healing
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Having finished the series following Jesus' teaching in Luke we are taking a one week look at the issue of healing and refreshing ourselves of what God has in store for us. Richard lays out a fresh model for seeing healing develop in our church life based on the 'Healing on the Streets' example. Listen out for the illustration of the Lollipop Lady:)TRANSCRIPT
Healing
Healing
Healing
Healing
on the streets
on the streets
What makes this different?
• Out there • Gentle• Jargon free• Compassion• Consistent• Peaceful and Authoritative
How Jesus did it
• With compassion• With simplicity• With words and touch• With authority
Jesus healed from a place of rest
How Jesus told others to do it
Like he did it!• With compassion• With simplicity• With words and touch• With authority
The issue of authority
• Jesus was under authority• Jesus acted in authority• Jesus authorised his 12 disciples to heal• Jesus authorised 72 disciples to heal• Jesus authorised his disciples to teach others
to do everything he had taught them
Who are we?
• Sons/Children of God• Co-heirs with Christ• Jesus’ body on earth• God’s ambassadors
The difference between a command and a petition
• We don’t need to be powerful• We don’t need to shout• We don’t need to be aggressive• We don’t need to be complicated
Calm, authoritative statements
Jesus and his disciples never used petitioning prayer for healing
Ok…• It’s all about love• We invite the person to sit down• We get down to their level keeping our eyes open • We ask the person what they have come for• We check that it’s ok to lay hands on them• We invite the Holy Spirit• We pray from a position of rest and confidence (faith)
worshipping Jesus in our hearts• We take authority over the illness or disease ushering it
away in Jesus’ name• We pray for peace and for a knowledge of God’s love• We exercise faith and enquire how the person is
What next?
• Healing is immediate• Partial healing comes• No healing is experienced
What healing is
• A sign that God’s kingdom is coming and ‘at hand’
• Heaven’s rule being expressed on earth• A taste of the future• A pointer to Jesus’ resurrection• Strong evidence that God loves the world• A gift
What about disappointment?
• We exhibit peace and confidence• We never blame the victim• We reassure about God’s love• We offer more prayer• We accept that we only see a little of all that
is happening around us• We understand that we live in a battle
Let’s do it