God Can Heal vs. God Will Heal – The Faith Difference That Changes Everything
Shepherd's Grove • Jul 16, 2026 • 19 min
Take this message with you through a journey of Scripture, reflection, and prayer.
Summary
Themes
Key Points
- 1.Saying that God can heal requires no active faith, whereas declaring that God will heal or has already healed requires bold spiritual conviction.
- 2.Biblical waiting on the Lord is not passive inactivity or spiritual sloth, but an active posture of prayer, fasting, and eager expectation.
- 3.In the Parable of the Sower, the defining factor between receiving a harvest and yielding no results is perseverance in standing on God's Word until it bears fruit.
- 4.When we pray in faith according to God's Word, a real spiritual transformation occurs before physical evidence manifests in our circumstances.
- 5.Just as different seeds require different lengths of time to mature, some spiritual and physical promises require sustained perseverance over time before bearing fruit.
- 6.Abraham demonstrated enduring faith by trusting God's promise for 25 years before Isaac was born, showing that standing on God's Word transforms our heart.
- 7.Abraham's simple act of trusting God for a child was credited to him as righteousness, showing how active faith naturally shapes a person's life and posture before God.
Sermon Moments
“It doesn't take any faith to say God can heal me. That's zero faith. Here's where the faith is: God will heal me.”
“In the spirit, something happened. And if you stand on what happened in the spirit according to God's will and God's word, you will see a transformation in your body.”
“Waiting on the Lord means praying, fasting, and seeking God deeply, rather than sitting back and doing nothing.”
“Hope in the Bible is not just passive wishing; hope means confident expectation that God will fulfill His promise even if you don't know when.”
“The difference between those who experience a spiritual harvest and those who do not is perseverance in faith until God's Word yields fruit.”
“Abraham wasn't believing God for righteousness; he was believing God for a baby. And the wild thing was, just believing God for a baby made him righteous.”
“We are deciding now to speak faith and not fear over every situation and over every mountain in Jesus' name.”
This Week
Remember This
Real biblical faith goes beyond believing that God can move; it stands persistently on God's Word with active hope until His promise is fulfilled.
A Challenge for You
We are deciding now to speak faith and not fear over every situation, over every mountain. Recognize that sickness is part of the curse and that the curse has been removed for us by the cross, standing firmly on God's word in Jesus' name.These are personal sermon notes shared to help you remember the message — not a replacement for Scripture, your church, or your pastors.
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