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...and by His stripes we are healed. (Is. 53:5)

Reasons people are not healed

Several people have questioned my stance on faith/belief and healing, and so before I go out today I wanted to briefly address some primary reasons people are not healed. #1 is lack of faith. Somebody’s going to come along and say, “Yeah, well what about praying for unsaved loved ones?” It’s true that God sometimes…
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My testimony

Olga asked me how I came to Christ, so I went and grabbed my testimony off the ExWitch site for her. Please understand that this is not quite a play-by-play… it’s a condensed version. Please also understand that it was written for a pagan audience. There will almost certainly be terms in here that many…
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How come people fall under the power…

“People ask me, “How come people fall under the power when you pray for them?” … “It’s easy. They can’t stand up.” Bobby Sullivan, preaching at Ignited Church – May 7, 2008

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“Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.” Matthew 10:8 “And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will…
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Authority…

A quote I picked up along the way… Without that healing [of inner wounds], praying with authority feels arrogant and egotistical, and we withdraw from it … in an attempt to remain humble. “Humble, schmumble!” I can imagine Jesus shout. “Pick up the sword I died to give you, and use it!” To humbly reject the…
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