Healing as the Mark of Spiritual Revival

Friends, I believe that when we're in what do we do now moments, when we're in moments where we need healing, we can posture ourselves for God's healing touch because we know he's healer and he wants to heal every person all the way. It's available through Jesus, we can receive it, we can give it, and when we pray, when we pay attention, when we proclaim his name, we posture ourselves for his outpouring of healing. Amen? [00:39:23] (25 seconds)  #PostureForHisTouch

Here's what I'm getting at. We can believe God is healer, but we can never experience his healing touch if we don't start with prayer. We can believe he's healer, but we'll never experience him as the healer if we're not starting in that place of prayer. I've never read a healing story from a revival move in history where somebody came in with an ailment or an illness or something impossible, and the healing revivalist looked at him and said, yeah, just go to the doctor. [00:29:07] (25 seconds)  #PrayerStartsHealing

My friends, can I tell you that through the once and for all sacrifice of Jesus, healing is available? All of our pain and suffering, all of our sin and transgression, all of our brokenness and pain was taken upon Christ, and instead of being poured out what we desert, he took that and pours out peace and healing for all people. That's good news. Amen? Number five, this is the last one this morning. Jesus followers are invited to receive and extend healing to all people. [00:18:04] (29 seconds)  #SacrificeBringsHealing

Now, as we've looked at this definition of revival, as we've looked at revival, and again, church history and revival history, we recognize this definition will never be able to fully comprehend what revival is because we cannot control it. We cannot define it. It is a gift from God. And, when we've looked at his supernatural move in the scriptures throughout history, we recognize that there are certain markers like his presence, his word, conviction, and repentance. And, we wanna be a people, again, who not just know about these things, but seek God for these things and experience them in our world because we need revival. Amen? [00:02:20] (36 seconds)  #RevivalIsAGift

Your faith has made you well. This making well, this healing is the same Greek word, sozo. It's a whole package offer from God to heal us. Body, soul, and spirit, he wants to heal every part of us. That's good news. Amen? Number three, God wants to heal all people. God wants to heal all people. In fact, we see from the scriptures, God heals his own people, but then he heals people outside of his elected group as well. [00:13:52] (30 seconds)  #SozoWholeLife

we don't know what we don't know. But, can I just say this morning, ignorance is not bliss, it's a closed door? We don't know what we don't know, and ignorance is not bliss, it is a closed door. When we pay attention, we open the door for the Lord's healing. When I was in college, was leading a treasure hunt, which is a type of prayer outreach where we ask God, who do you want us to talk to? Who do you want us to pray for today? [00:34:27] (23 seconds)  #IgnoranceClosesDoors

It may be that we go to other things. It may be that healing looks different. It may even be that we don't experience healing on this side, but the person we're praying for is fully healed on the other side. Amen? But when we pray, we prioritize seeking and experiencing and knowing that God is healer first. Amen? Frederick Franson, a missionary, said said it this way to his other missionaries. He said, if you're sick, fast and pray. If the language is hard to learn, fast and pray. If the people will not hear you, fast and pray. If you have nothing to eat, fast and pray. [00:30:52] (31 seconds)  #PrayFirstAlways

Listen. I'm not saying we shouldn't seek medical help for healing. I am saying that God is healer, and our first response should be pray to God the healer. Pray to God the healer. And maybe as we pray, God says, hey, go take some Tylenol for your headache. Or maybe God says, go to the doctor. And can I just say, those are good things and it's even better when we get guidance from the Lord from a place of communion and get his direction and revelation in that place of prayer? Amen? [00:28:37] (30 seconds)  #PrayFirstThenAct

Here's what I'm getting at. We can believe God is healer, but we can never experience his healing touch if we don't start with prayer. We can believe he's healer, but we'll never experience him as the healer if we're not starting in that place of prayer. I've never read a healing story from a revival move in history where somebody came in with an ailment or an illness or something impossible, and the healing revivalist looked at him and said, yeah, just go to the doctor. Just go ahead and go to the hospital. Those are not the stories we read about. The stories that we read about are the people of God gathered in one place, praying and seeking the Lord for such a radical touch that when people come in with huge diagnoses like cancer or incurable diseases, God heals them in the spot. Amen? [00:29:07] (43 seconds)

My friends, can I tell you that through the once and for all sacrifice of Jesus, healing is available? All of our pain and suffering, all of our sin and transgression, all of our brokenness and pain was taken upon Christ, and instead of being poured out what we deserved, he took that and pours out peace and healing for all people. That's good news. Amen? [00:18:04] (20 seconds)