TLDR;
This video explains that healing is not about begging God, but about exercising the authority that Jesus has already given to believers. It highlights how Jesus delegated authority to his disciples and how ordinary believers in the book of Acts performed miracles. The key takeaway is that Christians have the right and power to speak to sickness and command healing in Jesus' name.
- Healing is a commission, not a request.
- Believers have authority over sickness and disease.
- The church needs to start exercising this authority by laying hands on the sick and speaking healing.
Introduction: The Misconception of Begging for Healing [0:00]
The common misconception is that healing requires begging or convincing God to act. However, the Bible doesn't instruct believers to ask for healing in the way we typically understand it. Instead of pleading with God, believers should understand and exercise the authority they already possess. The core message is to shift from begging God to commanding healing, which can transform one's approach to Christianity, healing, and spiritual warfare.
Jesus's Ministry: Teaching, Healing, and Casting Out Demons [1:35]
Jesus ministered by teaching, healing, and casting out demons, with healing comprising a significant part of his work. Seeing the crowds, Jesus felt compassion and recognized that the harvest was plentiful but the laborers were few. He instructed his disciples to pray for more laborers. In response to this need, Jesus gave his twelve disciples authority over unclean spirits and to heal sicknesses and diseases.
Delegation of Authority: From Jesus to the Disciples [3:39]
Jesus delegated authority to his disciples, empowering them to preach the kingdom, heal the sick, cleanse lepers, raise the dead, and cast out demons. This delegation wasn't just for the original twelve disciples but extends to all believers in Christ. The signs that follow believers include laying hands on the sick and seeing them recover, as highlighted in Mark 16.
Expansion of Ministry: The 72 and Beyond [5:07]
The ministry expanded as Jesus sent out seventy-two others with the same mission as the twelve. These seventy-two returned with joy, reporting that even demons were subject to them through Jesus' name. Jesus affirmed their authority, giving them power over demonic spirits and the enemy, emphasizing that nothing should harm them.
Acts: Ordinary Believers Performing Miracles [5:57]
The book of Acts demonstrates that healing wasn't limited to the apostles. Stephen, a man appointed to serve tables, performed great wonders and miracles. Similarly, Philip, who was scattered during the Jerusalem persecution, preached in Samaria and performed miracles, casting out unclean spirits and healing the paralyzed and lame.
Exercising Your Authority: Speaking to Mountains [7:42]
Believers have the authority to speak to sickness and disease and command them to leave, because Jesus has given believers, as children of God, the authority to do so. It is their right and privilege to speak to sickness and disease and command it to go. The church needs to start laying hands on the sick, speaking to sickness and pain, and commanding healing in Jesus' name, understanding that they have been commissioned to do so.
