1. Lesson 6

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3. The power to heal sickness is an area in which we can trust Christ.
“SICK” Thoughts
The power to heal sickness is an area in which we can trust Christ.
Three main aspects of his ministry were:
Teaching shows Jesus' concern for understanding;
Preaching shows his concern for commitment;
Healing shows his concern for wholeness.

4. Does the Spirit heal today ? or, Why are some healed while many
in fact, most
are not?

5. THE FIVE LAWS OF SUFFERING
LAW NUMBER ONE - There are two classifications of sin - original sin and personal sin.
Original sin - the inherited sin nature, traceable to the fall of man in The garden of Eden.
Personal sin - individual acts of disobedience we commit by choice.
LAW NUMBER TWO - original sin
introduced sin, suffering and death to the human race.

6. THE FIVE LAWS OF SUFFERING
LAW NUMBER THREE- Sometimes there is a direct relationship between personal sins and sickness.
LAW NUMBER FOUR - Sometimes there is no relationship between personal sins and sickness.
LAW NUMBER FIVE - It is not God's will that everyone be healed.

7. James 5:14-18
Is anyone among you sick? Then he must call for the elders of the church and they are to pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord; 15  and the prayer offered in faith will *restore the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up, and if he has committed sins, they will be forgiven him. 16  Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much. 

8. The leaders of the church... Pray for you v. 14b
What Do I Do in My Pain?
Take the initiative. v. 14a
The leaders of the church...
Pray for you v. 14b
Anoint you with oil. v. 14c
Leave the results to God v. 15
14 Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord; 15 and the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up, and if he has committed sins, they will be forgiven him.

9. Life Lessons from the Clinic of Suffering
Confession is healthy, do it.
Praying for one another is essential, practice it.
Medical assistance is imperative, obey it.
When healing comes, claim it.

10. While You Are Suffering
Know God does some of His best work in the hearts of suffering people. Psalm 119:67,71,75
Recovery is most often a lengthy and difficult experience. I Peter 1:13-16
There is an appointed time to die. Ecclesiastes 3:2
Cease striving. Psalm 46:10
Know God does some of His best work in the hearts of suffering people.
 Psalm 119:67,71,75 67 Before I was afflicted I went astray, But now I keep Your word. 68  You are good and do good; Teach me Your statutes. 71 It is good for me that I was afflicted, That I may learn Your statutes. 75  I know, O LORD, that Your judgments are righteous, And that in faithfulness You have afflicted me. Recovery is most often a lengthy and difficult experience. I Peter 1:13-16 Therefore, prepare your minds for action, keep sober in spirit, fix your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. 14  As obedient children, do not be conformed to the former lusts which were yours in your ignorance, 15  but like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves also in all your behavior; 16  because it is written, "YOU SHALL BE HOLY, FOR I AM HOLY. There is an appointed time to die. Ecclesiastes 3:2 A time to give birth and a time to die; A time to plant and a time to uproot what is planted. Cease striving. Psalm 46:10 Cease striving and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth."