Bitter water turned sweet isn’t just an ancient story—it’s a map for modern hearts carrying pain. In this powerful session, we explore Jehovah Rapha, the God who heals, and what healing looks like when cures delay, when diagnoses sting, and when faith must endure through the night. From Exodus 15’s bitter waters of Marah to the cross that reframes every wound, we trace how God’s ways—not only His acts—teach us to pray, to persist, and to find our identity beyond our symptoms.

We walk through four portraits of faith that reveal the many faces of healing. The centurion models authority under authority: “Just say the word,” and a distant servant is restored. Hezekiah turns his face to the wall and receives fifteen more years, showing how lament, memory, and bold appeal meet mercy. A Gentile mother absorbs silence and offense without turning away, answering “Yes, Lord” and reaching for crumbs that become a feast of grace. A tormented boy is set free when Jesus rebukes an unclean spirit, and the disciples learn that some breakthroughs require both prayer and fasting. Along the way, we wrestle honestly with resistance to healing—how sin can harden us, how suffering can serve God’s glory, and how not every struggle is a verdict against us.

Eben also shares lived stories—from Ghanaian villages with no clinics to a prison chapel filled with men asking for prayer—where the Word becomes medicine and community becomes a lifeline. Each story shows that God’s healing power is not limited by circumstance, geography, or time.

Whether your battle is physical, emotional, or spiritual, this teaching invites you to keep asking, keep hoping, and refuse offense. Open your Bible, steady your heart, and bring your need to the God whose very name is Healer. Come discover what it means to encounter Jehovah Rapha—the One who restores, renews, and redeems every broken place.

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