Given by Dr. Raymond Knapp, Th.B, D.D

in Hong Kong

God wants not only the ministry of Prophecy and the move of the Holy Spirit to slay and bring people under convection.

But to restore the Gifts of the Holy Spirit such as Healing.

JEHOVAH RAPHA = "The Lord is my healer" Hebrew for (restoring to normal)

Luke 9:1 Then He called His twelve disciples together and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases.

2 He sent them to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.

Where did we loose this authority? Cure diseases, not only the blind but also all kinds of sickness. Yes to Preach BUT ALSO "to HEAL THE SICK"

Ps 103:2 Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits: 

Who forgives all your iniquities, who heals all your diseases,

WE need not to forget his Benefits, What are they? When is the last time we asked God to heal, before we took medicine? Jesus is the one WHO HEALS ALL YOUR DISEASES!

John 10:10-11

10 "The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.

11 "I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep.

Satan is the one that KILLS and destroys the body, Jesus is the Good Shepherd that gives blessings. We need to believe that and act on it.

Luke 13:12-17

12 But when Jesus saw her, He called her to Him and said to her, "Woman, you are loosed from your infirmity."

13 And He laid His hands on her, and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.

14 But the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath; and he said to the crowd, "There are six days on which men ought to work; therefore come and be healed on them, and not on the Sabbath day."

15 The Lord then answered him and said, "Hypocrite! Does not each one of you on the Sabbath loose his ox or donkey from the stall, and lead it away to water it?

16 "So ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound-- think of it-- for eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath?"

And when He said these things, all His adversaries were put to shame; and all the multitude rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by Him.

Sick and bound by Satan not God for 18 years, Jesus has the power to remove what Satan does! Only if we will act on the fact that Jesus said we could heal the sick, in his name. THEN WE CAN FULL THE CHURCH AND THE TOWN WITH THE FULL GOSPEL AND PEOPLE WILL BELIEVE AND RECEIVE Christ. "Multitude rejoiced"! A Crowd of people. Wanting to see and hear, not only hear but see.

Mark 2:4-13

4 And when they could not come near Him because of the crowd, they uncovered the roof where He was. So when they had broken through, they let down the bed on which the paralytic was lying.

5 When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, "Son, your sins are forgiven you."

6 And some of the scribes were sitting there and reasoning in their hearts,

7 "Why does this Man speak blasphemies like this? Who can forgive sins but God alone?"

8 But immediately, when Jesus perceived in His spirit that they reasoned thus within themselves, He said to them, "Why do you reason about these things in your hearts?

9 "Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, 'Your sins are forgiven you,' or to say, 'Arise, take up your bed and walk'?

10 "But that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins"-- He said to the paralytic,

11 "I say to you, arise, take up your bed, and go your way to your house."

12 Immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went out in the presence of them all, so that all were amazed and glorified God, saying, "We never saw anything like this!"

Then He went out again by the sea; and all the multitude came to Him, and He taught them.

Many are preaching that Jesus can forgive Sin, that is true, but that is not the whole of the story. HEALING IS SALVATION OF THE BODY, SOUL AND SPIRIT.

Mark 5:23-24

23 and begged Him earnestly, saying, "My little daughter lies at the point of death. Come and lay Your hands on her, that she may be healed, and she will live."

So Jesus went with him, and a great multitude followed Him and thronged Him.

How do we do the healing? Here we find that by the Laying on of the Hands that she may be healed. Not only praying at Home or in a prayer meeting. Not only wishing for it, but getting up and doing the laying on of hands. That is the begin ning of our healing. We do the first step and God then sees our faith and does His part. Faith is both the part of the one praying and the one wanting to receive the healing. As we see below.

Mark 5:28-43

28 for she said, "If only I may touch His clothes, I shall be made well."

29 Immediately the fountain of her blood was dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of the affliction.

30 And Jesus, immediately knowing in Himself that power had gone out of Him, turned around in the crowd and said, "Who touched My clothes?"

31 But His disciples said to Him, "You see the multitude thronging You, and You say, 'Who touched Me?'"

32 And He looked around to see her who had done this thing.

33 But the woman, fearing and trembling, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell down before Him and told Him the whole truth.

And He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be healed of your affliction."

HERE we see that a multitude was with him, Why? The wanted to see not only hear the gospel. We need more young people and elders to seek God for the Healing gifts and just the faith to do as Jesus said to do.

35 While He was still speaking, some came from the ruler of the synagogue's house who said, "Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the Teacher any further?"

36 As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, He said to the ruler of the synagogue, "Do not be afraid; only believe."

37 And He permitted no one to follow Him except Peter, James, and John the brother of James.

38 Then He came to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and saw a tumult and those who wept and wailed loudly.

39 When He came in, He said to them, "Why make this commotion and weep? The child is not dead, but sleeping."

40 And they ridiculed Him. But when He had put them all outside, He took the father and the mother of the child, and those who were with Him, and entered where the child was lying.

41 Then He took the child by the hand, and said to her, "Talitha, cumi," which is translated, "Little girl, I say to you, arise."

42 Immediately the girl arose and walked, for she was twelve years of age. And they were overcome with great amazement.

But He commanded them strictly that no one should know it, and said that something should be given her to eat.

It looked impossible, in the nature, she was dead, but nothing is impossible with Jesus. Jesus took the father and mother in the room to show them, that God was not only the God of the living, but the dead, that God still has the power to heal, no matter what man may believe. We need to seek that faith.

Jer 23:23-24

23 "Am I a God near at hand," says the LORD, "And not a God afar off?

24 Can anyone hide himself in secret places, so I shall not see him?" says the LORD; "Do I not fill heaven and earth?" says the LORD.

Since the Lord is every place, and is here now, today, where is our faith, that He can do as he did in the past? We need to seek and believe and act on what the bible says, by DOING.

God's Blessings