Unless otherwise noted, Scripture quotations are from the Spirit Filled New King James Version Copyright 1991 by Thomas Nelson, Inc.

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3 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 5 Lesson 1 SOZO Salvation, Deliverance, and Healing 7 Lesson 2 Seven Redemptive Names of God 12 Lesson 3 Touching God on Covenant 18 Lesson 4 30 Reasons Why Miracles Happen 22 Lesson 5 The Working of Faith, Healings and Miracles 29 Lesson 6 Four Levels of Healing 34 Lesson 7 Creative Miracles 39 Lesson 8 Faith to Raise the Dead 45 Lesson 9 Hidden Prayer and Healing 50 Lesson 10 The Word Of Knowledge 56 Lesson 11 Freedom from Sickness and Disease 62 Lesson 12 The Roots of Sickness 67 Lesson Reasons Why Miracles Don t Happen 73 Lesson 14 How to Maintain Your Healing 81 Lesson 15 The Spirit of Python 87 Lesson 16 Breaking Generational Curses 94 Lesson 17 The Deaf & Dumb Spirit 103 Lesson 18 Dunamis Power 108 Appendix 1 Answer Key to Reinforcement Helpers 114 Appendix 2 Ministry Team Guidelines 126

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5 INTRODUCTION WARNING! Do not take this school unless you are committed to living a radical Christian life and unless you are passionate about walking out Jesus commission to His disciples to heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons. (Matt. 10:8) This course will ruin you forever from being able to live an ordinary Christian life!! This workbook is designed for those who really desire to fully share the gospel with others, not in word only, but in the demonstration of the Spirit and in power (1 Cor. 2:4). These 18 lessons will also help those of you who want to grow in faith for a healing or miracle in your own life and who desire a greater revelation of the Father s passion for His people to walk in divine health. Each lesson is set up with a Key Bible Verse, Reinforcement Helpers, a Life Application and a Prayer to help you both learn and make the lessons practical to your life. Through the years of my ministry and Christian life, I have come to see that most believers are desperate to see God made real to them in their every day life. They want their faith to be more than just some fancy theological words, nice doctrine or a threepoint sermon. They want a Christian life that reflects the Christianity of the bible, a Christianity in which healings, miracles, signs and wonders are regular and normal experiences. Most believers yearn, deep inside, to find a Christianity powerful enough to meet their needs in body, soul and spirit. They want a faith that s real, that s exciting, that makes unbelievers sit up and take notice. This school is designed to take you into that world of the supernatural, of the power of God, and of faith adventures with God that rock your world and the world around you. My desire is to make the commission of Mark 16:17 18 no longer just words on a page, but an exciting everyday reality. 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 by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover. If you re a believer, then you re a candidate for this commission. Jesus has made us a sure promise in John 14:12 saying: Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he

6 will do, because I go to My Father. This is not only a promise, but also a wonderful birthright for every believer who would dare walk into this realm of the supernatural that Jesus modeled for us on the earth. Once you know and understand the commission and the promise outlined in this course, it will be your responsibility to pursue the reality of it. You must take an active role by stepping out, praying and laying hands on the sick. Just learning about healing is not enough there is no substitute for experience. So start stepping out and doing the stuff! Pray for everyone you can find who needs healing, trusting for the Holy Spirit s help He is a great teacher. There is no particular method of healing the sick, other than just doing what Jesus did and following the promptings of the Holy Spirit. Some of you may see healing manifest right away when you minister to the sick. Others may have to pray for 1,000 people before you see results, an actual healing or miracle. However, remember, if you persist, you will see God s power manifest. My prayer for you, as you allow the Holy Spirit to teach you throughout this school, is that you will receive healing, start to walk in divine health and grow in passion to take God s power to the world. I also pray that this school will greatly build your faith and give you boldness to pray for the sick at home, at church, in your neighborhood, at work and wherever you are in the world. The lost need to know the healing power of our awesome God. One last thought it s absolutely essential for you to begin warring and contending for the power of God so you can be a channel of healing blessing to the world. In Matthew 7:7 8 Jesus tells us to keep asking, seeking, and knocking for everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. Once you begin to see the manifestation of healings and miracles, you will need to continue nurturing the anointing and gifts in your life. As you are faithful with little, God will bless you with much. Together, let s do it! Healing Revivalist TODD BENTLEY

7 Lesson One SOZO Salvation, Deliverance and Healing LESSON ONE SOZO SALVATION, DELIVERANCE AND HEALING Key Bible Verses: And when He had called His twelve disciples to Him, He gave them power over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease. (Matthew 10:1) 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 (sozo) the sick (James 5:14 15) Lesson Objectives: Define SOZO and look at scriptural instances where this Greek word is used. Describe and accept the commission of Matthew 10. This lesson examines the scriptural foundation of salvation, rooted in the Greek word SOZO, so that we can recognize the full extent of the gospel and of our commission. If we are going to be released into the ministry of praying for the sick, we must have a revelation of the heart of God. We need to know that God s desire is to heal every sick person. The Bible tells us that Jesus was moved with compassion and healed all the sick. He healed every sickness and every disease that people were afflicted with. 1. Jesus Healed Everyone (Matt. 4:24; 8:16; Luke 6:17 19) 2. Moved with Compassion (Matt. 14:14) 3. The Disciples Commission (Matt. 10:1,7,8; Luke 10:1 11) FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today 101 7

8 Lesson One SOZO Salvation, Deliverance and Healing 4. The Same Works as Jesus (John 14:12) 5. Divine Health is a Process (Luke 17:12 14) 6. Miracles are Instant (John 5:1 9) 7. Warring Against Sickness (Matt. 11:12; Matt. 9:20,21) 8. SOZO: Complete Salvation a. SOZO defined b. SOZO prophesied (Joel 2:32; Acts 2:21) c. SOZO: salvation for the spirit (Matt. 1:21; Rom. 10:13; save or saved = sozo) d. SOZO: deliverance for the soul (Luke 8:36 healed = sozo) e. SOZO: healing for the body (Mark 5:34; James 5:15; whole or save = sozo) FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today 101 8

9 Lesson One SOZO Salvation, Deliverance and Healing 9. Out of Egypt (Ps. 105:37) 10. A type of Calvary (Ex. 15:22 25; Numbers 21:4 8) 11. The God who heals (Ex. 15:26) 12. Victory over sin first (Rom. 8:1 2) 13. Stripes for our healing (Isaiah 53:1 5) 14. Forgiveness & Healing go together (Is. 33:24; Mk. 2:3 12) Reinforcement Helpers: 1. If we are going to be released into the ministry of praying for the sick, we must have a revelation of the of God. 2. He healed sickness and disease among the people. He healed them. FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today 101 9

10 Lesson One SOZO Salvation, Deliverance and Healing 3. Who did Jesus commission, in Matthew 10, to heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead and cast out demons? 4. What did Jesus tell the disciples to preach in Matthew 10:7? 5. We cannot separate from the covenant of Jesus. 6. In Joel 2:32, the word saved refers to, and. 7. The key to the promise of healing in Exodus 15:26 is to remain under of. 8. You never see sickness and disease in the Bible until you see. 9. What was the first thing Jesus did on the cross? 10. In Romans 8:2 God made a healing with man. 11. What does the Bible mean when it says that the people came out of Egypt and were made whole? FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

11 Lesson One SOZO Salvation, Deliverance and Healing 12. Define the Greek word SOZO : Life Application: One of the reasons we do not see the sick healed is because every time we pray for the sick, there is still a part of us that says, Lord, if it s Your will or Lord, if it s Your timing. But somewhere deep inside, these nagging thoughts are really doubts. When you pray for the sick, do you pray with expectation? If no, meditate on God s Word about healing, praying for transformation of your mind until faith rises and destroys all doubt. Ask the Holy Spirit to reveal God s great SOZO provision for you and to show you how He wants you to apply this lesson to your daily life, so that you become more like Jesus in heart, mind and deed. Prayer: Thank You Jesus that you healed everyone and every sickness and that You re still the same today. I believe that You are still moved with compassion when those You created are sick. Please give me a revelation of Your heart for the sick and poor and fill me with that same compassion You had. Lord, let the understanding of SOZO, Your covenant with Your people for wholeness in body, soul and spirit, grow deep within my heart. Let that seed grow into radical faith. I pray, too, that You would help me to obey that same commission You gave to Your disciples to heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead and cast out demons. With Your help, I choose to walk in radical obedience and to war against sickness and disease. Thank You that today You are bringing us, Your people, out of Egypt, out of bondage to sickness in body, soul and spirit. I declare to the heavenly realm that You are the God who heals! From now on I choose to live like a believer in Your word of SOZO salvation, healing, deliverance until I see the full manifestation in and through my life. Amen. FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

12 Lesson Two Seven Redemptive Names of God LESSON TWO SEVEN REDEMPTIVE NAMES OF GOD Key Bible Verse: Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ. (Ephesians 1:3) Lesson Objectives: Identify the seven redemptive names of God through Calvary. Identify our inheritance from Jesus. Examine the prophetic scriptures to identify all the redemptive reasons Christ suffered for us. Our awesome God has many redemptive names in scripture which all point to the work of Calvary and the blessings it provides for God s children. God s very names speak of the rich inheritance He has provided for us. When Jesus died and shed His blood for the world, He opened up Heaven s treasure room to His people. Let s examine the redemptive nature of our Father, embodied in His name Jehovah. Listed below are the seven redemptive names of God we will study: Jehovah Shammah Jehovah Shalom Jehovah Rohi Jehovah Jireh Jehovah Nissi Jehovah Tsidkenu Jehovah Rapha ** Although the New Testament verses listed here do not contain the Hebrew words examined, they do describe the specific nature of God we are studying in that section. 1. Jehovah Shammah Ezekiel 48:35 FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

13 Lesson Two Seven Redemptive Names of God Matt. 18:20 2. Jehovah Shalom Judges 6:24 Isaiah 9:6 Isaiah 53:5 Eph. 2:14 3. Jehovah Rohi Psalm 23:1 John 10:11 4. Jehovah Jireh Gen. 22:8 14 Phil. 4:19 FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

14 Lesson Two Seven Redemptive Names of God 5. Jehovah Nissi Ex. 17:15 Isaiah 11:10 Isaiah 49:22 6. Jehovah Tsidkenu Gen. 14:18 (Melchizedek = king of righteousness) Jer. 23:6 Jer. 33:16 7. Jehovah Rapha Ex.15:26 Isaiah 53:5 1 Pet. 2:24 FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

15 Lesson Two Seven Redemptive Names of God Jesus didn t shed His Blood so you could be healed when you get to heaven. There is no sorrow, pain, tears and sickness in heaven. You don t need to be healed in heaven. Healing is now. One thing I love about Jesus is that He said, I don t just want you to be saved so one day you can be absent from the body and present with the Lord. Hallelujah, you can die and go to heaven forever. He says, I want the kingdom of God to come inside you now. I want the reality of the kingdom of God to be yours now. I want you to experience who I am and what I have achieved for you. I want you to experience the inheritance of the kingdom of heaven on the earth now. I don t want you to wait for it. You need to have a mind set of: I m going to have everything Jesus intended for me to have. I can see everything He wanted me to have when I see the cross. I will settle for nothing else but what I know He paid for me to have. I m going to have it and it s a gift and I don t have to do anything to have it. And for us to receive and believe anything else would be an injustice to God. We need to see the price of a miracle. We need to see every blood drop that came out of the body of Jesus and we need to say: That s why I can be healed that s why I must be healed that s why we must preach the gospel heal the sick, cleanse the leper and raise the dead. He has given you access to the throne of God because He is Who He is. He will be who He is forever, the beginning and the end, the Alpha and the Omega. He wants you to know something: I know no limits! What is impossible with man is not impossible with God. Reinforcement Helpers: 1. List the seven redemptive names of God and provide the literal translation for each name. FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

16 Lesson Two Seven Redemptive Names of God 2. The first way God revealed Himself, after He brought the children of Israel up out of Egypt was as your. 3. The has robbed us of the full blessing of everything God has for us in salvation. 4. I can see everything Jesus wanted me to have when I see the. 5. Jesus said something like, I want the of to come inside you now. 6. Because He has risen He has made me victorious over the power of,,, and. 7. Describe the prophetic reasons (with scriptures) why Christ suffered as the redemptive sacrifice for us. FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

17 Lesson Two Seven Redemptive Names of God Life Application: If you think you believe and have faith but find it difficult stepping out in faith that God will deliver on healings and miracles, now is the time to repent. You see believing is passive and having faith is active. If you want to experience the fullness of God you need to take steps of faith based on His promises. Ask the Holy Spirit to reveal to you how He wants to apply this lesson to your daily life so that you are transformed into the image of Jesus, His living word. Prayer: Lord, I love You and I want to stand at the foot of Calvary. I want a greater revelation of Your death and resurrection and what it means to me. Oh, Lord, please make the message of the cross, the power of God, a reality to me. I m also asking that You would reveal the reality of Your awesome redemptive names to me. Destroy every lie the enemy has sown in me to prevent me from seeing You in all your awesome power and beauty. Lord I ask that You would forgive me for unbelief in Your nature and in Your healing, miracle working power. Root out all unbelief and fear and help me to step out in radical faith in Your nature and faith in Your power. Come Lord and fill me with Your power, and with Your words of life. Show me the next steps You want me to take, Father. I thank You Lord that it s a new day for me now I m venturing into new areas of victory in my life. Thank you Jesus. Amen. FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

18 Lesson Three Touching God On Covenant LESSON THREE TOUCHING GOD ON COVENANT Key Bible Verse: Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, Your sins are forgiven you, or to say, Arise, take up your bed and walk? (Mark 2:9) Lesson Objectives: Define biblical covenant and its power for every believer. Cite examples where people were healed because they believed. Describe the difference between believing and faith. In this lesson we will continue to strengthen our biblical foundation of faith for healing. We will learn about the Father s passionate desire for our healing and about the powerful covenant He has cut with us. This covenant provides for health, healing and miracles. His great promises to us can anchor our faith for His supernatural healing provision. 1. Healing Getting Started a. Do you want to be made well? (John 5:6) b. Do you believe I am able to do this? (Matt. 9:28) c. Standing in the gap (A story of God s promise and compassion) 2. Faith: More than believing a. Action (Acts 14:8 10) FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

