Duane Sheriff Ministries - Messages

The gifts of the Holy Spirit are for everyone, not a select few, nor just confined to the early church. Scripture reveals them as God-given ways the Holy Spirit works through the Body of Christ to bring healing, miracles, and supernatural ministry to others.

In Episode 15 of "The God Who Heals," Duane Sheriff teaches how the gifts of the Spirit operate according to God's will and are distributed throughout the Body of Christ for the benefit of all. Although spiritual gifts have sometimes been misused or abused, those failures do not change the truth of God's Word. These gifts are especially powerful when believers walk together in unity, honor, and love.

Drawing from 1 Corinthians 12, Duane explores the gifts of the Spirit such as the word of knowledge, the gift of faith, gifts of healing, and the working of miracles. He also shares testimonies of supernatural healing through these gifts, including the remarkable story of his grandson Urias, who was raised from the dead after 30 minutes. Urias went home fully restored after 21 days of corporate prayer and fasting.

The anointing of oil is a simple but often overlooked method God has ordained for healing. God gives clear instruction in James 5: if anyone is sick, they are to call the elders of the church, be anointed with oil in the name of the Lord, and trust in the prayer of faith. No qualifications, no exemptions, just clear direction.

In Episode 14 of "The God Who Heals," Duane Sheriff teaches how the anointing of oil becomes a point of faith and obedience through which we can receive the grace God has already provided. When a sick person calls for the elders, they take a step of faith by humbling themselves, believing God's Word, and claiming His provision for healing.

Duane also shares a personal testimony from early in his walk with God. After suffering a groin injury before an important tennis tournament, a godly woman showed him James 5, anointed him with ordinary cooking oil, and prayed the prayer of faith. Duane says he was immediately healed and went on to compete and win the tournament. The power was not in the oil itself, but in faith in God, His Word, and His provision.

What if the very methods God uses to bring healing into our lives are themselves proof of His will to heal us? The laying on of hands is one of the biblical ways God has provided for His healing power to flow through people of faith. Scripture is filled with accounts of heaven's power touching hurting bodies through human hands, revealing a simple but powerful point of contact between faith and the grace of God.

In Episode 13 of "The God Who Heals," Duane Sheriff teaches how God's healing power can flow through believers as they lay hands on the sick in faith. Jesus laid hands on a woman bound by a spirit of infirmity, and she immediately stood straight. He touched a blind man at Bethsaida and restored his sight. Jairus asked Jesus to lay hands on his dying daughter because he believed she would be healed.

Yet unbelief can hinder what God desires to do. In Jesus' own hometown, Scripture says He could do no mighty work there because of their unbelief, even though He laid hands on a few sick people and healed them. The laying on of hands is not merely a religious tradition but a scripturally grounded way believers can receive and minister God's healing grace through faith.

What if the healing we seek has already been provided, and faith is how we receive what God has made available?

In Episode 12 of The God Who Heals, Duane Sheriff explores the different ways God has made healing available to us, starting with personal faith. Just as God's willingness to forgive does not change because some people fail to receive forgiveness, His will to heal does not change because healing is not always received.

In the story of the woman with the issue of blood in Matthew 9, Duane shows how faith receives what grace has already provided. Surrounded by a crowd, she believed that if she could just touch Jesus, she would be made whole. Jesus did not initiate the miracle or even know who had touched Him, yet healing power flowed from Him, and He told her, "Your faith has made you well."

Using electricity as an illustration, Duane explains that the power has already been supplied, so faith is like turning on the switch. Discover why faith does not command or manipulate God, but receives what His grace has already provided, and why delay, obstacles, or discouragement do not change His will to heal.

Why does the Old Testament show God bringing sickness and judgment if He is the God who heals?

In Episode 11 of "The God Who Heals," Duane Sheriff identifies one of the greatest sources of confusion about God's will to heal: misunderstanding the Old Testament law. Under the law, rebellion and disobedience brought wrath, judgment, and curses, including sickness and disease.

Using stories such as Miriam being struck with leprosy and Korah's rebellion, Duane teaches how these accounts can confuse believers living under the New Covenant. The law was never given to make people righteous. It revealed sin and pointed humanity toward its need for faith in Christ.

Galatians 3:13 provides the key: Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. Jesus bore the wrath, punishment, and curse associated with sin so that those who put their faith in Him would no longer live under that condemnation.

Discover why understanding the difference between Old Covenant law and New Covenant grace is essential to knowing God's will to heal—and trusting that He is not the source of your sickness, but the God who heals.