Does God Still Heal? | Faith, Healing & Miracles

Main message: Jesus is a compassionate healer and the Holy Spirit still gives power gifts—faith, healing, and miracles—today; the church should pray expectantly (including anointing with oil) while trusting God with outcomes.

Key points:

• The sermon focused on the "power" gifts from 1 Corinthians 12: faith (a special gift of confident expectation), gifts of healing, and miraculous powers.
• Jesus repeatedly showed compassion and willingness to heal (e.g., the leper in Matthew 8, the bleeding woman in Mark 5) — miracles point people to the miracle-worker, not just the sign itself.
• Faith is a factor in healing (Jesus was "amazed" at great faith), but it is not a formula and should not be used to shame those who remain sick.
• God heals in different ways: immediate, progressive, or ultimately in eternity; God can use doctors, medicine, prayer, and supernatural action.
• Practical guardrails: don’t turn faith into a formula, don’t promise universal instant healing, don’t tell people to stop medical care; instead pray boldly, trust Jesus with the outcome, and celebrate every form of healing.
• James 5 is given as a biblical model for church-based healing ministry (call elders, anoint with oil, pray in faith).

Scriptures mentioned: 1 Corinthians 12, Matthew 8, Matthew 9, Mark 5, Psalm 147, Jeremiah 30, Exodus 15, James 5, Acts