Acts 28:1-11

• 20% of the Gospels discuss physical or mental healing

• 3,779 total verses in the Gospels - 727 related to some form of healing

• One of the names of God is ‘Yahweh Rapha’ which means ‘The Lord Who Heals’ (Ex 15:26)

Healing

The Promise of Healing

(Acts 28:1-11)

• Matthew 8:1-4 – Leper in Galilee• Matthew 9:2-8 – Paralytic in Capernaum• Matthew 12:9-10 – Man with the withered hand• John 9:1-12 – Man outside the temple born blind• Luke 17:15-19 – 10 Lepers• Luke 8:42-48 – Woman with the issue of blood

Healing & the Ministry of Jesus

Mark 16:15-19 NLT

15 And then he told them, “Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone. 16 Anyone who believes and is baptized will be saved. But anyone who refuses to believe will be condemned. 17 These miraculous signs will accompany those who believe: They will cast out demons in my name, and they will speak in new languages. 18 They will be able to handle snakes with safety, and if they drink anything poisonous, it won’t hurt them. They will be able to place their hands on the sick, and they will be healed.”

Acts 14:1-3 NLT

1 The same thing happened in Iconium. Paul and Barnabas went to the Jewish synagogue and preached with such power that a great number of both Jews and Greeks became believers. 2 Some of the Jews, however, spurned God’s message and poisoned the minds of the Gentiles against Paul and Barnabas. 3 But the apostles stayed there a long time, preaching boldly about the grace of the Lord. And the Lord proved their message was true by giving them power to do miraculous signs and wonders.

I Peter 2:24 NLT

“He personally carried our sins in his body on the cross so that we can be dead to sin and live for what is right. By his wounds you are healed.”Aiomai - ‘cause someone to achieve health after being sick’Used figuratively in 1 Peter as in Matthew 13:15“For the heart of this people has become dull, with their ears they scarcely hear, and they have closed their eyes, otherwise they would see with their eyes, hear with their ears and understand with their heart and return, and I would heal them.”

James 5:14-16 NLT

14 Are any of you sick? You should call for the elders of the church to come and pray over you, anointing you with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 Such a prayer offered in faith will heal the sick, and the Lord will make you well. And if you have committed any sins, you will be forgiven. 16 Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.

Healing HappensFaith of the One Seeking Healing

Matthew 9:22 - Jesus turned around, and when he saw her he said, “Daughter, be encouraged! Your faith has made you well.” And the woman was healed at that moment.

Mark 10:52 – 52 And Jesus said to him, “Go, for your faith has healed you.” Instantly the man could see, and he followed Jesus down the road

Healing HappensObedience

Mark 6:12 - So the disciples went out, telling everyone they met to repent of their sins and turn to God. 13 And they cast out many demons and healed many sick people, anointing them with olive oil.

Healing HappensAnointing & PrayerMark 6:13 - And they cast out many demons and healed many sick people, anointing them with olive oil. James 5:14-15 14 Are any of you sick? You should call for the elders of the church to come and pray over you, anointing you with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 Such a prayer offered in faith will heal the sick, and the Lord will make you well.

Healing HappensSpreading the GospelActs 3 – Lame manActs 5 – Peter’s shadowActs 8 – Lame were healedActs 9 – Crippled man named Aeneas healedActs 10 – “healing all who were oppressed”Acts 14 – Man with crippled feet healedActs 19 – Handkerchief from Paul used to healActs 28 – Father of Roman Governor healed

As believers we tend to relegate healing to the church when it is

one of God’s primary tools to bring believers to Christ.

Romans 15:7-20 NLT

17 Therefore I glory in Christ Jesus in my service to God. 18 I will not venture to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in leading the Gentiles to obey God by what I have said and done 19 by the power of signs and miracles, through the power of the Spirit. So from Jerusalem all the way around to Illyricum, I have fully proclaimed the gospel of Christ. 20 It has always been my ambition to preach the gospel where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else’s foundation.

The Good News & MiraclesHebrews 2:4 - And God confirmed the message by giving signs and wonders and various miracles and gifts of the Holy Spirit whenever he chose.

Mark 16:20 - And the disciples went everywhere and preached, and the Lord worked through them, confirming what they said by many miraculous signs.

Do we have the faith to spread the love of Christ by praying for the sick outside

of our church walls?