James 5:13-18
Prayer Action: Beyond Just a Hopeful Reaction
May 30, 2021 / James 5:13-181 Thessalonians 5:16-18 – Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances, for this is the will of God.
James 5:13-18 – 13 Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise. 14 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. 15 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.16 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.17 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. 18 Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops.
Living out Prayer Action Includes:
#1—Constantly to the .
James 5:13-15 – 13 Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. 14 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. 15 And the prayer offered in faith will make…….
Isaiah 40:30 – But those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles: they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.
James 5:17-18 – 17 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. 18 Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops.
Romans 8:31 – What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
Matthew 11:28 – “Come (there is that verb again, we must reach out in faith believing that God hasn’t given up on our request) to me, ALL who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
Psalm 37:5 NKJV – Commit your ways to the Lord; trust also in him, and he WILL bring it to pass.
Living out Prayer Action Includes:
#2 – over our
James 5:17 – 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 5:16 NKJV – The EFFECTUAL, FERVENT prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
Effectual: Successful in producing a desired result
Fervent: Having or displaying a passionate intensity, a hot burning intensity, zealous, dedicated, wholehearted and eager
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