Jesus’ Healing Methods – Michael Saxbury

Jesus’ methods of healing prayer consisted of at least one and sometimes a combination of the following, as
indicated by the verses farther down:

1.  Touch, usually the hand or part that needed healing – 15 times out of 33
2.  An action to be obeyed – used 20 times out of 33
3.  A command to be healed – used 3 times out of 33
4.  A statement that healing has occured – used 5 times out of 33

A few points I noticed about Jesus’ healings:

- Jesus was performing the healing in God’s name, empowered by the Holy Spirit and one with the father.
Therefore, He did not have to say “In my name” or “In God’s Name.

We are now as Jesus was (1 John 4:17 ), one with the Father by the spirit (1 Cor. 6:17) and the temple
of the Holy Spirit (1 Cor. 6:19).

I don’t know why the disciples said “In Jesus name” in Acts, or why Paul and Peter did not say “in Jesus
name” in the epistles.

- Interestingly enough, in Mark 9:38-39 an unsaved person was going around casting out demons in the name
of Jesus and Jesus did not know it, and did not condemn this activity.

In Matthew 7:22, Jesus also indicates that His name has so much power, that even people whom He never
knew, WILL (not might or maybe) perform miracles, cast out devils, and prophesy using His name.

In Luke 10:17, the 72 disciples came back reporting that even the demons obey them when they used His
name.  Using the phrase “In Jesus name” in conjunction with healing is demonstrated broadly enough that I
incorporate it.

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- Jesus boldly and authoritatively referred to himself a lot in these healings using (“I”) as did the disciples. It
was not because Jesus was operating in His divinity or in His own power of the human self.

It was because as Acts 10:38 said, God was with Him.

God was also in them and they were in Him, one with Him, so “I” was appropriately describing them
ALL, the combination of the new creation, Jesus in us.

- Samuel was told something similar when he was anointed in 1 Samuel 10:7

- The healings usually took place after any of the above 4 things were done by Jesus or the disciples.

- The commands are usually ended with !, or there is a loudness indicated by the command gramatical
remarks. 16 times out of 33 ! is used after a command, that is [close to] 50%!

- In all 33 healings listed below, both Jesus and the disciples all had faith [of their own for the healing].

Out of all 33 healings below, only 3 times (for 4 people) was the faith of the sick/diseased/lame person
instrumental in their own healing.
Out of all 33 healings below, only 4 (possibly a 5th) times did a person came to Jesus asking him to heal
someone they came on behalf of.

The faith of these 4 people was added to the faith of Jesus and the disciples, and healing took place in the
person they came on behalf of.

Below is a listing of every healing of Jesus and the disciples, correlated with the items above.

Matthew 8:1-3 – Touch, A command to be healed:

“Large crowds followed Jesus as he came down the mountainside.  Suddenly, a man with leprosy
approached him and knelt before him. “Lord,” the man said, “if you are willing, you can heal me and make
me clean.”
Jesus reached out and touched him. “I am willing,” he said. “Be healed!”

Who prayed - Jesus

Who had faith - Jesus
Who was healed - Leper
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Matthew 8:13 – An action to be obeyed:

“Then Jesus said to the Roman officer, “Go back home. Because you believed, it has happened.” And the
young servant was healed that same hour.”

Who prayed – Jesus

Who had faith – centurion/Jesus
Who was healed – centurion’s servant
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Matthew 8:14-16 - Touch, A command to be healed:

‘“When Jesus arrived at Peter’s house, Peter’s mother-in-law was sick in bed with a high fever.  But when
Jesus touched her hand, the fever left her. Then she got up and prepared a meal for him.  That evening many
demon-possessed people were brought to Jesus. He cast out the evil spirits with a simple command, and he
healed all the sick.”

Who prayed - Jesus

Who had faith – Jesus
Who was healed – Peter’s mother-in-law
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Matthew 9:6 – An action to be obeyed:

“So I will prove to you that the Son of Man has the authority on earth to forgive sins.”  Then Jesus turned to
the paralyzed man and said, “Stand up, pick up your mat, and go home!”

Who prayed – Jesus

Who had faith – Jesus
Who was healed – paralyzed man
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Matthew 9:22 – A statement that healing has occured

“Jesus turned around, and when he saw her he said, “Daughter, be encouraged! Your faith has made you
well.” And the woman was healed at that moment.”
Who prayed – Jesus
Who had faith – woman who was bleeding
Who was healed – woman who was bleeding
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Matthew 9:25; Mark 5:41 – Touch, An action to be obeyed:

25 After the crowd was put outside, however, Jesus went in and took the girl by the hand, and she stood up!
41 Holding her hand, he said to her, “Talitha koum,” which means “Little girl, get up!”

Who prayed – Jesus

Who had faith – Jesus
Who was healed – little girl
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Matthew 9:29-30b – Touch:

“Then he touched their eyes and said, “Because of your faith, it will happen.” Then their eyes were opened,
and they could see!”

