Foundation Stone #07: Laying On Hands to Bless

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Stone #7:
Lay on Hands to Bless
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Hebrews 6:1-3 (NIV)
Therefore let us leave the elementary
teachings about Christ and go on to
maturity, not laying again the
foundation of repentance from acts
that lead to death, and of faith in God,
instruction about baptisms, the laying
on of hands, the resurrection of the
dead, and eternal judgment.
And God permitting, we will do so.

1. Repent
2. Faith power
3. Saving faith
4. Water baptism
5. Spirit baptism
6. Baptism of fire
7. Lay on hands to bless
8. Healing by laying on hands
9. Lay hands to give the Spirit
10. Spirits resurrected
11. Bodies resurrected
12. Eternal judgment
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Preview Foundation Stone #7: Laying on Hands
1. Christians lay hands on one another just to bless.
2. God has always used the laying on of hands to
commission people for special service to Him.
3. When Christians are sent out, hands are laid on them.
4. The hands of Jesus bless many, even though pierced.
5. God, the Father, is forever reaching out, waiting for us.
6. We were made by the hands of God.
7. God is the Potter and we are the clay in His hands.
8. What else has been done by the hands of God.
9. We must work with hands that are not lazy.
10. Lift and clap your hands when praising God.
11. God wants to be intimate with us. Leaders represent Him.
12. God wants us to be loving to each other.

Q1:
What did Jesus do when
He wanted to bless and
heal and change people?

Q1: What did Jesus do when He wanted
to bless and heal and change people?
A1: He laid His hands on
them.
R1: Mark 10:13-16 and Luke 5:12,13

Mark 10:13-16 People were bringing little
children to Jesus to have him touch them, but
the disciples rebuked them. When Jesus saw
this, he was indignant. He said to them, "Let
the little children come to me, and do not
hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs
to such as these. I tell you the truth, anyone
who will not receive the kingdom of God like a
little child will never enter it." And he took the
children in his arms, put his hands on them
and blessed them.

Luke 5:12,13 While Jesus was in one of the
towns, a man came along who was covered
with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell with
his face to the ground and begged him, "Lord,
if you are willing, you can make me clean."
Jesus reached out his hand and touched the
man. "I am willing," he said. "Be clean!" And
immediately the leprosy left him.

Q2:
From ancient times, how
has God passed on
blessings and
commissioned leaders of
His people?

Q2: From ancient times, how has God
passed on blessings and commissioned
leaders of His people?
A2: By the laying on of hands
of the priests.
R2: Numbers 8:10,11, Numbers 27:22,23 and
Deuteronomy 34:9

Numbers 8:10,11 You are to bring the Levites
before the LORD, and the Israelites are to lay
their hands on them. Aaron is to present the
Levites before the LORD as a wave offering
from the Israelites, so that they may be ready
to do the work of the LORD.
Numbers 27:22,23 Moses did as the LORD
commanded him. He took Joshua and had him
stand before Eleazar the priest and the whole
assembly. Then he laid his hands on him and
commissioned him, as the LORD instructed
through Moses.

Deuteronomy 34:9 Now Joshua son of Nun was
filled with the spirit of wisdom because Moses
had laid his hands on him. So the Israelites
listened to him and did what the LORD had
commanded Moses.

Q3:
How are Christians put
into positions,
commissioned, and sent
out from their churches?

Q3: How are Christians put into positions,
commissioned, and sent out from their
churches?
A3: By the laying on of hands
of the elders.
R3: Acts 6:3-6 and Acts 13:2,3

Acts 6:3-6 Brothers, choose seven men from
among you who are known to be full of the
Spirit and wisdom. We will turn this
responsibility over to them and will give our
attention to prayer and the ministry of the
word." This proposal pleased the whole group.
They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of
the Holy Spirit and also Philip, Procorus,
Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas from
Antioch, a convert to Judaism. They presented
these men to the apostles, who prayed and
laid their hands on them.

