When Faith Heals: Stories from a Pastor Who Takes Scripture Literally

What happens when a pastor takes the Bible's healing promises literally? Pastor Linda Budd of Rivergate Church in Tulsa shares her remarkable journey into faith healing ministry and the extraordinary results she's witnessed firsthand.

For years, Pastor Budd has dedicated herself to developing what she calls a "healing anointing," faithfully praying for the sick and watching conditions from headaches to serious diseases disappear. Her conviction that scripture means exactly what it says—"lay hands on the sick and see them recover"—has fueled countless healing encounters that defy conventional explanation.

The heartwarming story of her grandson's instant headache relief demonstrates the simplicity and power of her approach. Even more remarkably, this child immediately turned around and prayed successfully for his grandfather's ear infection, underscoring Pastor Budd's belief that God not only wants to heal children but desires to use them as vessels for healing others. This generational passing of faith healing challenges traditional notions of who can participate in ministry and speaks to the accessibility of divine healing for all believers.

Pastor Budd's testimonies reveal a woman genuinely passionate about sharing God's healing power with others. Her straightforward, scripture-based approach strips away complexity and focuses on the direct application of faith. Whether you're curious about faith healing, struggling with illness yourself, or simply intrigued by extraordinary spiritual claims, her experiences offer a window into a world where prayer produces tangible results. Reach out to Rivergate Church if you'd like Pastor Budd to share her healing ministry at your church or event.

Chapters

• 0:00 Introduction to Linda Budd's Ministry
• 0:41 Healing Testimony: Grandson's Headache Miracle
• 1:28 Invitation to Connect and Speaking Opportunities

Transcript

Speaker 1: 0:00

Hi, I'm Linda Budd. I'm a pastor at Rivergate Church in Tulsa, oklahoma, and I take the scriptures literally. That says that we are to lay hands on the sick and see them recover. And so for several years I've gone after a healing, anointing. I've prayed for people dozens of times over the years and I see so many get healed. I've seen all manner of sickness and disease healed. If you have any pain in your body, if you're infirmed, if you have any disease, if you have any sickness at all, I just reach my hand up to heaven right now in the name of Jesus, and I call forth the new body part that you need.

Speaker 1: 0:41

Listen to this testimony. My grandson came to church and he couldn't go to the children's ministry because he had such a terrible headache. He doesn't usually get headaches, so instead he came to the healing service with his mom. I called him out and I said walk on up here, and when you do, this headache is going to leave you. And enough, it did. And so then I had him turn around after his headache was gone and pray for his grandpa who had an ear infection, and the very next day grandpa reported that the ear infection was mostly gone. So the Lord wants to heal children, and he wants to use children to heal others in the name of Jesus. Aren't these just great testimonies of the goodness of God and the healing power of Jesus Christ? If you are interested in having me come and speak at the motivational event, your church or a conference of some sort, I am more than happy to consider that invitation. Please contact my church's office, rivergate Church, tulsa, 918-492-5511, and we'll see if we can set something up. God bless you.