The Rotator Cuff That Did Not Get Memo

A man sits trembling in his seat, unsure if he can speak, then stands up and tells a story that refuses to stay small. We’re talking about prayer for healing, freedom from addiction, and what it looks like when someone says Jesus didn’t just comfort them, but restored them.

We share why we take the Scriptures literally when they say to lay hands on the sick and see them recover, and why we’ve pursued healing prayer for years. You’ll hear a direct prayer for anyone carrying pain, sickness, disease, or infirmity, with a bold request for real change and restoration. If you’ve searched for Christian healing testimonies, prayer for the sick, or healing ministry stories, this conversation meets you right where you are, with language that is simple and full of expectation.

Then we tell Jerry’s testimony: a history of heavy drug addiction, a first Sunday at church that he describes as total freedom, and six months later a continued life with no desire to go back. The story also includes a specific moment of prayer for shoulder pain after a word of knowledge, where Jerry describes severe rotator cuff damage and the need for surgery, then demonstrates movement he says he could not do before.

We also reflect on what comes after healing: identity, courage, and purpose, including a moment of “roaring” intercession that invites Jerry to step into strength instead of shame. If this encourages you, subscribe, share it with a friend, and leave a review so more people can find these testimonies and conversations.

Transcript

Welcome And Why We Pray

Linda Budd 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. Listen to this testimony. I asked for testimonies, and a man named Jerry was fidgeting in his seat, sitting weighing back, and I thought, what's going on there? And uh he did not come forward or raise his hand, and some other people gave testimonies, and finally, with trembling, he stood up. And he was very, very scared to stand in public and to give a testimony. But he came to the front and he began to testify that he'd been a terrible drug addict from the time he was a teenager, huffing gas and doing math and um cannabis and then heavier drugs and just totally caught in addiction. And he said that he came into our church and on the very first Sunday, he got totally set free. And then I called him out because I gave a word of knowledge for shoulder pain. And he came up and he said that his rotator cuff was so totally torn that they were needing to go in and do a surgery, that he actually needed the ball put back in the socket and all kinds of terrible stuff. And uh I prayed for him immediately. He got a brand new shoulder. He started lifting his arm up and down. He said, I could not do this. And um I reported this once before on this podcast. Well, here he was doing it again, and very humbly and with tears coming down his face. And he said that uh he's not gone back to his addiction. It's been six months. He's totally set free, has no desire for it, and the shoulder and everything is totally healing. He was showing us how he's moving his arms all over, he has no pain. And then uh my daughter came up and she said, I see a lion spirit in you, and I see you down all floors, roaring like a lion in intercession. And he began to cry, and we all began to roar to help him to get into that place of roaring in intercession. I hope this testimony blesses you. And if there's just any part of it that pertains to you, grab a hold of it. Jesus is the restorer, and he is bringing that to you right now 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 a 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.