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A. The exhortation to prayer (5:13–16a)
1. Seasons of prayer (5:13): When should we pray?
a.
In times of trouble (5:13a)
b.
In times of triumph (5:13b)
2. Reasons for prayer (5:14–16a)
a. Prayer will raise up the sick (5:14–15a).
b.
Prayer will restore the sinner (5:15b–16a).
B. The example of prayer (5:16b–18)
1.
The power (5:16b): A righteous person’s prayer is both powerful and effective.
2. The person (5:17–18): James selects Elijah as his role model here.
a. “Elijah was as human as we are, and yet when he prayed earnestly that no rain would fall, none fell for the next three and a half years!” (5:17).
b. “Then he prayed for rain, and down it poured” (5:18).
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13 Are any of you suffering hardships?
You should pray.
Are any of you happy?
You should sing praises.
14 Are any of you sick?
You should call for the elders of the church to come and pray over you, anointing you with oil in the name of the Lord.
15 Such a prayer offered in faith will heal the sick, and the Lord will make you well.
And if you have committed any sins, you will be forgiven.
16 Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed.
The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.
17 Elijah was as human as we are, and yet when he prayed earnestly that no rain would fall, none fell for three and a half years!
18 Then, when he prayed again, the sky sent down rain and the earth began to yield its crops.
ME:
Sometimes I will flip through the channels on my TV and watch TBN or some other religious channel and come across a preacher who is teaching a doctrine that is contrary to Christ.
You know those televangelists that teach that health and wealth prosperity Gospel.
“Sow a seed to our ministry and God will bless you tenfold or in their healing services they may say “You are suffering with a disease because you don’t have enough faith!
(Bringing shame and condemnation on the person).
One verse that a lot of them take and twist is which says God wants us to have an abundant and full life.
That doesn’t mean Gods will for all of us is to live a rich and lavish lifestyle.
The Gospel tells us the contrary.
We are to live a simple life of obedience and generosity.
There are some situations in which God doesn’t answer our prayers for healing.
Take for instance the Apostle Paul.
He said that he had a thorn in the flesh and pleaded with the Lord three times to take it away.
God’s response...”My Grace is enough for, My power is perfected in your weakness”.
So sometimes our physical sickness is Gods purpose to serve our spiritual condition.
“It was not because of his sins or his parents’ sins,” Jesus answered.
“This happened so the power of God could be seen in him.
3 “It was not because of his sins or his parents’ sins,” Jesus answered.
“This happened so the power of God could be seen in him.
Unfortunately, there are some traditions that go to the extreme and they believe in the cessation of spiritual gifts.
That spiritual gifts stopped after the apostles died and this includes healing.
That’s not true either.
God is still in the miracle business!
But, He heals according to His will, timing, and purposes.
Then there are those of other faith traditions that are complete opposite.
They believe in the cessation of spiritual gifts.
That spiritual gifts stopped after the apostles died and this includes healing.
WE:
Some of us have encountered times where we prayed and cried out to the LORD in prayer.
We asked the church, family and friends to join us in prayer.
We did all we could.
And we seen the heavens open up and seen God work in a mysterious and miracalous ways!
Some of us have encountered times where we prayed and cried out to the LORD in prayer.
We asked the church, family and friends to join us in prayer.
We did all we could.
And we seen the heavens open up and seen God work in a mysterious and miracalous ways!
Some of us have encountered times where we prayed and cried out to the LORD in prayer.
We asked the church, family and friends to join us in prayer.
We did all we could.
And we seen the heavens open up and seen God work in a mysterious and miracalous ways!
A. The exhortation to prayer (5:13–16a)
1. Seasons of prayer (5:13): When should we pray?
a.
In times of trouble (5:13a)
b.
In times of triumph (5:13b)
2. Reasons for prayer (5:14–16a)
a. Prayer will raise up the sick (5:14–15a).
b.
Prayer will restore the sinner (5:15b–16a).
B. The example of prayer (5:16b–18)
1.
The power (5:16b): A righteous person’s prayer is both powerful and effective.
2. The person (5:17–18): James selects Elijah as his role model here.
a. “Elijah was as human as we are, and yet when he prayed earnestly that no rain would fall, none fell for the next three and a half years!” (5:17).
b. “Then he prayed for rain, and down it poured” (5:18).
A. The exhortation to prayer (5:13–16a)
1. Seasons of prayer (5:13): When should we pray?
a.
We should pray In times of trouble (5:13a)
illust.-I
remember a time when me and Kim were really struggling financially.
It was just a really rough time for us.
I’d pray and just say God, you know our need.
We really need you to provide for us.
Then a couple weeks later i’d go out to check the mail.
There was this one envelope that just looked different from the rest.
I opened it up and it was a $500 check from someone who we use to attend a small group bible study with.
On a note it just said “The Lord put it on our hearts to give this to you”!
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We should pray In times of triumph (5:13b)
You know a lot of times we pray during our hardships, asking God to deliver us and then he does, he provides for us but then we forget to praise Him for what he’s done!
Praise is often a forgotten weapon in the arsenal of the Christian.
Singing is still one of the finest means for giving praise to God.
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