Topic: Faith and healing

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Why were the sick healed as Peter's shadow passed by them?

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You believe it? Look. A man, a Spirit filled, Pentecostal born, Holy Ghost man of God, called out, separated, stood under inspiration, knowing nothing about what Ananias and Sapphira had done, but when he came, they came into the building, the Holy Spirit revealed what had happened. And God rewarded...

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Does what a person expects when coming to a meeting affect what they receive?

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If you believe, whatever you believe…If you come to the meeting tonight, just to find something to go away to criticizing it, devil will show it to you; you’ll see it. And if you come to find something about God, that you could go away and be blessed, God will show it to you. Whatever you desire, wh...

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What does it mean when a sick person starts to feel just a little better?

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Watch this. The nobleman, his son, he had heard of the fame of Jesus, and when he came he wanted Him to go down and heal his son. Now, that was the way he wanted it: Come down and heal him. And Jesus said, “Except you see signs you won’t believe.” And the man said, “Sir, come down ere my son dies.”...

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How is Jonah's looking to the temple from inside the whale applied to a sick person's symptoms?

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And Jonah believed that Solomon’s prayer was heard. And he said, “I’m not going to look to these symptoms; I’m going to look to the temple of God.” And if Jonah in that kind of a condition, could look to a natural temple, where a nat—or a human prayed, how much more ought you setting here, where peo...

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If Christ has already done everything He can for our salvation and healing, what is left for us to do?

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That don’t mean that you’re—you can’t get healed. You can be healed anywhere that you’ll believe that Jesus Christ heals you (See?), anywhere. Will you always remember that? Always remember, that healing…Everything that Christ can do for you is already done. Amen. See? Everything that Christ and God...

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How can people in the audience receive healing when they cannot all be ministered to individually?

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Would you do this for me, audience? Would you be waiting, watching, and the first touch of the Holy Spirit that touches you, in answer to prayer, just a few moments ago, will you rise to your feet and give God glory? While the things are going on here, God is moving in the Spirit through His people....

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Does God heal people on the merits of their salvation or on the merits of their faith?

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That night in the—in the service, it was a marvelous great service. Now, those Laplanders and things coming in, being healed, hundreds after hundreds of them…Never even get to the prayer line, if they could even gain the…They’d get into the auditorium; they’d stand way back there, and you’d see crut...

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When a person is healed by Divine healing, who has the gift of healing?

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Now, it’s the prayer, your prayer, your prayer. Now, remember, if you’re going to be healed, don’t think that somebody that’s got a gift of Divine healing heals you. If you’re going to be healed by Divine healing, you are the one that’s got the gift of healing. It’s your faith in Christ, not this pe...

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Does what a person expects affect whether they are healed?

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And how many in here tonight is expecting to be healed tonight, let’s see your hands? Well, you’re not going to be disappointed then. If you…You just can’t be disappointed if you’re expecting it. If you’re not expecting it, you say, “Well, I’ll wait maybe tomorrow afternoon; I’ll get it tomorrow aft...

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Does it matter who prays for you or lays hands on you for healing?

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You notice in the night I’ll have you stand up and put your hands on one another, and if the person gets healed, then the person say, “Well, Sister So-and-so had her hands laying on me.” See? Or, “Brother So-and-so had his hands laying on me.” Many times a Christian has his hands laying on a sinner....

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If I feel no better after being prayed for, does that mean I am not healed?

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Daniel, when they told him they was going to throw him into the lions’ den, he was expecting God to be there. He believed that he lived right before God and he had a right. And every day he raised the shades, if there was any in them days, towards the temple and looked towards that holy temple and p...

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What were the 'lying vanities' Jonah spoke of in the belly of the whale?

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There he is now, backslid, stormy sea, hands tied behind him, belly of a whale. Every time that fish eats it goes to the bottom of the sea and or the…A goldfish, when you feed him, he’ll go down and throw his little swimmers out and rest at the bottom of the water, the bowl. He’s found his prey and...

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What does Brother Branham mean by 'the right mental attitude' toward God's promise?

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Now, the right mental attitude…All you along here, do you understand what I mean when I say, “The right mental attitude?” That’s…Your right mental attitude towards God’s Divine promise will bring any promise to pass. Now, maybe you don’t believe that. You say, “Well, my faith is weak.” I wouldn’t co...

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What should you do if you get sicker after being prayed for?

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That’s what the devil tries to do all the time—burn you up on something, make you sicker when you’re prayed for, make you think you’ve lost your experience with God. He’s a lying to you. The time comes when you have to stand on God’s Word. Stand alone. But when that time comes, stand there. There’s...

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Why did the blind man receive his sight when Jesus put spit and mud on his eyes?

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And He’s here tonight just as He was in the days when He stood by Sarah there, and was perceiving her thoughts. Does He…?…? Don’t…When He brought Nathanael to the Son of Man, “I knew you before Philip called you. When you was under the tree, I knew you.” Told the woman at the well her sins. He put H...

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Were people in the Bible healed without anyone praying for them?

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The brass serpent couldn’t pray for no one, could it? The pool of Bethesda, the Angel didn’t pray for no one. It was a troubled water. Is that right? They just looked and lived with the brass serpent. And in the days of the apostles, they laid in the shadow of Peter and was healed. Now, if you don’t...

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Why were people healed when Peter's shadow passed over them?

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So therefore, the same Spirit that was in that day, is here today. The same signs, wonders, miracles are being performed. The same people are believing in the same manner. When they seen the apostle Peter, and recognized him to have the gift of God in him when he called out and told the people what...

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What must a person commit to before hands are laid on them for healing?

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This is a sacred order of the Church, that, “These signs shall follow them that believe; if they lay their hands on the sick, they shall recover.” Now, that wasn’t me that said that; that was Jesus Christ Who said that. Now, the first thing you must do, is surrender yourself entirely to Christ, and...

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Did the woman who touched Jesus' garment have a Scripture promise for her healing?

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Now, listen to the Scripture, not the promise that you have. But she said in her heart, “If I touch His garment, I will be whole.” See? Now, you have more than that. You have a Divine promise. Is that right? You have a Divine promise, and a Divine gift here in your midst now. Just look how much more...

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What part does a person's confession play in being healed?

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And when the inspiration of the Holy Spirit is here to inspire you, remember, God will make your body come into your confession. If you say you’re a drunkard, and want a drink. Don’t worry, you’ll soon be one. If you say you’re a sinner, and want to sin, you’ll be right into it. If you say you’re a...