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The Three Times Jesus Performed Long Distance Healings – OpentheWord.org

The Three Times Jesus Performed Long Distance Healings – OpentheWord.org

Published by Sam Flores

Jesus Healing the Centurion’s Servant by Thomas Charles Barfield (1858-1942), Wikipedia, Public Domain I was recently at a prayer meeting in home of friends, where we prayed for several people who are sick. As is often the case, most were not present when we prayed for them. But as we study Jesus’ healings in the Gospels, the overwhelming majority were ‘close proximity’ healings. Jesus was physically present. Most were healed as Jesus laid hands on them as we read in Luke 4:40. This was Christ’s most common method of healing. But not always. Perhaps, the strangest involved the woman with the issue of blood, who touched the hem of Christ’s garment and was instantly healed. In that instance, Jesus actually felt the healing virtue leave His body, as it was pulled out by the woman’s faith (Luke 8:46). This transference of the Holy Spirit’s healing power may explain why laying on of hands was Christ’s preferred method. There were also times, when Jesus healed people with His words. But again, they were close enough to …

The Secrets of Griping, Panicking and Asking Prayers – OpentheWord.org

The Secrets of Griping, Panicking and Asking Prayers – OpentheWord.org

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By Heidi McLaughlin Matthew kept stopping, looking up at the sky and saying, “Stop it, stop it.” My three-year-old grandson seemed agitated while we were on our ritual walk to the mailbox. I finally asked him, “Matthew, who are you talking to?” He said, “Nana, I’m talking to God, I want Him to stop the wind.” I smiled and said, “Oh,” and kept walking. Matthew lives in southern Alberta, Canada, where the wind is so strong that often it stopped him from being able to play outside. He was tired of the wind robbing him of his fun; and he wanted it to stop — now. As soon as we arrived home, he jumped on the sofa and stood there looking out the window at the sky. Soon I heard the excited shout, “Nana, look, God stopped the wind!” I love his simple, trusting faith; talking to God like He was his best friend. I desire that we all have this kind of faith in prayer; never doubting or being critical, but trusting God like …

Are We Entering the End Times? – OpentheWord.org

Are We Entering the End Times? – OpentheWord.org

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Jesus temptation in the wilderness Credit: anonymous painter from 16th century, Wikipedia, Public Domain In an article for Charisma News, James Lasher writes that deliverance ministries are reporting an uptick in spiritual warfare in recent months. As part of this, he pointed to comments made by Daniel Adams in a recent video. Adams was former MMA cage fighter before he had an encounter with the Holy Spirit in 2013, leading to his conversion to Christ. After attending Reinhard Bonnke School of Evangelism, Adams set up a ministry called The Supernatural Life. His ministry focuses on preaching the gospel with Holy Spirit power demonstrated through healings and deliverances. In recent months, he has noticed a rise in demonic activity.. He believes this is due in part to more people, particularly the young, participating in occult activities such as crystals, Tarot cards and witchcraft. This in turn has opened them up to demonic oppression and torment. “Oppression is getting more real. The spirit realm is colliding with this world like never before,” Adam said. But unfortunately, Adams …

Are we really neighbors? Are we allowed to talk to each other? – OpentheWord.org

Are we really neighbors? Are we allowed to talk to each other? – OpentheWord.org

Published by Sam Flores

In his painting of the Crucifixion of Christ by Mihaly Munkacsy (1844-1900) portrays the crucifixion taking place on Tau crosses that looked like a capital ‘T’ with Christ’s cross including a sign on top. Hi neighbor! I met an old neighbor this morning. He was going for his morning coffee break and I had a chore that I needed to take care of. We talked for a few minutes, and he gave me some advice about some problems that I am having at work. It was a friendly meeting between neighbors and friends. What I left out was some of the choices that my neighbor made, in his younger life. I believe he had made some moral choices that I had not made. We live on opposite sides of some moral and lifestyle choices, and somehow we are still able to communicate, in public places. I am writing this as a Christian, and you should not be surprised that I went to a Bible study at someone’s home, a few days ago. If any of …

La inusual descripción del antiguo Talmud babilónico de la crucifixión de Cristo – OpentheWord.org

La inusual descripción del antiguo Talmud babilónico de la crucifixión de Cristo – OpentheWord.org

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Crucifixión, del Retablo de Buhl, Francia, década de 1490. Crédito © Ralph Hammann – Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 ENGLISH: The Ancient Babylonian Talmud’s Unusual Description of Christ’s Crucifixion El Talmud Babilónico tiene más de 30 volúmenes. Es una compilación de tradiciones orales judías y comentarios del Antiguo Testamento transmitidos por los judíos ortodoxos durante los últimos 2.500 años. Es la fuente principal de la teología judía y de la interpretación de la ley. En un pasaje, se refiere realmente a la crucifixión de Cristo, afirmando: En la víspera de la Pascua, Yeshu fue colgado. Durante cuarenta días antes de que tuviera lugar la ejecución, un heraldo salió y clamó: «Él va a ser apedreado porque ha practicado la hechicería y ha inducido a Israel a la apostasía. Cualquiera que pueda decir algo en su favor, que se presente y abogue por él». Pero como nada se presentó en su favor, fue colgado en la víspera de la Pascua. — Sanedrín 43a, Talmud Babilónico (Edición Soncino) A pesar de un puñado de disidentes, la mayoría de …

