James 5:13-20 – 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. 19 My dear brothers and sisters, if someone among you wanders away from the truth and is brought back, 20 you can be sure that whoever brings the sinner back from wandering will save that person from death and bring about the forgiveness of many sins. (New Living Translation)

Prayer and Restoration

James Asks Three Rhetorical Questions

• Are any of you in trouble?

Romans 8:22 – For we know that all creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. (New Living Translation)

Hebrews 9:27 – And just as each person is destined to die once and after that comes judgment, . . . (New Living Translation)

Ephesians 6:12 – For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places. (New Living Translation)

2 Timothy 2:3; 4:5 – 3 Endure suffering along with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. . . .4:5 But you should keep a clear mind in every situation. Don’t be afraid of suffering for the Lord. Work at telling others the Good News, and fully carry out the ministry God has given you. (New Living Translation)

• Is anyone happy?

• Are any of you sick?

Are You Sick?

The true principles of God’s healing power

James 5:13-20

❏ The person must be __________

❏ The _______________ __________________ comes from the one who is sick

❏ The ____________ are to pray and anoint with oil ‘in the name of the Lord’

The principles must accompany some invisible conditions

✓ “In the name of the ____________”

✓ “Prayer offered in _______________”

Romans 14:23 – For whatever does not originate and proceed from faith is sin [whatever is done without a conviction of its approval by God is sinful]. (Amplified Bible)

✓ “Confession of __________”

Restoring One Another

▸ We are be about the ____________________ of reconciliation

▸ Specifically those who have ________________ from the truth

1 Corinthians 10:12 – If you think you are standing strong, be careful, for you, too, may fall into the same sin. (New Living Translation, 1st ed.)

Galatians 6:9 – So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up. (New Living Translation)