The Bible Speaks To The Sick and Those Who Pray For Them
Volume 1 Table of Contents
Chapter 1 -- The Commission to Heal The Sick
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Jesus' Commission
The First Commission: The 12 Disciples
The Commission of the Seventy
The Great Commission: All Baptized Believers
Summary
Chapter 2 -- The Power of God to Heal
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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 and Provides Proof That Jesus is the Christ
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 -- Spiritual Gifts for 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 for Healing the Sick
Chapter 4 -- Requirements of the Person Praying
- Doing the Will of the Father - THY Will, NOT Mine, Be Done
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
- Be Willing To Give Up Your Illness
Be Willing To Face Emotional Pain and 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 Healing
How Desperate Are You?
The Rights of The Person Receiving Prayer
Chapter 6 -- Lessons in Healing From the Old Testament
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The First Healing - A Philistine
Keeping God's Comands Prevents Disease
Healing After Confession of Backstabbing
Healing Released in a Word not Knowing the Condition
A 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 and Taking Life
Mocking God's Messengers
Chapter 7 -- Lessons in Healing From the New Testament
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Mass Healings
If You Are Willing - The Leprous Man
Resurrection of the Dead - Method 2
Commanding The Illness
Man with the Withered Hand
Paralytic at the Pool of Bethesda
Strang Ways - Spit, Mud, Shadows, Handkerchiefs and Aprons
Servants of God Initiate Healings
Jesus Initiates
Paul and Peter Initiate
Chapter 8 -- Faith For Healing
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Faith of the Sick Person
Faith of a Parent
Faith of the Employer
Faith of Others
Faith of the Elders
Lack of Faith a Bar to Healing Power
Lack of Faith in the Person Praying
Lack of Faith of the Sick Person
Lack of Faith of the Mourners
Chapter 9 -- Sin and Sickness, Forgiveness and Healing
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Sins of the Fathers
Personal Sin
Putting One's Trust in Man instead of God
A Father Can Curse His Child for Offending Him
A Mother Takes Her Son's Curse upon Herself
A Conditional Curse
Making Idols, Dishonoring Parents, Theft, etc. Draw Curses
Robbing God of Our Tithes Brings a Curse
Not Loving the Lord Brings a Curse
People Can Put Themselves Under a Curse
Praising God and Cursing People
Preaching a False Gospel Brings a Curse
Unbelief in a Message Sent by God
Taking Communion Without Examining Oneself
Forgiveness Required for Healing
The Consequences of Unforgiveness
Repentance Before Forgiveness
Confession Precedes Healing and Forgiveness
Forgiving Sins, In Jesus' Name
Forgiveness for Unknown Sins
Chapter 10 -- God Can Have a Purpose in Sickness
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So the Work fo God Might be Displayed
Blindness Inflicted for a Purpose
For Protection - Elisha
For Protection - Lot and God's Angels
For Evangelism
For Conversion
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
Internal Stress
Inheriting Bodily Weakness
Environmental Hazards
Accidents
Not Taking Care of Our Bodies
Unknown
Consideration for the Elderl
Chapter 12 --Encouragement For 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 Healing The Sick
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Laying on of Hands
Do Not Share In The Sins of Others
Simon the Sorcerer
Is There Precedence of Biblical Order?
Non-Christian "Faith Healers" Must Touch
Learning from Converts
Having a Genuine Encounter with Almighty God
The Importance of Hands in the Healing Ministry
There Will Be Sickness
Inappropriate Use of God's Word in Healing
Gift of Tongues
Praner Language
Falling Down
Walking in Faith
Spiritual Warfare and Demonic Interference in Healing
When Demons Are the Condition
Demonology and Mental Illness
Shutting Down Demons for Healing
Appendixes
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Appendix 1 -- Checklist for Blocks to Healing
Appendix 2 -- Confessing the Sins of the Fathers
Appendix 3 -- Functions of the Trinity
Appendix 4 -- Ministries of Interest
Appendix 5 -- Books by Sybil A. Bissell
Appendix 6 -- Books of Interest