Why Most Christians Never Heal the Sick… And How You Can - #185 Tom Loud

Summary

Tom Loud argues that healing should be an ordinary part of Christian life, not an ability reserved for a few unusually gifted believers. He says many Christians pray sincerely for healing but see little result because they do not understand their authority in Christ and allow doubt from their “natural” or “carnal” mind to dominate.

The discussion presents Tom’s beliefs and personal testimonies; the healing claims are not independently verified in the subtitles.

Main ideas

• Tom’s change in perspective: After years of believing in healing, studying healing ministries, and praying without seeing results, Tom says he concluded that he lacked the “gift of healing.” In 2014, he says, he came to understand that believers could act through their authority in Christ, even without a distinctive healing gift. He reports that he then began seeing healings and found the approach teachable to others.
• Faith and the natural mind: Tom distinguishes the natural mind, which reasons from what it can see and explain, from the believer’s spirit, which he says can receive guidance from the Holy Spirit. He argues that faith is not repeatedly persuading oneself that something will happen; it is trusting God’s word because God said it. In his view, doubt and fear can interrupt that trust.
• Identity and authority: Tom says believers need to know what the Bible says about who they are in Christ and what authority they have. He maintains that healing is something Jesus instructed his followers to do, and that the Holy Spirit’s power is available to all believers—not only those with a particular gift.
• Healing as witness: Tom describes healing as both a response to suffering and a way people may encounter God. He says physical healing can make faith more accessible to people who are skeptical of an invisible God and can lead them to consider or accept Christianity.
• Not every case is explained: Tom reports that, in his experience, roughly 70–80% of people he prays for are healed, often immediately. He says he does not know why the rest are not, but those cases do not stop him from praying for others. He also says people must want healing and distinguishes illness from ordinary physical changes associated with aging.
• Caution about counterfeits: Tom acknowledges that some healing claims are fraudulent or motivated by money or attention. He says healing should not be sold and encourages people to investigate claims firsthand rather than dismissing all of them because some are fake.

Tom’s suggested approach and preparation

1. Build a foundation in scripture.

   • Tom says believers should regard the Bible as dependable and take its statements seriously.
   • He encourages readers to learn what it says about believers’ identity and authority in Christ.

2. Understand who you are in Christ.

   • Tom describes believers as children of God, made righteous through Christ and indwelt by the Holy Spirit.
   • He argues that this identity is the basis for acting with confidence, rather than waiting to feel spiritually qualified.

3. Recognize the authority Tom believes believers have.

   • In his interpretation, Jesus’ instructions to heal the sick apply to believers today.
   • He distinguishes exercising authority from possessing a special, innate “gift of healing.”

4. Quiet the natural mind during spiritual ministry.

   • Tom recommends recognizing thoughts such as “this won’t work” or “I’m not qualified” without letting them direct the prayer.
   • He says prayer and fasting can help reduce the influence of the “flesh” or natural mind, but do not make a demon weaker.

5. Approach the person respectfully and establish willingness.

   • Tom’s example is to introduce himself, ask whether the person has pain or a condition, and offer to pray.
   • He says the person should want healing; he does not advocate forcing prayer on someone who declines.

6. Command healing rather than only asking God to heal.

   • Tom says that in the healing accounts in Acts, believers speak or act with authority rather than simply petitioning God.
   • His example is to command the illness or pain to leave in Jesus’ name.

7. Pause after the command.

   • Tom describes saying “now,” then becoming quiet rather than continuing to talk or mentally argue with himself.
   • He presents this pause as a way of making room for God to act.

8. Test what has changed and continue if appropriate.

   • He encourages asking the person to check their movement, pain, or other symptoms.
   • If there is no immediate change, he says not to let that discourage future prayer.

9. Learn through practice and example.

   • Tom recommends watching people who demonstrate healing, going out with an experienced practitioner, and practicing rather than waiting to feel fully ready.
   • He says beginners can be coached through what to say and do.

Examples and personal accounts discussed

• Tom recounts praying for a woman with severe arthritis who, he says, was able to touch her toes afterward and was free of pain.
• He describes training young people in Kazakhstan and says blind and deaf people were healed when local elders prayed with them.
• He shares other reported examples involving mobility, vision, hearing, cancer, tumors, and a person who could see despite having no eyeball in one socket.
• Host Stacy describes praying for a coffee-shop employee with ongoing back pain after surgery. He says she later reported tingling and warmth, and subsequently said she had gone several days without pain medication.
• Tom says he is less confident praying for himself and close family because worry, emotional investment, or attention to his own pain can make it harder for him to set aside his natural mind.

The episode ends with Tom praying for viewers to understand their identity and authority in Christ and to act with confidence. The host encourages viewers to share their experiences and points them to Tom’s book and videos.

Speakers and sources featured

Speakers

• Tom Loud — Guest; presents his teaching and personal accounts of healing ministry.
• Stacy — Host of A Stronger Faith; surname is not given in the subtitles. He asks questions, shares his own experience, and delivers the closing remarks.

Sources and people referenced

• The Bible, including Romans 8:7; Philippians 4:6–7; 1 Corinthians 12; John 14; Mark 16; Acts; and passages about faith, authority, prayer, and healing.
• Pete Cabrera Jr. — Identified by Tom as a YouTube healing minister whose videos influenced him.
• Kenneth Hagin, T. L. Osborne, and the Happy Hunters — Healing-ministry writers Tom says he read.
• Curry Blake and Andrew Wac — Named in the subtitles as teachers of healing; the spelling of “Andrew Wac” may be an auto-caption error.
• Ronald Coin — A deceased man Tom cites in a story about vision without an eyeball.
• Jake Kale — Mentioned briefly by the host in connection with a discussion of prayer and fasting.