Anointing isn’t gifted worship or preaching. It’s the manifestation of the Holy Spirit. It’s God’s will that every believer should be filled with the Spirit. That’s one reason we’ve been saved (study Galatians 3:6-14). Why? Power Jesus said, “You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses” (Acts 1:8). There is no greater […]
Deliverance isn’t the preserve of specialist ministries. It’s the privilege of every believer. “And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons” (Mark 16:17). Demons make people sick. When we minister healing, we’ll sometimes encounter demons. Don’t be afraid He says, “I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and […]
Jesus said, “I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing” (John 14:12). What did he mean? We don’t put our faith in what we do, or pray, or say, or even fast. That is works. To do what Jesus did, we need faith, and faith IN HIM. Faith is being fully […]
Authority is freedom Authority [Greek exousia] is different from power [dunamis]. Power is the ability to act, authority is the permission, right or freedom to act. Traffic obeys a policeman because of his uniform, not his strength. Authority is transferred by command from one in greater authority. All authority comes from God. God made mankind in his image and placed […]
The Hebrew word for peace, shalom, means to be whole. The Greek, sozo, is translated salvation, healing, whole, or be whole in the New Testament. The Apostle Paul prays, “May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ” (1 […]
In Exodus 15:26, the Lord says, “I am the Lord who heals you.” It’s his nature, character, and work. Healing is what he does. Restoration is the whole purpose of Calvary. God cannot change. “I the Lord do not change” (Malachi 3:6); and Jesus is the same, yesterday, today, and forever (Hebrews 13:8). If he healed then, he heals today. […]
Laying Hands When the sun was setting, the people brought to Jesus all who had various kinds of sickness, and laying his hands on each one, he healed them (Luke 4:40). This was the simplest method he used, and that works best for us. We often see 20% of a crowd healed without any words. It requires the least amount […]
I prayed for hundreds, and saw almost no one healed. After Reinhard Bonnke preached at the crusades, he ministered to the sick. Hundreds were healed, and he invited them to the platform to testify. Many sick also came—for prayer. As crusade directors, we stood beside the platform checking who’d been healed. Healed? Up the steps. Want prayer? We prayed. I […]
He healed because he’s God, of course. That was my mindset for years, and it stopped me from healing. Before you throw your coffee, yes, he IS God—yesterday, today and forever! However, Jesus said, “I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, […]
In Luke chapter 10, Jesus sends out the 70 disciples (72 in some translations) into the villages. These weren’t the apostles he sent out in chapter 9. They weren’t the big men of God—they were just ordinary disciples like you and me, hanging around Jesus. He told them, “Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of […]