How To Pray For The Sick Volume 1

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 The Commission To Heal The Sick             

Jesus’ Commission                                                      

The First Commission: The 12 Disciples                     

The Commission of the Seventy                                 

The Great Commission: All Baptized Believers         

Chapter 2 The Power of God to Heal                            

The Power of God Must Be Present for Healing To Occur

The Power of God is Recognizable                             

The Power of God Is Energy                                      

The Power of God Is Accompanied by Grace            

The Power of God Can Increase Over Time              

The Power of God Comes With the Holy Spirit         

The Power of God Validates the Gospel Message      

The Power of God Can Be Denied                             

Evidence of the Power of God is a Test                     

Chapter 3 The Gifts of the Spirit in Healing                

How Spiritual Gifts Are Received?                             

Gifts From God Are Irrevocable                                 

Every Believer is Given at Least One Gift

Gifts are Distributed According to the Will of the Holy Spirit

Some Shouldn’t Have the Holy Spirit Imparted to Them?

Why Are Spiritual Gifts Given?                                  

Gifts Can Be Given But Neglected                             

Spiritual Gifts Connected With Healing the Sick        

Chapter 4 Requirements of the Person Praying          

Doing the Will of the Father                                       

Doing What You See the Father Doing                      

Being A Righteous Person                                          

Testing the Spirits                                                        

Fruit of the Spirit 

Fear and the Spirit of Timidity                                    

Humility and Acknowledgement of Personal Weakness        

Chapter 5 Requirements and Rights of the One Requesting Prayer 

Forgiveness Required for Healing                               

Be Willing To Give Up Your Illness                           

Be Willing To Face Emotional Pain/Past Hurts          

Be Willing To Change Your Lifestyle                        

Be Willing To Receive A Healing The Way God Offers It

Be Willing To Face What You’ve Done To Yourself

Willingness To Deal With All Possible Blocks To the Healing Process

How Desperate Are You?

The Rights of the Person Receiving Prayer                

A Word To The Elderly

Chapter 6 Lessons On Healing In The Old Testament

The First Healing – A Philistine                                  

Keeping God’s Commands Prevents Disease             

Healing After Confession of Backstabbing                 

The Prophet Releases Healing In A Word                  

Guilt Offering Required Before Healing Is Released 

Resurrection of the Dead – Method 1                        

God Heals His Way

Touching Dead Prophet Brings Dead Man Back To Life

God Prescribes Medicine Through His Servant          

The Leader Asks for a Pardon For Innocent Actions of his People

God Is In Control of Wounding, Healing, Giving Life, Taking Life   

Chapter 7 Lessons On Healing in the New Testament

Mass Healings

If You Are Willing                                                      

Resurrection of the Dead – Method 2                        

Commanding the Illness                                              

Strange Ways –Spit, Mud, Shadows, Handkerchiefs and Aprons      

Servants of God Initiate Healings                               

Chapter 8 Faith For Healing

Faith of the Sick Person                                              

Faith of the Parent                                                      

Faith of the Employer                                                 

Faith of Others

Faith of the Elders

Lack of Faith a Bar to Healing

Chapter 9 Sin And Sickness, Forgiveness And Healing

Sins of the Fathers                                                       

Personal Sin                                                                                                 

Unbelief In Message Sent By God                              

Taking Communion Without Examining Oneself

Forgiveness Required for Healing

Chapter 10 God Can Have a Purpose in Sickness

So the Work of God Might Be Displayed

Blindness Inflicted For A Purpose

So That God’s Son Would Be Glorified

So That the Gospel Would Be Preached

So Personality Flaws Won’t Interfere With God’s Purposes

To Bring Us Back From Being Astray

Chapter 11 Other Causes of Sickness

Stress and the Emotional Condition                            

Inheriting Bodily Weaknesses                                    

Environmental Hazards                                               

Accidents

Not Taking Care of Our Bodies                                  

Unknown                                                                     

Chapter 12 Encouragement For The One Not Healed

Perseverance                                                               

Weak and Tormented?                                                

Acknowledging the Real State of the Body                

Earnestly Seeking Pleases God                                   

Persistence and Endurance                                         

Comments on Job

Chapter 13 Controversial Issues In Praying For The Sick

Laying on of Hands                                                     

There Will Be Sickness                                               

Inappropriate Use of God’s Word in Healing

Gift of Tongues

Falling Down

Walking In Faith

Spiritual Warfare and Demonic Interference in Healing

Appendixes

Appendix 1: Checklist for Blocks to Healing

Appendix 2: Training Christians to Pray for the Sick 

Appendix 3: Confessing the Sins of the Fathers