What the Bible says about Healing and Health

OLD TESTAMENT VERSES
Genesis 20:17 Abraham prayed to God: and God healed Abimelech, his wife, and his maidservants.
Exodus 7:15 The Lord will take away from you all sickness.
Exodus 15:26 I will put none of the diseases on you which I have brought on the Egyptians. For I am the Lord who heals you.
Exodus 23:25 I will take sickness away from the midst of you.
Deuteronomy 7:15 The Lord will take away from you all sickness, and will afflict you with none of the terrible diseases of Egypt.
Deuteronomy 32:39 There is no god besides me...I will heal.
2 Kings 5:14 Naaman the leper's..flesh came again like the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.
2 Kings 20:5 I have heard your prayer and seen your tears; and I will heal you.
2 Chronicles 7:14 I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.
2 Chronicles 30:20 The Lord listened to Hezekiah and healed the people.
Psalm 6:2 Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am weak; O Lord, heal me.
Psalm 30:2 O Lord my God, I cried out to You, and You healed me.
Psalm 41:3 The Lord will sustain him on his sickbed and restore him from his bed of illness.
Psalm 41:4 Lord have mercy on me; heal me, for I have sinned against You.
Psalm 42:11 I will yet praise Him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.
Psalm 67:2 That Your way may be known on earth, Your saving health among all nations.
Psalm 103:3 Bless the Lord who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases.
Psalm 107:20 He sent His word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.
Psalm 147:3 He heals the broken in heart and binds up their wounds.
Proverbs 3:7-8 Be not wise in thine own eyes; fear the Lord and depart from evil. It will be health to your body, and strength to your bones.
Proverbs 4:20-22 Pay attention to what I say; listen closely to My words. Let them not depart from your eyes; keep them within your heart. For they are life to those that find them and health to all their flesh.
Proverbs 12:18 The tongue of the wise promotes health.
Proverbs 13:17 A faithful ambassador brings health.
Proverbs 16:24 Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the bones.
Isaiah 53:5 He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was on Him; and by His stripes we are healed.
Isaiah 57:18 I have seen his ways and I will heal him.
Isaiah 57:19 Peace, peace to those far and near and I will heal them.
Isaiah 58:8 Then your light will break forth like the morning and your healing will spring forth speedily.
Jeremiah 3:22 Return, you backsliding children, and I will heal your backslidings.
Jeremiah 17:14 Heal me Lord and I will be healed; save me and I will be saved; for You are the One I praise.
Jeremiah 30:17 I will restore health to you, and I will heal you of your wounds, says the Lord.
Jeremiah 33:6 I will bring it health and a cure and I will cure them.
Hosea 6:1 1 Come, let us return to the Lord. He will heal us.
Hosea 14:4 I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely.
Malachi 4:2 2 To you who fear My name The Sun of Righteousness will arise With healing in His wings.

