JESUS IS ALIVE        

I would like to take this time to recognize the faithfulness and love of all those who have had a part in our family coming to recognize Jesus Christ as Lord. I thank God for those who prayed for us even before we knew how! I thank God for those who had the courage and love to ask us to banquets, prayer meetings, and services before we wanted to go.

I continue to be amazed at the beauty and patience of Gods' people who accept who God sends them just as they are. Never give up! The Lord has promised us the heathen for our inheritance and the uttermost parts of the earth for our possession!

Dr. D.J. Price and Dr.Amy Price

    A dark haired young lady knocked at my door. I opened the door, more tired than curious, to see her standing there. She asked if it was possible to speak with me privately about something very important. Her voice trembled, her knees shook slightly and in her eyes there was an intense pleading. She told me, an atheist, that Jesus Christ was alive and I needed to receive Him. I asked her about all the others in the world. Why didn't God send someone for them? She replied that God always sent a way for everyone.

Luke 3:6 -( All men and women shall see the salvation of God.)

    A communication from deep inside of me said," If you reject her and her words, you have rejected Me. After telling her good night, I went to my bedroom and said my first prayer: "Lord if you are real, I want to receive you, but you will need to prove it first."My life since, has never been the same. Jesus Christ is real, and He is alive!

    A few weeks later, I was attending a miracle service wondering if all this was real. I had learned to trust God, but was still doubtful about some of his friends. My surroundings seemed to vanish and I saw instead a sea of people of all colours and nations reaching for something. God spoke to me and said: "Take my healing to the nations and tell them I am alive!"

    Table Of Contents   

Chapter One           Rise Up And Walk! 

Chapter Two           Alive From The Dead

Chapter Three        The Answer is Yes!

Chapter Four            Restored!

Chapter Five           Jesus Christ Says I Will!

Chapter Six              Jesus Christ Says I Can And  I Will

Chapter Seven          13 Big Questions? On Salvation

Chapter Eight            13 Big Questions? TheHolySpirit

Chapter Nine              13 Big Questions? On Healing

Chapter One    Rise Up And Walk! 

    Jesus Christ is your healer. He wants you well. He has provided for your healing as well as for your salvation. Let us look together at the time when the Name of Jesus healed the crippled man:

Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour. {2} And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple; {3} Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms.

    The lame man was there every day Peter, John and Jesus had seen him many times, yet this day was different.

    In the land of India a young lady came to the miracle crusade. Every night she brought a different sick person to the miracle healing service and every night the people she brought were healed. The blind girl she brought went home with eyes that could see. The two deaf girls could hear.. One lady she brought was epileptic and had asthma but Jesus Christ healed her. On the last night of the crusade, she stumbled up to the platform, dragging her swollen leprous leg behind her as she brought to the front a young crippled girl who could now walk and dance. The Holy Spirit spoke to me to lay my hand upon her leg and command that body to be healed. Instantly, the leg that was swollen to twice its' original size, returned to normal and she could walk perfectly with no limp. God is no respecter of individual persons. What He has done for the crippled man; what he did for the lady in India; He will do for you.

And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us. {5} And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them. {6} Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.

    A concerned mother and father in Ottawa brought their little girl to a healing service. The doctor had told them that she would need to wear shoes with bars connecting them because her legs turned inward, but God healed the little girl and her legs were made straight.The Name of Jesus has power. God sent his word to heal disease.

    A young married couple received hope when they heard about the healing power of Jesus Christ. They had been told that because of scarring in the womans' body, she would never bear children. Because of Jesus Christ, they now have three children. Another lady in western Canada had her reproductive organs removed because of cancer, but Jesus Christ gave her a new womb and she now has a child. God wants your body to be whole. His word is your warranty. To be effective a warranty must be applied. The Name of Jesus Christ makes your warranty effective. We voided our warranty by unlawful and unauthorized use of our body parts. Jesus Christ bought us back our rights. The wages of sin is death but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ.

    A fifteen year old runaway girl came to us. She was crying. She had been told she had leukaemia and because she was a prostitute, she thought she was too bad for God to want. The Bible says "He who comes to me, I will in no wise cast out." Jesus says,"I am not willing that any should perish but that all should receive eternal life." She put her life in the hands of Jesus Christ that evening and God healed her of leukaemia and gave her a chance for a brand new life.

    The Lord Jesus Christ is not going to heal you someday. Today is the day of your healing. Jesus Christ already made provision for your need 2,000 years ago. Jesus Christ is waiting for you to receive the answer he left for you. The answer he left for you is, "Yes, I will heal you!"

Since Jesus Christ bore our sins, we don't have to carry them any more. Jesus Christ loves us and he wants us free.

The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

    A very beautiful lady came to our home. As we told her about Jesus Christ and how much he wanted to heal her body, she lifted up her legs and showed us the scars she carried because of operations on her knees. She had been told that in ten years she would be in a wheelchair. But the Lord had a better plan. We gathered around her and prayed in faith believing that God would make her well. After prayer, she could run and dance and do aerobics!

    "Can the Lord make my legs straight even if I had polio when I was young?" the man asked as he limped slightly towards us. "Yes, we said together. "Legs be straight in Jesus' Name!" His legs obeyed the word of God and they were instantly made straight. Praise the Name of Jesus Christ!

   Jesus Christ has paid the bill, and he has purchased for us life in our physical bodies.

Jesus made your legs to walk, your arms to work and your internal organs to be whole. He has provided healing for your mind. You don't have to be sick anymore. Jesus Christ has come to be your healer!

    A man came to a service in a wheelchair and sat at the back listening intently. He was very active but had suddenly been crippled with a stroke and was paralysed and numb. He can now walk because of Jesus.

    The nine year old boy came to school unable to read after four years of study. One day the Christian children and their teacher laid their hands on his head and prayed to God to give him wisdom and heal his brain. Within thirty days, the child could read fluently.

What God has done for others, He will do for you. Your health and Happiness are a part of Gods' plan.

You can be healed right now as you are reading this book. Place your hands on the part of your body that has a need. Now speak to your body. Tell it, "Body in the name of Jesus Christ, I command you to be whole!" Now thank the Lord. "Thank you Jesus Christ for my healing." Now start to do what you couldn't do before. Jesus Christ is faithful to perform his word. Be healed in Jesus Name!

    The beggar sitting beside the temple gate had never walked. He was born lame, yet healing was available for him.

And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength. {8} And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God. {9} And all the people saw him walking and praising God:

    Healing is Gods' will for you People will glorify God when they see how He has healed you. When you ask God for healing, His answer is Yes!

And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.

Perhaps you are saying: "I can't be healed because I have no faith." Jesus Christ has provided a way for you.

For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.

The Lord Jesus Christ through His word is presenting to you two gifts now. His faith and your healing. Receive these gifts. Open them and enjoy Gods' blessing in your life, because Jesus Christ is Alive!

Chapter Two       Alive From The Dead

    With God nothing is impossible. With God all things are possible. In bible days, Jesus Christ raised people from the dead. He is the same yesterday, today and forever. Today Jesus Christ is still raising people from the dead. You are alive. You are reading this book. Since Jesus Christ can raise the dead, your situation is not too big for God to handle.

    A friend of Jesus became very sick and died. His name was Lazarus. He had two sisters, one called Mary and one called Martha. They were also friends of Jesus. The sisters called for Jesus saying, "Lord, look, he whom thou loves, is sick." The Bible says Jesus loved Martha, her sister Mary, and Lazarus. Jesus Christ did not get there while Lazarus was alive, but came shortly after he died. You can read about this story in John 11.

John 11:14-15

When Jesus reached Bethany where Lazarus lived, the funeral had already taken place.

    Martha's words sounded like she had faith, but in her heart she was thinking about yesterday, and she was thinking about tomorrow. She did not seem to be able to grasp the fact that Jesus Christ had come to heal her brother right now.

Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day. {25} Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: {26} And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this? {27} She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.

Jesus Christ did not ask her if He were the Christ, the Son of God; He asked her if she believed that the dead could live. Jesus Christ never gave up on her because she didn't answer His questions properly. He will never give up on you either. The Bible says, He will never leave you or forsake you.

    A young married couple had wanted children for three years. They had just received the Lord Jesus Christ, and they prayed for God to grant them a child. When the time came for the child to be born, there was a tragedy unfolding in the delivery room. The devil had come to steal and mar the baby God had promised to the new believers. The baby was born to the young woman, this baby's brain was hopelessly crushed. A brain scan revealed the baby's brain swollen and damaged so badly, that sections in the brain could even be determined by the scan. The doctor told the young mother and father that their child might not live; and if the child did live, she would be seriously brain damaged, hearing impaired, and probably blind. Jesus Christ had other plans for the baby. Jesus Christ healed the baby! The baby is not blind or deaf or brain damaged, but she is a young girl of ten years old, healthy and happy, because people believed in the healing power of God!

    Your child too, can be healed. Jesus Christ says in His word, "Lay your hands upon the sick and they shall recover".

God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

    Martha called for Mary, Mary went to find Jesus.

    Martha had a choice to make. She could choose to believe what she smelled and what she saw and what she heard, or she could believe the words of Jesus Christ. His words are spirit and life in every situation. Before you saw your problem, God had a plan to solve it. His words will show you the solution. His word will bring supernatural life. Your child can live and not die. Your relationships can be healed when you submit them to God. Never give up! Jesus Christ is aware of you. He cares and wants to help you. Whatever your need is, the Lord can help you meet it.

    Jesus Christ was not moved by the stink Lazarus caused. Jesus Christ did not change his mind because of the ideas of the people who stood by the grave. 

Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God? {41} Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me.

Thanksgiving causes your faith to become effective.

    One day a sick and broken woman put her life in the hands of Jesus Christ. She had known Him but had not served Him very well. She had disobeyed His words many times, But Jesus Christ never gave up on her. Jesus Christ loved her because of who she was. He did not condemn her for what she was. She sat in despair and helplessness in a hospital. Her weight had dropped to forty nine pounds. She had terminal cancer and was not expected to live. When she asked the Lord to help her live and not die, God raised her up and she fully recovered. Cancer could not hold her, she is free because of Jesus.

    God is a good God, and He loves you. He wants the very best for you. Jesus Christ is your friend, just like He was the friend of Lazarus. You don't have to be bound by addiction anymore. Jesus Christ sent His words to heal you, to deliver you and to bring you freedom. Put your life in the hands of Jesus. Come as you are. Jesus Christ will take you, and change you, and love you.

Chapter Three      The Answer is Yes!

    Jesus Christ cares about people who are broken and lonely. He has chosen to love you, and help you respond to His power. With Jesus, you are never alone. He will never leave you nor forsake. Jesus Christ is always aware of you and He will never give up on you. He prayed to His father for your success, and the Father always answers his prayers. You are sentenced to success and fulfilment. You have a life sentence. The words of the Bible will help you complete your sentence, and make your stay on earth pleasurable.

John 6:63

It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.

    "Will you be made whole?" Jesus asked the man who had been crippled for thirty eight years.

    A lady and her husband came to a service one Sunday night. They brought their little girl with them. They wanted prayer for their daughter, who was born deaf. The lady also had a problem. She had been confined to a wheelchair and was in constant pain for twenty six years. The lady came to receive prayer for her daughter. As the daughter was healed, the lady and her husband rejoiced. But Jesus Christ had something greater for this family that night. Jesus Christ never intended that lady to leave the same way she came into the service. Jesus Christ is your healer too. You don't have to be the way you have always been. Jesus Christ provides an answer for every situation. This lady believed in Jesus Christ as her healer. The lady got up and walked in Jesus' Name. She had no more pain. She was willing to be made whole.

Jesus Christ will never heal you against your will. You must want to be healed.

    This poor man had a problem. Every time he stepped out to do something in life, someone got ahead of him and no one could help him. He had been the same way for thirty eight years waiting for man to help.

    This man was obedient to the words of spirit and life that Jesus spoke. The man was made whole, but he couldn't ever have known about it unless he chose to rise and walk. He did not say to Jesus: "What do you mean walk? Don't you know I've been sick for 38 years? I don't remember how to walk." But at the word of Jesus, he obeyed; and he received strength to walk.

Ask the Lord to heal your body in Jesus' Name. The Lord says, "If you ask anything in my name I will do it, that the Father may be glorified in the Son."

   So, ask and you will receive. Now act on what you have asked for. Do what you couldn't do before. Rise and walk just like the man who was sick for thirty eight years did. He put away those thirty eight years of sickness and he rose up and he walked. The Lord gave him the power to walk, just like he gives you power to walk, in Jesus' name. Jesus Christ is alive!

There is no case too hopeless for Jesus Christ to help. Nobody can stop you from receiving Jesus and no one can stop Him from receiving you. Jesus Christ healed and saved all who came to Him and He received them.

And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, {3} Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains: {4} Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him. {5} And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones. {6} But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him, {7} And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not. {8} For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit.  

    Two thousand evil spirits could not stop this man from coming to Jesus. They could not influence Jesus Christ to reject him. Jesus says, " All that come to me, I will in no wise cast out." The devils could not even stop this man from worshipping God.

And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many. {10} And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country. {11} Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding. {12} And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them. {13} And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea. {14} And they that fed the swine fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that was done. {15} And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.

    When Jesus healed this man, He gave him back his sanity. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. He never changes his mind about healing people. God can give you a sound mind.

    The man that Jesus Christ set free wanted to follow Jesus, but the Lord had a work for him to do.

Jesus Christ was not ashamed of the man He had healed. This man told his friends and enemies how good God was to him; and many people believed, because this man shared God's goodness with them. You are special. You are a part of God's plan. God is proud of you. You are on His team!

For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren, {12} Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee. {13} And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold I and the children which God hath given me. {14} Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; {15} And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.

    A mother was in the violent ward of a large mental hospital. She was sad and angry and afraid. Her own brother had raped her only daughter. When she was a little girl this same brother had raped her. Her husband came home and found out what had happened. He got mad at this mother and left her and the daughter. She could not take it anymore. Her mind snapped, and all she could remember was this same scene playing over and over again, in her mind. Jesus Christ cared about this woman and her daughter. Jesus sent someone to set them free. The lady heard about Jesus. She heard that she could forgive and Jesus could be her healer; that Jesus could remove the anger, that He could bring her a new life. The lady reached out and said yes to Jesus. Instantly her right mind returned to her. God gave her the strength to be a mother. God filled her with His love, and instantly restored her mind.

No matter how hopeless your situation may seem, with God there is hope.

Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. Jesus Christ is Alive! 

Chapter Four    Restored!

The LORD upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down.

To whom the word of the LORD came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.

   An older lady came to the breakfast meetings, where she was told Jesus Christ is your healer. He is alive and active in the world today. He cares for you and He wants to make you whole. The lady responded with joy and relief. Her back had been bent over for many years. Believers in Jesus laid hands upon her back, God straightened her instantly and she did not have to walk bent over anymore. All the pain was gone. Jesus Christ made her whole.

   A young lady walked into the miracle service, not because she believed, but because she wanted to say goodbye to the two ministers who had become her friends. During the service, she held herself in check as waves of fear and dread washed over her body. She had been told only days before that she was going blind. As the service continued, one of the ministers spoke and said, "The Lord is going to heal someone who is going blind here today." The young woman knew that person was her. As she walked to the front, God completely restored her eyes. When she got home, she went back to the doctor and the doctor gave her the report that her eyes were whole again. Jesus Christ has done it again! His words are good. What Christ promises, He always performs.

And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath. {11} And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself. {12} And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity. {13} And he laid his hands on her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.

Jesus Christ is calling you to himself. He loves you and He wants the best for you. He will take you just as you are. This lady could not lift herself up but Jesus Christ gave her power to stand when she came to Him. Jesus Christ gave her power to become straight and to glorify God. You are special to God. You are a unique part of God's plan. The hands of Jesus Christ are able to straighten every part of your life when you come to him. Jesus Christ says, "He who comes to me, I will in no wise cast out." He cares for you!

And he came down with them, and stood in the plain, and the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all Judaea and Jerusalem, and from the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, which came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases; {18} And they that were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed. {19} And the whole multitude sought to touch him: for there went virtue out of him, and healed them all.  

Chapter Five   Jesus Christ Says I Will!

3 John 1:2

According as his divine power hath given us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: {4} Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

   Jesus Christ is full of compassion. He is here to heal the outcast. He is here to set free the unclean. His words bring life where ever they are acted upon!  After Jesus Christ finished teaching on the mountain top, He came down and great crowds followed Him. Even in a great crowd Jesus has time for you.

And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

    Lepers in those days were not allowed to be part of a crowd. Leprosy was contagious and there was no cure. A leper was to cry out, "Unclean, Unclean," as a warning to the people so they would not be exposed. This leper cried something different. He cried, "Lord, if you will, You can make me clean." He was tired of being an unclean leper. When he met Jesus, he saw there was another way.

And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

    Jesus Christ was not afraid of germs. He was not afraid of making contact with a deadly disease. He came to conquer destruction. He came to bring us life.

He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

    Destruction must bow before the Name of Jesus Christ. We as believers have been given power over the enemy.

Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you. {20} Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.

    We can say with the apostle Paul, that we are not ashamed of the gospel of Jesus Christ, for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.

Jesus Christ is our friend and fights all the battles of life with us.

What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? {32} He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things? {33} Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth. {34} Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.

    God is on your side! Jesus Christ is alive! He wants to work in your life. Let's look together now, at how sickness responded to the words of Jesus Christ:

And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him, {6} And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented. {7} And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him. {8} The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed. {9} For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it. {10} When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. {11} And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven. {12} But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. {13} And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.

    Would you like to believe more of the words of Jesus Christ? Romans 10:17 tells us that, "So then faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the word of God." We have had many reports of people being healed from asthma, from paralysis, from cancers. Their faith has exploded into existence and strength by consistently listening to the words of God. A good prescription for weak faith entails buying and playing a set of New Testament Bible tapes repeatedly. Put the tapes on as you drive, do work around the house and as you go to sleep in the evening. You will find that faith and peace will rise in your heart. A new climate will enter the room where you are staying, healing will come because of the power that is in the word of God.

    Your words will also start to change, because your mind will be renewed with the word that Jesus Christ speaks. Your words will start to produce life and faith for you. Where the word of a king is, there is power. Jesus Christ is the King! 

Chapter Six Jesus Christ Says I Can And I Will

And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.

    In Heaven there is only health and no sickness. God's will is that the benefits of Heaven be enjoyed in the earth, in your life today. The Kingdom of God comes with your salvation. This Kingdom only becomes real as we apply the principles. The Kingdom of God is not only to be observed, but the Kingdom of God is a way of living. God has called us to a new way of life.

Colossians 1:13

Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son;

Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.

    Jesus Christ can help you make success out of everything you bring Him. You are ordained to success and not to failure. Everything that brings darkness into your life is subject to the power of your Lord Jesus Christ. Darkness cannot stand before the light. The light of Jesus Christ was created to overcome all the bands of darkness. We can say together with the Apostle Paul in Philippians 4:13; I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me." The Bible says, "Let the weak say I am strong in the Lord and in the power of His might."

    Hebrews eleven tells us about many people who, through faith, even out of weakness, were made strong. They received power to multiply strength as the battle continued. This is the victory that overcomes the world, even our faith.

    The Bible tells us to fight the good fight of faith. It is a good fight, because we always win. God has created in you power to become a winner!

    Never again will you have to be ruled by your past. You can do all things through Christ who strengthens you. You are a citizen of Heaven, and every thing the Kingdom of God has to offer is yours.

Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

   Receive the benefits of Christs' will for you! He says, "I am not willing that any should perish but that all shall have everlasting life.

1 Corinthians 1:30

    The Lord will never give up on you. You are born again of His seed which is incorruptible.

    One morning a new believer called me. The Lord set her free from alcoholism and arthritis. These diseases crippled her and devalued her quality of life. Jesus said, "I have come to bring you life, and life more abundantly." This grandmother had an impossible problem. She cried in fear and desperation. Her only grandchild was dying. The little girl had infected sores all over her body. She was in intensive care. There was no medicine left to give her that was stronger than the vicious infection.

But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

The grandmother asked, "Will you please go and pray for my grandchild?" That afternoon, I drove to the hospital. I introduced myself to the child's mother. She was not yet a believer. I asked the Lord how to pray for this child. The words came back to me from the Holy Spirit, "Command the devil to leave this girl and command her body to be whole and strong." I walked into the hospital room, she was hooked up to life support systems, there were oozing green sores all over her little body. She was not awake but asleep. I prayed for her as the Lord suggested, commanding sickness and devils to leave. I then thanked the Lord for the work he had done in the little girl's body. I spoke to her body to receive strength.

    Thanksgiving causes our faith to become effective. God's words are good. He always promises to bring His words to pass. they will not fail.

That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.

    I looked at the little girl, I saw no change. I spoke to the mother and told her I had prayed and then I left.In the morning the mother and grandmother phoned, they were filled with hope and excitement. The little child was completely healed. During the night, ugly green sores dropped off her frail body. Underneath the green sores God had created beautiful, unscarred, perfect skin.This little girl was made whole because Jesus Christ said, "I Can."

    The man who brought his son to Jesus had a problem. He did not know if he could believe. He asked Jesus Christ for help. When the man's unbelief was turned over to Jesus Christ, unbelief lost the power to hinder a miracle.

And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.

    Another way this could be interpreted is, have the faith of God. When you feel unbelief creeping into your life, have the faith of God. Make a simple exchange, your weakness for His strength, your unbelief for His faith, your mistakes for His wisdom, your sadness for His joy. He is able to do all things well!

Jesus Christ brought help to the father. He healed his son.

When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him. {26} And the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him: and he was as one dead; insomuch that many said, He is dead. {27} But Jesus took him by the hand, and lifted him up; and he arose.

   What people say is less important than what God has promised. It does not matter what they say, it matters what God says. They said He was dead, Jesus said he could live. Rise with Jesus Christ. Let Him take your hand and lift you up. Jesus Christ is alive and He cares for you!

And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. Jesus Christ is Alive!

Chapter Seven         13 Big Questions? On Salvation

12. How can I please God?

IS THERE A GOD?

There is a God. He is a personal caring God who brings only good to his children. He speaks to everyone through their spirits. Sometimes He is called the subconscience, hunch, intuition, discernment or inspiration. God is interested in revealing Himself to you, ask Him to show you Himself in a way that you can understand and he will do it.

2. WHAT IS REALITY?

Everything is real, but our perspective on that reality determines our outcome. You are a child of God created for friendship with Him. People without a purpose are a people without vision. Vision comes from God. With out vision we begin to die from the inside out. A person relating to God always has a vision and also a plan. Some people don't recognize their plan because they have allowed it to become destroyed. He who fails to plan...plans to fail. Jesus Christ says "Fear not him who can kill the body, but he that can kill the soul...As a man thinks in his heart so is he" Jesus says "The joy and vision I give you no man can take away" Jesus says " I am the way, the truth, and the life, no man comes to the Father but by me."

3. HOW DID THE WORLD COME?

God spoke the world into existence and in so doing He created it.

4. IS THERE AN AFTER LIFE?

Yes, for everyone. We are spirit beings. We have a soul which consists of imagination, mind, will, and emotions. We have a body which is our outer shell, which we shall all shed in much the same way as a snake sheds his skin or a caterpillar becomes a butterfly, or a seed becomes a plant. When we choose Jesus Christ, we go to be with Him when our physical bodies die. When we choose Satan, deliberately or by ignoring the invitation of Christ we go to be with him. The Lords' kingdom is righteousness, peace, joy, love, wholeness, wisdom, rest and prosperity. Satans' kingdom is loneliness, envy, pride, strife, hate, fear and torment. What the after life is like, depends on the choices you make now.

5. WHERE IS THE WAY?

Jesus Christ says "I am the way, the truth and the life and no man comes to the Father except by me." He also says "He that comes to me, I will in no way throw them out, I am not willing to see any one perish. My choice is to see every one come to me and receive everlasting life. Each one will have the opportunity to see my salvation in a way that they can understand and receive it." If you believe in him with your heart and confirm what you believe by speaking it with your mouth, You shall be saved. If doubt comes in your heart about Christ, read his words, they are spirit and life. As you read his words and bring them life by acting on them you will find out that He is as real as He says He is.

6. WHAT IS EVIL?

Evil is Satan. The devils' persuasion in each life is to cause us to make wrong choices. Evil is an abundance of pride and a lack of service. Evil is anything that tears down the ability to walk in love and wholeness and prosperity. Before meeting Christ, we are all tossed to and fro by circumstance mixed with spiritual forces, both good and evil. Whichever force makes the biggest impact on our imagination is the one we will follow. In Christ Jesus we receive the ability to recognize these spiritual forces and make an informed choice about them. 

7. WHY HAVE BAD THINGS HAPPENED IF GOD IS IN CONTROL?

Terrible things happen to good people because of the laws of sin and death already released by the agreement of man and sin in the earth. God originally gave us the dominion of the Earth, We and our ancestors gave it to Satan. He used the dominion we released to work destruction in the earth. Destruction affects every one in much the same way as pollution affects our world today. Even those who are not taking part in the pollution are affected by it. The law of gravity also affects each one of us. The law of thrust supersedes the law of gravity, this is the law which enables a plane to leave the ground and fly. The law of the spirit of life in Christ Jesus makes us free from the law of sin and death in much the same way as the law of thrust. It is still there but we have the power to put it and its effects behind us as we go where we are going.

8. WHAT IS THE GOOD LIFE?

The good life is knowing and loving God through Jesus Christ. As we obey his instructions for life all other things shall be added to us. The end of wisdom is prosperity in every area of life. Wisdom also means to be full of heart. In Christ are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge hid.

9. HOW WILL I CHANGE?

God will change you by his Holy Spirit as you allow him to do so. Change starts from the inside out...You will become more like Jesus Christ who the Bible calls our picture of God. You will grow in love, confidence, faith, patience, health, joy, ability and strength.

10. DOES EVERY ONE CHANGE THE SAME?

Change will depend on how each individual has decided to walk in the free gift of Christ, i.e.: Have you unwrapped Him and discovered his benefits by operating with Him through his words? Perhaps you merely shoved him in some obscure corner of your life, thinking to bring him out only for an emergency. Are you finding new ways to make the Lord welcome and a partner in every aspect of your life? Day to day life changes will depend on the depth of your knowledge and commitment.

1. WHAT ARE MY OBLIGATIONS NOW?

Jesus Christ says that we need only to love the Lord our God with all our hearts, mind, soul and body and to love our neighbours as we love ourselves. This commandment by its nature encompasses many others but our personal obligations are based on our commitment to this commandment only. When you love God you will want to do what is in his words as they are a part of Him. He will help you become a doer of His words when you are willing but lack ability.

12. HOW CAN I PLEASE GOD?

Spend time talking to Him, thanking Him, and listening to Him. God wants you to be His friend. Each day as you read your Bible, ask God how you can practice what his words show you in your daily life.

13. WILL GOD DITCH ME IF I DON'T PLEASE HIM?

NO! The Bible says he will not cast you away. He will never leave or forsake you.

JESUS LOVES YOU, HE CARES, HE IS ALIVE!

Chapter Eight 13 Big Questions? The Holy Spirit

13. Can everyone receive the Holy Spirit?

1. CAN EVERYONE RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT?

Everyone who is a believer can receive the Holy Spirit. God is no respecter of persons. He is rich in His gifts to everyone who calls on Him. Luke 11:9-10 And I say unto you, ask, and it shall be given unto you, seek and ye shall find, knock and the door shall be opened." Luke 11:13 "If you then, being evil know how to give good gifts to your own children, how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask Him?

2. WHAT'S IN IT FOR ME?

The Holy Spirit will guide you into all truth, He will show you things to come and reveal the things of God to you. John 14:26 says "He will comfort you, teach you and bring Godly things back to your remembrance. You shall receive power and be a witness for Christ," Acts 1:8. The Holy Spirit even helps you to pray effectively and the Holy Spirit also prays for us, Romans 8:26. When you pray in the Spirit, you will charge up and be built on the measure of faith God has given to you, Jude 20.

3. DOES GOD CARE IF I RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT?

Yes! In Ephesians 5:18, The Lord commands us to be filled with the Spirit. The Holy Spirit is a gift. We want others to recognize, appreciate and receive the gifts that we have prepared for them Likewise let us receive with trust and thanksgiving the Holy Spirit whom God has provided for us.

4. DOES THE HOLY SPIRIT HAVE FEELINGS?

Yes, the Holy Spirit can be pleased, Acts 15:28. He can be grieved, Ephesians 4:30, He can also be quenched, 1 Thessalonians 5:19.

5. DO I HAVE TO SPEAK IN TONGUES TO RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT?

God will not make you do anything. When you receive the Holy Spirit and refuse to speak in tongues, you are denying Him a voice. When we are refused the liberty of speaking, we often see this as a form of control or resistance. The Bible, in 1 Corinthians 3:16-18 says, "Where the Spirit is Lord, there is liberty." Athletic shoes provide a graphic illustration involving the Holy Spirit, tongues come with them.

6. CAN I RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT QUIETLY, OR MUST I BE REAL LOUD?

You can receive the Holy Spirit either way, loudly or quietly. He is a gift presented to you by the Lord and it is up to you how to respond to this gift. 1 Corinthians 12:5-7 says, "And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord. And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all. The manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal."

7. WILL THE HOLY SPIRIT MAKE THE PRAYER LANGUAGE, OR WILL I?

The Bible says that the believers spoke as the Holy Ghost gave them utterance, Acts 2:4. In other words, the sounds came to them by the Holy Spirit, but they were the ones who did the speaking.

8. WHAT IF I GET ONLY A COUPLE OF SOUNDS FOR MY PRAYER LANGUAGE?

Use what you have and God will bring more. You can read how this principle worked with bread and fish in Matthew 14:13-21. Hebrews 6:14 tells us that the nature of God blesses and multiplies. Never compare the prayer language God has given you with the gift he has given another. 2 Corinthians 10:12 teaches that comparison with each other is not wisdom.

9. WHY IS MY PRAYER LANGUAGE REPETITIOUS?

Prayer in the Spirit is full of praise. God dwells in our praise. Where the Spirit of the Lord is there is liberty. Praise is often repetitious. Your prayer language will be full of praise.

10. WILL I ALWAYS UNDERSTAND WHAT I PRAY IN TONGUES?

You can ask God to give you the interpretation of what your spirit is praying. Some of the time when you ask what the prayer is saying, you will only hear praise because that is what your spirit is communicating to God.

11. CAN I ONLY PRAY IN TONGUES WHEN I FEEL ANOINTED?

How you feel has nothing to do with the gift that God has given you. You can pray in the Spirit whether you feel anointed or not. In fact prayer can change the way you feel. Prayer in the spirit is your direct line to heaven.

Romans 8:26-27

Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. {27} And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.

12. WILL GOD REMOVE HIS HOLY SPIRIT FROM PEOPLE WHO MISUSE IT?

No, the gifts and callings of God are permanent. People who grieve the Holy Spirit will find that it is more difficult to communicate with God. This comes because of the persons' own hardness or insensitivity. God will never leave you or forsake you.

Romans 11:29 For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.

1 Corinthians 14:13-15

Wherefore let him that speaketh in an <unknown> tongue pray that he may interpret. {14} For if I pray in an <unknown> tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful. {15} What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.

13. IS THERE A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE HOLY GHOST AND THE HOLY SPIRIT?

No, they are represented by the same words in the original languages. Translators used both forms to bring variety and emphasis to the text.

Chapter Nine  13 Big Questions? On Healing

1. DOES GOD WANT TO HEAL EVERYBODY?

Jesus tells us, I am come that they might have life and that they might have it more abundantly. (John 10:10) Romans 10:12 States that there is no difference between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord is rich unto all that call upon him. In 1 Timothy 6:17 we learn that God gives us richly, all things to enjoy.

2. IS IT GODS' WILL TO HEAL?

Gods' words are full of his will, they are spirit and life. Matthew 8:2-3 And behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou can make me clean. Jesus put forth his hand and touched him, saying, I will: be thou clean and immediately his leprosy was cleansed. 2 Peter 1:3 declares that the Lords' divine power has given us all things that pertain to life and Godliness, through the knowledge of Him that has called to glory and virtue. Jesus Christ loves us so much that he gave his life, so that we could live through Him. On the cross, He carried our sin; and by the stripes that were laid upon Him we were healed. (1 Peter 2:24, Isaiah 53:5).

3. CAN I BE HEALED WITH ONLY A LITTLE FAITH?

Mark 11:22 says "Have faith in God" or have the faith of God. The Lord says he will give us all things that pertain to life and godliness. Without faith it is impossible to please God for we must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him. Romans 12:3 shares with us God has dealt to every person the measure of faith. Jesus Christ showed His disciples that they only needed a seed of faith to move a mountain Matthew 17:20, yet God has given us a full measure. If you can not find faith ask God for His. Jesus says "If you ask anything in my Name, I will do it." The Lord is the author and finisher of your faith. Put your faith in his hands and allow him to develop you.

