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Heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, arthritis,
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cancer, and a multitude of
other maladies plague
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our modern world.
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Why?
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And what can you personally
do about it?
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Sadly, many of you watching
this program are afflicted
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with chronic medical issues
from which you are suffering--
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perhaps for years.
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A television ad for a new drug shows happy vibrant actors,
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giving great promise, yet telling you in a pleasant
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voice all the side effects that may create greater problems.
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Then comes the next ad from a law firm looking for victims
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of the side effects to sue
big pharma over the last
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miracle potion.
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Is there not a better way?
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The Bible tells us that
healing was a major part
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of Jesus' ministry.
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People flocked to Him to be relieved of every kind of
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sickness and infirmity.
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So, here are some
serious questions.
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Were those accounts
genuine miracles?
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Or were they made-up stories?
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Did Jesus and His apostles really bring about
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such miracles?
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Do you, dear friends, believe those accounts of the blind,
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the lame, and the deaf being healed to see, walk, and hear--
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in some cases for the first
time in their lives?
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Can these biblical accounts
be relied upon?
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And if not, what else can
you discard from the pages
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of the Bible?
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On today's program, I'm going to show you that you too can be
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healed by the same One who performed such mighty miracles
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nearly 2,000 years ago.
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So, stay with me as I have
some good news for you.
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♪
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A warm welcome to all of you from all of us here at
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Tomorrow's World, where my subject today is divine healing.
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Are you one who has suffered from an affliction for years?
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Have you gone to doctors and
not found lasting relief?
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Are the drugs you are taking helping with one problem,
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but creating another?
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If so, you're hardly alone.
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Now, I could give you a litany of statistics, but the fact
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that millions of others suffer from a similar problem does
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nothing to solve your problem.
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If you've lost hope, I'm here
to say there is hope, and today
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I'm going to give you seven points that can restore hope.
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So let's get started.
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1. The gospel Christ preached was accompanied by healing.
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The four gospels [that is Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John]
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record many instances of miraculous healing--
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far too many to cover here.
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However, notice this account
in Matthew 4:23-24...
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"And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their
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synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all
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kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease among the people.
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Then His fame went throughout all Syria; and they brought to
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Him all sick people who were afflicted with various diseases
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and torments, and those who were demon-possessed, epileptics, and
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paralytics; and He healed them."
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Here's another example--
this time found in Luke 4...
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"Now He arose from the synagogue and entered Simon's house.
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But Simon's wife's mother
was sick with a high fever,
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and they made request of
Him concerning her.
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So He stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her.
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And immediately she arose
and served them.
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When the sun was setting, all those who had any that were
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sick with various diseases brought them to Him;
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and He laid His hands on every one of them and healed them."
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But, was Jesus the only
One to heal the sick?
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The answer is not at all,
and that brings us to,
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2. Jesus commanded others
to preach the gospel and
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to heal the sick.
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It's evidence from Jesus command to His disciples in Luke 9,
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beginning in verse 1, that preaching the good news of
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the Kingdom of God was to be accompanied by healing...
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"Then He called His twelve disciples together and gave them
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power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases.
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He sent them to preach the kingdom of God and to heal
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the sick....
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So they departed and went through the towns,
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preaching the gospel and
healing everywhere."
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But was it Jesus and His
Apostles only who were
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sent to heal the sick?
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Not at all.
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Note this little referenced passage found in Luke
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the 10th chapter, beginning
in verse 1...
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"After these things the Lord appointed seventy others also,
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and sent them two by two
before His face into every
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city and place where He
Himself was about to go.
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Then He said to them,
"The harvest truly is great,
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but the laborers are few;
therefore pray the Lord of the
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harvest to send out laborers into His harvest....
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And heal the sick there,
and say to them,
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'The kingdom of God has
come near to you.'"
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Yes, healing was a major part
of first-century Christianity.
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So far I've given you two
points that give us hope
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for divine healing.
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In the remainder of this program, I'll give you five
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more points you need to understand about Christ's
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healing ministry--
both then and now.
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healing, and you do not have
to show up at a hand waving,
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happy-clappy tent revival meeting for God to heal you.
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In fact, I would advise against that kind of public display.
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ministry, both then and now.
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And when I come back, I'll give you five more points that you
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need to understand about Christ's healing ministry.
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♪
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Welcome back.
