his life. " John 9:3

21. Does God Really Heal People? Ananias & Sapphira The sick people in Corinth

22. Does God Really Heal People? "Neither this man nor his parents sinned," said Jesus, "but this happened so that the work of God might be displayed in his life. " John 9:3

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24. "Yes, I am coming soon." "Amen. Come, Lord Jesus." Revelation 22:20

25. Does God Really Heal People? If in this life only we have hoped in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied. 1 Corinthians 15:19

26. Does God Really Heal People? Visions of God’s Ultimate Plan: Revelation 21:1-7 Isaiah 25:6-9

27. Does God Really Heal People? The age to come The death & resurrection of Jesus The reign of sin & death The return of Jesus

28. Does God Really Heal People? When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, having cancelled the written code, with its regulations, that was against us and that stood opposed to us; he took it away, nailing it to the cross. And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross. Colossians 1:13-15

29. Does God Really Heal People? The age to come The death & resurrection of Jesus The reign of sin & death The return of Jesus

30. Does God Really Heal People? For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, he cannot die again; death no longer has mastery over him. Romans 6:9

31. Does God Really Heal People? By his power God raised the Lord from the dead, and he will raise us also. 1 Corinthians 6:14

32. Does God Really Heal People? The age to come The death & resurrection of Jesus The reign of sin & death The return of Jesus

33. Does God Really Heal People? The age to come The death & resurrection of Jesus The reign of sin & death The return of Jesus

34. Does God Really Heal People? Healing as a foretaste of the world to come

35. Does God Really Heal People? “As you go, preach this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven is near.’ Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.” Matthew 10:7-8

36. Does God Really Heal People? The age to come The death & resurrection of Jesus The reign of sin & death The return of Jesus

37. Does God Really Heal People? But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed. Isaiah 53:5

38. Does God Really Heal People? 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. 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. James 5:14-15

39. Does God Really Heal People? 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 5:16

40. Does God Really Heal People? We are free to pray for healing We are encouraged to do so But we can never demand it

41. Does God Really Heal People? On not abusing the people of God and bringing the faith into disrepute

42. Does God Really Heal People?

45. When healing doesn’t happen

46. Does God Really Heal People? To keep me from becoming conceited because of these surpassingly great revelations, there was given me a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. 2 Corinthians 12:7-9

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48. Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. John 17:3

49. Does God Really Heal People? Study 5: Does God Really Heal People?

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