NEW TESTAMENT VERSES
Matthew 4:23 Jesus went...healing all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease among the people.
Matthew 4:24 They brought to Him all sick people who were afflicted with various diseases and torments, and those who were demon-possessed, epileptics, and paralytics; and He healed them.
Matthew 8:7 Jesus said, I will come and heal him.
Matthew 8:13 Go your way; and as you have believed, so be it done for you. And his servant was healed in the very same hour.
Matthew 8:15 15 He touched her hand and the fever left her: and she arose.
Matthew 8:16 They brought to Him many who were demon-possessed. And He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick
Matthew 8:117 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying: He Himself took our infirmities And bore our sicknesses.
Matthew 9:6-7 He said to the paralytic, Arise, take up your bed, and go to your house. And he arose and departed to his house.
Matthew 9:12 He said to them, Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.
Matthew 9:22 Be of good cheer, daughter; your faith has made you well. And the woman was made well from that hour.
Matthew 9:35 Jesus went about...healing every sickness and every disease among the people.
Matthew 10:1 He gave them power over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease.
Matthew 10:8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.
Matthew 12:13 He said to the man, Stretch out your hand. And he stretched it out, and it was restored as whole as the other.
Matthew 12:15 Great multitudes followed Him and He healed them all.
Matthew 12:22 Then one was brought to Him who was demon-possessed, blind and mute; and He healed him, so that the blind and mute man both spoke and saw.
Matthew 13:15 They should understand with their hearts and be converted so that I should heal them.
Matthew 14:14 Jesus and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick.
Matthew 14:36 They besought Him that they might only touch the hem of His garment: and as many as touched it were made perfectly whole.
Matthew 15:28 O woman, great is your faith: be it done for you as you will. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.
Matthew 15:30 Then great multitudes came to Him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, maimed, and many others; and they laid them down at Jesus' feet, and He healed them.
Matthew 15:31 The multitude was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the maimed made whole, the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel.
Matthew 19:2 2 Great multitudes followed Him and He healed them there.
Matthew 21:14 The blind and the lame came to Him in the temple and he healed them.
Mark 1:34 He healed many who were sick with various diseases and did cast out many demons.
Mark 3:5 He said to the man, Stretch out your hand. And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored as whole as the other.
Mark 3:10 He healed many, so that as many as had afflictions pressed about Him to touch Him.
Mark 3:14-15 He ordained twelve, that they should be with Him, and that he might send them forth to preach, and to have power to heal sicknesses and to cast out devils.
Mark 5:29 Immediately the fountain of her blood was dried up and she felt in her body that she was healed of the affliction.
Mark 5:34 Your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be healed of your affliction.
Mark 6:5 He laid his hands on a few sick folk and healed them.
Mark 6:13 They cast out many devils, and anointed with oil many that were sick and healed them.
Mark 6:56 They laid the sick in the marketplaces and begged Him that they might just touch the hem of His garment. And as many as touched Him were made well.
Mark 10:52 Go your way; your faith has made you whole. And immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus in the way.
Mark 16:18 Lay hands on the sick and the sick will recover.
Luke 4:18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He has anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed.
Luke 4:40 All those who had any that were sick with various diseases brought them to Him; and He laid His hands on every one of them and healed them.
Luke 5:15 Great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by Him of their infirmities.
Luke 5:17 The power of the Lord was present to heal them.
Luke 6:17-19 A great multitude of people...came to hear Him and to be healed of their diseases. As well as those who were tormented with unclean spirits. And they were healed. And the whole multitude sought to touch Him, for power went out from Him and healed them all.
Luke 7:9-10 I have not found such great faith. Those who were sent...found the servant well who had been sick.
Luke 8:2 Certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities -- Mary called Magdalene, out of whom had come seven demons.
Luke 8:47-48 She declared to Him in the presence of all the people the reason she had touched Him and how she was healed immediately. And he said to her, Daughter, be of good comfort: your faith has made you whole; go in peace.
Luke 8:50-55 Do not be afraid: only believe and she will be made whole. Her spirit returned, and she arose immediately.
Luke 9:1-2 He called His twelve disciples together and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases. He sent them to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.
Luke 9:6 They went through the towns, preaching the gospel, and healing every where.
Luke 9:11 He received them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God and healed those who had need of healing.
Luke 9:42 Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the child, and gave him back to his father.
Luke 10:9 Heal the sick there and say to them, The kingdom of God has come near to you.
Luke 14:4 He took him, and healed him and let him go.
Luke 17:15 When he saw that he was healed, he turned back and with a loud voice glorified God.
Luke 17:19 Arise, go your way. Your faith has made you well.
Luke 22:51 He touched his ear and healed him.
John 5:9 Immediately the man was made well, took up his bed, and walked.
John 5:13 The man who was healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had withdrawn.
John 6:2 A great multitude followed Him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased.
Acts 3:11+22 The lame man who was healed held on to Peter and John. For the man was over forty years old on whom this miracle of healing had been performed.
Acts 4:30 Stretch out your hand to heal and perform miraculous signs and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus.
Acts 5:16 A multitude gathered from the surrounding cities to Jerusalem, bringing sick people and those who were tormented by unclean spirits, and they were all healed.
Acts 8:7 For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed.
Acts 9:34 Peter said, Aeneas, Jesus the Christ heals you. Arise and make your bed. Then he arose immediately.
Acts 10:38 God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.
Acts 14:10 Paul...said with a loud voice, stand upright on your feet. And he leaped and walked.
Acts 19:11-12 God worked special miracles by the hands of Paul, so that even handkerchiefs or aprons were brought from his body to the sick, and the diseases left them and the evil spirits went out of them.
Acts 28:8-9 Paul went in to him and prayed and he laid his hands on him and healed him. So when this was done, the rest of those on the island who had diseases also came and were healed.
1 Corinthians 12:28 28 God has set these in the church: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, administrations, varieties of tongues.
James 5:14-16 Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the Name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed.
1 Peter 2:24 Who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness: by whose stripes you were healed.
3 John 1:2 Friend, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.