Who prayed – Jesus

Who had faith – 2 blind men
Who was healed – 2 blind men
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Matthew 12:13 – An action to be obeyed:

“Then he said to the man, “Hold out your hand.” So the man held out his hand, and it was restored, just like
the other one!”

Who prayed – Jesus

Who had faith – Jesus
Who was healed – man with a deformed hand
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Matthew 15:28 – A statement that healing has occurred:

“Dear woman,” Jesus said to her, “your faith is great. Your request is granted.” And her daughter was
instantly healed.

Who prayed – Jesus

Who had faith – Canaanite woman/Jesus
Who was healed – Canaanite woman’s daughter
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Matthew 17:18; Mark 9:25 – An action to be obeyed:

18 Then Jesus rebuked the demon in the boy, and it left him. From that moment the boy was well.
25 When Jesus saw that the crowd of onlookers was growing, he rebuked the evil spirit. “Listen, you spirit
that makes this boy unable to hear and speak,” he said. “I command you to come out of this child and never
enter him again!”

Who prayed – Jesus

Who had faith – Jesus
Who was healed – demon possessed boy
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Matthew 20:34 - Touch:
“Jesus felt sorry for them and touched their eyes. Instantly they could see! Then they followed him.”

Who prayed - Jesus

Who had faith – Jesus
Who was healed – 2 blind men
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Mark 1:23-25 - An action to be obeyed:

Suddenly, a man in the synagogue who was possessed by an evil spirit began shouting, “Why are you
interfering with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One
sent from God!” Jesus cut him short. “Be quiet! Come out of the man,” he ordered.

Who prayed – Jesus

Who had faith – Jesus
Who was healed – demon possessed man
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Mark 2:4-12 - An action to be obeyed:

They couldn’t bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, so they dug a hole through the roof above his head.
Then they lowered the man on his mat, right down in front of Jesus.  Seeing their faith, Jesus said to the
paralyzed man, “My child, your sins are forgiven.”  So I will prove to you that the Son of Man has the
authority on earth to forgive sins.” Then Jesus turned to the paralyzed man and said,  “Stand up, pick up
your mat, and go home!”

Who prayed – Jesus

Who had faith – Jesus/ 4 men carrying the paralyzed man
Who was healed – paralyzed man
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Mark 5:8 – An action to be obeyed:

For Jesus had already said to the spirit, “Come out of the man, you evil spirit.”

Who prayed – Jesus

Who had faith – Jesus
Who was healed – demon possessed man
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Mark 7:33-35 – Touch, A command to be healed:

Jesus led him away from the crowd so they could be alone. He put his fingers into the man’s ears. Then,
spitting on his own fingers, he touched the man’s tongue.  Looking up to heaven, he sighed and said,
“Ephphatha,” which means, “Be opened!”  Instantly the man could hear perfectly, and his tongue was freed
so he could speak plainly!

Who prayed – Jesus

Who had faith – Jesus
Who was healed – deaf man with a speech impediment
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Mark 8:23,25 – Touch:

Jesus took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village. Then, spitting on the man’s eyes, he laid
his hands on him and asked, “Can you see anything now?”
Then Jesus placed his hands on the man’s eyes again, and his eyes were opened. His sight was completely
restored, and he could see everything clearly.

Who prayed – Jesus

Who had faith – Jesus
Who was healed – blind man
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Luke 7:14 – An action to be obeyed:

Then he walked over to the coffin and touched it, and the bearers stopped. “Young man,” he said, “I tell
you, get up.”

Who prayed – Jesus

Who had faith – Jesus
Who was healed – widow’s dead son
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Luke 8:54 – Touch, An action to be obeyed:

“Then Jesus took her by the hand and said in a loud voice, “My child, get up!”

Who prayed – Jesus

Who had faith – Jairus/Jesus
Who was healed – Jairus’ daughter
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Luke 13:12-13 – Touch, A statement that healing has occured:

When Jesus saw her, he called her over and said, “Dear woman, you are healed of your sickness!”  Then he
touched her, and instantly she could stand straight.  How she praised God!

Who prayed – Jesus

Who had faith – Jesus
Who was healed – woman who had been crippled(bent over) by an evil spirit
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Luke 14:4 – Touch:

When they refused to answer, Jesus touched the sick man and healed him and sent him away.

Who prayed – Jesus

Who had faith - Jesus
Who was healed – man whose arms and legs were swollen (dropsy)
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Luke 22:51 - Touch:

Jesus’ arrest – But Jesus said, “No more of this.” And he touched the man’s ear and healed him.

Who prayed – Jesus

Who had faith – Jesus
Who was healed - Roman guard whose ear was cut off by Peter
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Luke 17:14 – An action to be obeyed:

He looked at them and said, “Go show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went, they were cleansed of
their leprosy.
Who prayed – Jesus
Who had faith - Jesus/ 1 leper
Who was healed – 10 lepers/ 1 leper was restored to wholeness by his faith
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John 4:50 – An action to be obeyed:

Then Jesus told him, “Go back home. Your son will live!” And the man believed what Jesus said and started
home.

