Russellville Christian Center

Healing Scriptures 1 Peter 2:24 He personally bore my sins in His [own] body on the tree m [as on an altar and offered Himself on it], that I might die (cease to exist) to sin and live to righteousness. By His wounds I have been healed. (I HAVE BEEN healed) Isa 53:4-5 Surely my sicknesses he hath borne, And my pains — he hath carried them, And we — we have esteemed him plagued, Smitten of God, and afflicted.5 And he is pierced for my transgressions, Bruised for my iniquities, The chastisement of my peace [is] on him, And by his bruise there is healing to me. (HE carried it! I don’t have to…I WON’T)     Mal 4:2 But unto those who revere and worshipfully fear My name shall the Sun of Righteousness arise with healing in His wings and His beams, and you shall go forth and gambol like calves [released] from the stall and leap for joy. (He makes me ALIVE, active and FULL of energy)                      Ex 23:25 And I shall serve the Lord my God, and he shall bless my bread, and my water; and He will take sickness away from the midst of me. (HE TAKES sickness from me) 3 John 2 I prosper and I am in health, even as my soul prospereth. (I will do what prospers my soul and health will follow)   Isa 58:6-8 Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?7 Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?8 Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the Lord shall be thy rearward. ( I do the works of Christ and my health SPRINGS FORTH SPEEDILY)    Prov 16:24 My Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to my bones. (I will speak pleasant words and they are health to my bones and to my mind) Prov 4:20-23 I attend to His words; I incline my ear unto His sayings. I do not let them depart from my eyes; I keep them in the midst of my heart. For they are life unto me, and health to all my flesh.  I Keep my heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of my life. (HIS WORDS ARE LIFE TO ME AND HEALTH TO EVERY CELL OF MY BODY)         Prov 3:7-8 I will not be wise in mine own eyes: I fear the Lord, and depart from evil.8 It shall be health to my navel, and marrow to my bones. (THE FEAR & AWE OF THE LORD, IT BRINGS HEALTH to my VERY CORE and to the MARROW of my BONES)     Ps 43:5  Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God. (HE IS MY HEALTH and it is evident)          Ps 107:20-21 He sent His word and healed me, And delivered me from my destructions.  Oh, that men would give thanks to my Lord for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men! (HE HEALED ME with HIS WORD so I make known His goodness and wonderful works with my words) Luke 4:18-21  The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.( I AM FREE)   Deut 30:19 I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live: (I CHOOSE LIFE) Prov 18:21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. (I SPEAK LIFE)

Where Do I Need To GROW UP? 1/7/24 susan allen   We can measure our spiritual maturity in different areas of our lives by our response   KNOWLEDGE without APPLICATION is FOOLISH (James 1) RRenner “Knowledge without application becomes boring and unfulfilling --every time The mature TAKE knowledge and PUT it to work in their lives… 1 Peter 2:1 NIV Therefore, (chpt 1 calls us to a life of holiness) rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind. 2 Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, 3 now that you have tasted that the Lord is good. 4 As you come to him, the living Stone — rejected by men but chosen by God and precious to him— 5 you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. (see Romans 12:1-)   Heb 5:11-NIV We have much to say about this, but it is hard to explain because you are slow to learn. 12 In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God's word all over again. You need milk, not solid food! 13 Anyone who lives on milk, being still an infant, is not acquainted with the teaching about righteousness. 14 But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil. 6:1 Therefore let us leave the elementary teachings about Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from acts that lead to death, and of faith in God, 2 instruction about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. 3 And God permitting, we will do so.   What is the difference between Milk and solid food? WHAT IS THE BENEFIT of solid food over an all milk diet? There is a healthy transition from milk to meat   1 Cor 3:1 NIV Brothers, I could not address you as spiritual but as worldly — mere infants in Christ. 2 I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for it. Indeed, you are still not ready. 3 You are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not worldly? Are you not acting like mere men? 4 For when one says, "I follow Paul," and another, "I follow Apollos," are you not mere men? AMP: 1 HOWEVER, BRETHREN, I could not talk to you as to spiritual [men], but as to nonspiritual [men of the flesh, in whom the carnal nature predominates], as to mere infants [in the new life] in Christ 2 I fed you with milk, not solid food, for you were not yet strong enough [to be ready for it]; but even yet you are not strong enough [to be ready for it], 3 For you are still [unspiritual, having the nature] of the flesh [under the control of ordinary impulses]. For as long as [there are] envying and jealousy and wrangling and factions among you, are you not unspiritual and of the flesh, behaving yourselves after a human standard and like mere (unchanged) men?   Titus 2 calls out the aged to be mature example setters, a pattern to live by and teachers of beautiful/good things   Maturity: Maturity can be defined as the ability to respond to the environment in an appropriate manner. This includes the ability to control emotions, act responsibly, and consider the well-being of oneself and others. The ability to make well informed decisions.   We can measure our spiritual maturity in different areas of our lives by our response. Where do I need to grow up?