Table of Contents
Acknowledgments 3
Foreword 11
Introduction 13
Chapter 1 The Spiritual Gifts 17
Charisms are not natural gifts 19
Jesus: The Pattern for Our Christian Life 22
Jesus' vision for charismatic disciples 22
The early Church was committed to the charismatic gifts 24
Spiritual Gift in the Early Centuries of the Church 25
Spiritual Revival 30
A historic breakthrough 32
Pope St. John XXIII and the Second Vatican Council 33
Recent popes on the charisms 34
Moving from Theory to Encounter 37
Love or spiritual gifts, which is more important? 38
One gift each? 38
Only for "the mature and holy"? 39
Giving people time and space to grow 40
Part I The Prophetic Gifts 43
Chapter 2 The Theology of Prophecy and a Short History 44
Jesus as Prophet 45
Jesus as the prophet 46
Jesus' use of prophetic knowledge and the reading of hearts 47
Prophecy in the New Testament Church 48
Examples of Prophecy from Church History 50
St. Pio of Pietrelcina 53
Prophetic gifts in the Orthodox and Coptic churches 54
Prophetic gifts in the Pentecostal and Evangelical Charismatic tradition 57
Chapter 3 The Practice of Prophecy Today 59
Inspirational prophecy 61
Revelational prophecy 61
Sharing God's Knowledge, Heart, and Wisdom 62
Sharing God's knowledge 63
Sharing God's heart 64
Sharing God's wisdom 65
How Does Prophecy Come? 66
Three Elements of Prophecy 68
Effects of Prophecy 69
Restore dignity and self-respect 69
Bring correction or warning 70
Reveal sin 71
Provide an agenda for prayer 71
Bring an anointing to preaching 72
Evangelize 72
Identify gifts and callings 73
Bring healing, praise, and perseverance in battle 74
Cautions Regarding Prophecy 75
Self-control in prophecy 76
What if it's strange? 77
Youth is no disqualification 78
Growing in the Word of Knowledge Gifts 78
Receiving names 80
Preparation for Prophecy 81
Ongoing exposure to prophetically gifted people 82
Prayer 82
Meditation on God's truth 82
Praying in tongues 82
Praise 83
Desire to prophesy 83
Expectation 83
Thanksgiving 84
Rejoicing over others' successes 84
Honesty 84
Motivation 84
Reflection 84
Purity 85
Repentance 85
A Model for Ministering 85
Delivery 86
How to respond to prophecy 87
An Extraordinary Story of Prophetic Guidance 88
Part II The Healing Gifts 93
Chapter 4 The Theology of Healing and a Short History 94
Jesus' Ministry of Healing 96
The New Testament Church: A Model of Proclamation with Healing Power 97
Healing in the History of the Church 98
Healing in the Orthodox and Coptic traditions 100
Healing in the Pentecostal and charismatic tradition 101
Healing Ministry Today 102
An exercise of the kingly anointing 103
Chapter 5 Physical Healing 106
Why do we often resist praying for physical healing? 109
Is there a place for suffering? 111
Growing in the Gift of Healing 112
Laying on of hands and other gestures 113
Words of knowledge 114
Explicit orders or words of command 118
Acting in faith 120
Other Ways Healings Can Happen 121
Healings at a distance 121
Healings after the event 122
The use of material things in healing 123
Healing through hearing a testimony 124
Prayer for those unable to cooperate 125
Healing in the streets and public places 126
People being healed without expecting it 127
Healing through visions and visitations 128
Healings from watching a film or TV 129
Healings and medicine working together 129
No physical change, but everything works anyway 129
Repeated prayers 130
A miracle for a friend 130
Children being used in healing 131
Healing through forgiveness 131
Healing of animals 132
Developing Compassion 133
Our Basic Model for Prayer for Physical Healing 135
Chapter 6 Liberation from Evil Spirits 138
Deliverance in the History of the Church 139
The writings of the Fathers 140
Moral theologians 142
Gifted saints and lay people 144
Deliverance and exorcism in the Coptic and Orthodox traditions 145
Deliverance and exorcism in the Pentecostal tradition 146
Deliverance Today 147
Deliverance of believers 148
Weapons in deliverance 149
Holiness in deliverance 150
Physical healing through deliverance 150
Deliverance from mental disturbance 151
Multiple deliverances 152
Degrees of Demonic Influence 152
Demonic Temptation 153
Affliction 153
Oppression 154
Obsession 154
Bondage or infestation 154
Possession 155
The Importance of the Word of Command 156
How to tell when the spirits have left 157
Prayer for Deliverance: Several Approaches 158
Deliverance prayer model 1 159
Deliverance prayer model 2 161
Deliverance prayer model 3 162
Chapter 7 Inner Healing 165
Common Elements of Inner Healing 168
The root lie 169
A Model for Inner Healing Prayer 170
Part III Other Spiritual Gifts 171
Chapter 8 Discernment of Spirits 172
The Role of Discernment of Spirits 173
Discernment of spirits for prophecy 173
Discernment of spirits in spirituality 173
Discernment of spirits in ministry 175
Discernment of spirits in prayer ministry 175
Discerning mysteries 176
Discernment of good and evil in unexpected places 177
Having new eyes in discerning ministries 178
Discernment in discipleship 179
Discernment of spirits in deliverance ministry 180
Growing in the Gift of Discernment of Spirits 181
Chapter 9 The Gift of Tongues 182
Speaking Known Languages Miraculously 182
Praying in Tongues 183
Tongues as jubilation 184
Beyond human structures 184
Praying without ceasing 185
Prophesying in Tongues 186
Tongues can facilitate the other gifts 186
A Deeper engagement in the Mass 186
Chapter 10 Faith 188
The Power of Faith 188
Steps for Increasing Our Faith 190
Chapter 11 Miracles 193
Power over the Elements 196
Manifestations and miracles of fire 197
Extraordinary Healings 198
Metal healings 198
Healing of blood 200
Tumors vanishing 201
Paralytics walk 202
Power over the Body 203
Extraordinary fasts 203
Levitation 204
Raising the Dead 205
Multiplications 206
Manifestations of Glory 208
Transfigurations 208
A glory cloud 209
Chapter 12 Ten Keys for Growing in the Anointing 212
1 Absolute conviction 212
2 Hope and desire 213
3 Faith 213
4 Prayer and fasting 214
5 Purity 214
6 Family 215
7 Humility 216
8 Detachment 217
9 Community 218
10 Love 218
Conclusion 220
Damian Stayne's Ministry and Cor et Lumen Christi 221
Recommended Reading 222
