Faith That Prays
James 5:13-20
When do I pray?
James: Keep the Faith
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Stands the Test |
Change of Heart |
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Loves Impartially |
Acts |
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Tames the Tongue |
Shows Wisdom |
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Mourns Sin |
Is Humble |
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Looks to Christ’s Return |
Prays |
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Is anyone among you in trouble?
Let them pray. Is anyone happy?
Let them sing songs of praise.
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Is anyone among you sick?
Let them call the elders of the church
to pray over them and anoint them
with oil in the name of the Lord.
James 5:13-14 (NIV) (p.1/5)
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And the prayer offered in faith
will make the sick person well;
the Lord will raise them up.
If they have sinned, they will be forgiven.
James 5:15 (NIV) (p.2/5)
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Therefore confess your sins to each other
and pray for each other
so that you may be healed.
The prayer of a righteous person
is powerful and effective.
James 5:16 (NIV) (p.3/5)
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Elijah was a human being, even as we are.
He prayed earnestly that it would not rain,
and it did not rain on the land
for three and a half years.
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Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain,
and the earth produced its crops.
James 5:17-18 (NIV) (p.4/5)
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My brothers and sisters,
if one of you should wander from the truth
and someone should bring that person back,
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remember this:
Whoever turns a sinner
from the error of their way
will save them from death
and cover over a multitude of sins.
James 5:19-20 (NIV) (p.5/5)
- For All Occasions (v13-14)
- For Healing in Fellowship (v15-16)
- For a Testimony of God’s Power (v17-18)
- For Redemption of the Wanderers (v19-20)
Is anyone among you in trouble?
Let them pray.
James 5:13a (NIV)
Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
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Come near to God
and he will come near to you.
James 4:7-8 (NIV)
Is anyone happy?
Let them sing songs of praise.
James 5:13b (NIV)
Is anyone among you sick?
Let them call the elders of the church
to pray over them
and anoint them with oil
in the name of the Lord.
James 5:14 (NIV)
He poured some of the anointing oil
on Aaron’s head
and anointed him to consecrate him.
Leviticus 8:12 (NIV)
He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you,
for my power is made perfect in weakness.”
Therefore I will boast all the more gladly
about my weaknesses,
so that Christ’s power may rest on me.
2 Corinthians 12:9 (NIV)
In suffering, cheer, and weakness,
do I turn to God
in prayer?
- For All Occasions (v13-14)
- For Healing in Fellowship (v15-16)
- For a Testimony of God’s Power (v17-18)
- For Redemption of the Wanderers (v19-20)
And the prayer offered in faith
will make the sick person well;
the Lord will raise them up.
If they have sinned, they will be forgiven.
James 5:15 (NIV)
“God, I believe You will do what I ask“
“God, I believe You will do what I ask“
vs
“God, I believe You will do
what You promised“
And the prayer offered in faith
will make the sick person well;
the Lord will raise them up.
If they have sinned, they will be forgiven.
James 5:15 (NIV)
Therefore confess your sins to each other
and pray for each other
so that you may be healed.
James 5:16a (NIV)
The prayer of a righteous person
is powerful and effective.
James 5:16b (NIV)
Do we pray for
our healing,
both physical
and spiritual?
- For All Occasions (v13-14)
- For Healing in Fellowship (v15-16)
- For a Testimony of God’s Power (v17-18)
- For Redemption of the Wanderers (v19-20)
Elijah was a human being, even as we are.
He prayed earnestly that it would not rain,
and it did not rain on the land
for three and a half years.
James 5:17 (NIV)
[Ahab] erected an altar for Baal
in the house of Baal, which he built in Samaria.
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And Ahab made an Asherah.
Ahab did more to provoke the Lord,
the God of Israel, to anger
than all the kings of Israel who were before him.
1 Kings 16:32-33 (ESV)
Now Elijah the Tishbite said to Ahab,
“As the Lord, the God of Israel,
lives, before whom I stand,
there shall be neither dew nor rain
these years, except by my word.”
1 Kings 17:1 (ESV)
How long will you waver
between two opinions?
If the Lord is God, follow him;
but if Baal is God, follow him.
1 Kings 18:21 (NIV)
Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain,
and the earth produced its crops.
James 5:18 (NIV)
Answer me, Lord, answer me, so these people
will know that you, Lord, are God,
and that you are turning
their hearts back again.
1 Kings 18:37 (NIV)
Do I pray that God’s power and mercy be shown?
- For All Occasions (v13-14)
- For Healing in Fellowship (v15-16)
- For a Testimony of God’s Power (v17-18)
- For Redemption of the Wanderers (v19-20)
My brothers and sisters,
if one of you should wander from the truth
and someone should bring that person back
James 5:19 (NIV)
Whoever turns a sinner
from the error of their way
will save them from death
and cover over a multitude of sins.
James 5:20 (NIV)
Above all, keep fervent
in your love for one another,
because love covers a multitude of sins.
1 Peter 4:8 (NASB)
How do I view those who wander from God?
Therefore confess your sins to each other
and pray for each other
so that you may be healed.
The prayer of a righteous person
is powerful and effective.
James 5:16 (NIV)