Who prayed – Jesus

Who had faith – Jesus
Who was healed – Official’s son
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John 5:8 - An action to be obeyed:

Jesus told him, “Stand up, pick up your mat, and walk!”

Who prayed - Jesus

Who had faith – Jesus
Who was healed – sick man of 38 years

“The man didn’t know, for Jesus had disappeared into the crowd.  But afterward Jesus found him in the
Temple and told him, “Now you are well; so stop sinning, or something even worse may happen to you.”
Then the man went and told the Jewish leaders that it was Jesus who had healed him.”

**Notice that man went on [but had been] in some sort of sin.

Jesus made it a point to tell this man to stop sinning LEST-[in order to avoid, for fear that, in order to
prevent] something worse happening to him.

This indicates that after a healing, sowing and reaping can contribute to not only the same sickness/disease
returning but that it can become worse or that something new that is worse can occur.
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John 9:6 – Touch, An action to be obeyed:

Then he spit on the ground, made mud with the saliva, and spread the mud over the blind man’s eyes.  He
told him, “Go wash yourself in the pool of Siloam” (Siloam means “sent”). So the man went and washed
and came back seeing!

Who prayed – Jesus

Who had faith – Jesus
Who was healed – blind man
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John 11:43 - An action to be obeyed:

Then Jesus shouted, “Lazarus, come out!”  And the dead man came out, his hands and feet bound in
graveclothes, his face wrapped in a headcloth. Jesus told them, “Unwrap him and let him go!”

Who prayed - Jesus

Who had faith – Jesus
Who was healed – Lazarus
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Acts 3:4-7 - Touch, An action to be obeyed:
Peter and John looked at him intently, and Peter said, “Look at us!”  The lame man looked at them eagerly,
expecting some money.  But Peter said, “I don’t have any silver or gold for you. But I’ll give you what I
have.  In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, get up and walk!”  Then Peter took the lame man by the
right hand and helped him up.  And as he did, the man’s feet and ankles were instantly healed and
strengthened.

Who prayed - Peter

Who had faith – Peter
Who was healed – man lame from birth at temple gate

**Notice that Peter did not say Look to God, heaven, or the Holy Spirit in verse 4.

They said look at us, why?

The Holy Spirit was in them and they were acting like Christ…..being Christlike.  In verse 6, Peter
continues and says what “I” have “I” give you, not God please give it to him or God is going to do this or
that, or God wants to do this or that.

They were acting in the Stead of Christ because in chapter 1:8 they received power to do so.  They were
identified with Christ, they were being the hands of Christ to this man.
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Acts 9:34 – A statement that healing has occured, An action to be obeyed:

Peter said to him, “Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you!  Get up, and roll up your sleeping mat!” And he was
healed instantly.

Who prayed - Peter

Who had faith – Peter
Who was healed – Aeneas
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Acts 9:40 – An action to be obeyed:

But Peter asked them all to leave the room; then he knelt and prayed. Turning to the body he said, “Get up,
Tabitha.” And she opened her eyes!  When she saw Peter, she sat up!

Who prayed – Peter

Who had faith – Peter
Who was healed – Tabitha, the dead girl
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Acts 14:8-10 – An action to be obeyed:

And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother’s womb, who
never had walked:  The same heard Paul speak: who steadfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had
faith to be healed, said with a loud voice, “Stand upright on thy feet.”  And he leaped and walked.

Who prayed – Paul

Who had faith – Paul/man at Lystra?
Who was healed – certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother’s womb who
had never walked before

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Acts 16:16-18 - An action to be obeyed:
And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us,
which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying:  The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying,
These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation.  And this did she
many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus
Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour.

Who prayed – Paul

Who had faith - Paul
Who was healed – damsel possessed with a spirit of divination
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Acts 20:9-12 – Touch, A statement that healing has occured:

Seated in a window was a young man named Eutychus, who was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul talked on
and on. When he was sound asleep, he fell to the ground from the third story and was picked up dead.  Paul
went down, threw himself on the young man and put his arms around him. “Don’t be alarmed,” he said.
“He’s alive!”  Then he went upstairs again and broke bread and ate. After talking until daylight, he left.
The people took the young man home alive and were greatly comforted.

Who prayed – Paul

Who had faith - Paul
Who was healed – Eutychus
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Acts 28:7-8 – Touch:

Near the shore where we landed was an estate belonging to Publius, the chief official of the island. He
welcomed us and treated us kindly for three days.  As it happened, Publius’s father was ill with fever and
dysentery. Paul went in and prayed for him, and laying his hands on him, he healed him.

Who prayed – Paul

Who had faith - Paul
Who was healed – Publius’ father

** Who healed him? Paul did, why? Because Paul had been (past tense) freely given power(Acts 1:8)
and authority(Luke 10:19) and the ministry and word of reconciliation and as that Ambassador of
Christ(2 Corinthians 5:18-19), he fulfilled God’s will on earth as it should be in heaven(Matthew 6:10).