Health for a Lifetime

Your Immunity, Faith And Prayer Pt. 1

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Participants: Glen Wiltse, Don Mackintosh

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00:50 Hello and welcome to "Health for a Lifetime"
00:53 I'm your host Don Macintosh, and today we're going to be
00:56 talking about a VERY interesting subject...
00:59 The question many have is... What is immunity?
01:03 How does the body relate to disease?
01:06 Does faith and prayer have anything to do with
01:08 the prevention of disease?
01:10 Does faith and prayer have anything to do with
01:12 recovering from diseases we might have?
01:14 ...from protecting us from things we might come across?
01:18 And today, to talk to us about
01:20 this very exciting and interesting subject is
01:23 Dr. Glen Wiltse from North Dakota, actually...
01:27 Isn't it doctor? Right... And he's been a doctor in
01:30 family practice for many years...
01:32 And now you do some education with the
01:34 Black Hills Health and Education Center
01:36 You've done that for many years too.
01:38 Many exciting things you're involved in,
01:40 but today we're talking about immunity.
01:42 What is immunity?
01:44 And does it have anything to do with prayer and faith?
01:48 That's a good question, and one that I think
01:51 we need to look into all right.
01:54 We look at the Bible...
01:55 First of all, let's just think about what we are...
01:58 David, in Psalms 139, says that "we are fearfully
02:04 and wonderfully made. " Was he right? And he was right!
02:07 If we look at the immune system,
02:09 we can see that we really were fearfully and wonderfully made.
02:12 We look at any part of the body...
02:13 Look at the eye; look at the way the liver functions;
02:15 look at the way the brain functions...
02:16 We ARE fearfully and wonderfully made,
02:19 and a study of the immune system certainly goes along with that
02:22 to help corroborate the fact that we ARE truly made
02:25 the way the psalmist said we were.
02:29 What is the immune system?
02:30 That's going to help us right at the beginning here.
02:32 Help us understand what you mean when you say...
02:34 "the immune system. "
02:36 Actually, our body has a number of different ways to protect
02:41 itself from outside invaders from noxious influences
02:45 that may occur into our body.
02:47 Our skin... is a defense mechanism.
02:50 Our digestive system actually kills bacteria
02:54 that may be ingested with our food...
02:56 There are some of them that live and go through,
02:57 but it kills millions of them.
03:00 Exercise we know helps to strengthen our immune system.
03:05 It helps to make us so we're more resistive to various
03:09 infections and degenerative diseases.
03:12 Foods have protective chemicals in them, phytochemicals...
03:17 And then of course, we have what we call...
03:19 the immune system itself which is what we're
03:21 going to zero in on here today...
03:23 And the immune system is affected by our lifestyle,
03:26 and so we need to go into that as well.
03:28 Okay, so different things we do in life can either help our
03:32 defenses or our immune system or can hinder them. That's right
03:36 Well, how does it work?
03:38 Briefly tell us how it works, doctor.
03:39 Well let's just look at some of
03:41 the elements of this immune system.
03:43 First of all, the #1 is a cell, a white blood cell
03:46 called a macrophage.
03:48 And the function of this cell is actually when
03:50 it sees a foreign body or a bacteria to go out and
03:54 actually enfold itself around this noxious agent,
03:59 this bacteria and to ingest it into itself, and thus kill it!
04:03 So it eats it! It gives it a hug,
04:04 and it's the last hug that thing every had!
04:06 That's exactly right! Okay.
04:08 Then, it also sends a signal to other aspects...
04:11 other portions of the immune system such as the
04:15 helper T-cell.
04:16 They are also white blood cells that are stored in the
04:20 spleen and some of them circulate in the bloodstream
04:23 and they help to eradicate, in various ways,
04:28 noxious agents, viruses, bacteria that may be there.
04:32 So the macrophage gives it a hug, gets on the phone and
04:35 says, "Yo, help me out T-cell. " Right! And the T-cell comes!
04:39 So this helper T-cell comes and he starts identifying the enemy.
04:43 He starts calling out the troops; other T-cells,
04:45 and the next one that comes out is the killer T-cell.
04:48 They're the fighters of our immune system.
04:50 They've got the guns and the ammunition,
04:52 and they come and BANG!
04:53 They kill the invading organisms.
04:55 They kill the viruses.
04:57 They even kill cancer cells. Is that right?
04:59 And they even kill cells that have been sick or are damaged.
05:03 You know our cells do wear out in time,
05:05 or they become damaged for some reason,
05:08 and thus, they may be a hazard to our bodies...
05:12 So actually, they help get rid of them.
05:13 Another interesting thing that they do...
05:16 the way this body is fearfully and wonderfully made
05:18 is just almost impossible to fathom.
05:21 But, a virus comes into the body, invades the body,
05:24 and they live within a cell.
05:27 A virus cannot live outside of a cell,
05:29 so when a virus comes into your body, the parasite,
05:32 it enters the cell and there, it multiplies
05:35 from 1 to several 1,000.
05:38 What the killer T-cell does is it comes and it kills that cell
05:42 so that the cell ruptures, and the virus then is
05:46 not in the cell anymore so it dies!
05:48 Marvelous mechanism that the Lord has prepared for us
05:51 to help protect us.
05:52 It just prevents the replication of virus.
05:55 Does it remember things that have happened in the past?
05:58 We have other T-cells that are memory T-cells.
06:01 We have suppressor T-cells that suppress the function
06:05 of the other cells of the immune system.
06:08 Once the invaders are under control, the battle is being won
06:13 then the suppressor T-cell comes along and says...
06:17 "Cool it fellas, we're winning this battle;
06:20 and we don't need to hit it quite so hard now. "
06:22 So it's a MARVELOUS mechanism!
06:24 What about... I've heard people say,
06:26 "Well, if you've had that before like the mumps or this or that,
06:30 you won't get it again. "
06:32 How does that work with immunity?
06:33 Okay, there's another cell called the MEMORY cell.
06:37 This cell has a built-in or a developed memory
06:42 of the specific infection; maybe it was measles,
06:46 maybe it was chickenpox, or flu...
06:50 And if any of these particular infectious agents
06:53 invade the body again, from their memory,
06:56 immediately identify it, and were able to
06:58 rally the forces more quickly than if it had to be identified
07:02 through the usual immune system mechanism.
07:05 So it's just another one of the fearful and wonderfully
07:09 things that the Lord has built into our body.
07:11 I don't know if I'll remember everything you just told me,
07:13 but, you know, I will remember that there is a whole army
07:16 that's fighting for me, and I'm thankful for that.
07:19 Now, you had mentioned something and I want to
07:21 ask you about... You said sometimes there is a certain
07:24 cell that comes and says, "Hey, it's time to stop"
07:26 What happens if that cell is taking a break that day,
07:29 and doesn't get back from lunch, or whatever?
07:31 The beautiful thing about it is that they NEVER take a break.
07:34 Is that right? They're always there ready to go
07:36 UNLESS there's been some suppressor agent.
07:43 Now, for instance, when a person has a transplant of an organ,
07:47 a heart transplant, a kidney transplant...
07:50 then the cells recognize this as a foreign substance;
07:56 this foreign kidney, or this heart that's been transplanted,
07:59 is foreign to this body, it's what we call non-self;
08:02 somebody else.
08:03 And so for this reason, they have to give these patients
08:06 immunosuppressive drugs to suppress the action
08:11 of the immune system.
08:12 So effective that they have to kind of outfox it.
08:15 That's exactly right, yes, and it keeps on functioning.
08:19 There are a few diseases in which the immune system
08:21 doesn't function properly, but in general,
08:25 it moves along and does its job very well
08:27 unless we give these immunosuppressive drugs.
08:30 Does it have anything to do with allergies?
08:31 There is a relationship there, yes.
08:34 With allergy, the immune system THINKS it sees an enemy
08:40 that is really not an enemy.
08:42 We might consider it an imaginary enemy...
08:45 So it sets up this allergic reaction
08:48 with teary eyes or maybe breaking out of the skin
08:50 with hives or other conditions or other symptoms that may occur
08:56 How can we improve the effectiveness
09:01 of the immune system?
09:02 You've given some hints just by what you've been saying.
09:04 Probably keeping your skin clean,
09:06 and all different kinds of things like that,
09:07 but how can we improve it?
09:10 The same thing that helps to make our body so that
09:15 we're not as susceptible to diabetes
09:18 or to high blood pressure, or to heart disease,
09:21 also help the immune system.
09:22 In other words, the diet that we eat,
09:24 the unrefined natural foods, the exercise that we get,
09:28 and exercise is an excellent booster for the immune system.
