04/28/10 - Healing PT2 - Everett Spencer

Everett Spencer continues the series "Healing" in this Wednesday evening service.

Healing Part 2
Everett Spencer
Wednesday, April 28, 2010

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Sermon Notes:

Embassadors of Healing
Embassador
EMBAS'SADOR, n.

A minister of the highest rank employed by one prince or state, at the court of another, to manage the public concerns of his own prince or state, and representing the power and dignity of his sovereign. Embassadors are ordinary, when they reside permanently at a foreign court; or extraordinary, when they are sent on a special occasion. They are also called ministers. Envoys are ministers employed on special occasions, and are of less dignity.

Luke 9:
1And He called the twelve together, and gave them power and authority over all the demons and to heal diseases.
2And He sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to perform healing.
6Departing, they began going throughout the villages, preaching the gospel and healing everywhere.

10When the apostles returned, they gave an account to Him of all that they had done.
Taking them with Him, He withdrew by Himself to a city called Bethsaida.

Luke 10:
1Now after this the Lord appointed seventy others, and sent them in pairs ahead of Him to every city and place where He Himself was going to come.
2And He was saying to them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.
3"Go; behold, I send you out as lambs in the midst of wolves.
8"Whatever city you enter and they receive you, eat what is set before you;
9and heal those in it who are sick, and say to them, 'The kingdom of God has come near to you.'
17The seventy returned with joy, saying, "Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name."
18And He said to them, "I was watching Satan fall from heaven like lightning.
19"Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing will injure you.
21At that very time He rejoiced greatly in the Holy Spirit, and said, "I praise You, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and have revealed them to infants. Yes, Father, for this way was well-pleasing in Your sight.


What we are responsible for:

*I can’t heal you
(You don’t necessarily have to say this out loud but you need to know it, it will take away any and all pressure)

*Don’t make GOD spooky
(2 Tim. 1:7)

*Know what the bible says about healing
(You don’t need to know every scripture but a good place to start is 1 Peter 2:24)


The role of humility and confidence

*Define humility the way the bible defines it
(James 4:10, 1 Peter 5:6)
10Humble yourselves in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you.

6Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time,

*Don’t sell yourself or your role short
(Phil. 3:3, 1 John 5:14)
3for we are the true circumcision, who worship in the Spirit of God and glory in Christ Jesus and put no confidence in the flesh,
14This is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.


Sensitivity to the Holy Spirit

Spend time with HIM and know HIS desires
(John 10:27, 16:13)
27"My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me;
13"But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own initiative, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come.


Trading on your influence and speaking for GOD

(1 Kings 17:9-24) The widow of Zarephath


Stop that stinking thinking

(Phil 3:13)
13Brethren, I do not regard myself as having laid hold of it yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead,