The Essential Guide to Healing: Equipping All Christians to Pray for the Sick

Randy Clark and Bill Johnson have both had notable healing ministries for many years now, and they both run schools to teach other believers to do the same. They are each more than qualified to write this book on their own, and together they have produced what I believe will become a classic. There are many Christian books on healing, but this one is outstanding.The book is full of wonderful stories. It starts with the personal testimonies of Randy and Bill where they explain how they came to believe that healing is for today. These open and honest accounts set the tone for the rest of the book.Part 2 deals with the theology of healing. Randy first discusses the biblical context for healing, and then covers the theological objections that are often raised. He describes how the Lord's power should go with proclaiming the gospel, and that healing is for all believers. A chapter follows on factors that have contributed to a demise in faith for healing. Included here is a wonderful story of a traditional Baptist church in Brazil which went from a size of 300 when Randy first visited, to a main congregation of 9,000 plus 5,000 in satellite churches within a few years.Bill then takes up the reigns with chapters on `Healing and the Kingdom' and `Healing and the Authority of the Believer'. He discusses the importance of the Kingdom of God where there is no sickness, the authority believers have in Christ and the way this has led to seeing miracles in public places.Part 3 covers the practice of healing. Bill helpfully lists the things he has done to see an increase in healing by `Creating a Faith Culture', and he emphasises the power of sharing testimonies and the rich benefits he has found from doing this. Then there is a chapter on `Healing and a Prosperous Soul' which discusses the connection between the mind and physical sickness.The final two chapters are written by Randy. There is a wonderful chapter on `Words of Knowledge for Healing', a practical guide on how to receive words, how to give words, and their power. I found this very helpful. The last chapter explains how to pray for healing, and the importance of hearing and obeying the voice of the Spirit. Randy describes a five-step model based on the way Jesus prayed for healing, a very useful framework particularly for those new to praying for healing. After Randy learned it from John Wimber he began to see many more people healed.In summary, this is a wonderful book and I think every Christian would benefit from reading it. Buy it, read it, and put it into practice. If you are hungry for more this book could help change your life!

I ordered this book to go with my Kindle version so that I could show others and encourage them to by one.unfortunately I got sent the workbook version instead.I enjoyed it and decided not to send it back. I shall get around to reordering the original book sometime

I've just finished reading this on my Kindle. I found it very inspiring as well as encouraging. They build a strong biblical foundation for healing today, and then move on to examples and how to's. Randy Clark give some very practical ways to hear God for words of knowledge for healing followed by some well worked examples of different types of illness and healing.It's encouraged and educated me in a significant way. Now to do some more of it ...

An awe inspiring book! I'd recommend this book to anyone who wants to have a better understanding of God and who wants to bring about real change in the world. You may not like everything you read but you can feel the truth rising up from certain pages. Recommended for Christian readers or those interested in the Christian faith. Not for the faint hearted.

Would recommend this book over and over again. Two men writing a book about someone they know so intimately on a subject they know so intimately is a MUST READ. However the best is that it is never about what they have done but all about what our Triune friends do for them all the time. Thank you for making it so easy.

This book is an amazing read. It is one of the most insightful and informative books on healing and there are plenty of examples. I would definitely recommend it to any Christian seeking to understand more about this topic.

Very well written book on healing and the Word of Knowledge.Highly reccomend!A must have if you are looking to learn from two anointed men of God.

This is a keeper. from 2 of the Healing generals of our time, I have just read through it once. I would be doing another study on it and Update this review. In the meantime, buy the book!