Acts 13:2,3 While they were worshiping the
Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set
apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work
to which I have called them." So after they
had fasted and prayed, they placed their
hands on them and sent them off.

Q4:
Why are the hands of
Jesus special to us?

Q4: Why are the hands of Jesus special to us?
A4: First, because He will touch
us with love and power.
Second, because His hands
were pierced for us. Third,
because all power in heaven
and earth is now in His hands.
R4: Matthew 8:2,3; John 3:35,36; Psalm 22:16
and John 20:25-27

Matthew 8:2,3 A man with leprosy came and
knelt before him and said, "Lord, if you are
willing, you can make me clean." Jesus
reached out his hand and touched the man. "I
am willing," he said. "Be clean!" Immediately
he was cured of his leprosy.
John 3:35,36 The Father loves the Son and has
placed everything in his hands. Whoever
believes in the Son has eternal life, but
whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for
God's wrath remains on him.”

Psalm 22:16 Dogs have surrounded me and a band
of evil men has encircled me, they have pierced
my hands and my feet.
John 20:25-27 So the other disciples told him, "We
have seen the Lord!" But he said to them, "Unless
I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger
where the nails were, and put my hand into his
side, I will not believe it." A week later his
disciples were in the house again, and Thomas
was with them. Though the doors were locked,
Jesus came and stood among them and said,
"Peace be with you!" Then he said to Thomas,
"Put your finger here and see my hands. Reach
out your hand and put it into my side. Stop
doubting and believe."

Q5:
When a child comes
home after time away,
what is his/her loving
father doing?

Q5: When a child comes home after time
away, what is his/her loving father doing?
A5: He is reaching out his
hands to receive and
embrace his precious child.
R5: Romans 10:21; Isaiah 65:1,2; Luke 15:20

Romans 10:21 But concerning Israel he says, "All
day long I have held out my hands to a
disobedient and obstinate people."
Isaiah 65:1,2 "I revealed myself to those who did
not ask for me and I was found by those who
did not seek me. To a nation that did not call
on my name, I said, 'Here am I, here am I.' All
day long I have held out my hands to an
obstinate people, who walk in ways not good,
pursuing their own imaginations.

Luke 15:20 So he got up and went to his father.
"But while he was still a long way off, his
father saw him and was filled with
compassion for him and he ran to his son,
threw his arms around him and kissed him.

Q6: How was I formed?
A6: I was planned from the
beginning of time then
wonderfully formed by the
hands of God in my
mother's womb.
R6: Genesis 2:7; Acts 17:24,25; Psalm 119:73
and Psalm 139:13-16

Genesis 2:7 the LORD God formed the man from
the dust of the ground and breathed into his
nostrils the breath of life, and the man became
a living being.
Acts 17:24,25 "The God who made the world and
everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth
and does not live in temples built by hands.
And he is not served by human hands, as if he
needed anything, because he himself gives all
men life and breath and everything else.

Psalm 119:73 Your hands made me and formed
me and give me understanding to learn your
commands.
Psalm 139:13-16 For you created my inmost
being and you knit me together in my mother's
womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and
wonderfully made and your works are
wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was
not hidden from you when I was made in the
secret place. When I was woven together in
the depths of the earth, your eyes saw my
unformed body. All the days ordained for me
were written in your book before one of them
came to be.

Q7:
Who is the Potter and
who is the clay?

Q7: Who is the Potter and who is the clay?
A7: God is the Potter and we
are the clay in His hands.
R7: Job 10:8,9; Isaiah 45:9-12; Jeremiah 18:1-
6

Job 10:8,9 "Your hands shaped me and made me.
Will you now turn and destroy me? Remember
that you molded me like clay. Will you now turn
me to dust again? Jeremiah 18:1-6 This is the
word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD: "Go
down to the potter's house, and there I will give
you my message." So I went down to the potter's
house, and I saw him working at the wheel. But
the pot he was shaping from the clay was marred
in his hands and so the potter formed it into
another pot, shaping it as seemed best to him.
Then the word of the LORD came to me: "O house
of Israel, can I not do with you as this potter
does?" declares the LORD. "Like clay in the hand
of the potter, so are you in my hand, O house of
Israel.