19 Lesson Three Touching God On Covenant b. Expectation (Mark 2:3 5) 3. Forgiveness of sins (Mark 2:8 11) 4. Forgiveness and healing (Psalm 103:3) 5. Touching God s Promise (Mark 5:24 34, Luke 18:35, Matt. 15:21 28) 6. Calvary s Covenant (Is. 53:5; 1 Pet.2:24) If your sins get forgiven, so does your disease. If you ve already found the forgiveness of sins through Jesus Christ, then you can believe for your disease to disappear in His name. The woman with the issue of blood got down and humbled herself before Jesus, the great High Priest. She honored the law and trusted that He would keep His promise. We can also place our trust in Jesus as priest, the One Who came to forgive us and make us whole in every way. Reinforcement Helpers: 1. Give reasons why someone may ask for prayer but not really want to be healed. FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

20 Lesson Three Touching God On Covenant 2. Describe the spiritual principle behind standing in the gap for healing. 3. What does Jesus look for so He can honor someone s desire for healing? 4. What is Faith? Faith is, faith, and faith. 5. Faith without works is 6. What you believe is not until you. 7. Listening to the helps get people into faith to receive their miracles. 8. What preceded the paralytic s physical miracle? 9. Why did Jesus pronounce the paralytic s sins forgiven before commanding him to pick up his bed and walk? 10. God will heal by,, but God will always heal when touched on. 11. In Mark 5, a woman is healed when she touches the hem of Jesus garment. What is the significance of the hem of His garment? Explain. FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

21 Lesson Three Touching God On Covenant 12. Explain the link between forgiveness of sin and healing. 13. Cite any two examples in the lesson in which people were healed because they believed. Life Application: The question isn t about God s ability; it s about your belief. Do you believe your sins are forgiven and that Jesus is also the priest of your healing? If your answer is yes, thank the Lord for His grace and continue honoring His covenant by praying for others with great expectancy. If you answered no, seek out someone in your church leadership for prayer ministry. Ask the Holy Spirit to reveal to you how He wants you to apply this lesson to your daily life, so that you become more like Jesus in heart, mind and deed. Prayer: Father, thank You for your covenant promises of forgiveness and healing through my great high priest Jesus. Please continue speaking to me about Your promises. I know Your word says that You always keep your words for those who believe in them. Lord, help me to take action upon my belief in Your word. I ask that You would build unshakable faith into my life and stir up a passionate desire to reach out and take hold of the miracles You have for me. Yes Lord, I expect Your miracles in my life. Father, help me to not only receive Your promises for myself, but to also exercise my faith standing in the gap for the healing of others. As I go from here today, I choose to put feet to my faith and action to my belief in Your word. Amen. FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

22 Lesson Four 30 Reasons Why Miracles Happen LESSON FOUR 30 REASONS WHY MIRACLES HAPPEN Key Bible Verses: how 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 10:38) For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil. (1 John 3:8) Lesson Objectives: Identify various reasons why miracles happen. Describe the purpose of Jesus on earth. Explain God s loving covenant of healing. 1. God s Love (Matt. 14:14; John 3:16; Gal. 5:6) 2. God Keeps His Word! a. He is a God of Covenant (Gen 17:6 10; 15:17; Heb. 6:13) b. He is Bound by His Word (Rom. 3:4; Titus 1:2) c. The Provision of His Word (1 Pet. 2:24) FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

23 Lesson Four 30 Reasons Why Miracles Happen 3. God Wills It (Matt. 8:2 3, 6, 7) 4. Mass Evangelism (Matt. 4:24, 25; John 6:2; Acts 4:15,16) 5. Demonstration Of Deity (Mark 2:5 7,10, 11; John 2:11; 14:11) 6. Fulfill The Prophetic Word (Isaiah 53:3 5; Matthew 8:16,17) 7. Faith a. Prayer of faith (James 5:15) b. Believe before you receive (Mark 11:24) c. Faith of the sick person (Matt 9:22; Matt 9:27 29; Luke 17:19) d. Another person s faith (Matt 8:13; John 4:50) FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

24 Lesson Four 30 Reasons Why Miracles Happen 8. Healing Anointing (Habakkuk 3:4 5; Luke 5:17; Luke 6:19) 9. Prove The Ministry (1 Kings 17:24; Acts 2:22) 10. To Know Him (John 6:26) 11. He Is Risen (Hebrews 13:8; Rev. 1:18) 12. Healing Commission (John 14:12; Mark 16:15 18; Matthew 10:1, 7 8) 13. Repentance (Matthew 11:21 23; Psalm 78:12; Psalm 78:17) 14. So That We Might Believe (John 11:3 5; John 11:15, 20:30 31) FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

25 Lesson Four 30 Reasons Why Miracles Happen 15. Goodness (Matt. 7:11) 16. God is Sovereign (Ec. 8:3) 17. Charitable Giving (Acts 9:36 37; Acts 10:1 4; Ps 41: 1 4) 18. The Gospel a. Power of God (Rom. 1:16) b. Full gospel (Rom. 15:19) c. Confirming the Word (Mark 16:19 20) 19. Friendship With God (Job 29:4, John 15:15 16) 20. The Glory Of God (Matt. 15:31; John 9:3) FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

26 Lesson Four 30 Reasons Why Miracles Happen 21. Curse Of The Law (Galatians 3:13 14) 22. Desperation (Mark 5:27; Mark 10:46 48; Matt. 15:22 28) 23. To Destroy The Devil s Work (Acts 10:38; 1 John 3:8) 24. Name Of God (Exodus 15:26) 25. Communion (1 Cor. 11:29 30) 26. Gifts Of The Spirit (1 Corinthians 12:9 10) 27. The Name of Jesus (Acts 3:6,16) 28. Filled With The Spirit (Genesis 1:2; Romans 8:11) FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

27 Lesson Four 30 Reasons Why Miracles Happen 29. I Am Saved (Luke 7:50; Mark 6:56; Romans 10:9) 30. Kingdom (Matthew 6:10; Matthew 12:28) Reinforcement Helpers: 1. Try to list, by memory, at least ten of the thirty reasons why God heals. 2. Explain three of those ten points in a sentence or two. FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

28 Lesson Four 30 Reasons Why Miracles Happen 3. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might (1 John 3:8) He went about doing good and, for God was with Him. (Acts 10:38) 4. Paraphrase a scripture from the lesson that impacted you deeply. 5. Explain God s loving covenant of healing. Life Application: Meditate on the scriptures in this lesson. Then pray for the Holy Spirit to remove all lies of the enemy from your mind and to make these truths revelation to you. Ask Jesus to let His fullness come and flow through your life. Ask Him to reveal to you how you are to begin manifesting the power of His kingdom. Ask the Holy Spirit to reveal to you how He wants you to apply this lesson to your daily life, so that you become more like Jesus in heart, mind and deed. Prayer: Father, I thank You that it is so abundantly clear from Your word that You really want to heal everyone. Thank you that You have made a covenant of healing with Your people and have delivered us from the curse of the law. You are truly so loving and so good. Let these revelations sink deep into my heart and drive out any lies of the enemy and traditions of man. I ask that You would make me like Jesus, one who destroys the works of the devil and brings freedom and healing to the lives of people. I want to preach and demonstrate Your full gospel, Your incredible good news. Let Your kingdom be manifest through my life, I pray. Amen. FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

29 Lesson Five The Working Of Faith, Healings and Miracles LESSON FIVE THE WORKING OF FAITH, HEALINGS AND MIRACLES Key Bible Verse: Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, Why could we not cast it out? So Jesus said to them, Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, Move from here to there, and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you. (Matthew 17:19 20) Lesson Objectives: Describe the gift of faith and measure of faith. Determine the difference between personal and corporate anointing. Learn about the healing anointing. In this lesson we ll learn about the different types of faith and where they come from, as well as the different types of anointing and how to operate in them. Recognizing these differences will allow you to more effectively know God s will and timing in various ministry situations. 1. The Measure of Faith a. His Grace (Romans 12:3; Eph. 4:7) b. Move Mountains (Matt. 17:20) c. Whatever You Ask! (Matt. 21:22) d. A Seed that Grows (Mark 4:30 32) e. Faith Hears (Rom. 10:17) FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

30 Lesson Five The Working Of Faith, Healings and Miracles Consider two individuals one with knowledge who does nothing with it and one who has knowledge and acts upon that knowledge. To the one who has knowledge and does nothing, he will lose even what he has. But to the one who has knowledge and acts upon that knowledge, more will be given and faith will grow. We know faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God; so we meditate in the Word and as God makes His Word come alive in our hearts, faith begins to grow in us. Your faith will grow by using what you have and seeing God fulfill His promises. 2. Ever Increasing Faith 3. The Gift of Faith a. Spiritual Gifts (1 Cor. 12:8,9) b. By Grace (Eph. 2:8) 4. The Healing Anointing a. Peter (Acts 5:15) b. Mary (Luke 1:34) 5. The Gifts of Miracles and Healings a. Gifts with an s (1 Cor. 12:1,4) FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

31 Lesson Five The Working Of Faith, Healings and Miracles b. Earnestly desire gifts (1 Cor. 12:31) The Bible says to earnestly desire spiritual gifts. Why would God want us to desire something He didn t want us to have? If we can get desperate and hungry enough for a certain anointing, we can have it. 6. Changing the Atmosphere Corporate anointing is always atmosphere and it s always corporate. Healing anointing involves everybody; it s in the air. When there s none of that in a meeting and it s dead, flat and lifeless and I don t have any words of knowledge and I feel resistance and doubt and skepticism from the crowd and I want to step into miracle flow, I can resort to personal anointing. How do I resort to personal anointing? Personal gifting. At will, I can pray for the deaf and the deaf will hear; it s a gift I have. So if I want to open a meeting up, I d invite all the deaf to come up on the platform right now. I m always working to change the climate and atmosphere in my meeting. I m always looking for who s got faith. Where s the one person who, when she gets healed, will open up the whole service? If I have no words of knowledge, the heavens are brass and I feel like I m going nowhere, I can always resort to my personal giftings. When the deaf are healed it will change the atmosphere of the whole service. One thing I can do to open heaven and bring in miracle flow is to take authority over my climate. To do that, usually I will take authority over my atmosphere from the pulpit. I just start calling out all the spirits of infirmity, deaf and dumb spirits, and all the different demons that cause sickness and disease. I want to bring the service into healing anointing, corporate anointing and open heaven so people will get healed in their seats. a. The greater One in me (1 John 4:4) b. Tread on serpents (Luke 10:19) FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

32 Lesson Five The Working Of Faith, Healings and Miracles Reinforcement Helpers: 1. The measure of faith is faith which when you use it. 2. Personal anointing begins with. 3. The gift of faith is for the ; the gift of faith is, the kind of faith. 4. The healing anointing is connected to the realm of God. 5. If I can get desperate enough for a certain anointing, I can have it. True or False (circle correct answer) 6. Corporate anointing is always about ; it s in the air. 7. Healing anointing is about the gift of faith. True or False (circle correct answer) 8. What can you do to change the atmosphere of a lifeless meeting? FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

33 Lesson Five The Working Of Faith, Healings and Miracles Life Application: List the spiritual gifts you believe the Holy Spirit has given you. List those spiritual gifts you earnestly desire and faithfully pray for. Ask the Holy Spirit to reveal to you how He wants you to apply this lesson to your daily life so that you become more like Jesus in heart, mind and deed. Prayer: Father I thank You that You have provided the tools for me to operate in miracles and healings. You have commanded me to heal the sick. Forgive me for the times I have not acted on Your command. I ask that You would help me to faithfully use and grow in the measure of faith You have given me. I pray too, Holy Spirit, that You would give me the gift of faith supernatural faith to walk in the works of Jesus. Lord, today I trust myself to Your grace and empowerment. I confess that I cannot have mountain moving faith without You. Holy Spirit, come right now and release a fresh infusion and a fresh impartation of the spirit and energy of faith. Let faith come upon my life today. I also ask that You would increase my passion for intimacy with You and that You would increase the anointing on my life for miracles and healings as I bask in Your presence. Holy Spirit, I want to be Your partner. You have all the faith, and all the anointing I need. Thank You Jesus that You are imparting these blessings to me. Amen. FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

34 Lesson Six Four Levels Of Healing LESSON SIX FOUR LEVELS OF HEALING Key Bible Verse: Therefore, I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them. (Mark 11:24) Lesson Objectives: List the four levels of healing. Identify which two levels fall under faith. Identify which two levels fall under the sovereign realm. This lesson outlines the four levels of healing. You can maximize your effectiveness by operating in all four. There are times when you will use just one of the four levels for healing the word of faith, prayer of faith, word of knowledge or the healing anointing. At other times, you will use more than one of the levels in a specific situation or setting. Let s examine each level. A. THE FAITH REALM 1. The Word of Faith a. Healing word (Psalm 107:20) b. Words of life (Proverbs 4:20 22) c. The Word confirmed (Mark 16:20) FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

35 Lesson Six Four Levels Of Healing d. Living Word (Heb. 4:12) 2. The Prayer of Faith (James 5:15) a. The prayer of Elijah (James 5:16 18) b. Faith defined (Heb. 11:6) c. Persevering prayer (Matt. 7:7,8 Amp.; Luke 18:1 8) d. Overcoming faith (Heb. 11:39) Elijah understood that the prayer of faith was what got things done in the kingdom. He prayed earnestly. Now what does that mean, he prayed earnestly? So the prayer of faith is this he prayed and when it didn t happen, he prayed, and when it didn t happen, he prayed, and when it didn t happen, he prayed. The effective prayer, the fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much! If you don t have an immediate manifestation of God s healing power, it doesn t mean you re not healed. It s OK not to be instantly healed. But, I believe we need to understand it s OK to keep on asking, keep on knocking, keep on seeking, keep on asking, keep on knocking, keep on seeking. God is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. If you don t get healed tonight, pray again. If you don t get healed tomorrow, pray again. Faith is the prayer that keeps on praying until you get the job done even if you have to pray for many years. The prayer of faith will heal the sick. FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

36 Lesson Six Four Levels Of Healing B. THE SOVEREIGN REALM 3. The Word of Knowledge a. Counsel and might (Is. 11:2) b. The ministry of Jesus (John 5:19) When you speak out the blueprint of what God shows you in advance, it will happen because God said it was going to happen. People will ask, how did you know it was going to happen? It s because you took the time to wait for the spirit of counsel and the spirit of might. You see that s another way healing works. 4. Healing Anointing a. Healing Atmosphere (Acts 5:15; Luke 5:17; Hab. 3:4,5) b. The Annointing within you Healing anointing is different from faith healing. I believe God wants to bring us into such an encounter with His presence and the anointing of His Spirit that we carry a level of the manifestation of God s presence and glory on our lives that causes people to get healed. Reinforcement Helpers: 1. The of faith and the of faith come under the umbrella of faith. 2. There are both miracles and healings in God s Word. True or False (circle the correct response) FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