4. WILL GOD HEAL REBELLIOUS PEOPLE?

Jesus Christ never withholds healing, He is no respecter of persons, He is rich to all that call on him. Psalm 68:18 Thou has ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive, thou hast received gifts for men: Yea for the rebellious also, that the Lord God might dwell among them." Matthew 8:16-17 When the evening was come they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils, and He cast the spirits out with His word and healed all that were sick, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet saying, Himself took our infirmities and bare our sicknesses.

5. CAN GOD HEAL ANYTHING AND CAN I BE HEALED IF I TAKE MEDICATION?

King David answered this question well, in psalm 103:2-4, Bless the Lord O my soul and forget not all his benefits. Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; Who healeth all the diseases, Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; Who crowneth thee with loving kindness and tender mercies." Yes God can heal anything! Medication has nothing to do with Gods' ability to heal you except to keep you alive long enough to receive. Your faith is not in medication but in the living God who gives us all things richly to enjoy. Enjoy your health, when you are whole you will no longer need the medication.

6. DOES GOD PUNISH WITH SICKNESS?

John 10:10 reveals to us The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. God is not a thief! Romans 8:31-34 " What shall we then say to these things?" If God be for us, who can be against us? He that spared not His own son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall he with Him freely give us all things? Who shall lay any thing to the charge of Gods' elect? It is God that justifieth. Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again who is even at the right hand of God, Who also maketh intercession for us. James 1:17 Amplified version of the Bible shares with us, Every good gift and every free, large, full, gift is from above: it comes down from the Father of all that gives light, in the shining of, whom there can be no variation, rising or setting, or shadow cast by His turning as in an eclipse. No, God does not punish with sickness.

7. CAN GOD HEAL ME IF I WON'T FORGIVE?

Your inner self is the channel through which Gods' Spirit moves, to benefit you and others. Romans 8:2 says, "For the Law of the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death." When you will not forgive, the unforgiveness in your heart is a blockage that prevents you from receiving the benefits of the Law of Life. Matthew 6:14-15, "For if you forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses." God forgives and to walk with him we must forgive as well. Amos 2;2 "How can two walk together except they be agreed." I Corinthians 6:17 "He that is joined to the Lord is one spirit." When forgiveness becomes difficult, ask for Gods' help. His words have already prepared help for you! 2 Peter 1:3 "According as His divine power has given us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him that has called us to glory and virtue." Jesus says, in John 15:7, "If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, you shall ask what you will and it shall be done unto you."

8. WILL GOD HEAL A NON BELIEVER?

Yes, most definitely! Many that came to see Jesus, came out of curiosity and need, yet the Lord still set them free. The Bible says in Psalm 96:3, "Declare His glory among the heathen, His wonders among all the people." Psalm 111:6, "He has shown His people the power of His works that He may give them the heritage of the heathen." In Luke 2:79, we see that Jesus would come to bring light to them that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet in peace.

9. CAN I PRAY FOR THE SICK?

Anyone who is a believer can pray for the sick, and see people healed. Jesus says that believers will do just that! Mark 16:17-18 "And these signs shall follow them that believe. In My name, they shall cast out devils. They shall speak with new tongues. They shall take up serpents, and if they drink any deadly thing, it will not hurt them. They shall lay hands on the sick and they shall recover.

10. CAN I RELEASE OTHERS FROM PAIN BY BEARING IT MYSELF?

No, Jesus Christ has already paid the price in full, In Hebrews 9:28 we read, "So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many and unto them that look for Him, He shall appear the second time without sin unto salvation." Hebrews 10:10 says, "By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once and for all." Hebrews 10:14, "For by one offering He hath perfected forever them that are sanctified." 1 Peter 2:24 "Who His own self bare our sins in His own body, on the cross, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed."

11. CAN PRAYER CLOTHS HEAL PEOPLE?

Let us remember Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. What the Lord did effectively in the times of the Apostle Paul, He is doing today! Acts 19:11-12, And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul; so that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them and the evil spirits went out of them."

12. CAN I RECEIVE PRAYER FOR THE SAME THING MORE THAN ONCE?

Of course! Even Jesus Christ prayed for a blind man more than once. The first time the man saw, but not clearly, the next time Jesus prayed for the man, he saw everything clearly. Jesus also says, "All that come to me, I will no wise cast out."

13. I'VE HAD SURGERY TO PREVENT PREGNANCY, I WANT TO BE HEALED IN ANOTHER AREA,WOULD GOD MAKE ME FERTILE AGAIN?

God will not heal you or save you against your will. He honours the choice that you make, whether or not He is in agreement with those choices. If it is your choice to remain sterile, God will allow you to remain that way, and still heal other areas. 

GOD IS FOR YOU. HE CARES. HE IS REAL.

 JESUS IS ALIVE!