09:31 All of these things help out
09:34 and help our immune systems to work better.
09:36 What about going to church, does that help?
09:38 That's an interesting factor, that it really is...
09:42 And this is something that is fairly new actually...
09:46 The researchers have found that spirituality really does aid
09:51 in the recovery from diseases,
09:53 and that it actually BOOSTS the
09:55 effectiveness of the immune system.
09:57 Regular attendees at religious services tend to have
10:03 less high blood pressure;
10:04 they tend to have better healing from surgery,
10:08 heal more rapidly from infectious diseases and so forth
10:12 The immune system is really helped by the lifestyle,
10:17 and even the religious spiritual aspect of our lives.
10:20 Now that sounds like... if I was going to my
10:23 regular doctor... some of us that maybe are
10:25 joining today say, "Look, my doctor would
10:27 NEVER say anything like that. "
10:29 I don't know... as growing up, I even remember
10:34 hearing a doctor say, "You need to go to church
10:35 a few more times because you're getting sick. "
10:38 Does science agree with this?
10:39 What are doctors saying?
10:41 It's an interesting thing that in the last few years,
10:43 the medical profession really has latched on to this,
10:47 and has taken notice of the fact that the immune system
10:50 is aided by a spiritual relationship;
10:53 a relationship to a higher power.
10:55 So the doctors, not all of them, but MANY doctors
11:00 and even leading researchers are accepting the dogma
11:04 that spirituality, regular church attendance,
11:08 a relationship with a higher power,
11:09 and a dependence upon a higher power,
11:11 really do help a person to stay healthier,
11:15 and to recover from illnesses when he does get an illness.
11:18 More specifically, be a little more specific with that...
11:21 Is it just going to church, or are there
11:23 other things that are really helpful?
11:25 There actually are a number of things...
11:27 Going to church, yes, that's good.
11:30 But the fact that a person goes to church;
11:34 while he's there, he's associated with other believers
11:38 ...other people who rely upon prayer as well...
11:41 And the social aspects of going
11:43 to church seem to be very helpful.
11:46 In fact, when we realize that Christ, Himself, said...
11:49 "Come unto me, all ye who labor and are heavy laden,
11:52 and I will give you rest. "
11:54 "Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me,
11:56 and it will be good for your souls. "
11:59 You'll find rest for your souls.
12:01 So the spiritual aspect of our
12:03 lives really is an important aspect of living.
12:06 When we come back, we're going to talk a little bit more
12:09 about this subject, but what about "prayer" specifically?
12:12 What does science have to do with prayer?
12:14 You had shared some very
12:16 interesting research with me on that...
12:17 Yes, actually the first introduction that I had
12:20 to this, from the scientific community was an article
12:22 that I read in the "Southern Medical Journal"
12:24 about 10-15 years ago.
12:27 It was a report by a physician who was working in the
12:30 coronary care unit, and he found that a study they did
12:35 showed some very interesting things.
12:37 They took people who came to the coronary care unit
12:39 with heart attacks, and they randomly assigned them
12:42 either to be prayed for or to not be prayed for...
12:45 So, some patients were having prayer offered on their behalf,
12:48 and others were not being prayed for.
12:51 The patients didn't know which group they were in,
12:54 and they appointed people to pray for these individuals.
12:57 The doctors didn't know who was being prayed for,
12:59 and who wasn't, either; it was a double-blind study.
13:02 So, the patients or the doctors didn't know,
13:04 but when they broke the code, and analyzed the statistics,
13:08 they found out that the people who were being prayed for
13:10 had stayed in the coronary care unit a shorter length of time
13:14 on the average, and that a larger percentage of them
13:16 recovered, than the ones who were not prayed for.
13:18 Even though they didn't know. That's right.
13:20 They didn't know a thing about it, but something happened.
13:23 So science is beginning to understand that there is
13:26 something to this, and they're beginning to understand
13:29 that, hey, prayer is not just something for people that are
13:34 superstitious or fanatical... Fascinating!
13:37 We've been talking with Dr. Glen Wiltse
13:41 He is a physician in North Dakota.
13:44 He helps out at the
13:45 Black Hills Health and Education Center
13:48 where he has been a real specialist in
13:51 preventive medicine.
13:52 When we come back, we're going to look
13:53 a little bit closer at faith, prayer, and immunity,
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15:22 Welcome back, we're glad that you've joined us again.
