Is Healing for Today? Unity, Spiritual Gifts, and Unanswered Prayer
From inHoPE Podcast: Young Leaders Strengthening Unity in Christ by Nathaniel Preach Smith
March 30, 2026 · 1h 4m
About this episode
The hosts discuss healing, spiritual gifts, and the importance of unity in the body of Christ amidst differing theological views.
Hosts Preach and Brandon introduce the In Hope Podcast’s mission to strengthen unity in the body of Christ and redo a healing episode after an audio failure they view as spiritual opposition. They discuss how accounts of healings, prophecy, and other moves of God can be censored or overlooked, then frame healing and spiritual gifts as a conversation with two camps (continuationism vs. cessationism) that should not break unity. Citing Mark 16 and 1 Corinthians 12–13, they argue gifts are for the common good and must be grounded in love, while debating 1 Corinthians 13’s “the perfect” as Christ’s future return. They emphasize emotional and mental healing, warn against wrong motives and abuse (e.g., blaming lack of faith), acknowledge unanswered prayers (Paul’s thorn, Jesus in Gethsemane), and invite viewers to share testimonies and doubts to build understanding and unity.
People in this episode
Hosts: Preach, Brandon
Topics covered
- healing
- spiritual gifts
- unity in Christ
- continuationism
- cessationism
- unanswered prayer
- emotional healing
Keywords
- healing
- spiritual gifts
- unity
- continuationism
- cessationism
- unanswered prayer
- faith
- testimonies
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Mark 16, 1 Corinthians 12–13, 1 Corinthians 13
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