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Lesson 5 – How to Pray for Physical Healing
If you want to see how to pray for physical healing – look at what Jesus did.
Six ways that Jesus healed people:
1. ___________________________________________________________________ Mt. 4:23; Mk 1:32-34; Mk 1:39
2. ___________________________________________________________________ Mk 9:25; Lu 4:39; Jn 11:1-44
3. ___________________________________________________________________ Mk 1:40-42
4. ___________________________________________________________________ Mt 12:13; Jn 9:1-7
5. ___________________________________________________________________ Mt 4:24
6. ___________________________________________________________________ Mk 5:25-34
What did the early Church do?
o Anointed with oil and prayed for sick – Mk 6:13, Ja 5:14
o Phillip preached and then healed the sick – Acts 8:5-7
o They spoke and gave commands; laid hands on people and those people were
healed and delivered of evil spirits – Acts 3:6, Acts 9:40, Acts 16:18, Acts 19:11,12
Two means to impart healing – Speaking (Praying) & Laying on of Hands
1. Speaking or Praying to impart Healing
o First - Must know that it is God’s will to want healing for everyone just as God
wants everyone saved.
o Types of Prayer
Prayer of ___________________________________________________________________
Arise, take up your bed and go to your house – Matthew 9:2-6
Stretch out your hand – Matthew 12:10-13
Little girl, arise – Luke 8:49-55
Prayer of __________________________________________________________________
Be quite and come out of him – Mark 1:23-26
Come out of the man, unclean spirit – Mark 5:1-8
Prayer of __________________________________________________________________
Matthew 7:7-11
Luke 11:9-13
Be specific – what do you want God to do?
Prayer for ____________________________________________ – next weeks lesson
o Our tone of voice – the life that is in our voice -- should instill confidence and
hope
2. Laying on of Hands to impart Healing
o Early teaching and training of the Church – Hebrews 6:1-2
o Bible teaches that Hand was:
Symbol of _________________ and ________________, especially the right hand
Used to _____________________
o Laying on of Hands – five things shown in Scriptures:
Physical healing took place – miracles, signs and wonders
Baptism in the Holy Spirit
Blessing given or pronounced upon someone
Ordination – setting people apart for God’s work of ministry
Impartation of a Gift
o Counterfeit usage – Reiki or Therapeutic Touch
o How do we do it?
Israel placed his hands on grandson’s head – Genesis 48
Jesus took girl by hand – Matthew 9:25
Jesus touched the leper – Matthew 8:3
Is there a set pattern – No -- but Scripture does seem to indicate that the
placing of your hand or hands on the head of someone is the proper
method
o Should everyone lay hands on a person at once?
Scripture shows both:
I Tim 4:14 – “. . . hands of the eldership.”
II Tim 1:6 – “. . . stir up gift of God . . . laying on of my hands.”
For Ordination and commissioning – many people involved – thus their
hands (plural) laid on the person
For Baptism in Holy Spirit, imparting a blessing or healing – appears that
only one person laid hands (singular) on the person receiving
Personal experiences
Handout - Do’s and Don’ts when praying for someone
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Laying on of Hands
New Testament References
Physical Healing took place
• Mark 5:22-23
• Mark 6:5
• Mark 8:23-25
• Mark 16:17-18
• Luke 4:40
• Luke 13:10-13
• Acts 5:12
• Acts 14:3
Baptism in the Holy Spirit
• Acts 8:17-19
• Acts 19:6
Blessing given to someone
• Matthew 19:13-15
• Mark 10:16
Ordination
• Acts 13:2-3
Impartation of a spiritual gift
• I Timothy 4:14
• II Timothy 1:6
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Healing DO’s and DON’Ts
Use this list as a general guideline but not as a list of commandments. This list is based on Scripture, the
authentic doctrine of the Church, and the greatest of all the charisms, common sense. Consequently, it should
form part of the subconscious background for your prayer. However, I must admit from time to time, I have
changed these guidelines especially those that fall into the common sense category, and I’m sure I will need to
do so again. It would not surprise me if they even need modification by the time we finish this seminar and you
have shared your own experience of healing, this wonderful gift of the Lord to his Church. ---- Louis P. Rogge, O.
Carm.
DO try to live a good, Christian life so as to be an DON’T think that you cannot be used by the Lord for healing
instrument open to being used by the Holy Spirit at unless you are a very good Christian.
any time.
DO learn, through reading, seminars, conferences, DON’T imitate others’ techniques. You are unique, and God
workshops, etc. as much as you can about healing. will work through your personality and gifts.
DO be prepared to pray for healing when you DON’T force yourself on anyone who does not want your
feel lead to do so, and when you are asked prayers
DO begin prayer with the explicit invocation DON’T presume all know that Jesus heals through the Holy
of the Holy Spirit Spirit
DO protect yourself and all who are present by DON’T be afraid! Remember: Greater is He who is in you
using the prayer for protection and anointing. than he who is in the world (I John 4:4).
DO pray peacefully, leaving the results up to the Lord. DON’T shout as did the prophets of Baal. Our God is not
asleep nor on vacation (I Kings 18:26-29).
DO proclaim there is no condition the Lord cannot heal. DON’T promise God will heal in the present situation.
DO encourage the one you are praying for to forgive those DON’T threaten that no healing can take place unless
who have hurt him, and to ask others to forgive him. complete forgiveness has taken place.
DO encourage the one you are praying for to DON’T indicate the present illness or injury is the result of
repent sincerely of all past sins. personal sin. However, don’t ignore this possibility.
DO pray explicitly for the particular illness, injury, etc., by DON’T violate privacy, even if you don’t know what you are
laying on of hands without making them uncomfortable. praying for. The Lord is the Healer.
DO pray attentively, listening both to the person for whom DON’T be longwinded as though healing depends on the
you are praying and to the Lord for guidance. quantity or quality of your words.
DO affirm the importance of medical professionals as being DON’T permit the person to stop seeing a doctor or for
blessed by the Lord with knowledge and skills. individuals to stop taking medication without their doctor’s
approval.
DO encourage the suffering individual to receive soaking DON’T indicate that the desired healing may not have taken
prayer on a continual basis when possible. place due to some failure or fault on the part of the one
being prayed for.
Adapted from “Prayer Team Ministry Training” by Evans, Rev. Michael. Unpublished: First Baptist Church Bakersfield, CA 1992.
