Pastor Dave Crammer – Four Simple Steps to Healing
Tuesday September 18, 2012
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Pastor Dave Crammer – Four Simple Steps to Healing
Four Simple Steps To Healing
Psalms 107:20
he sent His Word and healed them
Romans 10:17 so faith come by hearing
Mark 16:17-18
17 And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; 18 they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”
Mark 5:25-34
25 Now a certain woman had a flow of blood for twelve years, 26 and had suffered many things from many physicians. She had spent all that she had and was no better, but rather grew worse. 27 When she heard about Jesus, she came behind Him in the crowd and touched His garment. 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. 34 And He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be healed of your affliction.”
Say it
What is the first thing that this woman did? Verse 28 of the above text says, “
Look at verse 28
28 For she said, “If only I may touch His clothes, I shall be made well
Someone had told this woman about Jesus. She knew that He was healing people. Having this information, what was her first step in receiving healing for herself? The first thing she did was to say it.
There is a Godward side and a man ward side to every battle
every victory, to everything that we receive from God.
We have our part to play. There is something that we must do.
This woman could have made a negative statement or confession instead of a positive one. But she did not speak negatively.
She spoke positively. She said, “If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole.”
And it came to pass, for we can have what we say.
Therefore, the first step in receiving anything from God is to say it.
If we are defeated, we are defeated with our own lips.
Proverbs 6:2
You are snared by the words of your mouth;You are taken by the words of your mouth.
2. Do it, The step of faith
It wouldn’t have done this woman any good whatsoever if when she said, “If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole,” she hadn’t acted upon it also. Our actions either defeat us or they put us over. According to our actions, we either receive or are kept from receiving. The woman with the issue of blood said it and she acted upon it. She touched His clothes.
As you come forward you are taking the step of
3. Believe you Receive
Ill: little David
Look at verse 29
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?”
Notice that the feeling and the healing followed the saying and the acting.
Most people want the feeling and the healing first, and then they think they will have the saying and the doing.
God is omni present
God is all powerful
Power is always present anytime anywhere because God is present everywhere
We think that if the power it there it will just work
Ill: there is power available all along- why didn’t it work? No one plugs I to it
The power of God is always available everywhere.
- Faith plugs into it
- Faith puts it to work (the power)
- Faith uses it
- Faith activates it
Jesus is anointed with this healing power & It didn’t flow out to the whole group, why her faith activated it
Look at verse 31
31 But His disciples said to Him, “You see the multitude thronging You, and You say, ‘Who touched Me?’”
The healing power of God is passive, inert, dormant or inactive until faith is exercised
Mark 11:24
Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.
Jesus said daughter your Faith has made you whole
4. Tell It
Verse 33 tells us that the woman with the issue of blood acknowledged what she had done. She “told him all the truth.” Jesus wants us to tell it so that others might receive.