Prayer of Faith
James 5:13-20
13Is any one of you in trouble? He should pray. Is anyone happy? Let him sing songs of praise. 14Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. 15And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven. 16Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.
17Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. 18Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops. 19My brothers, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring him back, 20remember this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save him from death and cover over a multitude of sins.
Intro: From the beginning of this Earth, God chose to man as his representative on earth and has decided to work on the Earth by pray and only by prayer. If we pray, God works. If we don't pray God...waits.
The Mature Believer is a person of Prayer:
- Prayer for those in trouble(suffering) (5:13)
*Remember the power of praise - Prayer for the sick(5:14-16)
- Prayer for the Nation (5:17-18)
- Prayer for those falling away (5:19-20)
*Satans favorite teaching of deception- If it feels Good it must be right.
- Ends justifies the means
- Everybody is doing it so it's OK!
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