What the Bible says about Thanksgiving

1. Give thanks to God’s Name (HEB 13:15)
2. Offer God thanksgiving (PSA 50:14) for it is good to give thanks to the Lord (PSA 92:1)
3. Pray with thanksgiving (PHI 4:6) 
4. Abound with thanksgiving (COL 2:7) 
5. In everything give thanks -- that is regardless of circumstances (1TH 5:18)
6. Proclaim aloud with the voice of thanksgiving....tell of all God’s wondrous works (PSA 26:7)
7. Thank God for always giving us the victory (1CO 15:57; 2CO 2:14)
8. There is thanksgiving in heaven - so practice on earth: REV 11:16-17  The 24 elders...worshipped God saying, We give thanks to You, Lord God Almighty.
9. Pray with thanksgiving: PHI 4:6  Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.  

God uses the laying on of hands…

1. To ordain or set apart people for a specific ministry (Num 27:22-23; Deu 34:9; Act 6:6; 8:15-17; 13:3)
2. To impart blessing (Gen 48:14-15; Mat 19:13-15; Mar 10:16)
3. To impart the baptism of the Holy Spirit (Act 8:15-17; 8:18-19; 19:2-7)
4. To impart prophecy (1Ti 4:14)
5. To impart healing to the sick (Mar 6:5; 8:22-25; 16:18; Luk 4:40; 13:13; Act 5:12; 9:17-18; 28:8-9; 19:11-12; 28:8)

God can and will help you...

1. When fatherless or widowed (PSA 10:14; 146:9)
2. When poor and needy (PSA 70:5; 77:12)
3. When sick and oppressed (MAR 9:22-27)
4. When low (PSA 116:6)
5. When in trouble (PSA 22:11; 46:1)
6. When in distress (PSA 118:5)
7. When persecuted wrongfully (PSA 119:86)
8. When others fight against you (PSA 35:1; 58:1; 10:14)
9. When outnumbered (PSA 118:13)
10. When near famine or death (PSA 33:19)

Jesus Christ came to destroy the works of the devil - 1 John 3:8

Jesus replaces:

1. Sin with right-doing (righteousness) (1 Timothy 1:15)
2. Death with eternal life (John 5:24)
3. Lack with abundance (John 10:10)
4. Sickness with healing & health (Acts 10:38)
5. Evil spirits with Holy Spirit power (Luke 11:13)

Seven ways to wait on God

1.   Prayerfully (Psalm 25:4-5)

2.   Patiently (Psalm 37:7; Psalm 145:15)

3.   Single-mindedly (Psalm 62:5)

4.   Expectantly (Psalm 62:5-6; Psalm 123:2; Micah 7:7)

5.   Longingly (Psalm 130:5-6)

6.   Quietly (Lament. 3:26)

7.   Continually (Hosea 12:6)

The compassion of God

Jesus had compassion on:

1. Two blind men (MAT 20:34)
2. A leper (MAR 1:41)
3. A demon possessed man (MAR 5:19)
4. A father whose son was demon-possessed (MAR 9:22)
5. Multitudes of sick people (MAT 14:14)
6. 4000 men without food (MAT 15:38)
7. A widow whose son was about to buried (LUK 7:13)

All of the above received miracles! God has compassion on you…PSA 145:8 The Lord is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.

We are to have compassion for one another (1PE 3:8).

