Prayer, healing, and God's will in sickness

The sermon examines biblical approaches to healing and prayer, using Isaiah 38 and James 5 as primary texts. The preacher argues that healing occurs through the local church body and prayer chain rather than faith healers, and that prayer should align with God's will. The message covers three divine responses to prayer for the sick—salvation, physical or spiritual raising up, and forgiveness of sins—and illustrates these points through Hezekiah's experience of sickness and recovery, noting how illness produced spiritual transformation and renewed appreciation for relationships and prayer.

Scripture: 1 John 5, James 5:14-16, Isaiah 38:9-14

Speaker: Don Burnett

Series: When Jesus Heals