37 Lesson Six Four Levels Of Healing 3. If you want to get people healed, you need to what the Bible says about divine healing. 4. The Holy Spirit confirms the Word with and. 5. Hebrew 4:12 says the Word of God is and powerful. 6. The Word has the power to set you free in your,, and. 7. The prayer of faith is the prayer of. 8. Summarize James 5:16 18 in your own words. 9. The prayer of faith is what gets things done in the. 10. Hebrew 11:6 says that without it is impossible to please Him. 11. Faith is the faith that keeps on,, and. 12. God is the rewarder of those who seek Him. 13. What three things still remain when your prayer hasn t been answered yet?,, and. 14. The word of knowledge and the healing anointing fall under the. 15. The spirit of might means. FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

38 Lesson Six Four Levels Of Healing 16. Can you have power and might without counsel? Yes or No (circle the correct response) 17. Counsel is the of Jesus. 18. Where did Jesus get His words of knowledge? 19. Healing anointing is when the of the Lord is present to heal. 20. Who carried so much of God s presence on his life that the sick in Jerusalem were healed when he walked by? Life Application: There is life and death in the power of the tongue. We bring healing by what we say. Create an inventory of your relationships and ask yourself, Do I bring life to the people I encounter? (This would be anyone you encounter a grocery clerk, someone on the street, a neighbor, your son/daughter, your husband, etc.) Where the answer is no, begin today. Ask the Holy Spirit to reveal to you how He wants you to apply this lesson to your daily life, so that you become more like Jesus in heart, mind and deed. Prayer: Father, forgive me for my unbelief. I m sorry for those times where I ve prayed vain words without faith or where I ve just given up without persisting in prayer. Please release to my heart Your words of revelation that inspire true faith. Help me to speak out Your word over situations You want to change and to keep praying till the manifestation comes. Father, I also want to operate in the word of knowledge and in the anointing of Your Spirit. Your Word says that You give good gifts to Your children who ask, so I ask for these gifts. I thank You for maturing my faith and increasing the anointing of Your presence on my life to get the impossible done. I want more miracles Jesus. I want more people healed. I believe Your promises and trust in Your Word. Thank You for your abundant grace to grow in faith. I know I have a measure of faith and that it is continuing to grow in me. I ask these things trusting in the word and name of Jesus. Amen. FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

39 Lesson Seven Creative Miracles LESSON SEVEN CREATIVE MIRACLES Key Bible Verse: So the Lord said to Moses: See, I have made you as God to Pharaoh (Exodus 7:1) Lesson Objectives: List the two keys to having faith for creative miracles. Describe the difference between a healing and a miracle. List examples of signs and wonders. In this lesson we will examine more thoroughly what God has in store for us if we choose to fully live out the Great Commission. You will come to understand the differences between healings, miracles, signs and wonders and will grow in faith to see their operation in your life. I believe if we can have a revelation of God as Creator, then we can have faith to believe for creative miracles and to minister them. When we see the creative nature of the Holy Spirit and His creative power in us, we will say creative miracles are easy. The gospel is salvation, healing and deliverance to the body, soul and spirit. I believe a time is coming when our thinking will be so transformed that when someone says, I was in a meeting last night and people s blind eyes were being opened, we won t be very surprised. Right now when we talk about third heaven experiences, creative miracles or signs and wonders, people may say they believe, but they really wonder if those things happen today. It is not as common to us as it should be. It is as easy as believing in the creative power of God and speaking His Word. We need to begin to grow in levels of the Kingdom in our spirits to the point we simply believe in the creative power of God. 1. Creative Miracles in the Beginning a. Let there be (Genesis 1:1 3) b. Spirit works (Psalm 104:30) FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

40 Lesson Seven Creative Miracles 2. Healing versus Miracles a. They will recover (Mark 16:17 18; Luke 17:11 19) b. Instant Manifestation (Mark 2:10 12; Mark 7:32 35) 3. Seed Healing (Luke 8:4 15) 4. Signs and Wonders a. Heavenly wonders (Acts 2:19) b. Time stands still (Joshua 10:13) 5. Creative Power in Us a. The Spirit in you (Rom. 8:11) b. In the beginning (John 1:1 4) c. Born of God (John 1:10 13) FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

41 Lesson Seven Creative Miracles 6. Keys to Faith for Creative Miracles a. Revelation of the Power of Elohim Exodus 7:1 Exodus 14:15 29 Psalm 82:6 8 (John 10:34) Mark 4:39 b. Revelation of Christ in You Rom. 8:11 Rom. 8:17 7. The Power of Spoken Words a. Death and life (Prov. 18:21) b. Creative speaking (Rom. 4:17) c. Speak the word (Matthew 8:5 8) FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

42 Lesson Seven Creative Miracles d. The Principle of Multiplying (Matt. 14:15 21; 1 Kings 17:8 16) 8. The Moses & Elijah Anointings ** Rev. 11:3 6 A. Confounding the Natural Mind (1 Kings 17:12,13) B. Pioneering the Ministry of the Supernatural When Elisha came to the widow who was in debt, he told her to gather empty vessels and bring them to the house. She had nothing except the Word from God, which is also as far along as you and I are concerning a miracle. But she had to bring the vessels and begin to fill them with the little bit of oil she had. The level in her small jar never changed, but the big vessels were all filled. First she had to begin to pour out the oil she already had. In the same way, we are to just give God all we have and He will do the rest. We will never understand miracles and healings while we are still in our human bodies. So we might as well not try to figure out why, when we give what we have, there is still more. We should not make it so complicated. Creation does not happen without the Holy Spirit. And the same Spirit that raised Christ from the dead lives in you and me. It is as simple as that. Reinforcement Helpers: 1. When we see the creative nature of the and His creative in us, we will say creative miracles are. FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

43 Lesson Seven Creative Miracles 2. Whenever you see creation in the scriptures, the Holy Spirit is always the part of the story. 3. Healing is a. 4. Miracles are when the of override the of. 5. Miracles are. 6. Give two examples of signs and wonders: 7. Signs and wonders are that are contrary to the of the. 8. Creative miracles and healings only happen when the Spirit of God. 9. Elohim means the. 10. The first key to having faith for creative miracles is having revelation of the power of. 11. The second key to having faith for creative miracles is having a revelation of in you. 12. The first step to us being involved in ministering creative miracles is deciding to be no matter how foolish it seems. FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

44 Lesson Seven Creative Miracles Life Application: The same spirit that raised Jesus from the dead lives in you and that means creative power is in you. How have you used your creative power lately? Ask the Father how and when He wants you to use that power in you. Ask the Holy Spirit to reveal to you how He wants you to apply this lesson to your daily life, so that you become more like Jesus in heart, mind and deed. Prayer: Lord, I want to live in a place of intimacy with You where I walk in Your glory and power. Jesus, make me more like You in my passions, my mind and in my actions. I want to walk in the anointing of Moses and of Elijah. Please help me to take my place of authority with You, speaking Your Word and moving in powerful signs, wonders, healings and creative miracles just like You. I ask that You would give me a greater revelation of Christ in me, through the Holy Spirit, the source of all healing and creative miracles. Holy Spirit fill me up and saturate every part of my being with You. Let my eyes see what You see, my ears hear what You hear, my lips speak what You speak and my hands do what You do. From now on, let me live as a King and ruler with Christ, a co worker in Your kingdom in word and deed. Now is the time. I ask these things in Jesus powerful name. Amen. FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

45 Lesson Eight Faith To Raise The Dead LESSON EIGHT FAITH TO RAISE THE DEAD Key Bible Verse: Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live (John 11:25) Lesson Objectives: Identify two kinds of deaths we are called to restore life to. Describe why God is never early and never late. Identify what God requires of us to raise the dead. 1. Who are the Dead God has Called Us to Raise? a. Those who have died physically (Matt. 10:8) b. Those lacking purpose and hope (Prov. 29:18) 2. Seeing through Jesus eyes brings life (John 11:1 15) 3. God Sees Only Possibilities (Matt. 19:26) a. God makes dead ends into highways (Is. 35:3 8) b. Death is opportunity for life (John 11:15) FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

46 Lesson Eight Faith To Raise The Dead 4. Jesus is Resurrection and Life (John 11:25) 5. Faith Lays Hold of the Promise Now! (Mark 11:24) 6. God is Never Early and Never late (Mark 5:21 24, 35 42) 7. Contend for Your Inheritance a. Thanksgiving and Praise (Rom. 4:20) b. Get excited when there is only death 8. Only Believe (Mark 5:36) 9. Nothing but Faith, Hope and Love (1 Cor. 13:13) 10. Abraham s Faith brings Life (Rom. 4:17) 11. Your Miracle Begins in Your Spirit (Heb. 11:1) FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

47 Lesson Eight Faith To Raise The Dead 12. Warring and Contending for Miracles (Heb. 11:6; 2 Kings 4:8 37) You need to see your miracle in your spirit before it will manifest. You need to see it as finished. Abraham thought, I already see Isaac killed, dead, and raised up. God gives life to the dead and calls those things which do not exist as though they did. If I bring him up there and kill him, God will resurrect him. Like Abraham, we must see it in our spirit. We must catch a vision and revelation of what Jesus has already done. We must see ourselves healed. When Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead, He did not have to lay hands on the dead. There was authority in the Word of God. What is dead? Maybe your faith is dead. Maybe your relationship with God, your marriage, your children, your body, your church or even your ministry is dead. See the situation and command resurrection power to be released. Let your hope rise again and your faith be resurrected. Contend for miracles as your vision is restored. See the power of His life come. He is the Resurrection and Life! Reinforcement Helpers: 1. Describe the two contexts of being dead. 2. Write out John 11:25. FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

48 Lesson Eight Faith To Raise The Dead 3. It s impossible to please God without. 4. The Lord said, The child is not dead, but. 5. There is something in the heart of God that likes to move in the. To Him, that which is dead is an opportunity for. 6. Why was Jesus glad for their sakes? 7. Jesus groaned and wept in His spirit because of the state of of His people. 8. What did Jesus say to Martha after raising Lazarus from the dead? 9. We may need to and until we see/experience the resurrection. 10. God is never but He is never. 11. Why doesn t God come early? 12. is known as the Father of Faith. FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

49 Lesson Eight Faith To Raise The Dead 13. Write out Romans 4:17. Life Application: Are there any areas of your life that are dead and need Christ s resurrection life? List them. Your miracle begins in your spirit. You need to see it. As you see it as done, it will manifest. Begin to read God s word about resurrection and until you see your miracle happening. God wants to bless you and answer your prayers in a far greater dimension than you can even hope or imagine. Meditate on this truth, begin to rebuke death and speak life into every situation of your life that God shows you. Prayer: Lord, help me to live each day as if today is my resurrection day. Help me to see my circumstances the way You see them. God, move the imagination of my heart, above that which I can imagine. I rebuke the spirit of death from those areas of my life You ve shown me. I speak the life of Christ into them. I refuse to listen to discouraging voices. Jesus, You are the resurrection and the life; I believe You are releasing abundant life to me. As I lay hold of You, I believe You make the impossible, possible. I ask that You would renew my vision and pour such abundant life into me that I become a channel of resurrection life to others. Amen FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

50 Lesson Nine Hidden Prayer And Healing LESSON NINE HIDDEN PRAYER AND HEALING Key Bible Verse: And the apostles, when they had returned, told Him all that they had done. Then He took them and went aside privately into a deserted place belonging to the city called Bethsaida. (Luke 9:10) Lesson Objectives: List the main purposes of prayer. Describe the preparation Jesus received while in prayer. Identify the key to dying and staying dead to self. In this lesson, we ll focus on the main purposes of prayer. Prayer prepares us to do God s will, it empowers us to do His works, it hides us behind the cross and it enables us to stay in a place of death to self. Yes, it is very important that we receive revelation and power from God to do what He has called us to do. However, it is even more important that we remain hidden in Christ and dead to our old nature. 1. Prayer Prepares a. Wisdom for decisions (Luke 6:12 13) b. Strength for trials (Matt. 26:35 41) c. Revelation of purpose (Luke 4:42,43; Acts 10:9 20) d. Revelation of what the Father is doing (John 5:19) FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

51 Lesson Nine Hidden Prayer And Healing 2. Prayer Empowers a. The Disciples (Acts 1:13,14;2:1 4) b. Great Power (Acts 4:31 33) 3. Prayer Hides a. Jesus ministry model (John 6:2, 15) * After great miracles b. Jesus on the mountain (Matt. 14:23) c. In the wilderness (Luke 5:15, 16) d. Long before daylight (Mark 1:34, 35) e. With the disciples (Luke 9:10) FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

52 Lesson Nine Hidden Prayer And Healing Jesus withdrew from the multitudes, not because He wanted to pray to prepare for power but because He wanted to hide from pride. Throughout the Gospels Jesus hides Himself and prays not because He wants more power to do more miracles tomorrow but because He knows if He hides by Himself after every great miracle, He ll be right in His heart and pure and free from the spirit of pride that wants to attack us in the midst of great things. 4. Prayer Brings Death Just as much as prayer prepares us for power, prayer kills us and it keeps us humble. a. Jesus in the desert (Luke 4:1 14) b. Dying to earthly things (Col. 3:1 3) c. Dying to sin (Romans 6; Matt. 6:13) d. The key to death (John 3:28 30) e. Biblical humility defined Jesus understood the importance of staying dead to the pull of the world and hidden in the Father. It is just as important for believers today to understand the hiddenness of prayer, to remain humble in the midst of what God is doing. The devil is going to offer us the world, a kingdom, reputation and a great big ministry. There is nothing wrong with these things in themselves if our hearts remain in humble dependence on God. FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

53 Lesson Nine Hidden Prayer And Healing Our hearts must be right in the midst of great power or we ll be crushed. If you want to stay hidden, you ve got to stay dead. And if you re going to stay dead, you have to stay conscious of the revelation God gives us in Romans 6. As we remain in that place of death to self, our reputation no longer matters. Now our only concern is bringing glory and fame to our Father. Reinforcement Helpers: 1. What are the four main purposes of prayer? 2. a. What did Jesus do after every great miracle? b. Why did He do this? 3. Jesus withdrew from the multitudes, not because He wanted to pray for power but because He wanted to hide from 4. What happened when Jesus went into the wilderness to fast and pray for 40 days? 5. What keeps you focused on your purpose? FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