See why God's Ways are higher than man's

ISa 55:9  As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways (methods, techniques, manner of doing something) higher (superior, greater) than your ways, and My thoughts (concepts, ideas) than your thoughts.

1. God is always good - man evil (Psa 73:1; Gen 6:5; Rom 3:10-18).
2. God reigns through love - man by force (1Jo 4:7-21; 1Co 13).
3. God loves & gives - man hates & takes (Joh 3:16; 13:34-35).
4. God acts by faith & can create something out of nothing - man lives by what he sees & knows (Heb 11:3; Rom 4:17).
5. God is always interested in the welfare of others - man is only interested in himself (Mat 1:21; 18:11; Luk 9:56; 19:10).
6. God plans with eternity in mind - man for this life only (Mat 6:13; Joh 6:51).
7. God exalts through humility - man through pride & self-exaltation (Luk 14:11).
8. God puts others first - man puts self first (Luk 6:27-38).
9. God overcomes with righteousness (right-doing) - man through sin, pride, wealth & power (Mat 5:6; 5:19).
10. God redeems by dying in our place - man by money (Gal 3:13; Eph 1:7).
11. God controls the present & the future - man constantly worries & frets about the present & the future (Heb 11:8; Mal 3:6).
12. God always forgives & forgets - man only forgives when necessary or to his advantage (Psa 103:10-12; 86:5; ISa 38:17).
13. God shows mercy & compassion - man is merciless & cruel (Psa 118).
14. God is impartial, unbiased & unprejudiced - man is prejudiced & shows favoritism (Rom 2:11; Eph 6:9; Jam 2:1-6; 2:9).
15. God knows everything - man is limited in knowledge (ISa 46:9-10; Jer 33:3; 1Jo 3:20).
16. God's ways are perfect - man's imperfect (Deu 32:4; Psa 18:30; 19:7).
17. God's ways are superior - man's ways are inferior (ISa 55:8-9).
18. God's ways are extraordinary - man's ordinary (Mat 19:26; Luk 1:37; Gen 18:14; Jer 32:17).
19. God heals miraculously - man cannot heal but in vain attempts to assist the healing process with physicians, psychiatry, medications, and surgery (Jam 5:14-15; Mar 16:17-18; Exo 15:26; Psa 103:3).

10 Things God knows about people

1. Imaginations (Deu 31:21; 1Ch 28:9; Pro 6:18; Rom 1:21; 2 Cor. 10:5)
2. The hearts of all (1Sa 16:7; 1Ki 8:39; Luk 16:15; Act 1:24; 15:8)
3. All the ways of all (Job 31:4; Psa 1:6; Pro 5:21; Mar 7:19-21; Heb 4:12)
4. The secrets of the heart (Psa 44:21)
5. The thoughts of all (Psa 94:11)
6. The thoughts afar off (Psa 139:2)
7. Every word in the tongue (Psa 139:4)
8. Works and thoughts (Isa 66:18)
9. The thoughts and intents of the heart (Heb 4:12)
10. The deceitfulness of the heart (Jer 17:9)

