Healing Must Be A Part of Every Ministry
Healing Should Be A Part of Every Ministry
Matthew 8:16-17-When the even was come they brought unto Jesus many that were possessed with devils and he cast the spirits out with his word, and healed all that were sick: That is might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.
Jesus healed ALL that were brought to him, and all that had demons in them, he cast them out with his word. I believe every believer on the earth today can do the same thing.
Jesus told us in Mark 16 to cast out devils, and to lay hands on the sick and they shall recover. It doesn't say that only ministers can do this, but that believers can. Folks, we are missing it here by not doing what Jesus said. You don't have to be a minister to do this, only a believer.
Now, I do believe every person called to the five-fold ministry should have healing of the sick as a part of his or her ministry. They may not have a full time healing ministry, but healing of the sick should be included in there somewhere.
Jesus preached and teached and healed everywhere he went. Matthew 9:35. I believe this is what preachers should be doing today as well. I realize there are other things that God may ask us to do. But to preach, teach and heal is the main thing all ministries are to be doing first. If not, people won't be getting saved, filled with the Spirit, let alone healed.
You may say that you aren't called to heal people. Yes you are if you are called to the five-fold ministry. Every minister preaches, teaches and heals just like Jesus did. You may be called to do something in particular but I guarantee you that you will preach, teach and heal first. That's what all ministers start out doing and anything else is just added to that.
We must preach and teach the word so all can be fed the word and grow up in the Lord. But if you never lay hands on the sick for healing, you have missed a part of the gospel. People need to be taught about healing so they can have faith for it, then the minister needs to lay hands on them and pray for their healing. There shouldn't be any sick Christians in the church today. Whoops! I just lost some of you right there. But it's true. Jesus bore our sicknesses for us, so why are we still sick? Isaiah 53:5.
Healing must be a part of every church today. There must be healing in churches and ministries with whatever else they may do, or it's not a complete ministry as it should be. I say this looking at Jesus' ministry. He said the works that he did we can do also, and greater works than what he did we can do. John 14:12. He healed the sick everywhere he went except in his hometown of Nazareth because of their unbelief. Mark 6:5. But even there, it says he laid his hands on a few sick folks and healed them. So he did heal some that would accept him there.
Healing is a big important part of the gospel and should be happening in all ministries today. Jesus healed all that came to him and cast out the spirits with his word, and that fulfilled what Isaiah said many years before. Isaiah 53:4. Let's follow Jesus' example and we will be in his will and continuing on with what he did while he was here on the earth. It's his will to heal and he wants his children well.
Written by Ruth Napier July5, 2009
Copyrighted, all rights reserved.
Matthew 8:16-17-When the even was come they brought unto Jesus many that were possessed with devils and he cast the spirits out with his word, and healed all that were sick: That is might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.
Jesus healed ALL that were brought to him, and all that had demons in them, he cast them out with his word. I believe every believer on the earth today can do the same thing.
Jesus told us in Mark 16 to cast out devils, and to lay hands on the sick and they shall recover. It doesn't say that only ministers can do this, but that believers can. Folks, we are missing it here by not doing what Jesus said. You don't have to be a minister to do this, only a believer.
Now, I do believe every person called to the five-fold ministry should have healing of the sick as a part of his or her ministry. They may not have a full time healing ministry, but healing of the sick should be included in there somewhere.
Jesus preached and teached and healed everywhere he went. Matthew 9:35. I believe this is what preachers should be doing today as well. I realize there are other things that God may ask us to do. But to preach, teach and heal is the main thing all ministries are to be doing first. If not, people won't be getting saved, filled with the Spirit, let alone healed.
You may say that you aren't called to heal people. Yes you are if you are called to the five-fold ministry. Every minister preaches, teaches and heals just like Jesus did. You may be called to do something in particular but I guarantee you that you will preach, teach and heal first. That's what all ministers start out doing and anything else is just added to that.
We must preach and teach the word so all can be fed the word and grow up in the Lord. But if you never lay hands on the sick for healing, you have missed a part of the gospel. People need to be taught about healing so they can have faith for it, then the minister needs to lay hands on them and pray for their healing. There shouldn't be any sick Christians in the church today. Whoops! I just lost some of you right there. But it's true. Jesus bore our sicknesses for us, so why are we still sick? Isaiah 53:5.
Healing must be a part of every church today. There must be healing in churches and ministries with whatever else they may do, or it's not a complete ministry as it should be. I say this looking at Jesus' ministry. He said the works that he did we can do also, and greater works than what he did we can do. John 14:12. He healed the sick everywhere he went except in his hometown of Nazareth because of their unbelief. Mark 6:5. But even there, it says he laid his hands on a few sick folks and healed them. So he did heal some that would accept him there.
Healing is a big important part of the gospel and should be happening in all ministries today. Jesus healed all that came to him and cast out the spirits with his word, and that fulfilled what Isaiah said many years before. Isaiah 53:4. Let's follow Jesus' example and we will be in his will and continuing on with what he did while he was here on the earth. It's his will to heal and he wants his children well.
Written by Ruth Napier July5, 2009
Copyrighted, all rights reserved.
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