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- Because we have divided hearts. We don’t always ask God for the right things, because we don’t always want the right things. We don’t always want what is truly good and best for us. But God gives us grace (James 4:6), and through James’ letter, the Holy Spirit lovingly leads us to pray for God’s will—for the help we need, and the right heart.
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- When Suffering, Believers Should Continually Pray
- When Happy, Believers Should Pray Through Singing Praises to God
- The Normal Christian Life
- When Seriously Ill, Believers Should Receive Prayer from Their Spiritual Leaders
- Conclusion
- Prayer Prompts
Is anyone among you suffering? He should pray. James 5:13 James says when “suffering” or “in trouble” (NIV), believers should pray. He commands prayer because, usually, it is not our first response. Sometimes, instead of praying, we try to fix the situation on our own, apart from God. Other times, instead of praying, we worry, complain, get angry a...
Is anyone in good spirits? He should sing praises. James 5:13b James says when a person is in “good spirits,” which can also be translated “happy” (NIV), or “cheerful” (ESV), he should sing praises. Praise is a form of prayer where we thank God for his goodness, his characteristics, and in context, even thanking him for the joy he has given us. No ...
James’ commands to pray when suffering and sing when happy reminds us that it is normal and expected for Christians to have moments and seasons of both sorrow and cheerfulness. Sometimes, it is directly or indirectly taught that Christians should always be smiling and happy, and if they are not, something is wrong with their faith. That is incorrec...
Is anyone among you ill? He should summon the elders of the church, and they should pray for him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. 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. James 5:14-15 James moves from the need for believers to pray indivi...
As James is about to close his letter, he, as a man known for prayer, encourages these saints to pray. They should pray when suffering, when glad, when sick, and when struggling with sin. They should pray in all seasons of life—including seeking prayer. Likewise, we must faithfully pray and seek prayer as well. 1. When Suffering, Believers Should C...
Pray for grace to grow in the discipline of prayer in all seasons of life—when suffering, happy, sick, and when struggling with sin and its consequences.Pray for those struggling with physical, emotional, or spiritual sickness (including sin) that they may be healed, set free, encouraged, and drawn to God.Pray for our elders that God may protect, encourage, and empower them to lead and equip the church.Pray for our church (and churches) to grow in the discipline of mutual confession and prayer for one another—pray that God would help us cultivate transparent, healing relationships.Discusses the role of faith in prayer by a righteous person, healing prayer with anointing oil by the elders in the name of the Lord. Also the role of confession and forgiveness to healing. Encourges bringing back straying people to the Lord.
Mar 11, 1990 · It seems to me that what we have in Mark 11:23–24 and 1 Corinthians 12:9 and 13:2 and James 5:15 is an unbroken line of teaching about a gift of faith that enables a person to pray a completely assured prayer because God has given extraordinary assurance. This is why the "prayer of faith" in James 5:15 WILL heal the sick person.
- Now today we turn to James 5:13–18. And the question is: Do thehealing instructions here fit in with what we said last week?Listen to what one Brit...
- In James 5:13–18 we see at least three kinds of praying notjust one. And all three of them are ways of praying for people whoare sick or suffering...
- God intends that in some circumstances the shepherds(=elders) be the channel of needed spiritual gifts to theflock.People ask: Why should not the s...
Jun 8, 2007 · When we pray, our faith recognizes, explicitly or implicitly, the overruling providential purposes of God. We may at times be given insight into that will, enabling us to pray with absolute confidence in God’s plan to answer as we ask.
If we don’t know how to resist these temptations, James invites us to ask for the wisdom we need to do so (James 1:5). As the crisis passes, we find that our maturity has grown. Instead feeling the lack of whatever we were afraid of losing, we feel the joy of finding God’s help.
Dec 11, 2023 · Faith prays with assurance when God has made the outcome clear, and with submission when God has kept the outcome hidden. This is the appropriate way of praying when we do not have a promise of Scripture, or a prompting of the Spirit with regards to God’s purpose in a particular situation.