15:25 I hope that during the break you went and picked up a Bible.
15:28 We're going to be looking at some things in the Bible.
15:30 We've seen what science has to say about immunity.
15:33 We've reviewed some of the studies with Dr. Glen Wiltse
15:36 from North Dakota...
15:38 And now, we're going to take a little closer look at the Bible.
15:41 Is it valid to jump to the Bible as a source, doctor?
15:44 I believe that it is.
15:46 The most authentic authoritative Individual in the universe
15:49 has inspired that Book...
15:50 And I think if we can get some documents from there,
15:53 that will help to substantiate our philosophy here,
15:56 we are in good stead.
15:57 So this Book has really been around for thousands of years.
16:01 What's one of your favorite stories that has a connection
16:04 between immunity and faith or prayer?
16:07 I like to think of the situation when the Children of Israel
16:11 were coming out of Egypt and Miriam became a little bit
16:14 obnoxious and a little irreverent... Moses sister.
16:19 She was struck with leprosy.
16:21 How did she recover? Did she do it all on her own?
16:24 Was she given a magic cure?
16:26 Moses prayed for her and she recovered.
16:29 Now, does this apply in today's society?
16:32 I haven't heard of anybody who has recovered from leprosy
16:37 by being prayed for, but we do have,
16:40 as you said... other instances that are well-documented
16:42 in the medical literature of people
16:44 that have recovered from prayer.
16:45 So if you're at home and you're looking that up,
16:47 where would they look for that?
16:48 That would be in Numbers 12:13, they could look up that story.
16:53 Yeah, write that down, Numbers 12:13,
16:55 and it says there that...
16:56 "Moses prayed for her, and she was healed. "
17:02 Okay, well, any other stories that come to mind for you?
17:07 Okay, well I was thinking of Elisha.
17:09 This is not a healing actually, it was a resurrection.
17:12 The Shunammite's son, you recall,
17:14 who developed heat stroke and died.
17:16 Elisha prayed over that son and he recovered.
17:21 Shunammite, that must have been the name of some part of
17:24 country where they lived, I guess, or the name of the town
17:26 or something... But she had a son
17:28 and what happened? He prayed...
17:30 And this is found in 2 Kings 4:23
17:34 That Elisha went in and prayed to the Lord,
17:37 and this son was brought back to life.
17:40 But you're a minister, you must be familiar with a lot of these
17:43 prayer stories and people who were healed too.
17:45 Perhaps you can tell us some that some to your mind.
17:47 Well, you threw me a little curve ball there but
17:50 ...well yes, many! I've been fascinated by this.
17:54 I'm fascinated by what you've
17:55 been sharing about immunity and faith.
17:57 But I think, the one that comes to mind is Hezekiah.
18:02 He was a king, of course.
18:03 They found archeological studies that tell us
18:06 that there was a Hezekiah.
18:07 There's a Hezekiah's Tunnel, and so it's very well-known.
18:11 But the thing that really impressed me,
18:13 I believe it's in 2 Kings 20 where he had been sick
18:17 for some time and the Bible says that he began to pray
18:22 and he sought the Lord.
18:23 The interesting thing about that is that he called into
18:26 remembrance many of the things that you said we should remember
18:30 I've gone to church. I've done this, I've done that..
18:33 ...different things, I don't think the Lord needed
18:35 a reminder, but he reminded Him...
18:38 And then the other thing that really impresses me about
18:41 that is that not only did he say, you know, I did that,
18:45 but he had some natural remedies.
18:46 Do you remember the story? Right, I remember that well.
18:49 He said that he used a poultice,
18:51 and I have never used a fig poultice in my practice,
18:54 but they took a lump of figs, they said,
18:56 and placed it upon his sore, his illness and he recovered.
19:01 Prayer was offered along with that lump of figs, however.
19:05 Yes, so as a physician, I know that you've looked at
19:09 a lot of these stories.
19:10 What about the Master Physician; what about Christ?
19:13 Are there any stories that come
19:14 to mind for you concerning Christ? Yes
19:16 Christ performed many acts of healing, of course.
19:18 You know, He healed people who were blind,
19:21 and healed people who were leprous.
19:23 He even raised people to life again.
19:27 So that Christ performed MANY
19:29 miracles in His lifetime when He was here...
19:31 And passed along the inspiration for this to His disciples
19:36 as they followed Him in their ministry.
