Anointing with Oil <body style="background-image: url(bgcrossback.jpg); background-position: left; background-no-repeat; background-attachment: fixed;" <body bgcolor="000025" background="bgcrossback.jpg" text="ffffff"> </body> <div align=center><table width="75%" border="2" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="10" invertborder background="http://wtv-zone.com/emma/backs3/goldribbon.gif"> <tr><td width="100%"><center><table width="100%" border="2" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="6" background="http://wtv-zone.com/emma/christ/triples/bgcrossback.jpg"> <tr><td width="100%"><center><table width="100%" border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="1" background="http://wtv-zone.com/emma/backs3/goldribbon.gif"> <tr><td width="100%"><center><table width="100%" border="2" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="3" bgcolor="453525"><tr><td width="100%"><center><Br><Br><Br><font size="4"> <font color="ffffff"><CENTER><BGSOUND SRC="carman_theriver.wav" LOOP=infinite> <CENTER><H1><FONT COLOR="#FFEB78">Biblical Anointing Oil</H1></FONT></CENTER> <P> <CENTER><U><H2>Consecrating the Oil</H2></U><BR> <H3><FONT COLOR="#C2CE99">(To Make Holy)</H3></FONT></CENTER> <IMG SRC="oilbottle.gif" ALIGN=left> <H3>Anointing oil should be consecrated before it is used to anoint the sick. A good grade of pure olive oil (scented, if desired, as was done in the early church) should be secured; and those Christian brothers or sisters laboring for the cause of Jesus Christ, standing in His stead, doing His work on earth should consecrate it and set it apart for its Holy purposes. <P> This may be done in privacy. <P> 1. Hold the open container of oil;<BR> 2. Address our Heavenly Father as in prayer; <BR> 3. State authority (The Lord Jesus Christ) by which the oil is consecrated;<BR> 4. Consecrate the oil and set it apart for the blessing & anointing of the sick and afflicted;<BR> 5. Close in the name of Jesus Christ. <P> <CENTER><FONT COLOR="#FFEB78"><H2>Example:</H2></FONT></CENTER> <P> A simple prayer for the purpose of consecrating might go something like this: <P> <I>"My Heavenly Father, by authority of the Lord Jesus Christ, I consecrate, dedicate and set apart this special oil for the anointing and blessing of anyone or anything at any time for whatever Christian purpose, and I do it in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen"</I>. <P> Once the oil is consecrated, it is permanent and not necessary to do again. <P> (**NOTE: If you don't have olive oil at the time of need, you can substitute any type of oil. You must understand that the power is not in the oil itself, but in obedience to doing what the Bible instructs us to do. The Power and the Promise comes from the Lord.) <P> <CENTER><U><H2><CENTER><FONT COLOR="#FFEB78">Administering to the Sick</H2></U></FONT></CENTER> <P> This can be done in two parts by one or two Christian brothers/sisters visiting the sick person. The decision should be made in advance before visitation of what each will do so that the anointing/blessing will go smoothly. <P> 1. ANOINTING WITH OIL. The anointing is done by one of the brothers or sisters. The sick person may lie or sit. <P> A. Anoint the head of the sick person, using a small amount of oil on the crown. It is not necessary to anoint the afflicted part. <P> B. Call the person by name ... Brother Mike / Sister Mary. <P> C. State authority (The Lord Jesus Christ) by which the action is performed. <P> D. State that you are anointing with consecrated oil. <P> E. State that you are acting in the very name of Jesus Christ. <P> <CENTER><FONT COLOR="#FFEB78"><H2>Example:</H2></FONT></CENTER> <P> (While pouring the oil) -- <I>Brother Mike Johnson, by the authority of the Lord Jesus Christ, I anoint you with oil that has been consecrated, dedicated and set apart for anointing the sick and afflicted, and I do this in the sacred name of our Lord Jesus Christ, Amen</I>. <P> SEALING THE ANOINTING: At this time, immediately following the anointing, the Christian brother or sister (or both) lay their hands on the head of the sick person. One of them acts as voice. <P> 1. With eyes closed in prayer, call the sick person by name;<BR> 2. State authority (The Lord Jesus Christ) by which the action is performed;<BR> 3. Seal & confirm the anointing which has already taken place;<BR> 4. Pronounce a blessing (prayer of faith) as the Holy Spirit dictates;<BR> 5. Close in the name of Jesus Christ. <P> <CENTER><FONT COLOR="#FFEB78">NOTE: TO THE ADMINISTRATING BROTHER/SISTER:</FONT> Let the prayer be suited to the case. It stands to reason prior to visitation the circumstances be pondered. You may even fast so that there will be even greater spirituality -- a clear channel between you and the Lord, as YOU are the instrument by which He is working through. The leading of a spiritual, exemplary life is extremely helpful to you in standing in the Lord's stead.) <P> <CENTER><FONT COLOR="#FFEB78"><H2>Example:</H2></FONT></CENTER> <P> Commencing with <I>Sister Mary, by the authority of the Lord Jesus Christ, I/we lay my/our hand/s upon your head, seal and confirm the anointing and hereby pronounce a blessing that ..."</I> (the blessing/prayer of faith will now be dictated through you by the Holy Spirit. Pray this prayer vocally on behalf of the sick person by inspiration and prodding from the Holy Spirit. It may be short or long, depending on what the Spirit has to say. Tru to instill faith in the sick person that by his/her faith in the Lord, that healing CAN and WILL happen). Prayer over the sick must proceed from and be accompanied with a lively faith. There must be faith in the person praying and in the person prayed for. When the prayer is complete, close in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Exceptions would, obviously, be if the person being prayed for were to be unconscious or in a comatose state, whereby the Lord would honor the faith of the one praying.) <P></H3> <HR> <P> <CENTER><A HREF="http://njminstries.org/njm/home.html"><H3><FONT COLOR="#E19E00">Return to NJM sitemap</H3></FONT></A></CENTER><br><br></CENTER> <br><Br><Br> <a href="http://wtv-zone.com/emma/triples.html"><font size="1"><font color="ffffff"><B>TRIPLES with EMMA</B></font></a> </center></td></tr></table></center></td></tr></table></center></td></tr></table></center></td></tr></table></div></body></html>