54 Lesson Nine Hidden Prayer And Healing 6. What will happen if you don t have the purpose of God? 7. Fame, power and a big ministry are not a problem if we keep a watchful eye on 8. Give one key that s going to help you die and stay dead. 9. God said, the only way I can give you more is if you yourself. 10. The literal translation of Biblical humility is 11. Every time you set your mind on the things of the earth, you come out of. Every time you set your mind on things above you come into. 12. When we are dead, we are not concerned about our. We are only concerned about. FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

55 Lesson Nine Hidden Prayer And Healing Life Application: Consider how often you make decisions with or without prayer? After the great miracles Jesus ran away to be by Himself. What do you do? Ask the Holy Spirit what He wants to convict you of and what He wants to begin changing in you. Also, ask Him how he wants this lesson to transform your life starting today. Prayer: Holy Spirit, I want You to possess me. I yield my whole life to You. Help me to live a crucified life, dying daily to myself and to the world. Oh God, let the resurrection life of Christ manifest through me. I ask you to forgive me for all wrong motives pride and the desire to be recognized. Hide me in Christ so people see Jesus and praise Your name. Father, I ask that You would use me to bring healing and blessing to others, for Your glory alone. I surrender all to the name of Jesus. Amen. FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

56 Lesson Ten The Word Of Knowledge LESSON TEN THE WORD OF KNOWLEDGE Key Bible Verse: ʺBut the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all: for to one is given the word of wisdom, through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit, to another discerning of spirits ʺ (1 Cor. 12:7,8,10) Lesson Objectives: Understand what the word of knowledge is and how it works with other gifts. Give New Testament and Old Testament examples of this gift. List various ways a word of knowledge can be received. Know the process of delivering a word of knowledge. 1. A Revelatory Gift 2. Word of Knowledge Defined ʺThis is the supernatural revelation of fact about a person or situation, which is not learned through the efforts of the natural mind, but is a fragment of knowledge freely given by God, disclosing the truth which the Spirit wishes to be made known concerning a particular person or situationʺ (John Wimber, ʺVineyard Fellowships,ʺ U.S.A.). FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

57 Lesson Ten The Word Of Knowledge 3. The Operation of the Word of Knowledge (1 Cor. 13:9) 4. New Testament Examples of the Word of Knowledge a. Jesus in action (Luke 19:30,31) b. A soul winning tool (John 4:4 42) c. Revelation of sin (Acts 5:1 5) d. Divine knowledge of direction (Acts 9:10 16) e. Warning of danger (Acts 22:17 21) f. For provision (Matt. 17:27) FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

58 Lesson Ten The Word Of Knowledge 5. Old Testament Examples of the Word of Knowledge a. Warning for a king (2 Kings 6:8 10) b. Boat building instructions (Genesis 6:14 22) c. Unveiling of a lie (II Kings 5:20 27) d. Knowledge of a successor (1 Kings 19:15,16) e. King s anointing confirmed 16 words of knowledge! (1 Sam 10:1 16) 6. Preparing To Receive Words a. Cleanse heart (Psalm 66:18; 1 John 1:9) b. Earnestly desire (1 Cor. 14:1) 7. How You Can Receive Words Of Knowledge a. Thoughts FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

59 Lesson Ten The Word Of Knowledge b. Impressions or body impressions c. Through Dreams (Acts 10:9 16) d. A vision (Acts 16:18) e. The still small voice (1 Kings 19:12; 1 Sam. 9:15 16) f. Trance (Acts 11:4) g. The word of God (John 14:26) h. Angels (Acts 10: 30 33) 8. Giving A Word Of Knowledge Questions to ask first: a. Is this for prayer only? b. Should I share this with the local church leaders first? FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

60 Lesson Ten The Word Of Knowledge c. Is this public or private information? d. Will this bring edification to the individual and the church? Reinforcement Helpers: 1. A word of knowledge is a definite conviction,, or. It is insight or understanding of, situations or problems. A word of knowledge is a divine about the or ; an inspired utterance of. 2. List all three revelatory gifts and describe how at least two of them can operate together. 3. Give two purposes of the word of knowledge in the New Testament (with examples) and two purposes of the gift in the Old Testament (with examples). FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

61 Lesson Ten The Word Of Knowledge 4. List six of the eight ways to receive a word of knowledge. 5. To prepare to receive a word of knowledge, we need to and the gift. Before giving a word of knowledge, we need to ask the Lord whether it s for only, whether it s or information, whether we should share it with first and whether the word will bring to a person or to the church. Life Application: Ask the Lord to reveal to you any blockages in your life that are preventing you from receiving words of knowledge. Then repent and make the changes that need to be made. Ask the Holy Spirit to encourage you by reminding you of words of knowledge He has already given you which you may not even have recognized at the time. Ask the Holy Spirit to help you desire and covet the word of knowledge more. Now wait on the Lord, asking Him to give you words of knowledge beginning now and then throughout your days for the purpose of personal direction, edification of others, or soul winning. Prayer: Father, I ask that you would stir up a burning desire for spiritual gifts in me. I pray that You would reveal to me Your great desire to give me spiritual gifts like the word of knowledge. Please remove any obstacles in my life and enlarge my capacity to receive words of knowledge. Lord, I ask that You would help me realize throughout my day when You are speaking to me words of knowledge for the purpose of personal direction, edification of others or for soul winning. Let the increase of revelation in my life produce a great, fruitful harvest of good works for Your kingdom. Amen. LETS DO IT!!!!! FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

62 Lesson Eleven Freedom From Sickness And Disease LESSON ELEVEN FREEDOM FROM SICKNESS AND DISEASE Key Bible Verse: The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life and that they may have it more abundantly. (John 10:10) Lesson Objectives: Recognize the difference between sickness and suffering Recognize why we only get the power when our flesh gets out of the way Identify where every sickness and disease comes from Identify which books in the Bible we need to be meditating on related to healing In Lesson One we talked about our inheritance from Jesus and the high price He paid for us at Calvary. We also discussed the many gifts, in addition to spiritual salvation, which Christ provided for us through His suffering. We honor Him by receiving healing and His other gifts to us through active faith. In this lesson we will be looking at our responsibility as Christians to walk in healings, miracles, signs and wonders. We will also learn some of the basic principles and understandings we need to release these gifts in our lives. 1. In the Beginning a. Made in God s image (Gen. 1:26 27) b. Sin enters (Gen. 3; Rom. 5:12 14) FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

63 Lesson Eleven Freedom From Sickness And Disease 2. Jesus our Role Model Luke 4:18 John 14:12 3. Return to the Great Commission Mark 16:15 18 Luke 9:1,2 4. Free From the Law of Sin and Death Rom. 8: Suffering versus Sickness James 5:13 15 Heb. 12:5 11 FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

64 Lesson Eleven Freedom From Sickness And Disease 6. Job s Trials Job 2:7; 3:25 7. Paul s Thorn 2 Cor. 12:7 10 Other thorn references: Num. 33:54 56; Rom. 8:26; 2 Cor. 11: The Author of Sickness and Disease Exodus 15:26 Acts 10:38 1 John 3:8 Jesus said, I have come that you might have life, and life abundantly. The devil has come to kill, steal and destroy. Sickness, disease and death came into the earth through sin in the Garden of Eden. The earth came under the curse of the law. We have been redeemed from the curse of the law, but can choose to live in willful sin and rebellion and, by that, remove ourselves from under His umbrella of grace. God opens the history of the earth and begins without sickness, disease or death and ends it the same way. Revelation 22 talks about a river, and leaves of the trees are for the healing of the FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

65 Lesson Eleven Freedom From Sickness And Disease nations. In between the first and last chapter of biblical human history, Christ has made provision for our healing. Let s start living in this wonderful healing inheritance that God is offering us today. If we will read everything the Word says about healing, begin to rid ourselves of the spirit of unbelief and ask God to help our unbelief, then we will begin to see the greater works we are called to do. Reinforcement Helpers: 1. is our role model in the area of healing and miracles. 2. You were made in s image. 3. God gave you over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, the cattle and over all the earth. 4. Genesis 2 talks about Life in God s. 5. Genesis 3 talks about the and of man. 6. was the forerunner of sickness, disease and death. 7. Knowledge is the believer s against the enemy. 8. If you want to get over unbelief, and on the of God from the beginning to the end, on. FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

66 Lesson Eleven Freedom From Sickness And Disease 9. Four text books for healing are,,, and. 10. You cannot separate forgiveness of sin and healing. True or False (circle the correct response) 11. The word infirmities, in the Greek, means. 12. Who walked in the fullness of the Gospels and boasted when he was weak? Life Application: When we boast in our weakness and know that we cannot do anything ourselves, that is when we will have power. Can you describe a recent incident where you boasted in your weakness? If not, what is getting in your way and the way of you having power? Ask the Holy Spirit to reveal to you how He wants you to apply this lesson to your daily life, so that you become more like Jesus and begin, more fully, living out His great commission. Prayer: Father God, I pray that You would help me to live humbly, recognizing nothing is possible without You. With Your help, I will press in and boldly break all of Satan s barriers causing me to fear man. I determine to resist unbelief and act in faith. I am a believer, not a doubter. Help me to grow in faith as I meditate on Your word. As Your Ambassador, I will pray and lay hands on all those You bring my way, believing they will be healed because it is Your will. Thank You that it s just my job to pray and it s Your job to do the healing. Through You Jesus, I will walk in faith, power and love. Amen. FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

67 Lesson Twelve The Roots Of Sickness LESSON TWELVE THE ROOTS OF SICKNESS Key Bible Verse: Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life. (Proverbs 4:23) Lesson Objectives: Describe the connection between attitudes and issues of the heart and how they can be connected to physical infirmity. List various roots of sickness which come from the human heart. In this lesson we ll examine how physical sickness can be tied to various issues and attitudes of the heart. We ll discuss each root of sickness and look at how to remove these heart hindrances and receive healing. 1. The Rooms of our Heart (Prov. 4:20 22; 20:30; 23:7) 2. Keep Your Heart (Prov. 4:23; Prov. 14:30) 3. The Broken Spirit (Prov. 18:14) 4. Don t Give Place to the Devil (Eph. 4:27) FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

68 Lesson Twelve The Roots Of Sickness 5. What s Inside Can Defile (Mark 7:20 23) 6. Merry and Sorrowful Hearts (Prov. 12:25; 15:13,15; 17:22) 7. Pleasant Healing Words (Prov. 16:24) 8. Unpleasant Words (Prov. 18:8; 20,21) * Gossip, Criticism or Speaking evil (Psalm 34:11,12; 1Pet. 3:10 12) 9. Heart Problems a. Unforgiveness (Matt. 18:21 35) b. Offense (Prov. 18:19; Matt. 5:23 24) c. Envy (Prov. 14:30) FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

69 Lesson Twelve The Roots Of Sickness d. Pride (2 Kings 5:9 11) e. Lust (Prov. 2:16 19; Prov. 5:1 14; Matt. 5:28) f. Self hatred (Mark 12:33) g. Rebellion (1 Sam. 15:23) h. Not discerning the Lord s body (1 Cor. 11:27 30) i. Greed (Prov. 1:19) 10. The Spirit that Searches the Heart (Prov. 20:27) The devil takes advantage of every weakness. Many times we cannot receive our healing because of a demonic stronghold. Our physical infirmity may begin as a natural occurrence but then the devil reinforces our moment of pain with a stronghold. For example, through a trauma or car accident, the devil can oppress in the weakness of the FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

70 Lesson Twelve The Roots Of Sickness moment with a spirit of fear or terror. When offended or hurt by a loved one, the devil wants to oppress with anger and rage. When terrible situations of abuse take place, the devil is looking to reinforce that area of pain with a stronghold. Years after the abuse we may still relive the memory and struggle to give ourselves in trust or intimacy. If we are going to see a greater release of healing in our bodies, we also need the healing of life s hurts and we need to discover the areas of weakness in our own life and repent of the hindrances in our lives. Pray the fire of God exposes and burns every root of sickness. Reinforcement Helpers: 1. If the devil can break your, he can also attack you with sickness. 2. When the Lord goes deep into our heart to heal, He can also release us from and. 3. Many of the infirmities we see in the natural concerning sickness are connected to the of our spirit. 4. Name at least five heart problems (attitudes) which can hinder healing or cause sickness. 5. Your is the seat of your emotions. 6. is rottenness to the bones. FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

71 Lesson Twelve The Roots Of Sickness 7. When someone s heart is not joyful and sound, his or her or, has been broken. 8. A sound heart is to the body. 9. and are in the power of the tongue. 10. Someone who is a gossip is likely to end up with disorders. 11. What happens to those living in unforgiveness, according to the parable in Matthew 18? 12. A soft answer turns away. 13. Lust is not just pornography, sex and looking at women. It is also the spirit of, and. 14. The Bible says that as a man thinks in his so is he. Life Application: Attitudes such as unforgiveness, offenses, jealousy, rebellion, lust, pride, and a broken spirit are all avenues to the soul. Ask the Lord to reveal issues of your heart that he wants to set you free from. Pray for forgiveness and ask others for forgiveness, where appropriate. Ask the Holy Spirit to reveal to you how He wants you to apply this lesson to your daily life, so that you become more like Jesus in spirit, soul and body. Ask the Lord to show you how you can minister this heart healing to others. FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

72 Lesson Twelve The Roots Of Sickness Prayer: Father, I ask that you would search the rooms of my heart for any conditions and attitudes that are sinful and unhealthy. I want my inner life to be pleasing to you, so that I can be whole in spirit, soul and body. Cleanse and heal me I pray. Help me to keep my heart clean for You and to speak pleasant words that will bring healing to others. And Lord, as I walk in the wholeness You have provided for me, please bring healing to the broken spirits of my family and others around me and use me as a channel of that healing I ask. Thank You Jesus that You are abundant life and healing and that You live in me! Amen. FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

73 Lesson Thirteen 30 Reasons Why Miracles Don t Happen LESSON THIRTEEN 30 REASONS WHY MIRACLES DON T HAPPEN Key Bible Verse: And shall God not avenge His own elect who cry out day and night to Him, though He bears long with them? I tell you that He will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth? (Luke 18:7) Lesson Objectives: Identify thirty reasons miracles don t happen. Understand the importance of speaking words that line up with God s words. Explain God s loving covenant of healing. There are many hindrances to healing in the church today which can block healing in our lives and ministries. Please pray that God would speak to you if there is a hindrance to healing in your life. I simply offer a few reasons why miracles can be blocked. I pray this teaching will help you receive and effectively minister healing. 1. Little Faith (Matt 8:26; 14:31; 16:8) 2. Unbelief (Mark 6:1, 5, 6; Matt 17:19 20) 3. Unforgiveness (Matt 6:14 15; 5:23 25; 18:34 35; Job 42:10 13) FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

