1. Coming back to healing prayer Sunday, November 1, 2009

2. James 1:27 Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.

3. Vineyard history Early days Spots and jumps Wayne-ing and Wilt-ing (not Petering Out...) Actually, crisis and process the order of the day, even in Scripture...

4. Mark 7:31-37 Then Jesus left the vicinity of Tyre and went through Sidon, down to the Sea of Galilee and into the region of the Decapolis. 32 There some people brought to him a man who was deaf and could hardly talk, and they begged him to place his hand on the man.

5. Mark 7:31-37 33 After he took him aside, away from the crowd, Jesus put his fingers into the man's ears. Then he spit and touched the man's tongue. 34 He looked up to heaven and with a deep sigh said to him, "Ephphatha!" (which means, "Be opened!" ). 35 At this, the man's ears were opened, his tongue was loosened and he began to speak plainly.

6. Mark 7:31-37 36 Jesus commanded them not to tell anyone. But the more he did so, the more they kept talking about it. 37 People were overwhelmed with amazement. "He has done everything well," they said. "He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak."

7. Copy of the Letter Written by King Agbarus to Jesus and Sent to Him at Jerusalem by Ananias, the Courier “Agbarus, prince of Edessa, sends greeting to Jesus the excellent Savior, who has appeared in the borders of Jerusalem. I have heard the reports respecting thee and thy cures, as performed by thee without medicines and without the use of herbs. For as it is said, thou causest the blind to see again, the lame to walk, and thou cleansest the lepers, and thou castest out impure spirits and demons, and

8. thou healest those that are tormented by long disease, and thou raisest the dead. (7) And hearing all these things of thee, I concluded in my mind one of two things: either thou art God, and having descended from heaven, doest these things, or else doing them, thou art the son of God. (8) Therefore, now I have written and besought thee to visit me, and to heal the disease with which I am afflicted. I have, also, heard that the Jews murmur against thee, and are plotting to injure thee; (9) I have, however, a very small but noble state, which is sufficient for us both.”

9. Jesus’ answer “Blessed art thou, O Agbarus, who, without seeing me hast believed in me. For it is written concerning me, that they who have seen me will not believe, that they who have not seen, may believe and live. But in regard to what thou hast written, that I should come to thee, it is necessary that I should fulfill all things here, for

10. Jesus’ answer which I have been sent. And after this fulfillment, thus to be received again by Him that sent me. And after I have been received up, I will send thee a certain one of my disciples, that he may heal thy affliction, and give life to thee and to those who are with thee.”

11. What happened last week Mike Turgiano’s letter My search to know more “Snow melting in Narnia?”

12. Early Vineyard Values Kingdom Theology Words of Knowledge 5 step prayer model: ask, listen to God, select prayer, engage, post-prayer instructions