Isaiah 45:9-12 "Woe to him who quarrels with
his Maker, to him who is but a potsherd
among the potsherds on the ground. Does the
clay say to the potter, 'What are you making?'
Does your work say, 'He has no hands'? "This
is what the LORD says— the Holy One of Israel,
and its Maker: Concerning things to come, do
you question me about my children, or give
me orders about the work of my hands? It is I
who made the earth and created mankind
upon it. My own hands stretched out the
heavens and I marshaled their starry hosts.

Q8:
What else have the hands
of God done?

Q8: What else have the hands of God
done?
A8: So many things: from
laying the foundation of
the earth to circumcising
our hearts in water
baptism.
R8: Luke 23:46; Colossians 2:11-12; Hebrews
1:10; Psalm 95:3-8; Psalm 102:25

Luke 23:46 Jesus called out with a loud voice,
"Father, into your hands I commit my spirit."
When he had said this, he breathed his last.
Colossians 2:11-12 In him you were also
circumcised, in the putting off of the sinful
nature, not with a circumcision done by the
hands of men but with the circumcision done
by Christ, having been buried with him in
baptism and raised with him through your
faith in the power of God, who raised him
from the dead.
Hebrews 1:10 He also says, "In the beginning, O
Lord, you laid the foundations of the earth,
and the heavens are the work of your hands.

Psalm 95:3-8 For the LORD is the great God, the
great King above all gods. In his hand are the
depths of the earth, and the mountain peaks
belong to him. The sea is his, for he made it,
and his hands formed the dry land. 6Come, let
us bow down in worship, let us kneel before
the LORD our Maker and for he is our God and
we are the people of his pasture, the flock
under his care. Today, if you hear his voice, do
not harden your hearts
Psalm 102:25 In the beginning you laid the
foundations of the earth, and the heavens are
the work of your hands.

Q9:
How should we use our
hands in worship?

Q9: How should we use our hands in
worship?
A9: We are told to lift our
hands in praise, spread our
hands in prayer, and clap
our hands in celebration of
God's greatness.
R9: Isaiah 1:15-18; Psalm 47:1 and I Timothy

Isaiah 1:15-18 When you spread out your hands
in prayer, I will hide my eyes from you and
even if you offer many prayers, I will not listen.
Your hands are full of blood and wash and
make yourselves clean. Take your evil deeds
out of my sight! Stop doing wrong, learn to do
right! Seek justice, encourage the oppressed.
Defend the cause of the fatherless, plead the
case of the widow. "Come now, let us reason
together," says the LORD. "Though your sins
are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow
and though they are red as crimson, they shall
be like wool.

Psalm 47:1 Clap your hands, all you nations and
shout to God with cries of joy.
Leviticus 9:22 Then Aaron lifted his hands
toward the people and blessed them. And
having sacrificed the sin offering, the burnt
offering and the fellowship offering, he
stepped down. I Timothy 2:8 I want men
everywhere to lift up holy hands in prayer,
without anger or disputing.
I Timothy 5:21-22 I charge you, in the sight of
God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels, to
keep these instructions without partiality, and
to do nothing out of favoritism. Do not be
hasty in the laying on of hands, and do not
share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.

Q10:
Why did God give us
hands?

Q10: Why did God give us hands?
A10: To work. From the
beginning until today, God
wants us to work with our
hands and to not be lazy.
R10: I Corinthians 4:12; I Thessalonians 4:11-
12; Proverbs and Acts 20:34-37

I Thessalonians 4:11-12 Make it your ambition to lead
a quiet life, to mind your own business and to work
with your hands, just as we told you, so that your
daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so
that you will not be dependent on anybody.
I Corinthians 4:12 We work hard with our own hands.
When we are cursed, we bless and when we are
persecuted, we endure it;
Proverbs 6:10,11 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little
folding of the hands to rest—and poverty will come
on you like a bandit and scarcity like an armed man.