74 Lesson Thirteen 30 Reasons Why Miracles Don t Happen 4. Lack of Intimacy (John 15:5 7) 5. Sin (James 5:16; John 5:14) 6. Lack of Prayer and Fasting (Matt. 17:21; Ps. 35:13 14; Is. 58:6, 8) 7. Pride (2 Kings 5:10 11) 8. Religious Spirit & Attitudes (Matt 11:16 17; 16:1; Lk. 11:54; 2 Tim. 3:5) 9. Limiting God (Ps 78:41) 10. Fear (Job 3:25) FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

75 Lesson Thirteen 30 Reasons Why Miracles Don t Happen 11. Unscriptural Doctrines (Matt. 22:29) 12. Demons Causing Sickness a. Infirmity (Luke 13:10 11) b. Epilepsy (Matt 17:14 15) c. Depression (Isa. 61:3) d. Deaf and dumb (Mark 9:25) e. Mute (Matt 9:32 33) f. Blindness (Matt 12:22) g. All Sickness a devil s work (Acts 10:38) 13. Excuses (John 5:7) FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

76 Lesson Thirteen 30 Reasons Why Miracles Don t Happen 14. Motive (John 6:26; James 4:3; 1 John 5:14 15) 15. Complaining & Murmuring (Num. 21:4 5; Ps. 78:18 20; 32 33) 16. Disobedience (John 2:5; 1 Kings 17:11 16) 17. Prayerlessness (2 Kings 20:1 6; Luke 11:5 8; Luke 18:1 8) 18. Ungodly Attitudes Towards Leaders (Num. 16:1 3, 31 33; 12:1 2, 9, 10) 19. Ignorance (Hosea 4:6) 20. Natural Means (2 Kings 20:7) FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

77 Lesson Thirteen 30 Reasons Why Miracles Don t Happen 21. Our Confession (Words) (Proverbs 12:14, 18; 15:4; 18:20 21) 22. Broken Spirit (Prov. 17:22; 18:14) 23. Anxiety, Fear & Worry (Prov. 4:23; Matt. 6:25 34; Php. 4;6) 24. Hardened Heart (Ezek. 12:1 2; Mk. 8:15 18; Ps. 78:8 11; Heb. 3:8 11) 25. Negative Influence (Mark 5:35; 2 Kings 4:23; Luke 18:39) 26. Greed (2 Kings 5:20 27; Acts 8:18 20) 27. Curse (Deut. 28:46) FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

78 Lesson Thirteen 30 Reasons Why Miracles Don t Happen 28. Forgetting The Poor (Prov. 21:13; Acts 10:1 4; Isaiah 58:7 8) 29. Offended At The Vessel (Mark 6:3) 30. No Expectation (Acts 3:5; 12:14 16) BONUS More Reasons Lack of Marital Harmony (1 Pet. 3:7) Not knowing the goodness of God (James 1:17; 3 John 1:2) Reinforcement Helpers: 1. Try to list by memory at least 10 of the 30 reasons healing does not happen. FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

79 Lesson Thirteen 30 Reasons Why Miracles Don t Happen 2. Explain three of those 10 points in a sentence or two. 3. Explain the meaning of little faith 4. is the source of all sickness. 5. Name four of the reasons that stem from faith problems. 6. Some demonic problems only leave when we and. 7. A good from our mouths promotes. FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

80 Lesson Thirteen 30 Reasons Why Miracles Don t Happen Life Application: Meditate on the scriptures and hindrances mentioned in this lesson. Then pray for the Holy Spirit to reveal to you any blocks that are in your own life. Ask forgiveness, if necessary, and then ask the Lord to remove those areas. Find healing verses or scriptural promises and begin speaking them out over your life so that faith arises, health is released and promises are manifest. Ask the Holy Spirit to reveal to you how He wants you to apply this lesson to your daily life, so that you become more like Jesus in heart, mind and deed. Prayer: Father, I thank You that today you have illumined to me the reasons that healing does not manifest. I ask that you would reveal any blockages to complete wholeness in my life and set me free. Help me always to speak out words of life which line up with Your word and which bring healing to me and to others. Make me a powerful source of healing for Your Glory, Oh Lord. I am excited about us partnering together in this healing ministry. Thank You for such an awesome privilege Father. Amen. FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

81 Lesson Fourteen How To Maintain Your Healing LESSON FOURTEEN HOW TO MAINTAIN YOUR HEALING Key Bible Verse: Then he says, I will return to my house from which I came. And when he comes, he finds it empty, swept, and put in order. (Matthew 12:44) Lesson Objectives: Understand the reasons why people lose their healing. Discover the four principles of keeping your spiritual house in order. Be able to list three keys to maintaining your healing. We live in a fallen world where the devil wants to kill, steal and destroy. If he can t keep us sick, he would love to steal the precious gifts of healing God gives to us. This lesson will explore some of the reasons Christians lose their healing. We will also examine the scriptural keys God has given to help us maintain our healing. Introduction: Why do people lose their healing? * Mk. 4:14-20 Scriptural Principles for Maintaining Your Healing 1. Appreciate the supernatural works God does a. Believe before you see (John 4:48; John 20:29) FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

82 Lesson Fourteen How To Maintain Your Healing b. Take Him at His word (Matt. 12:38,39) 2. Repent of Rationalism, skepticism and doubt (Luke 16:19 31) 3. Recognize that it s O.K to seek God s Blessings (Luke 24:49; Acts 4:29 31; 1 Cor. 4:20, 14:1; Ex. 33:15 16) 4. Believe God before a Doctor s Confirmation 5. Overcome the Enemy to Maintain Your Healing a. A house divided cannot stand (Matt. 12:22 30) b. An unclean spirit returns (Matt. 12:43) c. Realize the devil is the source of sickness (Acts 10:38) FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

83 Lesson Fourteen How To Maintain Your Healing 6. Remove Enemy Inroads a. Unforgiveness (Matt. 18:23 35) b. Bitter Judgments (Matt. 7:1,2) c. Ungodly beliefs (Prov. 23:7) 7. The House in Order Principle a. Meditation brings revelation, then manifestation (Prov. 4:20 22) b. Praise and Thanks (Ps.149:5 9) c. Guard against the Lies of the Enemy (1 Pet. 5:8) d. Be filled with the Spirit (Eph. 5:17 18) FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

84 Lesson Fourteen How To Maintain Your Healing 8. The Three Most Powerful Keys (Rev. 12:11) i. The blood of the Lamb ii. The word of your testimony iii. Not loving your life even to death If you want to maintain your healing, you must listen to Jesus: Go and sin no more. If you are sick ask yourself, Is there an open door? As you cling to God s covenant promise of healing, speak out faith filled scriptural truths about your healing, and walk in holiness. You will maintain your healing and live in divine health. Reinforcement Helpers: 1. Why does Jesus rebuke the people in John 4:48? 2. A conditional believer says, I will believe but only 3. How can we limit God? FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

85 Lesson Fourteen How To Maintain Your Healing 4. God wants us to come with an open and. He wants us to regardless of what we see. 5. Jesus told a story about a rich man and a beggar. The rich man asked God to send someone else if it couldn t be him. What did Abraham say? 6. If we are not with what we have now, we will not see 7. The key to staying free from devils is being where the is. 8. The source of every sickness and disease is the. 9. List the four principles of keeping your house in order. 10. List the three keys to maintaining your healing. FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

86 Lesson Fourteen How To Maintain Your Healing Life Application: Allow the Holy Spirit to reveal to you any roadblocks to your healing or your work for Him as a minister of healing. Ask the Holy Spirit what areas of your house you need to get in order. Ask Him which keys you need to use to maintain your healing or your divine health. Emotional healing and inner healing are often part of maintaining your physical healing. How will this understanding affect your prayer for someone s physical healing from now on? PRAYER: Father, You are so good, so powerful and so awesome. Forgive me for any ways I have not appreciated Your blessings of healing, small and great, in my life and in others. Help me to constantly rejoice and praise You for every good gift You give to me and to Your people. Forgive me for any way in which I ve been skeptical and doubted Your healing work until I could see it with my natural eyes. Also, show me any areas of judgment, unforgiveness or ungodly beliefs that You want to remove from me. Please cleanse me. I choose to cling to your covenant promises regarding healing. I believe in Your great desire to heal all Your people. I choose to believe in Your healing answers before I see them. Help me to guard against the lies of the enemy that would hinder healing and to war against him by speaking out the powerful healing promises of Your Word. Lord, let me be a holy vessel for You, filled with your Spirit and pouring out Your healing blessing to the world. Amen. FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

87 Lesson Fifteen The Spirit Of Python LESSON FIFTEEN THE SPIRIT OF PYTHON Key Bible Verse: To console those who mourn in Zion, to give them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified. (Isaiah 61:3) Lesson Objectives: Identify the manifestations of the spirit of python Describe how it attacks and gains entry Identify ways to overcome this demonic power In this lesson we ll examine the roots of the spirit of python by looking into ancient Greek history and mythology. This study will help us to understand the spiritual influence of the python spirit and its appearance in scripture. We will then discuss how to overcome this demonic influence that wants to hinder our callings and stop the flow of the Spirit s power through our lives. 1. What is the Spirit of Python? (Acts 16:16 19; Num. 22:7) 2. Divination Defined (Deuteronomy 18:10 12) FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

88 Lesson Fifteen The Spirit Of Python 3. Python Feeds on Counterfeit Supernatural 4. Python in Greek Mythology 5. Python s Partnership with Jezebel 6. The Ways of a Python Snake 7. Ancient Beliefs 8. Python s Strategy (Prov. 29:18) a. Addictions b. Apathy (Prov. 29:18) FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

89 Lesson Fifteen The Spirit Of Python c. Infirmity and death d. Controlling environment e. Heaviness & Depression (Is. 61:3) 9. Cutting off the serpent s head (Psalm 74:14) i. Keep your heart (Prov. 4:23) ii. A sound heart (Prov. 14:30) iii. Repent of Occult involvement iv. Cut off controlling soul ties v. Receive prayer ministry FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

90 Lesson Fifteen The Spirit Of Python vi. Re establish your vision and call vii. Live a life of worship and praise Reinforcement Helpers: 1. The spirit of python has found entry and strength today in a generation that s hungry and looking for the. 2. Where in the Bible does the spirit of python first clearly appear? 3. Divination is a pagan counterpart to. 4. Inspirational divination is by power, whereas genuine is by the Spirit of God. 5. Apollo is said to have killed. 6. was founded on python worship. 7. The spirit of python works with the spirit of. 8. God alone is the of all prophecy and revelation. FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

91 Lesson Fifteen The Spirit Of Python 9. The spirit of python wants to keep you from doing what God wants you to do. True or False (circle the correct response) 10. The spirit of python is closely linked to the spirit of infirmity and. Life Application: As a Christian, you may have innocently become involved in some kind of divination and control or witchcraft. Maybe you have called a psychic or read your horoscopes. If this describes you, you need to repent for all involvement in any form of divination or sorcery. Ask the Holy Spirit to reveal to you how He wants you to apply this lesson to your life and to show you how you can overcome any influence of the python spirit now and in your daily life. Read through the check list at the end of this lesson and pray the renunciation prayer. Prayer: Holy Spirit come. I really want to live in Your presence so I can continue to become more like You. I ask You to root out every hindrance to Your presence in my life and to Your life flowing through me. Destroy every influence of the spirit of python on me, I pray. I ask for Your forgiveness and cleansing from apathy, involvement with counterfeit supernatural influences and for wavering in the vision and promises You have given to me. The spirit of python has no authority in my life. I command it to loose hold of me. I recommit myself to walk out my calling and to stand on Your promises. I resist all spiritual apathy. I ask that You would continue to light my way and be my protector. Please strengthen my hands for war so that I can effectively fight with You to destroy the kingdom of darkness. I proclaim Your kingdom reigns over my life. Thank You that I am a victor in Christ Jesus. Amen. FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

92 Lesson Fifteen The Spirit Of Python RENUNCIATION CHECK LIST Check off any of the following practices you ve been involved in and pray the renunciation prayer at the end. Occultic Practices/New Age Health Practices Acupuncture/acupressure Astral Projection/Travel Astrology Automatic Handwriting Black Magic Blood Pacts (blood brothers/sisters) Chain Letters Charms Chinese Astrology Clairaudience (hearing spiritual voices) Clairvoyance Color therapy Conjuration/Spells Contact with the Dead (spirits) Contact with corpses(s) Crystal Ball Reading Déjà vu Divination Divining Rod Dowsing (water witching) Dream interpretation (e.g. Edgar Cayce) Dungeons and dragons (role playing) Eastern meditation/yoga/gurus Ectoplasm ESP Findhorn Floating Trumpets Fortune telling Gypsy curses Handwriting analysis Hard rock music Heavy metal music Homeopathy Hydromancy Hypnosis Idols Incantation Incubus/Succubus sex with demons Iridology Kabala Levitation Lucky charms Martial arts Mediums Mental suggestion Mental telepathy Mesmerism Metaphysics (study of spirit world) Mind reading Mind control Moon mancy Mysticism Necromancy (conjuring up spirits) Necrophilia Occultic letters of protection Occultic games Occultic literature or movies Ouija Boards Pagan fetishes, objects, rituals Palmistry Psychic healing Pyramidology Rebirthing Regressions Reincarnation Satanism FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

93 Lesson Fifteen The Spirit Of Python Occult/ New Age continued Séances Self hypnosis Spirit knocking or rapping Spirit Dancing Spiritual visitations Stigmata Superstitions Table tipping Tarot cards Tea leaf reading Re flexology, New Age Osteopathy etc. Telekinesis Trances Transcendental Meditation Transmigration UFO Voodoo White Magic Witchcraft Yoga Other: Biofeedback, Naturopathy, False Religions Bahai Mormons Buddhism New Age Christadelphians Rastafarianism Christian Science Scientology Confucianism Secret Societies/Sororities Freemasonry Shamanism Gurus Shintoism Hare Krishna Sikhism Hinduism Spiritualism Islam Theosophy Jehovah s Witnesses Unity Moonies (Unification Church) Where you brought up in a country with a strong anti Christian heritage? Renunciation Prayer: Father, I confess involvement (personally and in my generational line) in the following areas of the occult, new age and false religion. I ask Your forgiveness for myself and my ancestors for these sins. I renounce involvement with these practices and sever all ungodly ties to them. I break the power of all demonic assignments over my life associated with these practices and I command every demonic spirit to leave my life. Lord, I ask you to come now and wash me clean. Fill me anew with your Spirit and empower me to live a life of purity before You. Amen. ( Renunciation used with the permission of Christian Services Association., Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada ) FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