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The subject of this Tomorrow's World program is divine healing.
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Prior to the break I said
I would give you five
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additional points that you
need to understand about
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Christ's healing ministry.
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But first, let's review
the first two:
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1. The gospel Christ proclaimed was accompanied by healing.
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And 2. Jesus commanded
others to preach the gospel
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and heal the sick.
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But did divine healing cease upon the crucifixion?
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Or was it to continue?
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Following His resurrection, Jesus told His Apostles to
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preach the gospel to all the world, and that miraculous
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signs would follow
those who believe.
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Note it in Mark 16,
beginning in verse 15...
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"And He said to them,
'Go into all the world
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and preach the gospel
to every creature.
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He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does
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not believe will be condemned.
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And these signs will follow those who believe:
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In My name they will cast
out demons; they will speak
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with new tongues; they will
take up serpents; and if
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they drink anything deadly,
it will by no means hurt them;
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they will lay hands on the sick,
and they will recover."
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Was Jesus promoting snake
handling and drinking poison
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as some unbalanced and
deceived individuals have
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taken this commission?
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Not at all.
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He never intended His followers to tempt God in this manner,
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but don't take my word for it.
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Prove it for yourself
out of your own Bible.
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Jesus Himself never tempted God.
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It was the adversary, Satan the Devil, who challenged Christ to
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show His faith by tempting Him.
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Matthew the 4th chapter,
verses 5 and 6...
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"Then the devil took Him up
into the holy city, set Him
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on the pinnacle of the
temple, and said to Him,
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"If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down.
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For it is written: 'He shall give His angels charge over
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you,' and, 'In their they
hands they shall bear you up,
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lest you dash your foot
against a stone.'"
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But what was His response
to this challenge?
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Jesus said to him,
"It is written again,
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'You shall not tempt
the Lord your God.'"
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So, what did Jesus mean
by taking up snakes or
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drinking poison and
not being harmed?
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The Bible explains itself,
sometimes by examples,
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and we have an example of
precisely what Christ meant
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in Acts the 28th chapter,
we'll begin in verse 3...
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"But when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them
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on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat, and
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fastened on his hand.
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So when the natives saw the creature hanging from his hand,
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they said to one another, "No doubt this man is a murderer,
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whom, though he has escaped
the sea, yet justice does not
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allow to live."
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But he shook off the creature
into the fire and suffered
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no harm."
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Paul was not going about tempting God to prove his faith.
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So, again:
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1. The gospel Christ proclaimed was accompanied by healing.
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2. Jesus commanded others
to preach the gospel and
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heal the sick.
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And now for Point #3--
let's read it straight from
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the Bible--Hebrews 13:8...
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Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
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Yes, the same Jesus Christ who walked this earth 2,000 years
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ago and performed mighty miracles is alive today
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and He has not changed.
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When I entered Ambassador College in the fall of 1965,
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I learned about a faculty member who had been a quadriplegic
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as a result of injuries sustained in the Korean War.
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But he had been miraculously healed, not in a tent meeting
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with cameras running and
a lot of hoopla, but in
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private with a faithful
minister of Jesus Christ
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anointing and praying for him.
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The college only had 550 students, and everyone knew
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everyone, and everyone knew
of his miraculous healing.
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I often saw him dripping
with sweat, coming out of
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the handball court after a vigorous game of handball.
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In 1974, he visited us in
our home in Monroe, LA.
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Yes, I knew him well,
and I knew men and women
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who knew him prior
to his healing.
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No one disputed that this
paralyzed man was healed
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by the same Jesus Christ
who performed miracles
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of healing nearly
2,000 years ago.
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And, I've seen many others
since that time who have
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been miraculously healed.
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Yes, Jesus is the same
today as He was yesterday.
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This is a large subject, too large to cover fully on this
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Do it today, and when I come back after this short 15-second
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break, I'll give you four additional points regarding
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Christ's healing ministry and what it can mean for you.
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This clear and straight-forward resource will help you
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On this Tomorrow's World
program, I'm discussing a
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subject that has relevance
for everyone--divine healing.
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Before the break I said I
would share with you four
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additional points regarding Christ's healing ministry,
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and most importantly,
what it can mean for you.
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So, why do we not see more genuine divine healings today?
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The answers are found in
our next four points.
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4. Faith is a factor in healing.
