Charles and Frances Hunter
How to Heal the Sick: Every Believer's Call
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“God never called us to be spectators. He told every believer to lay hands on the sick.”
Charles and Frances Hunter were an ordinary couple who had a radical encounter with the Holy Spirit later in life. Instead of keeping the supernatural at arm's length, they took Jesus' commission in Mark 16 literally: "These signs shall follow them that believe; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover."
They began filling arenas and stadiums across continents, not to show off their own gifts, but to train tens of thousands of regular church members to minister healing with simplicity and boldness.
During their famous "Healing Explosions", hundreds of trained local believers would lay hands on people who were ill. The Hunters reported healings of blindness, deafness, spinal damage, and severe arthritis; these accounts should be read in their historical and ministry context.
Their legacy permanently demystified the miraculous: if you are a believer with hands and a heart that loves people, the Holy Spirit can flow through you anywhere, from a hospital bedside to a grocery store aisle.
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“God never called us to be spectators. He told every believer to lay hands on the sick.”
One memorable sentence to anchor your memoryYou do not need a special platform to pray for the sick. God uses ordinary hands surrendered in faith.
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