94 Lesson Sixteen Breaking Generational Curses LESSON SIXTEEN BREAKING GENERATIONAL CURSES Key Bible Verse: Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree ), that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. (Gal. 3:13, 14) Lesson Objectives: Understand what curses are and where the curse began. Describe how curses come and how they manifest in people s lives. Understand how to break curses from your life and others lives. Realize the blessings available in Christ and how we can appropriate them. In this lesson, we will examine different curses and blessings in the Bible. We will learn about specific curses of sickness, infirmity, poverty, witchcraft, death and many more. We will also talk specifically about how these curses are passed down through the generational lines, what the curse of the law is and how we can be free from it. Best of all, we ll learn how to appropriate the blessings of Abraham. PART 1 1. The Curse Of The Law (Galatians 3:13 14 see above) 2. Where Did The Curse Begin? (Gen. 3; Rom. 5:12) FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

95 Lesson Sixteen Breaking Generational Curses 3. The Law Of Sin And Death (Rom. 8:2) a. Spiritual death (John 3:16; Rom. 8:10,13) b. Physical death and disease (Gen. 3:19; Rom. 6:23) 4. Five Areas Of the Curse 5. A Curse Defined 6. Can Christians Battle Curses? (Rom. 6:12, 16; Eph. 4:27; James 1:13,14) 7. Promises to God s People a. Abraham s promise (Gen. 12:3) FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

96 Lesson Sixteen Breaking Generational Curses b. To those who love God s people (Num. 24:9; Ps. 122:6) c. Under the Old Covenant (Ex. 20:5; Deut. 28:45 46) 8. How Curses Work In Our Lives 9. How Curses Come (Prov. 26:2) a. Words people speak (Prov. 18:21; 12:18) A defence against negative words (Isaiah 54:17) b. Objects: ungodly, idolatrous and superstitious (Josh. 7:10 11) c. Disobedience to God (Deut 28:15) d. Witchcraft curses FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

97 Lesson Sixteen Breaking Generational Curses e. Generational Curses (Ex. 20:5; Deut. 28:45 46) f. False Religions and Idol Images (Deut. 27:15) g. Rebellion and Dishonouring of Parents (Eph. 6:1 3) h. Causing Another To Stumble (Mk. 9:42) i. Sexual sins (Deut. 27: 20 23) j. Forgetting the poor (Prov. 28:27) k. Dishonesty (Col. 3:9; Ex. 20:16) l. Religion and dead works (Jer. 17:5) FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

98 Lesson Sixteen Breaking Generational Curses PART 2 Blessings And Curses 1. Curses Reviewed (Deut. 28:15 68) 2. Specific Blessings (Deut. 28:1 13) a. Various blessings listed b. Abraham s blessing (Genesis 12:2) c. Material blessing (Gen. 24:35) d. Victory (Gen 14:20) e. The presence of God (Gen. 26:3; 28:15) f. Generational and transmitted blessings (Gen. 12:3) FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

99 Lesson Sixteen Breaking Generational Curses g. New Testament blessings in Christ (3 John 2; Gal. 3:13,14) 3. Specific Curses (Deut. 28:16 68) a. Mental or emotional break down (Deut. 28:20,28,34,65) b. Repeated chronic sickness (Deut. 28:21,22,27,28,35,59,61) c. Barrenness (Deut. 28:18) d. Breakdown of family and marriage (Deut. 28: 41) e. Financial lack (Deut. 28:17, 29,47 48) f. Accident Prone (Deut. 28:29) FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

100 Lesson Sixteen Breaking Generational Curses g. Suicide and unnatural or untimely deaths (Deut. 28:22,26,51,53,61) How To Break Curses Reinforcement Helpers: 1. Explain where, according to scripture, the curse began and why. 2. Define what a curse is. 3. What did God promise Abraham? FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

101 Lesson Sixteen Breaking Generational Curses 4. List 8 of the 14 ways that curses can come. 5. List 8 blessings God has promised His people. 6. What are four specific types of curses? 7. How do we break curses? 8. How do we appropriate and walk in God s blessings? FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

102 Lesson Sixteen Breaking Generational Curses Life Application: Take some time to specifically go through the lists, asking the Lord to show you areas of your life that may be under a curse. Then ask the Holy Spirit to reveal the cause to you. Repent of anything that is revealed. Then begin to pray for God to remove the effects of the curse/s, rebuking each one specifically. Ask the Lord to reveal to you curses that family members or friends may be under and then to show you how to pray for them. Meditate on scriptures about God s promises and begin to pray them out over your life until you see them manifest. Prayer: Father, I thank You that You desire that I live in blessing. You sent Jesus to remove the curse of sin and death and to give me grace and life. I pray that You would reveal to me, by Your Holy Spirit, any areas where my life has come under a curse. Show me the origin and how to break the curse in Jesus name. I want to repent from any areas that are displeasing to You and live a life of faith, like Abraham, so that I can walk in Your blessings. I pray, like John, that I would prosper and be in good health, as my soul prospers. And Lord, show me how I can help set others free from the curse and put them on Your wonderful path of blessing. Amen. FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

103 Lesson Seventeen The Deaf & Dumb Spirit LESSON SEVENTEEN THE DEAF & DUMB SPIRIT Key Bible Verse: Son of man, you dwell in the midst of a rebellious house, which has eyes to see but does not see, and ears to hear but does not hear; for they are a rebellious house. (Ezekiel 12:2) Lesson Objectives: Describe how the stronghold of unbelief and the deaf and dumb spirit operate and how they work together. Define what real faith is. List the four ways to overcome the spirit of unbelief. In this lesson we will examine how the stronghold of unbelief works with the deaf and dumb spirit to make people spiritually and physically deaf and dumb so they cannot hear the voice of God and receive revelation. This spirit is connected with many spiritual and mental conditions that hinder people s ability to hear and focus both physically and spiritually. As a result of these demonic influences, as in Jesus day, people have ears to hear, but cannot hear. However, today Jesus still heals and He can heal us our spiritual spiritual senses to hear and see revelation from heaven. 1. Strategy of the Deaf & Dumb Spirit a. Hinders revelation (Matt. 13:14,15) b. Organized religion (2 Tim. 3:5) c. Hearers not doers (Ez. 12:2; Heb. 3:7 13, 5:14; James 1:22 24) FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

104 Lesson Seventeen The Deaf & Dumb Spirit d. Attacks faith i. So you can t please God (Heb. 11:6) ii. He knows the power of faith (Mark 9:23) iii. Hinders hearing (Rom. 10:17) iv. Prevents healing (Matt. 13:58) 2. Unbelief Strengthens Deaf & Dumb Spirit (Mark 9:20 25) 3. Root of Various Sicknesses and Diseases 4. Overcoming the Deaf & Dumb Spirit (Matt. 17:14 20; Mk. 9:14 27) a. Fasting (Mark 9:29) FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

105 Lesson Seventeen The Deaf & Dumb Spirit b. Understanding the difference between gifts and healing c. Understanding real faith i. It s diligent (Heb. 11:6; Matt. 7:7 Amp.) ii. It doesn t give up (Luke 18:3 8) iii. It overcomes (Heb. 11:39) iv. Saves the sick (James 5:15) d. Identification and Repentance (Dan. 9:4 19) Pray for the present day Pharisees and Sadducees to have a true revelation of the ministry of Jesus. In their ignorance, these religious leaders have confused the spiritual climate by introducing many false doctrines of man. These doctrines tell us that God doesn t want to heal all the sick anymore, that miracles passed away two thousand years ago and that Paul s thorn in the flesh was a sickness. These doctrinal traditions are mere theologies or denominational ideas that have a form of godliness but deny the power of God. The result: the heavens over North America are so cluttered that God FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

106 Lesson Seventeen The Deaf & Dumb Spirit can only heal a few sick people. If we transform our hearts and minds with the truths about God s power, we can increase the level of healings and miracles in our city or region. Then through corporate intercession and repentance, we can also change the spiritual climate in North America. Reinforcement Helpers: 1. The stronghold of unbelief operates with the deaf and dumb spirit to make people and deaf and dumb so they cannot hear the of and receive. 2. The deaf and dumb spirit is connected to disabilities. 3. People with this spirit talk about power, but do not any. They are hearers and not. 4. The spirit that makes people spiritually deaf can be found in the book of 12:2. 5. After the is dealt with Jesus is able to get to the root of the deaf and dumb spirit. (A Boy Is Healed) 6. List the four ways to overcome the spirit of unbelief: a., b., c. and d.. FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

107 Lesson Seventeen The Deaf & Dumb Spirit 7. Daniel stood in the gap on behalf of the sins of a nation. True or False (circle the correct response) 8. If we can get rid of unbelief in our own hearts, we can increase the level of miracles in our city and region. True or False (circle the correct response) Life Application: Ask the Holy Spirit to reveal to you any areas of unbelief you need to repent of. Remember, faith comes by hearing the word of God and His promises continually. Are you faithful in your prayer life and in meditating on God s Word? If not, read Proverbs 4:20 22 and Romans 10:17 and ask the Lord how He wants you to grow in this area. Ask the Lord to remind you of any prayers you ve given up praying and any promises you ve stopped believing for. Ask Him to help you to persist in faith until you see the answer. Make a list and begin contending and warring for the answers. Prayer: Lord, I stand in the gap and ask You to forgive us, as Your people in this city, for walking in unbelief and holding to doctrines of man which have strengthened the deaf and dumb spirit. Please forgive us for holding to a form of godliness but denying Your awesome power by our beliefs, words and actions. I ask that You would cleanse us and release us from the demonic chains that have hindered Your supernatural power operating in our city. I pray for new beginnings for us, that we would come to know You in Your fullness. Holy Spirit come and fill my heart with love, compassion and unwavering, faith filled prayer. Let me stand for the promises You have spoken to me and continue to pray for those who are bound in my city. As I ask these things in Jesus name, I say, I believe! Amen. FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

108 Lesson Eighteen Dunamis Power LESSON EIGHTEEN DUNAMIS POWER Key Bible Verse: But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth. (Acts 1:8) Lesson Objectives: Discover how healing anointing and Dunamis power are the same. Describe the difference between authority and power. Dunamis power, the subject of this lesson, is what everyone wants but few are willing to pay the price for. Dunamis, a Greek word meaning miraculous power, requires much of us and of our faithfulness to the Lord. Consequently, this lesson will examine this biblical term in great detail and show how we as believers can walk in this power and in His authority. Strong s Concordance Definition: dunamis, doo nam is; from 1410; force (lit. or fig.); spec. miraculous power (usually by impl. A miracle itself): ability, abundance, meaning, might ( ily, y, y deed), (worker of) miracle ( s), power, strength, violence, mighty (wonderful) work. 1. Healing Anointing is Dunamis Power 2. Power Present to Heal (Luke 5:17) FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

109 Lesson Eighteen Dunamis Power 3. You Will Receive Power (Acts 1:8; 2:4) 4. You Will Receive Boldness (Acts 4:31) 5. Dunamis is Experience Oriented (Luke 24:29) 6. A Constant Encounter with Power (Luke 24:49; Eph. 5:17) 7. Authority Versus Power a. The 12 commissioned with authority (Matt. 10:1) b. The 70 commissioned with authority (Luke 10:1) c. The 120 commissioned with authority (Acts 1:8) d. Believers commissioned with authority (Mark 16:16,17) FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

110 Lesson Eighteen Dunamis Power e. The fruit of Commissioned Authority (Luke 10:17 19) He has given us Dunamis power so we can now be witnesses to the ends of the earth! 8. What Does Dunamis Look Like? (Acts 5:15, 16) 9. For You and Your Children (Acts 2:39) 10. The Primary Call for All Believers (Matt. 10:8) God wants you to operate in authority. Do you know why the body of Christ doesn t move in miracles, signs and wonders? It s waiting for Dunamis. But do you know what? Dunamis won t come until you are faithful with authority. Until you take the talent of what God has already given to you and you invest that talent because you want Him to give you five talents. And I ll tell you what. I was faithful. With nothing but faith, raw faith, I took that raw faith, my one talent and I didn t go bury it and hide it. I meet people all over the world in the body of Christ that talk about the healing anointing they have, the call of God that has come over their life to heal the sick. And I say, What are you waiting for? How come you re not in the hospitals? Why aren t you exercising, birthing, nurturing and maturing what God s given you? We are too experience oriented. The experience will come. The anointing will come. But when there is nothing else, there is authority. And God always rewards authority. He always blesses as you are faithful to invest, multiply, contend and pray for people, and keep praying for people until you begin to see great things! FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

111 Lesson Eighteen Dunamis Power Reinforcement Helpers: 1. Healing anointing is Dunamis power. True or False (circle the correct response) 2. The word power means, dynamic, miracle, the manifestation of miracles, magnitude, amplification, abundance, great power, great strength, great virtue, and do the impossible. 3. Dunamis power is oriented. 4. The Bible says when the comes upon you, you shall receive that Dunamis. 5. Describe what happens when the Holy Spirit comes upon you? 6. Miracles are the operation of. 7. Explain what the word authority means. FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

112 Lesson Eighteen Dunamis Power 8. Write out verse Luke 10:1. 9. He has given us Dunamis power so we can now be to the ends of the earth. 10. What is the primary call of all believers? 11. Who is released to do the ministry of Jesus?. 12. What is the condition for Dunamis power to be released in our lives? 13. God always us when we act on the authority He has given us. FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

113 Lesson Eighteen Dunamis Power Life Application: God has commissioned every believer to take His healing and miracle working power to others. Describe how you are using His power. Ask the Lord to show you any hindrances to His power flowing through your life. Walking in God s Dunamis power is a learning process. The steps in this process include authority, first experience, contending, birthing, nurturing, maturing and power. At which step in the process are you? Now let the Lord show you specifically how He wants you to be faithful with the authority He has given you. Prayer: Father, I thank You that You have made provision for me to walk in your Dunamis power. You have commissioned me to walk in authority and to take Your healing and miracle power to needy people. I ask for Your forgiveness for waiting for some special experience and not being fully faithful to walk out the authority You have given me. Let me be so compelled by Jesus love that I will have to do His works. Help me to walk by faith birthing, nurturing and maturing Your commission to me until I see the Dunamis power of God released through my life more and more. I choose to be faithful and I know You will keep your word as I go out in Your name to heal, cleanse, raise and deliver You will cause signs to follow me! Thank You Lord. Amen. FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