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I understand that one can point to a handful of situations
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where faith by the one being healed may not be certain,
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but in most cases, faith is
a definite factor in healings.
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Jesus was confronted by two blind men seeking that their
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sight would be given them.
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Matthew 9:28-29...
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"And when He had come into
the house, the blind men
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came to Him.
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And Jesus said to them,
"Do you believe that
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I am able to do this?"
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They said to Him,
"Yes, Lord."
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Then He touched their eyes, saying, "According to your
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faith let it be to you."
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Then again He was confronted
by another blind man--
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Mark 10:51-52...
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"So Jesus answered and
said to him,
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"What do you want Me
to do for you?"
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The blind man said to Him,
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"Rabboni, that I may
receive my sight."
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Then Jesus said to him,
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"Go your way; [notice this]
your faith has made you well."
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And immediately he received
his sight and followed Jesus
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on the road."
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Then there was the case of
the man in Lystra who was
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crippled from birth.
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We read of this miraculous healing at the command of the
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Apostle Paul in Acts 14:9-10...
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"This man heard Paul speaking.
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Paul, observing him intently
and seeing that he had faith
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to be healed, said with
a loud voice,
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"Stand up straight
on your feet!"
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And he leaped and walked."
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On the flip side, when Jesus visited His hometown of
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Nazareth, those who grew up
with Him, could not get past
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the fact that Jesus was a
local and therefore could
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not be the Savior.
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We read in Mark 6:3-6...
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"Is this not the carpenter,
the Son of Mary, and brother of
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James, Joses, Judas, and Simon?
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And are not His sisters
here with us?"
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And they were offended at Him.
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But Jesus said to them,
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"A prophet is not without honor except in his own country,
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among his own relatives,
and in his own house."
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Now He could do no mighty work there, except that He laid
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His hands on a few sick
people and healed them.
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And He marveled because
of their unbelief."
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So why are there not
more healings today?
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Is it in part, because of
the question that Jesus
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asked in Luke 18:8
where He said...
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"Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He really
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find faith on the earth?"
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Except in unusual cases where another lesson is taught,
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faith in Christ is a prerequisite for healing,
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but it's not the
only prerequisite.
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And that brings me to Point #5:
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God hears the prayers of those who obey and do those things
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that are pleasing in His sight.
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Here it is in 1 John 3:22...
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"And whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His
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commandments and do those things that are pleasing in His sight."
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Consider how many sicknesses
are clearly linked to the
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violation of biblical laws
and principles: cancers and
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other maladies related to smoking and vaping, damaged
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minds and bodies linked to the use of "recreational drugs,"
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and sexually transmitted diseases as a result of
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promiscuous behaviors.
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God tells us that our bodies are the temple of the Holy Spirit,
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but how many do not take care
of their bodies and overeat,
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eat too many refined foods, and
move their bodies too little?
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Additionally, there are laws spelled out in scripture that
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tell us we should not eat certain meats, but people
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rationalize, and even take scriptures out of context,
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to get around God's
clear instructions.
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The result?
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Swine flu, Ebola, SARS, MERS, Nipah Virus, and more.
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All these diseases involve animals God warned
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against eating.
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And the 1918 pandemic that killed between 50-100 million
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people worldwide
was a swine flu.
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Our Creator gave us life
and He knows what is good
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for us and what is not.
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Faith and obedience must be considered when seeking God's
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intervention in our lives,
but there's more that we need
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to understand on this subject.
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And this leads me to a critical key regarding healing, which
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I'll give you in a moment.
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On this Tomorrow's World program, I'm addressing
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the question: "Does God
Heal Today?"
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And the answer is:
"Yes He does," but how?
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If you're a reader of the Bible, perhaps you remember this famous
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account found in Luke 5, beginning in verse 18...
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"Then behold, men brought on a bed a man who was paralyzed,
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whom they sought to bring in
and lay before Him....
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When He saw their faith,
He said to him,
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"Man, your sins are
forgiven you."
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And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason,
21:52.477 --> 21:56.248
saying, "Who is this who
speaks blasphemies?
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Who can forgive sins
but God alone?"
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But when Jesus perceived
their thoughts, He answered
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and said to them, "Why are you reasoning in your hearts?
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Which is easier, to say,
'Your sins are forgiven you,'
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or to say,
'Rise up and walk'?"
