How to Heal | Doing the Stuff Jesus Did #2

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After 100 failed prayers, a woman's prophecy led to his back healing instantly in church.

The episode is a sermon from Bluewater Mission titled 'How to Heal,' part of a series on doing what Jesus did. Pastor Jordan opens by asking the congregation for practical methods to heal people, receiving answers ranging from prayer and physical contact to medical surgery. He transitions to discuss the broader theme of following Jesus through action, not just belief, citing the parable of the wise builder. Jordan shares a personal anecdote about his football injury: after three and a half years of pain and numerous failed prayer attempts, he was healed during a church service when a woman prophesied and his future wife laid hands on him. This experience led him to analyze why some healing attempts succeed and others fail. He explains that God partners with humans to accomplish miracles, and effectiveness depends on factors like obedience, spiritual gifts, faith, and consecration. The host reviews various healing methods from the Bible, noting Jesus used diverse techniques without a single model. He introduces the 'power equation'—authority, gifting, faith, consecration—as variables that influence healing power flow. Jordan offers a simple healing model: telling someone 'in the name of Jesus, be healed,' but advises tailoring approaches to maximize these power variables. He illustrates this with the story of Jesus healing the paralytic in Mark 2, where Jesus first forgave sins to build faith, then commanded the man to walk, managing the room's dynamics. The sermon emphasizes that healing requires work, cleverness, and human interaction, not mystical perfection, and encourages listeners to be practical miracle workers.

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A brisk sermon frames healing as obedience, discernment, faith, and practical kingdom work.

A practical lesson on healing ministry starts with live questions about learning the condition, asking permission to touch, praying for healing, and checking in with the Holy Spirit.

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You get a practical, live-room sermon on praying for healing, using Peter stepping onto the water as its vivid test case for obedience and authority.

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