114 APPENDIX 1 REINFORCEMENT HELPERS ANSWER KEY APPENDIX #1 HEALING, MIRACLES, SIGNS AND WONDERS 101 REINFORCEMENT HELPERS -- ANSWER KEY Lesson One Sozo: Salvation, Deliverance and Healing 1. heart (or Goodness or Grace) 2. every, every, all. 3. The disciples. 4. The kingdom of heaven is at hand. 5. healing 6. spiritual healing, physical healing, and soul healing (deliverance and emotional healing) 7. God s umbrella, protection. 8. sin. 9. He shed His Blood for the remission of sin. 10. covenant 11. They came out of sin, oppression, sickness, disease and death. 12. Salvation for the body, soul and spirit at the moment of salvation. Lesson Two Seven Redemptive Names of God 1. Jehovah Shammah the Lord is there, it means He is present Jehovah Shalom the Lord our peace. Jehovah Rohi the Lord is my Shepard. Jehovah Jireh the Lord will provide. Jehovah Nissi the Lord is my banner, captain and victor. Jehovah Tsidkenu all righteousness. Jehovah Rapha I am the Lord that healeth thee. 2. physician 3. devil 4. cross 5. kingdom, God 6. sin, sickness, disease and death FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

115 APPENDIX 1 REINFORCEMENT HELPERS ANSWER KEY 7. Is. 9:6 For unto us a Child is born Is. 11:9 the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord Is. 49:22.. my standard for the peoples; they shall bring your sons on their arms... Is. 53:5 He was wounded for our transgressions Is. 60:3 The gentiles shall come to your light Lesson Three Touching God On Covenant 1. Many people value the known over the unknown, the secure over that which is not sure. For instance collecting the social security cheque may be easier than finding employment and going to work each day. Some people begin to find their identity in being sick, receive sympathy and attention from their affliction and may not want to give that up. 2. Just like Daniel, we as God s righteous intercessors can identify with the sins or sicknesses of others and ask for forgiveness or healing on behalf of others. We can stand in someone else s place and ask for healing or receive prayer. 3. faith 4. action, moves, expects 5. dead 6. faith, do 7. Word 8. the forgiveness of sins 9. He was proving to the Pharisees He was God and if your sins have been forgiven so has your disease. 10. compassion, sovereignty, faith 11. She was touching the hem of His garment because she was acknowledging that He was the grand high priest who comes to pay for the sins of all mankind. She wanted to be saved; she wanted salvation more than a healing or miracle. 12. Jesus, when healing the paralytic, that if your sins have been forgiven, so has your disease. It s just as easy for God to forgive your sins as heal your disease. 13. The girl in the revival meeting who was standing in the gap for her grandfather; the Paralytic; a Woman Healed. FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

116 APPENDIX 1 REINFORCEMENT HELPERS ANSWER KEY Lesson Four 30 Reasons Why Miracles Happen 1. Answers will vary any ten of the 30 reasons in the manual 2. Answers will vary any three in the manual 3. destroy the works of the devil ; healing all who were oppressed by the devil 4. Answers will vary. Any scripture significant to the student. 5. God provided healing for His covenant people as they left Egypt. Later, in the desert, they were to look on the snake on the cross (a type of Jesus became sin on the cross). The new covenant under Jesus (as a result of Calvary) includes wholeness in spirit, soul and body. Lesson Five The Working of Faith, Healings And Miracles 1. grows 2. faith 3. moment, perfect, God 4. sovereign, mercy 5. true 6. atmosphere 7. True 8. Step into personal anointing. Lesson Six Four Levels of Healing 1. word, prayer 2. True 3. preach 4. signs, wonders. 5. living 6. body, soul, spirit. 7. Elijah. 8. James 5:16 18 (Main points underlined should be covered in your paraphrase) 16 Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. 17 Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

117 APPENDIX 1 REINFORCEMENT HELPERS ANSWER KEY not rain; and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months. 18 And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit. 9. kingdom. 10. faith 11. asking, seeking, knocking 12. diligently 13. Faith, hope, love. 14. sovereign realm. 15. power. 16. No 17. ministry 18. From the Father in prayer. 19. power 20. Peter Lesson Seven Creative Miracles 1. Holy Spirit, power, easy. 2. active 3. process 4. supernatural laws, God, natural laws, man. 5. instant. 6. Moses turning water into blood; Joshua had the sun stand still; Jesus taking authority over the waves and wind; Jesus walking on water; Mary conceiving Jesus; Elijah causing famine and praying for it to rain. 7. miracles, natural laws, earth 8. moves. 9. Creator. 10. Elohim. 11. creative power 12. involved Lesson Eight Faith to Raise the Dead 1. lost breath and legally pronounced dead; still breathing but lack purpose and hope. FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

118 APPENDIX 1 REINFORCEMENT HELPERS ANSWER KEY 2. John 11:9 10 (The Death of Lazarus) 9 Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks in the day he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world. 10 But if one walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him. 3. faith 4. sleeping. 5. impossible, resurrection 6. that they might believe and overcome 7. unbelief 8. Did I not tell you that if you would believe, you would have seen the glory of God? 9. war, contend 10. early, late 11. because He wants to give us opportunity to conquer some things and grow in faith 12. Abraham 13. (as it is written, I have made you a father of many nations ) in the presence of Him whom he believed God, who gives life to the dead and calls those things which do not exist as though they did; (Rom. 4:17) Lesson Nine Hidden Prayer and Healing 1. preparing, empowering, hiding, bringing death 2. a. He went away by Himself to prepare in prayer. b. To see what the Father did before the Father did it. 3. pride. 4. The devil came and told Jesus he wanted to give Him the world, the kingdoms of the world. He wanted to give Jesus glory, gold and fame. Jesus was able to sustain and stand against temptation. 5. Prayer 6. You ll end up being something God doesn t want you to be. 7. the motives of our heart. 8. I must decrease and He must increase. 9. deny 10. obedience 11. life, His glory 12. reputation, God s reputation (or glory) FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

119 APPENDIX 1 REINFORCEMENT HELPERS ANSWER KEY Lesson Ten The Word Of Knowledge 1. impression, knowing, supernatural, circumstances, divine piece of information, past, present, facts 2. Word of knowledge, word of wisdom, discerning of spirits. The word of knowledge and the word of wisdom often work together. When we get a word of knowledge, the word of wisdom gives us insight on how to apply that supernatural knowledge. The word of knowledge also works hand in hand with prophecy. Once we have the knowledge, we can begun to speak out prophetic encouragement, vision and understanding using the word of knowledge as a spring board. 3. New Testament (two of the following): soul winning tool (Jesus with the woman at the well in John 4), revelation of sin (Annanias and Saphira in Acts 5), divine direction (Annanias receives divine direction to visit Saul of Tarsus after he is blinded on the Damascus road in Acts 9), warning of danger (the Apostle Paul is warned of imminent persecution in Acts 22 and directed to leave Jerusalem) and provision (the coin in the fish s mouth in Matt. 17). {any two of these}old Testament (two of the following): warning (Israel warned about the war intentions of the King of Syria in 2 Kings 6), boat building instructions (God gives Noah instructions on how to build the ark in Gen. 6), unveiling of a lie (God reveals Gehazi s lie to Elisha in 2 Kings 5), knowledge of a successor (the Lord directs Elijah to anoint Hazael as king in 1 Kings 19), lost property found (the prophet Samuel gives king Saul supernatural knowledge that his lost donkeys are found in 1 Sam. 9). 4. (six of the following): a. Thoughts or impressions, b. Dreams, c. Visions, d. Still small voice, e. Trance, vi. Body impression, f. The Word of God, g. Angels 5. desire, covet, prayer, public, private, church leaders, edification Lesson Eleven Freedom From Sickness And Disease 1. Jesus 2. God s 3. dominion 4. Garden FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

120 APPENDIX 1 REINFORCEMENT HELPERS ANSWER KEY 5. Temptation, Fall 6. Sin 7. WORD 8. pray, meditate, word, healing 9. Matthew, Mark, Luke, John 10. True 11. weakness 12. Paul Lesson Twelve The Roots of Sickness 1. spirit 2. sickness, disease. 3. brokenness 4. Five of the following: unforgiveness, offences, bitterness, rebellion, self hatred, lust, pride, envy, jealousy, contention, strife, quarrelling 5. heart 6. Envy 7. peace, rest 8. life 9. death, life 10. stomach 11. They end up in prison or bondage 12. wrath (or Anger) 13. adultery, idolatry, fantasies. 14. heart Lesson Thirteen 30 Reasons Why Miracles Don t Happen 1. Answers may vary any 10 of the thirty reasons given in the lesson. 2. Answers may vary any three of the explanations in the lesson. 3. The Greek word for little faith Oligopistos describes a faith that lacks confidence or trusts too little. It is also referred to as undeveloped faith as opposed to outright unbelief. Undeveloped faith is the faith that grows like a mustard seed when action is applied to knowledge. 4. Satan ( Acts 10:38 ) OR sin ( the fall of man ) FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

121 APPENDIX 1 REINFORCEMENT HELPERS ANSWER KEY 5. Little faith, unbelief, limiting God, no expectation 6. Pray and fast 7. Confession, healing Lesson Fourteen How To Maintain Your Healing 1. because they would not believe unless they saw signs and wonders. 2. when 3. When we say, I m not going to believe until; demanding God to prove it. 4. heart, spirit, believe 5. Even if I were to send somebody back from the dead, they still wouldn t believe. 6. faithful, we will not see God s power manifest on a greater corporate level 7. water (Spirit) 8. devil 9. meditation, praise/thanksgiving, guard against enemy s lies, be filled with the Spirit 10. blood of the Lamb, word of our testimony, holiness Lesson Fifteen Spirit of Python 1. supernatural 2. Acts 16:16 (Paul and Silas Imprisoned) slave girl possessed with a spirit of divination 3. prophecy. 4. demonic, prophecy 5. python. 6. Witchcraft 7. Jezebel. 8. source 9. True 10. death. Lesson Sixteen Breaking Generational Curses 1. The curse began in the garden of Eden when Adam and Eve sinned. (Their sin opened the door for the entry of sickness, disease, death, decay and poverty in the spirit, soul and body of humans.) FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

122 APPENDIX 1 REINFORCEMENT HELPERS ANSWER KEY 2. A curse or a blessing is a word spoken with some particular form of spiritual power and authority either for good or evil that sets in motion something that will probably go on from generation to generation. It has three attributes: 1. Pronounced audibly (can be written or wished as well) 2. Continues on in time generation to generation 3. Usually are not just individual, but family oriented 3. God promised Abraham that He would: A. bless those who blessed him; B. curse those who cursed him; and that C. in him (Abraham) all the families of the earth would be blessed. 4. Eight of the following: a. Words people speak b. Ungodly objects c. Disobedience to God d. Witchcraft curses e. Generational curses f. False religions and idols g. Rebellion and dishonoring parents h. Causing others to stumble i. Sexual sins j. Forgetting the poor k. Dishonesty l. Religion and dead works 5. Eight of the following: a. Material blessing b. Victory c. The presence of God d. Generational & transmitted blessings e. Exaltation f. Divine health g. Fruitfulness h. Favor i. A soul that prospers 6. Four of the following: a. Mental & emotional breakdown b. Repeated Chronic sickness FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

123 APPENDIX 1 REINFORCEMENT HELPERS ANSWER KEY c. Barrenness d. Breakdown of family & marriage e. Financial lack f. Accident prone g. Suicide or unnatural and untimely deaths 7. i. Ask the Lord to reveal to you any curse on your life and the causes. ii. Repent of any area that the Holy Spirit illuminates. You may even need to repent on behalf of someone in your generational line. iii. Then begin to pray for God to remove the effects of the curse. iv. Rebuke the curse by name. Command demons attached to the curse to leave. 8. i. We receive the blessings, like Abraham, by faith, believing that God lives and is a good God who wants to bless us. ii. We repent of any open door the enemy may have got through personal sin or generational sin. iii. By faith we appropriate the power of the blood of Jesus that breaks the power of curses and the law of sin and death. iv. Then we speak and pray out God s promises of blessing, especially those blessings we are believing for. Lesson Seventeen Deaf & Dumb Spirit 1. spiritually, physically, voice, God, revelation. 2. learning 3. see, doers 4. Ezekiel 5. unbelief 6. fasting, understanding the difference between the gifts of healing and miracles, understanding what real faith is, and identificational repentance. 7. True 8. True Lesson Eighteen Dunamis Power 1. True 2. Dunamis 3. experience 4. Holy Spirit FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

124 APPENDIX 1 REINFORCEMENT HELPERS ANSWER KEY 5. A quote or close paraphrase of the following: Acts 2:4 they were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues ; Acts 4:31 they were filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness. 6. power. 7. right, Word, permission, commission, do 8. Luke 10:1 After these things the Lord appointed seventy others also, and sent them two by two before His face into every city and place where He Himself was about to go. 9. witnesses 10. To preach the gospel, heal the sick, cleanse the leper, raise the dead and cast out demons. 11. All the saints. 12. authority. 13. rewards FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

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126 APPENDIX 2 MINISTRY TEAM GUIDELINES FRESH FIRE MINISTRIES APPENDIX #2: MINISTRY TEAM GUIDELINES Purpose of the Ministry Team: To facilitate the move of the Holy Spirit under the direction of the appointed leader of the meeting. To serve those who have come for prayer and to provide safe ministry. To release the love of God and the comfort and power of the Holy Spirit. To bless, strengthen, encourage and comfort not to rebuke or correct. 1. First Things First: Ministry to The Lord Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you, unless you abide in Me. I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me, and I in him, he bears much fruit; for apart from Me you can do nothing. (Jn.15:4 8) In order to effectively minister to others, we need to first minister to the Lord. It s important to cultivate a lifestyle of intimacy, worship and prayer. As we minister to the Lord, He will give us everything we need to minister to others. 2. A Prepared Lifestyle A. Pure Heart Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. (Psalm 51:10) Search me, O God, and know my heart; try me and know my anxious thoughts; and see if there be any hurtful way in me, and lead me in the everlasting way (Psalm 139:23,24) FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