19:38 You know, one of the things that I noticed about
19:40 Christ's healings is that He loved to heal people,
19:42 especially on the Sabbath.
19:44 Do you think there is anything special about the Sabbath
19:47 in terms of healing, health and immunity?
19:49 Well I think God can heal somebody on ANY day of the week
19:52 all right, but certainly shows to us that He doesn't forbid us
19:56 from helping people to get well on the Sabbath.
19:58 If that ox is in the pit, or in the ditch,
20:01 it needs to be brought out;
20:03 it shouldn't be allowed to suffer there.
20:04 The apostles, Peter, John, anybody else; did they heal?
20:08 I'm impressed by the example of Peter and John
20:11 when they were walking up to the temple that day,
20:13 as recorded in Acts 3:6.
20:15 This man, who had been lame for many, many years,
20:18 and looked upon them, and he really wasn't looking
20:20 to them for healing; he was looking to them for some
20:24 monetary help... he wanted some alms, as the Bible states it.
20:28 But what did Peter say? "I don't have any of that
20:31 to give to you, but such as I have I'll give you. "
20:33 And don't you think what he got was worth a lot more
20:36 than a few hundred dollars would have been?
20:38 The man was healed and he walked.
20:40 He walked, started leaping and jumping.
20:43 Now what about the Apostle Paul?
20:45 Well yes, you think of the Apostle Paul...
20:47 Of course, he was in many different locations;
20:50 he traveled a lot... probably a lot like you.
20:53 I think back then, the thing that fascinates me
20:55 is that most of the ministers of that day...
20:58 Paul, Jesus, all these were not just
21:01 ministers, they also were physicians. Right
21:04 They would have put you and me together
21:05 and we would have been one person back then.
21:07 I remember the time when he was praying over this man,
21:12 and he said, "Look, you need to stand up and walk. "
21:15 And He said, "Your faith has made you well. "
21:18 I believe that's in Acts 14:9
21:21 Yes, and it's interesting that He asked this man to
21:23 do something himself.
21:25 He didn't just say... "You're well"
21:27 He says, "Get up" He said, "MOVE."
21:29 And immediately when he started to do that,
21:32 his muscles were again strengthened
21:35 back to what they would have been
21:37 originally if he'd been a normal individual.
21:39 Let's talk about that a little more...
21:40 You know... faith What is FAITH?
21:42 What would you say faith is?
21:43 Well, you know, Hebrews says,
21:45 ..."You believe in something that isn't there...
21:47 that you can't see. "
21:49 ..."It's the evidence of things that are not seen. "
21:51 So you HAVE to do that... you have to say,
21:55 "Hey, I'm going to make this movement,
21:56 I am going to step out" based on the promises
21:58 based on that... Is that was Paul was asking the man to do?
22:02 I think that's what was happening there.
22:04 We DO have, as we pointed out earlier in our program,
22:09 that people who were prayed for who didn't know they
22:11 were being prayed for DID get well more often
22:16 than the ones who were NOT prayed for.
22:17 But I think that the element of faith adds to the prayer.
22:23 Theologically, I guess I can't back this up by a story,
22:26 or a text of Scripture, but I think that the matter of faith
22:31 is important and I think it's a part of healing.
22:34 I think in John 5... This comes to mind.
22:37 You know where the man had been laying there for
22:38 many years, and then Jesus said to him,
22:41 "Do you WANT to be made well?"
22:44 Do you think sometimes people like to have their sickness?
22:48 We've had patients come to the office.
22:52 I've had patients in my practice who, as doctors,
22:57 when they're talking in the back room, about our patients,
23:00 we sometimes say some things that we wouldn't say to them...
23:03 But I can remember hearing a doctor say...
23:07 "I think that person enjoys ill health. "
23:10 They don't really want to get well.
23:13 So faith is a part of it.
23:14 Certainly the Lord wants us to have health
23:16 and to live more abundantly.
23:17 He wants our immune systems to function effectively,
23:20 but sometimes people really get sick...
23:23 And there was another thing we talked before the program
23:26 ...and that was the prayer for the sick.
23:29 Talk to us a little bit about that.
23:30 Yes, I think those of you who have your Bible out there,
23:32 will want to look up James 5:14, 15
23:37 ...where James is giving instruction to the elders
23:41 as to how they should treat their parishioners who are ill.
23:45 And he said, "If you're sick, call for the elders. "
23:49 It's okay to call for the doctor,
23:51 but you need to call for the elders.
