When Jesus was doing ministry on Earth, He would regularly send out His disciples to perform healings and good works “in His name”. And it was clear, the source of this power did not come from the disciples. The source of the power was Jesus. But after His ascension, the question becomes - can the disciples continue to bring healing in the name of Jesus if He’s no longer on the planet?

But when Peter and John are able to heal in the name of Jesus in Acts 3, they make clear (Acts 3:12) they were not the source of this power. It was Jesus who healed the man, and this was proof that Jesus was alive and active. Because dead men don’t have power to heal. But Jesus was in fact alive, and currently living a life on Earth. He was doing it through these men.

Here’s the application for us: where might Jesus be sending His Church to provide healing in His name for people in our world? With the current mental health crisis in our world, we at Community Christian are convinced - Jesus would have us step into those problems, in the name - the likeness of Jesus. Because we believe Jesus is alive and active in our world, and He too has something to say about the problems people face in our world.