Proverbs 10:4 Lazy hands make a man poor, but diligent
hands bring wealth.
Proverbs 12:14 From the fruit of his lips a man is filled
with good things as surely as the work of his hands
rewards him.
Proverbs 12:24 Diligent hands will rule, but laziness
ends in slave labor.

Proverbs 21:25 The sluggard's craving will be the
death of him, because his hands refuse to work.
Acts 20:34-37 You yourselves know that these
hands of mine have supplied my own needs and
the needs of my companions. In everything I did,
I showed you that by this kind of hard work we
must help the weak, remembering the words
the Lord Jesus himself said: 'It is more blessed to
give than to receive.' " When he (Paul) had said
this, he knelt down with all of them and prayed.
They all wept as they embraced him and kissed
him.

Q11:
What kind of relationship
does God want us to
have-reverent or
intimate?

Q11: What kind of relationship does God
want us to have-reverent or intimate?
A11: God wants to be
intimate with us and wants
us to be intimate with Him.
Leaders must represent
Him in this.
R11: Daniel 10; Song of Songs; Luke 7:37-48

Daniel 10:10 A hand touched me and set me
trembling on my hands and knees.
Song of Songs 1:2 Let him kiss me with the
kisses of his mouth— for your love is more
delightful than wine.
Song of Songs 2:6 His left arm is under my head,
and his right arm embraces me.

Luke 7:37-48 When a woman who had lived a sinful life in
that town learned that Jesus was eating at the
Pharisee's house, she brought an alabaster jar of
perfume, and as she stood behind him at his feet
weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears. Then
she wiped them with her hair, kissed them and poured
perfume on them. When the Pharisee who had invited
him saw this, he said to himself, "If this man were a
prophet, he would know who is touching him and what
kind of woman she is—that she is a sinner." Then he
turned toward the woman and said to Simon, "Do you
see this woman? I came into your house. You did not
give me any water for my feet, but she wet my feet
with her tears and wiped them with her hair. You did
not give me a kiss, but this woman, from the time I
entered, has not stopped kissing my feet. You did not
put oil on my head, but she has poured perfume on my
feet. Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been
forgiven—for she loved much.

Q12:
What does God want us
to do each other?

Q12: What does God want us to do each
other?
A12: God wants us to be loving
to each other-to strengthen
weak hands and to greet one
another with a holy kiss.
R12: Isaiah 35:3-6; I Corinthians 16:20;
II Corinthians 13:12; I Thessalonians 5;
Romans 16; I Peter 5 and Luke 22

Isaiah 35:3-6 Strengthen the feeble hands,
steady the knees that give way and say to
those with fearful hearts, "Be strong, do not
fear and your God will come, he will come
with vengeance and with divine retribution he
will come to save you." Then will the eyes of
the blind be opened and the ears of the deaf
unstopped. Then will the lame leap like a deer,
and the mute tongue shout for joy. Water will
gush forth in the wilderness and streams in
the desert.

I Corinthians 16:20 and II Corinthians 13:12 and
I Thessalonians 5:26 and Romans 16:16
Greet one another with a holy kiss.
I Peter 5:14 Greet one another with a kiss of
love.
Luke 22:47,48 While he was still speaking a
crowd came up, and the man who was called
Judas, one of the Twelve, was leading them.
He approached Jesus to kiss him, but Jesus
asked him, "Judas, are you betraying the Son
of Man with a kiss?"

1. Repent
2. Faith power
3. Saving faith
4. Water baptism
5. Spirit baptism
6. Baptism of fire
7. Lay on hands to bless
8. Healing by laying on hands
9. Lay hands to give the Spirit
10. Spirits resurrected
11. Bodies resurrected
12. Eternal judgment
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