Christians and Holiness

1.   Christians are created in righteousness and true holiness (Eph. 4:24)

2.   They are commanded to live in holiness before God all their days (Luk 1:75; Rom 6:19: Heb 12:14)

3.   They must bring forth fruit unto holiness (Rom 6:22)

4.   They must perfect holiness in the fear of God (2Co 7:1)

5.   Must have hearts unblameable in holiness before God (1Th 3:13)

6.   They are called to holiness (1Th 4:7)

7.   They must continue in holiness to be blessed (1Ti 2:15)

8.   They must govern lives according to holiness (Tit 2:3)

9.   They must be partakers of holiness (Heb 12:10)

10. They must follow holiness, without which no man shall see God (Heb 12:14)

20 Characteristics of false ministers:

1. They cause division and bondage among Christians (Act 13:6-12; 2Ti 4:14-15; 3Jo 1:10; Gal 2:4).
2. They cause offenses against truth (Rom 16:18).
3. They do not serve God (Rom 16:17-18).
4. They serve their own bellies (Rom 16:18; Phi 3:19).
5. They use slick tongues to deceive (Rom 16:18).
6. They are enemies of the cross (Phi 3:18).
7. They walk contrary to the Gospel (Phi 3:17).
8. They glory in their shame (Phi 3:19).
9. They mind earthly things (Phi 3:19).
10. They bring in heresies (2Ti 2:17-18; 2Pe 2:1).
11. They are insincere, dishonest, hypocritical, and phony (Mat 7:15).
12. They exalt themselves (2Jo 1:9-10).
13. They are boastful (2Ti 3:2).
14. They associate with other false ministers (Mat 15:14).
15. They give their gifts and finances to be seen by others (Mat 6:2).
16. They overemphasize certain doctrines and experiences (2Pe 2:1-2; 1Ti 4:1-2).
17. They reject distort, add and subtract from what the Bible says (2Ti 4:3-4; 2Ti 3:7-8; 1Ti 6:20-21).
18. They promote false prophesies (Mat 24:24).
19. They are greedy for profit (Tit 1:10).
20. They are morally corrupt (2Ti 3:6).

Jesus said, Take heed that no man deceive you (Mat 24:4).

The Bible tells us to put faith in:

1. God (JOH 14:1; MAR 11:22)
2. Jesus Christ (JOH 14:1; GAL 3:26; JOH 12:36)
3. The Gospel (MAR 1:15)
4. Jesus’ miracles (JOH 10:37-38)
5. Name of Jesus (ACT 3:16)
6. Blood of Jesus (ROM 3:25)

21 Characteristics of Blessed People...

1.         They live undefiled lives (Psalm 119:1).

2.         They walk in God's ways (Psalm 119:1,3).

3.         They keep God's Word (Psalm 119:2,4,8,17,34,57,60).

4.         They seek God with the whole heart (Psalm 119:2,10).

5.         They do not commit iniquity (Psalm 119:3).

6.         They praise God continually (Psalm 119:7,164,171).

7.         They enjoy God's Word (Psalm 119:14,16,111).

8.         They trust God's Word (Psalm 119:42).

9.         They refrain from every evil way (Psalm 119:101).

10.       They incline the heart to obey God (Psalm 119:112).

11.       They hate vain thoughts (Psalm 119:113).

12.       They hate every false way (Psalm 119:128).

13.       They hate and abhor lying (Psalm 119:163).

14.       They are zealous for God (Psalm 119:113,140).

15.       They love the Word of God (Psalm 119:139).

16.       They have great peace (Psalm 119:165).

17.       They permit nothing to offend them (Psalm 119:165).

18.       They preach God's Word (Psalm 119:46,172).

19.       They hope in God and His Word (Psalm 119:81,114).

20.       They meditate in God's Word (Psalm 119:15,23,48,78,148).

21.       They fear God (Psalm 119:38,63,74,120).

If one will walk in all these ways the promise is, they will "walk with Me in white" (Rev. 3:4).

Love, Love, Love

Four commands to "Love":

1.   Love your enemies (Matthew 5:44; Luke 6:27,35).

2.   Love your fellow Christians (John 13:34; John 15:12,17; Galatians 5:14; 1 Peter 2:17; 1 John 3:23; 2 John 1:5).

3.   Love the brotherhood (1 Peter 2:17).

4.   Love your brother (1 John 4:21).

Two things not to love:

1.   The world (1 John 2:15)

2.   Things in the world (1 John 2:15)

Three ways to love:

1.   Fervently (1 Peter 2:22)

2.   With a pure heart (1 Peter 2:22)

3.   As brethren (1 Peter 3:8)

Purpose of the 5 Fold Ministry

The apostle, prophet, evangelist, pastor, and teacher were given to the church to:

• Perfect the saints (Ephesians 4:12).
• Equip (supply and train) all believers for ministry (v12).
  
• Build (edify) up the body of Christ (v12).
  
• Unite all believers in faith and doctrine (teaching) (v13).
  
• Impart knowledge of Jesus Christ to all believers (v13).
  
• Bring all believers to the measure and stature of the fullness Christ (v13).
  
• Teach sound doctrine so believers will not be deceived (v14).
  
• Teach the truth in love to make mature believers (v15).
  
• Make all believers productive in the Church (v16).