Essential Guide to Healing, The [Paperback]

Bill Johnson (Author), Randy Clark (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2011

Premier Renewal Leaders Present Complete, Accessible Guide to Healing Ministry

The Bible is full of accounts of miraculous healing. And God is moving as amazingly today as he was back then. Thousands are being healed all over the world--and his children are part of it.

For the first time, premier renewal leaders Bill Johnson and Randy Clark team up to equip Christians to minister healing. Grounded from start to finish in Scripture, Johnson and Clark lay out the rich theological and historical foundation for healing in the church today. Full of inspiring stories, this book offers practical, proven, step-by-step guidance to ministering healing, including how to
• understand the authority of the believer in healing
• create an atmosphere of faith
• receive words of knowledge
• implement the five-step model of healing prayer

The ministry of healing is not reserved for a select few. God's miraculous healing is part of the Good News--and every believer can become a conduit for his healing power.

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From the Back Cover

You can help people stop suffering.
You can make a difference in your world.
You can help deliver God's healing power.


For the first time, pastors and bestselling authors Bill Johnson and Randy Clark team up to equip all Christians to minister healing. Sharing inspiring and exciting stories--and grounded from start to finish in Scripture--Johnson and Clark lay out practical, proven, step-by-step guidance to ministering healing, including how to

• understand your authority in the ministry of healing
• walk out the ministry of healing with anyone you meet and in your personal life
• receive and relay words of knowledge
• implement and apply the five-step model of healing prayer

The ministry of healing is not reserved for a select few. God's miraculous healing is part of the Good News, and you, too, can become a powerful conduit for the healing power He loves to manifest.

"It is our hope that each of you will begin to pray for others to be healed after reading this book...and that some of you will discover that God has given you a gift of healing."--Randy Clark and Bill Johnson

Finalist in the 2012 Christian Retailing Retailers Choice Awards

About the Author

Bill Johnson is the senior pastor of Bethel Church in Redding, California. A fifth-generation pastor with a rich heritage in the power of the Spirit, he is the bestselling author of When Heaven Invades Earth. Bill and his wife, Beni, serve a growing number of churches through an apostolic network that has crossed denominational lines, partnering for revival. Bill and Beni live near Redding, California.

Randy Clark is the founder of Global Awakening, a teaching, healing, and impartation ministry that crosses denominational lines. An in-demand international speaker, he is part of the Apostolic Network of Global Awakening and travels extensively for conferences, international missions, leadership training, and humanitarian aid. Randy and his wife, DeAnne, live near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Chosen Books (October 1, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0800795199
• ISBN-13: 978-0800795191
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.8 x 8.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (91 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #17,212 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #29 in Books > Christian Books & Bibles > Protestantism > Pentecostal
  • #32 in Books > Christian Books & Bibles > Worship & Devotion > Charismatic

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

87 of 89 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars This is the best book available today on Healing October 6, 2011

By J. D. Shaffer

Format:Paperback

I have read many books on healing and on healing evangelists. I have read and studied up on Wigglesworth, Lake, all the greats from the Voice of Healing era (summarized very well in "God's General"), John Wimber, a whole slew of books and people from Bethel Church (Bill Johnson's church) and even listened to Randy Clark teach for 7+ hours on Healing and Impartation.

But I have to say out of literally thousands of pages and hundreds of hours of videos and audio on the subject, this book truly is the ESSENTIAL book on the subject.

Pastors Randy and Bill have managed to summarize the entire area of healing in one fairly-short and very easy to read book. They succinctly summarize the theology behind it (and where the theology had digressed over the years). They clearly explain how and why God heals today, and they even teach very honestly and plainly on how to receive words of knowledge (one way God speaks to His children today).

This book is priceless. And I will personally recommend it to anyone and everyone as the BEST book available today on the subject of Healing.

Save yourself lots of hunting and searching for the nuts and bolts of healing, and check out this gem.

34 of 36 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars The Essential Guide to Healing October 10, 2011

By Rev. Dr. Thomas A Litteer

Format:Paperback

If you have a passion to see more of the love and power of God in your life and your church, then this book is for you. Randy Clark and Bill Johnson provide a biblically centered guide for the supernatural lifestyle that is the inheritance of every follower of Jesus Christ. Their ministries of healing the sick are evidence that the miracles of First Century Christianity have not come to an end. Pastors Bill and Randy are committed to sharing with the rest of us what God has given them; calling the church back to a ministry of power that draws the hearts of the people to God, heals bodies, and sets people free by the work of the Holy Spirit. I am grateful to them both for their efforts to equip the church for a life of miracles. What is different about this book compared to so many others written about healing ministry is that you can read this book today and begin praying for the sick tomorrow with a keen understanding of the reasons why healing ministry is so important for the present-day church. It contains all you need to get started.

In all my years of study at Fuller Seminary in preparation for ordination in the Presbyterian Church (PCUSA)and in my work for my D.Min., I have seen no one deal with the Scriptures more faithfully than Randy Clark and Bill Johnson. This book is going to have a powerful influence on the Church of Jesus Christ throughout the world for years to come.

Rev. Dr. Thomas A Litteer

27 of 29 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book on Divine Healing October 12, 2011

By Donald C. Mann

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For those who have been studying divine healing in the name of Jesus Christ this book is a great asset to understanding how the healing message has developed in these two authors. Their healing style reflects the Vineyard/Toronto approach more than the John G. Lake/Curry Blake or other approaches. I suspect it is a snapshot of where they were at the time of this writing, but will grow even more as we get closer to our model, Jesus, in ministering healing. The format is different chapters by the two authors so you get a slightly different flavor on the topics. Both have been involved in the healing ministry and in training others for healing so the content appears to be directed at what these two experienced workers have learned it takes to get Christians activated in performing this key ministry of Jesus. The book uses much testimony on both how each got started in the divine healing ministry, and how they are now practicing it with individuals to large crusades and groups. The explanation on how critical divine healing is to the Gospel is excellent. They describe how ministers operate in situations with individuals, groups, meetings and crusades. I was glad to see reference to prayer sessions that ran from instant (1-5 minutes) to 20 minutes to 5 hours. The teaching on how to use the word of knowledge with healing is very good.