God’s Media Army – OpentheWord.org

God’s Media Army – OpentheWord.org

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Credit: Sam McGhee, unsplash.com By Jill Austin God’s Media Army: Global Changers Because I am an artist and I was born and raised in Hollywood, clean and decent movies have been a way for me to relax and have fun. There are some great films being released! I love movies like: The Passion, Braveheart, The Guardian, The Ultimate Gift, Chariots of Fire, The Lion, Witch and Wardrobe, One Night with the King, The Unfinished Life and many more. I have a real passion for the movie industry, but the contents of many movies today is very evil, perverted, violent and subtly laced with the occult. But the other side of the coin is that we don’t want to just throw everything in the electronic age out the window! We need to wake up to the power of communications and the media! They are going to be powerfully used by the Lord to harvest whole nations. Dreamer God is on the move! Being an artist myself, I love the theatre, music, movies, and the dance! It …

The Ancient Babylonian Talmud’s Unusual Description of Christ’s Crucifixion – OpentheWord.org

The Ancient Babylonian Talmud’s Unusual Description of Christ’s Crucifixion – OpentheWord.org

Published by Sam Flores

Pontius Pilate presenting Jesus to the public by Antonio Ciseri (1821–1891)/Wikipedia/Public Domain The Babylonian Talmud is over 30 volumes in size. It is a compilation of Jewish oral traditions and Old Testament commentaries passed down by the orthodox Jews over the past 2,500 years. It is the primary source of Jewish theology and interpretation of the law.  In one passage, it actually refers to the crucifixion of Christ, stating: On the eve of the Passover Yeshu was hanged. For forty days before the execution took place, a herald went forth and cried, “He is going forth to be stoned because he has practised sorcery and enticed Israel to apostasy. Anyone who can say anything in his favour, let him come forward and plead on his behalf.” But since nothing was brought forward in his favour he was hanged on the eve of the Passover. — Sanhedrin 43a, Babylonian Talmud (Soncino Edition) While a few disagree, most scholars believe Yeshu is simply a shortened version of Yeshua, the Hebrew name for Jesus. His execution on the eve …

The Presence is a Higher Reality – OpentheWord.org

The Presence is a Higher Reality – OpentheWord.org

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The Ark of the Covenant “And now my head shall be lifted up above my enemies all around me; Therefore I will offer sacrifices of joy in His tabernacle; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the Lord.”—Psalm 27:6 By Andrew Hopkins From political chaos, cultural confusion, to exposure in the church—the world feels like it’s shaking on every level. The one thing that anchors you to peace in the midst of the storms is the Presence of God. His Presence is a higher reality; meaning, it’s a place where you aren’t clouded by the chaos of the world around you, you live above it. People may ask:What are you going to do about _______________(and name a current conflict)? I’m gonna be with Jesus.I’m gonna keep preaching Jesus.I’m gonna do my best to model Jesus. It’s not that we ignore current events, but we don’t let them lead the narrative. If we need to address things because it impacts our spheres of influence, then by all means, go for it.  But why get …

How a Dream About a Little Known Bible Verse Paved the Way for Healing – OpentheWord.org

How a Dream About a Little Known Bible Verse Paved the Way for Healing – OpentheWord.org

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Credit: Aaron-Burden/unsplash.com It was a strange miracle because it involved a dream, where Rick Francis was given a Bible verse that he needed to claim. What was even stranger is that the verse didn’t come from the great healing chapters such as Isaiah 53, but rather from the book of Ezekiel. The problems began when Rick started throwing up a lot. A blood test at the doctor’s office revealed his hemoglobin was dangerously low at 5.6. He was immediately admitted to the hospital. Rick was losing blood. The doctors suspected internal bleeding, but weren’t sure where, or why. When a blood transfusion did not shift Ricky’s hemoglobin numbers, they began testing for leukaemia and rare jungles diseases. Rick had now been the hospital six days and there had been no improvement. Things were so serious at this point, Rick gave his wife, Debbie, the details for his funeral. Then one night Rick had that strange dream where the words of a specific Bible verse, Ezekiel 16:16, were spoken to him. When he woke up that …

Cuando Dios usó a una cristiana común y corriente para hablarle al presidente de la Unión Soviética – OpentheWord.org

Cuando Dios usó a una cristiana común y corriente para hablarle al presidente de la Unión Soviética – OpentheWord.org

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Antiguo presidente de la Unión Soviética, Mijaíl GorbachovCrédito: Archivo RIA Novosti, imagen #850809 / Vladimir Vyatkin / CC-BY-SA 3.0 ENGLISH: 158 | When God Used an Ordinary Christian Woman to Speak to a Soviet Union President Uno de los mayores problemas que enfrenta la iglesia hoy en día es nuestra obsesión con las superestrellas cristianas. Tenemos evangelistas de televisión y mega pastores, pero creo que el Espíritu Santo quiere usar a creyentes comunes y corrientes, como tú y como yo, de maneras poderosas. Hace unas semanas, un amigo me envió un artículo sobre una historia publicada por la revista Crescendo en 1990, sobre cómo Dios usó poderosamente a una estudiante finlandesa de música llamada Päivyt Rajamäki. En octubre de 1989, el entonces presidente de la Unión Soviética, Mijaíl Gorbachov, tenía programada una visita a Finlandia. Cuando Päivyt escuchó la noticia, el Espíritu Santo le dijo: «¡Debes reunirte con él y decirle algo!» Durante los días siguientes, la urgencia continuó, pero ella no tenía idea de qué le diría a Gorbachov. Cuando Päivyt, que estudiaba violín en …