23:53 Get the Lord in this thing as well as the doctor.
23:56 And if you have a doctor who is interested in the Lord
23:58 helping him, that will make it even better.
24:00 But the instruction there in James 5...
24:02 is "Call the elders of the church; let them pray over him,
24:05 anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord;
24:08 And the prayer of faith will save the sick,
24:10 and the Lord will raise him up. "
24:12 Now, I have a question for you...
24:14 Does this mean that every time the elders come together
24:19 and anoint someone and pray for him,
24:21 that he IS going to recover?
24:23 Well that's a good question.
24:25 I would say this... The text says that "the Lord
24:29 will raise him up"...
24:30 Now the question is, WHEN is that?
24:32 It CAN be immediately, but we know for sure that in the last
24:36 day, He'll raise him up because
24:37 he has given his heart to the Lord.
24:39 Let me just say this... You know, this text, of course
24:42 I'm very familiar with as a pastor and in my church...
24:45 I work with many physicians, and what we find is that
24:49 when people hear about this, they may not even be
24:51 members of this church, or my church,
24:53 my particular faith community...
24:55 But they want us to pray for them.
24:57 And so there are some other qualifiers here...
25:01 We call for the elders, #1
25:03 We let them pray over us, and if we've committed sins
25:08 it says we confess those. That's right.
25:10 And so there are some conditions.
25:11 You know, those of you who have joined us today,
25:13 and are watching, you're saying,
25:14 "Look, I have a problem... I REALLY do want to have
25:18 that healing the Lord has for me"
25:20 ...There is a book entitled, "Ministry of Healing"
25:24 and that book, "Ministry of Healing"
25:25 if you call 3ABN, they would know how you could get one.
25:29 They may even have one.
25:31 There's a chapter there in that book entitled...
25:33 "Prayer for the Sick"
25:34 If you read through that and you pray through that,
25:37 I would encourage you to contact a minister, an elder,
25:41 a local church near you, perhaps even a
25:43 Seventh-day Adventist Church if there's one there.
25:45 They'll know much about that chapter.
25:48 But just ask the Lord, "Am I meeting those conditions?"
25:51 And "Will you pray for me. "
25:53 I think that they will help you.
25:54 Doctor, is there anything else about this text or
25:57 in closing out this segment about faith and immunity?
26:00 Yes there is... I like what you said
26:02 "that the Lord will SAVE him who will raise him up. "
26:05 "He will save the sick and will raise him up. "
26:09 And like you said, it doesn't mean that he will save him
26:12 from his illness, but because of his confession,
26:14 and his faith in God, he will be saved in the long run.
26:17 And the final phrase there is that the Lord will raise him up.
26:22 Does this mean that he's going to be raised out
26:24 of his sickbed at that time?
26:26 Perhaps, but he will at least have the assurance that
26:29 at the resurrection, on the final resurrection day,
26:31 that he WILL be raised up at that time.
26:33 You know, in that text, one thing we didn't bring out...
26:37 We have about 1-1/2 minutes here,
26:40 and I know there are some people right now that are saying...
26:41 "Oh, I want to be healed,"
26:44 "I want to have that experience"
26:47 "I want to have that assurance, if not now, then later"
26:51 And you know, I don't know... I believe it would be fitting
26:55 for us to just, in an attitude of prayer here,
26:58 in this last minute...
27:00 to maybe just bow our heads and pray for those people.
27:02 Do you want to do that with me, doctor?
27:03 I would like to do that, yes.
27:05 Father in Heaven... Today, we've been talking about
27:07 a very important subject. We ask that You would just
27:10 draw NEAR to these people where they are...
27:13 That You would bring healing to them and hope to them.
27:15 And we thank You and we ask it in Jesus all-powerful name.
27:20 He's the Master Physician, and we say this in His Name... Amen
27:24 We want to remind you of another text as we close out today
27:27 that the Bible ends with a GREAT text, doesn't it?
27:30 It says that... "At the end of time, in Revelation 22:2,
27:34 that the ultimate healing will come.
27:37 "There will be healing in the leaves for all the nations. "
27:41 We hope today that you found something helpful;
27:44 that your faith has been increased,
27:47 and that as a result of turning to the Lord,
27:50 maybe returning to church,
27:51 maybe calling that faith leader in your area,
27:54 you will access things that can give you health for a lifetime!


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