James: Faith that Works Part 18
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Prayer should be continual.
Prayer should be continual.
13 Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise.
14 Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.
James shows us that prayer should invade every aspect of our lives.
The ups and down.
The good times and bad!
We worry so much about answers to prayer when we should remember that prayer is the answer.
We worry so much about answers to prayer when we should remember that prayer is the answer.
Christian prayer is not simply occasional.
Christian prayer is not simply occasional.
Christian prayer is perpetual.
Christian prayer is perpetual.
The Timothy Keller Sermon Archive Healing and Prayer
Back in the fourth century AD in Antioch in Syria there was an awfully good preacher named John of Antioch, and he was named Chrysostom, which in Greek means “the golden-mouthed,” because he was a tremendous preacher. He had a sermon on prayer in which he said, “The potency of prayer has subdued the strength of fire. It has bridled the rage of lions. It has expelled demons. It has broken the chains of death. It has assuaged diseases. It has rescued cities from destruction. It has stopped the sun in its course. It has arrested the progress of the thunderbolt.”
Prayer is transformational.
Prayer is transformational.
14 Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.
15 And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.
13 Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise.
14 Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.
15 And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.
16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.
17 Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the earth.
18 Then he prayed again, and heaven gave rain, and the earth bore its fruit.
What do you do when you can’t change what desperately needs to be changed.
James wants you to know,
Prayer changes things.
Prayer changes things.
16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.
Prayer is powerful.
Prayer is powerful.
Back in the fourth century AD in Antioch in Syria there was an awfully good preacher named John of Antioch, and he was named Chrysostom, which in Greek means “the golden-mouthed,” because he was a tremendous preacher. He had a sermon on prayer in which he said,
“The potency of prayer has subdued the strength of fire. It has bridled the rage of lions. It has expelled demons. It has broken the chains of death. It has assuaged diseases. It has rescued cities from destruction. It has stopped the sun in its course. It has arrested the progress of the thunderbolt.”
Sometimes there is a link between personal sin and sickness.
Sometimes there is a link between personal sin and sickness.
16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.
Example
27 Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty concerning the body and blood of the Lord.
30 That is why many of you are weak and ill, and some have died.
15 but if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For her hair is given to her for a covering.
1 Cor 11:
17 Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the earth.
18 Then he prayed again, and heaven gave rain, and the earth bore its fruit.
In Elijah’s day the peoples’ sin caused God to withhold rain.
In James day the peoples’ sin caused God to withhold health.
When the people repented and Elija prayed the rains came. - It is the same thing.
This sickness is possible a matter of spiritual discipline.
When sin causes sickness then there must be repentance.
When sin causes sickness then there must be repentance.
Anointing with oil is an appropriate practice in such a situation. Such anointing in the Bible is a sign of someone being particularly set apart and consecrated to God—given over fully to him and his purposes.
Back in the fourth century AD in Antioch in Syria there was an awfully good preacher named John of Antioch, and he was named Chrysostom, which in Greek means “the golden-mouthed,” because he was a tremendous preacher. He had a sermon on prayer in which he said,
“The potency of prayer has subdued the strength of fire. It has bridled the rage of lions. It has expelled demons. It has broken the chains of death. It has assuaged diseases. It has rescued cities from destruction. It has stopped the sun in its course. It has arrested the progress of the thunderbolt.”
James 5:
13 Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise.
14 Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.
15 And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.
16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.
17 Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the earth.
18 Then he prayed again, and heaven gave rain, and the earth bore its fruit.
Preaching the Word: James—Faith That Works The Divine Prescription for Healing ( James 5:13-16 )
the ancient historian Eusebius testified that “his knees grew hard like a camel’s because of his constant worship of God, kneeling and asking forgiveness for the people.”
The ancient historian Eusebius testified about James that,
“His knees grew hard like a camel’s because of his constant worship of God, kneeling and asking forgiveness for the people.”
5 And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”
Preaching the Word: James—Faith That Works Prescription (v. 14)
James is in agreement with other New Testament teaching which sometimes associates illness and even death with one’s sin—as, for example, was the case when some in the Corinthian church suffered physical judgment because of unconfessed sin in their lives when they partook of the Lord’s Supper (1 Corinthians 11:27–32). Another example comes from Jesus’ healing of the paralytic in Capernaum on which occasion he said, “Son, your sins are forgiven” (Mark 2:5
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27 Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty concerning the body and blood of the Lord.
28 Let a person examine himself, then, and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup.
29 For anyone who eats and drinks without discerning the body eats and drinks judgment on himself.
30 That is why many of you are weak and ill, and some have died.
31 But if we judged ourselves truly, we would not be judged.
32 But when we are judged by the Lord, we are disciplined so that we may not be condemned along with the world.
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Sometimes there is a link between personal sin and sickness.
Sometimes there is a link between personal sin and sickness.
James is in agreement with other New Testament teaching which sometimes associates illness and even death with one’s sin—as, for example, was the case when some in the Corinthian church suffered physical judgment because of unconfessed sin in their lives when they partook of the Lord’s Supper (). Another example comes from Jesus’ healing of the paralytic in Capernaum on which occasion he said, “Son, your sins are forgiven” ()
James is not suggesting that believing prayer is always a guarantee of personal healing.
James is not suggesting that believing prayer is always a guarantee of personal healing.
Allberry, Sam. James For You: Showing you how real faith looks in real life (God's Word For You) (pp. 150-151). The Good Book Company. Kindle Edition.