127 APPENDIX 2 MINISTRY TEAM GUIDELINES FRESH FIRE MINISTRIES Ask the Lord to continually search your heart Live with a heart free from unforgiveness and bitterness As a lifestyle, walk in repentance from sin Walk in love Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children; and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma. (Eph. 5:1 2) B. Daily Lifestyle of Praise & Worship Oh give thanks to the Lord, call upon His name; make known His deeds among the peoples. Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; speak of all His wonders. Glory in His holy name; let the heart of those who seek the Lord be glad. Seek the Lord and His strength; seek His face continually. (Psalm 105: 1 4) C. Consistent Prayer Life Rejoice always; pray without ceasing; in everything give thanks; for this is God s will for you in Christ Jesus. (1 Thess. 5: 16, 17) i. Waiting on the Lord in Prayer I wait for the Lord, my soul does wait, and in His word do I hope. (Psalm 130:5) My soul waits for the Lord more than the watchman for the morning; indeed, more than the watchman for the morning. (Psalm 46:10) The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, to the person who seeks Him. It is good that he waits silently for the salvation of the Lord. (Lam. 3:25, 26) ii. Praying in the Holy Spirit (in tongues) But you, beloved, building yourself up on your most holy faith; praying in the Holy Spirit. (Jude 1:20) FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

128 APPENDIX 2 MINISTRY TEAM GUIDELINES FRESH FIRE MINISTRIES With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints. (Eph. 6:18) Clothe yourself in the full armor of God. (Eph. 6:11 18) Take every thought captive to the obedience of Christ. (2 Cor. 10:5) D. Continual Filling With The Holy Spirit And do not get drunk with wine, for that is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord (Eph. 5:18 20) Qualities of Ministry Team Members 1. Born again believer John 3:3; 2 Cor. 5:17 2. Filled with the Holy Spirit Acts 1:5, 8 3. Active member of a local church Hebrew 10:25 4. Accountable to others James 5:16 5. Humility James 4:6 6. Obedience Romans 8:14 7. Servant s heart Gal. 5:13 8. Know who you are in Christ Eph. 1: Fruit of the Spirit evident in your life Gal. 5: Have a heart for unity Eph. 4: Teachable spirit and willingness James 3:17 to receive correction (easily entreated) 3. Dress & Etiquette Clean, proper dress is required for all ministry members: X no low cut tops or bare midsections X no short shorts or skirts X don t wear tight, revealing clothes keep clean fresh breath use deodorant FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

129 APPENDIX 2 MINISTRY TEAM GUIDELINES FRESH FIRE MINISTRIES 4. Types of Ministry Prayer A. Ministry To The Sick: i. Initial Interview Ask them their name, assure them that Holy Spirit is there to comfort and minister to them. ii. The Diagnosis Find out what is wrong with them and how long they have had this condition. Ask whether this condition started after some traumatic time in their life? (Ex. Accident, death of a loved one, divorce or some other stressful time.) iii. Healing Prayers: Petition: A request to heal, addressed to God, Jesus or Holy Spirit. Pray petitions such as Holy Spirit, come Release Your power Let Your power flow into Mary s kidneys now, in the name of Jesus. Lord Jesus, You are the Healer. I ask You to restore proper liver function. Let Your fire consume every trace of cancer in this liver. Command: An order addressed to a condition, to a part of the body, or to a demonic spirit such as a spirit of infirmity or affliction. Use commands like In Jesus name, I command the spirit of infirmity to leave John s body. In the name of Jesus, spine, come into alignment. I command every vertebrae to be healed. Lord restore any disintegrating discs. iv. The Ministry: Here are some guidelines for general ministry. However, remember, there is no real method for ministry. So be sure to listen to the Holy Spirit as you pray, and FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

130 APPENDIX 2 MINISTRY TEAM GUIDELINES FRESH FIRE MINISTRIES pray the way He leads you. He may lead you to pray any of the way s we suggest, or He may give you some creative insight into the situation which you need to pray into. 1. Find out the person s name 2. Ask Holy Spirit to come. Simply say. Holy Spirit, come in Your healing power. 3. Touch the person lightly on the head or shoulder. 4. Wait on Holy Spirit. Explain to the person that you are going to wait for a few minutes on Him. 5. If the person begins to feel heat, electricity, tingling or other manifestations, continue to wait on God until you feel like He is finished what He s doing. 6. Check to see if healing is complete by asking the person to check his/her body or to try to do something he/she couldn t do before. If the healing is not fully manifested, continue to minister as the Spirit leads you. 7. If the Lord shows you that there is something in the person s life that is hindering the healing, take the time to minister into that before continuing with healing prayers. 8. Some examples may be: Unforgiveness, bitterness, anger or resentment toward another person, themselves or God. 9. Ask the person to confess any sin and then ask God for forgiveness 10. If you sense the person needs deliverance from a spirit that is responsible for the sickness or infirmity, command the demon to leave. Always pray or command in the name of Jesus. There is power in His name! 11. Continue to pray with short prayers and commands as you are led by Holy Spirit. 12. Frequently stop and ask them what is happening. Are you feeling anything? How is the pain now? Try moving that part of your body now. 13. Be persistent when praying for the sick. If you pray for a person and nothing appears to have happened, encourage him/her to stay and let you continue to pray for them. 14. If the person reports that the pain has increased or moved to another part of the body, it s possible that you are dealing with a demonic spirit. Simply command the spirit to leave in the name of Jesus. 15. Many times people will come up for prayer for physical healing and God will show you that they have a need for emotional healing as well. Take the time to pray for their inner healing. Follow the leading of the Holy Spirit. Pray for the healing of hurts and wounds that have occurred in their life. God wants to make that person whole in all areas of their life body, soul and spirit. 16. Be sure to thank God for whatever He does. FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

131 APPENDIX 2 MINISTRY TEAM GUIDELINES FRESH FIRE MINISTRIES 17. Never tell a person that he or she has been healed. It s up to them to tell you if they believe they have been healed. The woman with the issue of blood in Mark 5:29 felt in her body that she was healed in her affliction. No one had to tell her she was healed because she knew that she was healed. 18. Remember, healing is gradual and miracles are instant. Sometimes healing will come in stages as you continue to pray for people. At other times people may come home with no visible sign of healing, even after repeated prayer ministry. 19. Do not be upset with God people do not appear to be healed. Our job is to pray for them. It is God s responsibility to heal them. iv. Post Ministry Direction: 1. Encourage people who have received prayer for to continue to thank the Lord what He has done. 2. If the healing is not manifest completely, don t accuse people of lack of faith. Sometimes healing is progressive; encourage them to come back again for more prayer after the next meeting. 3. Ask the Lord to give you a scripture or a word of encouragement and exhortation for the person. 4. It s important to tell people you are praying for, that often spiritual attacks will follow a physical healing. If a symptom starts to recur, they can command it to leave in Jesus name. B. Prayers of Need Find out what the person needs and pray for the needs to be met. C. Spontaneous Prayers Pray as the Holy Spirit leads you. D. Specific Prayers Directed by the Speaker For example: If the speaker gives an altar call for people to come forward who need to be healed of deafness, it is important for the ministry team to pray only FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

132 APPENDIX 2 MINISTRY TEAM GUIDELINES FRESH FIRE MINISTRIES for that specific need. As they respond in faith, the anointing will be there to set them free. It is our responsibility to cooperate with the Holy Spirit. E. Prayers of Blessing and Biblical Prayers God is the source of all blessings. If you are not getting anything specific to pray for an individual and they are not asking for a need to be met, you can pray blessings over them or biblical prayers such as these: Lord, Bless my brother or sister with Your Healing Presence. Come Holy Spirit, You are the Healer More of the Father s love. Wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him. Release Your power that heals all manner of sickness Fill them with Your glory. F. Sample Prayer: (i.e. Person with cancer of the liver) Holy Spirit, You are the Healer. I thank you Holy Spirit for your Presence around John. You are the same yesterday, today and forever. Lord I pray that you would touch his liver right now. Release Your healing power into that liver now. In the name of Jesus, I command every cancer cell to shrivel and die. Let Your fire come on that cancer and burn it up. I pray for the growth of new healthy cells and tissue. In the name of Jesus, I break the power of the generational curse of cancer and premature death. I revoke that curse in the name of Jesus. I command the spirit of death to loose him in Jesus name. I speak the life of Christ into his body. Lord strengthen him in his physical body. Fill him to overflowing with Your Presence. Amen 5. Prayer Guidelines A. Show love and compassion to those you are ministering to. B. Before laying hands on people, ask their permission. C. Take time to minister to each person and show them that you care for their personal needs. D. Trust in the Lord to lead, guide and direct as you minister to every person. No two people will be alike. FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

133 APPENDIX 2 MINISTRY TEAM GUIDELINES FRESH FIRE MINISTRIES E. Pay close attention to what the Holy Spirit is doing and watch the person s response to what you are praying. If the person is being touched by the Lord, continue praying along the same lines until you feel the Lord is finished what He is doing. F. Pray with your physical and spiritual eyes open. G. Ask the Father to show you what He is doing. Jesus only did those things He saw the Father doing. H. When laying hands on people, lightly touch them on the head, shoulders or hands. No touching inappropriately. If you feel led to lay hands on another part of their body, ask them to place their hands on that part and then place your hand over theirs. I. Make sure that you have a catcher with you when you minister. J. When a person falls in the Spirit, keep praying for them even after they go down until you feel the prayer ministry is completed. God continues to work in people even when they are down on the floor. K. Don t be afraid to say I don t know in response to their questions. ex. Why hasn t God healed me? L. In the case of deliverance, if there are manifestations at the altar, the spirit should be quieted and the person taken to another area for more ministry. M. In some cases, when applicable, you may be asked to wear badges or name tags identifying you as part of the ministry team. N. If, while you are ministering, you sense that someone is not born again, make sure that you lead them to Christ. Sometime during the ministry, you may want to make a point of asking them whether they know Jesus as their Savior. 6. Things to Avoid A. Pushing people over! This may offend people and cause them to be resistant to the real manifestations of the Holy Spirit. B. Asking a lot of questions. God will show you what you need to know as you minister. C. Unnecessarily talking to others close to where people are being ministered to. D. Speaking loudly while praying. Be careful not to expose what God is doing in people you are praying for. If you want to ask a question of a personal nature or share something that God has shown you, gently whisper in their ear. E. Counseling sessions. Keep the ministry time simple unless God is clearly directing you to do deep ministry. F. Ministering to someone who does not want to be ministered to. G. Personal manifestations or loud yelling. FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

134 APPENDIX 2 MINISTRY TEAM GUIDELINES FRESH FIRE MINISTRIES 7. Helping Those Who Have Difficulty Receiving As ministry team members, we need the sensitivity to notice when people are having a hard time receiving this can be for several reasons: Not born again Unfamiliar with altar calls and ministry Fear of losing control Fear of falling Fear of being deceived Not being able to trust in God Helping People Feel Comfortable and Relaxed: A. Ask them if they have the assurance from the Holy Spirit that they are born again. B. Ask them if they are familiar with altar ministry and explain to them what is going on. C. Encourage them to focus on the Lord, relax and receive. D. Tell them not to be praying out loud or in tongues. E. Assure them that there is someone behind them to catch them if they were to fall. F. Let them know that there is nothing wrong with them and to be patient with themselves and the Lord. Tell them that they have taken steps toward the Lord and He will meet them. G. Assure them that everyone receives from the Lord differently and that it is important that they don t compare themselves with others. Just because they don t shake or fall down, it doesn t mean that they are not receiving from the Lord. H. As a ministry person, remember that we can t always see what the Lord is doing in people s lives. Even if it appears they are not receiving, God is still at work in their life. Relax and pray prayers of blessings over them 8. Avoiding Spiritual Attacks Hide yourself in the secret place of His Presence. (Psalm 91) Put on the full armor of God by faith. (Eph. 6:11 18) Remember that the battle belongs to the Lord. (2 Chron. 20:15) FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

135 APPENDIX 2 MINISTRY TEAM GUIDELINES FRESH FIRE MINISTRIES Stay in the peace and the rest of God. (Phil. 4:6,7) Keep yourself in faith by praying in the Spirit (in tongues). (Jude 20) Cover yourself and your family in prayer with the blood of Jesus. Maintain unity in relationships in all areas of your life. Walk in discernment, recognizing that your adversary, the devil, comes to accuse, condemn and bring guilt. The moment you become born again, you are part of the army of God. As you step out in ministry, you engage in spiritual warfare. The enemy does not like the idea of you setting his captives free and will often launch counter attacks against you or your family. These counter attacks can come as sickness, oppression, accidents, and relationship problems at home or with family members. Be aware of the enemy s schemes and walk in your authority in Christ to destroy Satan s works through faith and prayer. If you find you are experiencing some form of counter attack, call for another ministry team member or trusted friend to pray for you. We re all in this together. 9. Serving On A Ministry Team A. Unity: this a key factor in the effectiveness of a ministry team and team leaders. Behold how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to dwell in unity! It is like the precious oil upon the head, coming down upon the beard, even Aaron s beard, coming down upon the edge of his robes. It is like the dew of Hermon, coming down upon the mountain of Zion; for there the Lord commanded the blessing life forevermore. (Psalm 133) One of the ways the enemy tries to attack is through relationships. As we purpose in our hearts to be in unity, the enemy s plans of bringing in strife and division will be spoiled. B. Expectations: team members will be expected to minister within the guidelines established by the leadership of the meeting attend pre service prayer meetings (usually 1 hour before the meeting) submit cheerfully to the leadership of the meeting FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

136 APPENDIX 2 MINISTRY TEAM GUIDELINES FRESH FIRE MINISTRIES 10. Catchers Catchers are an important part of Holy Spirit ministry. It allows people to relax and receive without the fear of falling and hurting themselves. Catchers also help to keep order during ministry time especially if there is a lot of people needing prayer. For those wanting to join the ministry team, being a catcher is a good opportunity to observe and learn more about prayer ministry. Remember to honor and appreciate your catcher. Without them we cannot safely and properly minister. Guidelines for catchers: The catcher is not to get involved with the ministry or prayer process other than by agreement in his heart. When you first arrive behind someone, lightly touch their back to let them know that there is someone standing behind them. Stay alert and watchful of the person being prayed for as well as those around you. Make sure there is enough room for the person to fall. If there isn t enough room, move them to a better place. Have one foot slightly in front of the other, with knees bent so you are well balanced. As the person begins to fall, attempt to move back with the person, allowing your hands to move up the person s back as he falls. Request assistance if the person s weight or size is too much for you Be watchful for people that may fall forward or sideways. Make sure that the person you are catching does not fall on another person that is down on the floor. Use altar cloths to cover people if available. Take time to pray for your catcher at the end of the evening. FFM Presents Healings, Miracles, Signs & Wonders Today

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