Dear Christian Believers,

  A Spring greetings to you all in the powerful name of Jesus Christ.

  It is March 16th as I write this letter; and it's only five days until Spring. But today, I'm looking out the window at 4-6 inches of snow that fell overnight, and it's still snowing.

  Wayne and Nancy have not yet arrived at the office. Probably due to the snow or else they are just plain tuckered out from our weekend teaching trip to Las Vegas. We returned home yesterday, and this week will be short because Friday Wayne and I leave for Missouri to teach more on Ministering With God's Power.

  Wayne and I taught every record in the gospels that dealt with "Gifts of Healing," including "casting out devil spirits," which is also "Healing." These weekends help prepare us for teaching the "Ministering With God's Power," Series, which deals with the holy spirit manifestations, "Faith, The Working of Miracles and Gifts of Healing" that are listed in,

I Corinthians 12:7-11
But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal (All). For to one is given by the Spirit the Word of Wisdom; to another the Word of Knowledge by the same Spirit: To another FAITH by the same Spirit; to another THE GIFTS OF HEALING by the same Spirit; To another THE WORKING OF MIRACLES to another Prophecy; to another Discerning of Spirits; to another Divers (Many) Kinds of Tongues; to another The Interpretation of Tongues: But all these worketh (Energizeth) that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally (individually) as he (the man) will.  

  Nine different manifestations are listed, and we have taught six of them in the other Bible series teachings. Jesus manifested Word of Knowledge, Word of Wisdom, Discerning of Spirits, Faith, Working of Miracles, and Gifts of Healing during his ministry in the gospels. It's important that we study every record of healing in the gospels, because if we are going to "do the works of Jesus Christ," we need to know and understand how, why, when and what he did. The word "gifts" in I Corinthians 12:9 is translated from the Greek Word "charisma" and it means, "gifts of God's grace". They are gifts of grace from GOD to man. These gifts of grace are given to us so that we can become more Christ like and to be able to do the works that he did as declared in John 14:12. The Gifts of Healing are free Gifts of God's grace. They are NOT EARNED, but given because GOD loves You ALL of GOD'S Gifts are given out of LOVE. Many times people will come to us in need of ministering; they even hesitate, because they feel they're NOT GOOD ENOUGH. Jesus didn't ask people, "are you good enough yet?" Jesus would say, "What would you have me to do for you?" They would tell him and he would heal them. Or like the woman with the issue of blood who just touched Jesus' garment and he said, "thy FAITH hath made thee whole." Wherever and Whenever people had FAITH or BELIEVED to be healed, no matter what their situation, Jesus healed them. When Jesus went to his home area the scriptures declare, "And he could there do NO mighty work, save a few sick folk, and healed them." And he (Jesus) marvelled because of their UNBELIEF, ... [ 6:5-6a]" Jesus marvelled, he was Astonished, or blown away because of their UNBELIEF. They knew about the mighty works wrought by his hands and yet they wouldn't believe. The result, only a FEW sick folks were healed. The power of the Lord was present to heal all who believed, but their unbelief dominated.

  Wayne and I read a number of times last week, "Jesus was Moved or Had Compassion on them and healed them." To have compassion for someone, you must Love them to the point that you identify with their hurt or need, then God's love moves you to act towards or in behalf of that person. It's the Love of GOD that energizes our faith or believing, whether you are the one ministering or the one receiving. Sometimes we've worked with people who desired to manifest GOD'S deliverance in their lives, but they were having trouble. We discovered that even though they knew GOD'S Word concerning healing, they had something in their life that stopped them from having faith to be healed. We've helped them discover what their problem was, remove it and then healing takes place. Like the Father that discovered that it was his own unbelief that was stopping his son from being delivered. He cried out, "Lord help mine unbelief!" Jesus said, "All things are possible to him that believeth, "The man said, "Lord I believe." Then Jesus was able to deliver his son. [Mark 9:26] We are excited about teaching and taping this Bible series on August 2-6, 2004 in Tipp City.

Love,
John