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Adapted
from Tim Carpenter
School of Healing For Kids Conference
Over two years
ago I went to a School of Healing For Kids
conference. The focus of this conference as you
can imagine was for kids to learn what the Bible
has to say about healing and different ways to
pray for healing. The L.A.B.B. method was one of
the ways used to pray specifically for healing.
This is a very simple formula that can do mighty
things in the hands of child with faith. It is
also an easy way to train children to pray for
the healing of others.
· L—Listen!
There
are three ways to listen for an opportunity to
pray for someone’s healing: (1) by someone
asking to be prayed for (a child has to
listen/pay attention), (2) by overhearing
someone speak of a need for healing (hearing
someone tell a friend about his/her ailment),
and (3) by listening to the Holy Spirit as it
leads (perhaps an impression or feeling that
someone needs prayer).
· A—Ask! You
always need to ask for permission before praying
for anyone. In order to know what to pray for
you may also need to ask exactly what to pray
for (back pain, cancer, blind eyes, and so on)
don't assume that because someone in a
wheelchair is asking for prayer that they want
to be able to walk. This will allow the child to
pray on the spot instead of waiting for a more
“convenient” time to pray. It also engages the
faith of the person asking for healing.
· B—Build
Faith! The person requesting prayer must have
faith that God will heal them. There are several
ways that children can help build faith. Perhaps
they have a story of a time that they prayed for
someone and the person was healed. Or they saw a
healing take place when someone else prayed.
Another way would be to share any of the times
Jesus healed someone in the Bible. They can also
share a promise from the Bible for healing like
Isaiah 53:5. Then encourage the children to ask
this simple question: “Do you believe that when
I pray for you, Jesus will hear me and heal
you?” If they are answered with a bold “YES!”
then they should proceed to pray. If not, they
are to continue to build faith until they feel
led by the Holy Spirit to begin praying. They
are looking for a witness in their spirit to
proceed with prayer.
· B—Be
Bold! Bold praying is done in Jesus’ name and
using the word “NOW!” This is a point in prayer
where people take authority over the ailment or
situation causing pain. Pray not only for what
is bothering the person that day but that God
will take away the source of the pain so that is
not a problem again. After you are finished
praying ask the person how they feel. If it is something they can test immediately ask them to
do so. If they are not 100% better ask if you
can pray again.
This may seem
like a simple method but it has been tested and
had a 100% success rate. People have been healed
of chronic headaches, arthritis, back pain, the
flu, eye sight, high blood pressure and much,
much more. This is a very good and easy way for
your children to become integrated into ministry
at your local church.
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