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This brings me to point #6:
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Healing is the forgiveness of sin through Christ's sacrifice.
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It's widely recognized
that Isaiah 53 is a
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Messianic prophecy.
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Sadly, the translators of the King James and other versions of
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the Bible did not translate some words literally, as they should
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have in the following passage.
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However, the literal meanings are found in the margins,
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Isaiah 53...
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"Surely He [Christ] has borne our griefs [literally
22:47.432 --> 22:52.771
sicknesses], and carried our sorrows [literally pains];
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Yet we esteemed Him stricken, Smitten by God, and afflicted.
22:57.042 --> 23:00.445
But He was wounded for
our transgressions, He was
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bruised for our iniquities;
The chastisement for our peace
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was upon Him, And by His
stripes we are healed."
23:08.887 --> 23:12.591
Jesus was crucified to pay
the penalty of sin for us,
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but why did He have to suffer
such a terrible death?
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Why was He beaten mercilessly?
23:19.564 --> 23:25.103
Peter confirms what Isaiah wrote, 1 Peter 2:21...
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"For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for
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us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps:
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"who committed no sin, nor was deceit found in His mouth";
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who, when He was reviled, did not revile in return; when He
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suffered, He did not threaten, but committed Himself to Him
23:46.024 --> 23:47.692
who judges righteously....
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who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we,
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having died to sins, might live for righteousness--by whose
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stripes you were healed."
23:59.104 --> 24:03.341
Our sins bring about pain and suffering, both physically and
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spiritually, and sin leads
to sickness and death.
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Jesus was the perfect
sacrifice experiencing
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sin's full penalty for us.
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And as I've shown, healing is tied to faith and obedience,
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but perfect faith and obedience
do not automatically bring
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healing, and that brings us
to our seventh and last point.
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Healing must fit into God's great plan for each of us.
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The Apostle Paul was facing
many trials, and God,
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out of His great mercy, gave
him a most realistic vision
24:37.576 --> 24:39.578
of heavenly things.
24:39.644 --> 24:43.481
It's in this context that we read that God did not heal him
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of a grievous affliction.
24:45.350 --> 24:50.789
We pick up the story in
2 Corinthians 12:7-9....
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"And lest I should be exalted above measure by the abundance
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of the revelations, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a
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messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I be exalted above measure.
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Concerning this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times that
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it might depart from me.
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And He said to me, "My grace
is sufficient for you,
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for My strength is made
perfect in weakness."
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Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities,
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that the power of Christ
may rest upon me."
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God does not always heal
us in this physical life.
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He worked many mighty miracles through the prophet Elisha, but
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as we read in 2 Kings 13:14...
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"Elisha had become sick with the illness of which he would die."
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Jesus Christ came with a message about a coming kingdom that
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will rule on earth.
25:46.711 --> 25:50.682
That message tells us He
is working out a great plan
25:50.749 --> 25:54.185
that you can be part of,
and sometimes we only
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learn important lessons
through suffering.
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Here's what the Apostle Paul wrote to the people in Rome...
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"For as many as are led
by the Spirit of God,
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these are sons of God....
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and if children, then heirs--
heirs of God and joint heirs
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with Christ, if indeed we
suffer with Him, that we may
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also be glorified together.
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For I consider that the sufferings of this present
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time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which
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shall be revealed in us."
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Before closing, let me say
that nothing in this program
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is meant to say that you
should not see a doctor.
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However, that does not
mean that you should not
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go to God for healing.
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I personally have known of
many absolutely miraculous
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healings that defied
doctors' predictions.
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I've seen people miraculously healed of one painful condition,
26:49.240 --> 26:51.376
but not another.
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I've also known many people
who asked God to heal them,
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but they died.
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The reality is that there comes a time for each of us to go to
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sleep until the resurrection.
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If we know God, we realize
His plan transcends
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physical existence.
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God does heal today.
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I know that.
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I've seen it.
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I've experienced it.
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But God heals according to His wisdom and His plan for each
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of us, and in the end, it is
up to Him as to how and when.
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I've only scratched the surface of this topic in this program
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and that's why I hope you pick up the phone or go to our
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It gives much more vital information on this subject.
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So, call right now, and if the line's busy, wait 5 or 10
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And join us next week, and
every week, when Wallace Smith,
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Rod McNair, and I will bring you more plain truth from the pages
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of the Bible.
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See you next week.
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