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MISSION PROGRAMME
THE HEALING MINISTRY
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THE CHRISTIAN MINISTRY OF HEALING

• In the ministry of Jesus
• In the Early Church

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HEALING IN THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF WALES

• Pioneering ministers and lay persons
• Committee / structures
• Centre and conference

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BIBLE STUDY 1

• Genesis 1-24
• Formless, darkness and chaos
• Spirit moving over the chaos
• God commanded,
• Light

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• Gods active verbs
• Beauty and harmony
• The living, creative God

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BIBLE STUDY 2

• (Genesis continued)
• Human disorder, disconnectedness
• Voicing cries
• Gods gracious response

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BIBLE STUDY 3

• Isaiah 401-8
• Source of healing Gods initiative
• Means of healing Gods forgiveness
• Consequences of healingRestoration
• Group work

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BIBLE STUDY 4

• Isaiah 401-8
• Human response in acceptance
• Reorientation of life
• Perseverance in faith
• Group work

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• The Old Testament teaches us
• Healing is Gods gracious creative activity.
• Broad, inclusive implications
• Interaction of several components
• Gods
• Forgiveness
• Human acceptance
• Commitment in obedience
• Walk with God
• on going holistic healing

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NEW TESTAMENT AND HEALING

• Establish Gods Rule through
• Preaching
• Teaching
• Healing
• His death and resurrection
• Self-giving love
• Restoring wholeness to his creation

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GROUP WORK

• Consider
• The Spirit of the Lord
• Good News
• Liberty
• Recovery of sight
• Set free
• Year of the Lords favour

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PROPHETIC AGENDA

• The poor
• Release
• Sight
• Favour
• Seeds of rejection

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JESUS MIRACLES OF HEALING

• Healing as teaching
• Healing and the Kingdom

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• Healing and the message
• Healing and spirituality

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• Healing as divine power
• Healing and forgiveness
• Healing and prayer
• Healing and faith
• Healing and suffering

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HEALING IS OF GOD THROUGH JESUS CHRIST

• Read Mark 140-45
• Group Work

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• Significant context
• Jesus anger compassion
• Jesus outstretched hand
• Gospel beyond law
• Healing - restored into community
• Healing - Gods initiative . here and now

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FORGIVENESS AND HEALING 1

• Causes of brokenness Genesis 3
• Man
• Disconnectedness
• Fragmentation
• Mortality

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FORGIVENESS AND HEALING 2

• BIBLE STUDY MARK 21-12
• Consider
• Whose faith?
• Forgiveness what is it?
• Consequences of forgiveness
• In whose name?
• Faith and forgiveness

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FORGIVENESS AND HEALING 3

• Mark 21-12
• We emphasise
• Faith . Bearers
• Forgiveness Christs gift
• Cancelling debts
• Forgiveness live experience
• Forgiveness and the cross

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PRAYER AND HEALING 1

• Prayer and relationship with God
• Prayer in healthy living
• Prayer in practice Mark 914-29

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PRAYER AND HEALING 2

• Natural healing
• Prayer Intercessory prayer
• binding together in Gods love
• act of love and trust
• Prayer personal relationship

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PRAYER AND HEALING 3

• Group work
• Read 1 Cor. 121-10
• - love
• - healing
• We shall be like him
• - promise of healing

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FAITH AND HEALING 1

• Help me have more!
• Faith and prayer
• Faith moving mountains
• Faith, resurrection, healing

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FAITH AND HEALING 2

• Bible Study Mark 521-43
• Who came to Jesus?
• Why?
• Jesus response
• Differences
• Commonalities

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FAITH AND HEALING 3

• Crisis attracting to Jesus.
• Healing - quality of life
• Faith discernment
• submission, belief, touch
• venture
• trust based on love
• Group consider faith and healing

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SUFFERING AND HEALING 1

• Inevitability of suffering
• Read 2 Cor. 126-9
• - Blessings of suffering
• - Approach to suffering
• - Suffering in Christ

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SUFFERING AND HEALING 2

• Suffering not Gods will
• Suffering and human sinfulness
• Suffering and the Cross of Christ
• Now not yet
• Churchs context
• Positive approach

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SUMMARY

• Christian Healing is
• Grounded in God
• For the whole person
• An inclusive vision
• Through Jesus Christ

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THE CHURCH AND HEALING

• Her total ministry
• Healing in the Early Church
• Acts 31-10 Context
• Request
• Action
• Consequence
• Response

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• Gods power
• In the name of Jesus of Nazareth
• Setting free to live
• Inclusive message - for 21st century?

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THE PRACTICE OF HEALING

• A needs and prayer group
• Prayer
• Listening
• Counselling
• Awareness
• Laying on of hands
• Anointing with oil

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THE HEALING SERVICE

• Bible Study James 513-16
• PCW Order of Service
• Declaration of purpose
• Quiet time
• The call
• Prayer, laying on of hands, anointing
• Readings and prayers
• Invitation
• Address

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CONCLUSIONS

• Principles and the power of Christ
• Healing and wholeness at all levels of life
• Realism and caution
• Following Christ today

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