God’s power is beyond understanding. But when Jesus visited his hometown, he could not do any miracles there, except lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them (Mark 6:5)—his power constrained by unbelief. When Paul was in Ephesus, the […]

In my last post I said Elijah cried out to the Lord for miracles, while Jesus just commanded. But a passage in James 5 stands in clear contrast to the rest of the New Testament. Since it’s all the word of God, […]

The widow of Zarephath’s son had died. “Give me your son,” Elijah replied. He (1) took him from her arms, (2) carried him to the upper room where he was staying, and (3) laid him on his bed. Then he (4) cried out […]

Jesus came to show us the Father. He preached the gospel, cast out demons, raised the dead, and healed the sick. He also said, “I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you” (John 13:15). […]

On my way to the Christchurch airport, we visited a rest home, to minister to a lady with a leg ulcer that wouldn’t heal. We anointed her with oil and spoke healing in the name of Jesus. We saw no change and […]

“I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven,” Jesus said to Peter (Matthew 16:19). He went on, “Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.” Whole […]

When we pray for the sick, if we’re honest, most of the time we’re praying in hope—hoping something will happen this time. At the back of our minds are all those occasions when nothing happened. We prayed for Aunt Elsa. She died. […]

When Jesus healed the sick, stilled the storm, and cursed the fig tree, he didn’t pray. His relationship with Abba was closer than ours. But only three times in the New Testament did people pray before ministry, and they teach us valuable […]

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, because I am going to the Father (John 14:12). Note the condition? Faith in […]