James Teaches Prayer and Healing
James 5:13-18
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.
REFLECTION 28: Pray at all times
REFLECTION 28: Pray at all times
1 Thessalonians 5:16 Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the
will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
REFLECTION 28: Pray at all times
1 Thessalonians 5:16 Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the
will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
Ephesians 6:18 praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and
supplication. To that end keep alert with all perseverance,
making supplication for all the saints,
REFLECTION 28: Pray at all times
Matthew 6:7 “And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that
they will be heard for their many words. 8 Do not be like them, for
your Father knows what you need before you ask him.”
REFLECTION 28: Pray at all times
1 Timothy 2:5 For there is one God, and
there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ
Jesus,
REFLECTION 28: Pray at all times
Hebrews 4:16 Let us then with
confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may
receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
REFLECTION 28: Pray at all times
James 5:15 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.
REFLECTION 28: Pray at all times
Matthew 9:2 And behold, some people brought to him a paralytic, lying on a bed. And when Jesus saw
their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Take heart, my son; your sins are
forgiven.” … 6 But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive
sins”—he then said to the paralytic—“Rise, pick up your bed and go home.” 7 And he rose and went
home.
REFLECTION 28: Pray at all times
Acts 19:11 And God was doing extraordinary miracles by the hands of Paul, 12 so that even
handkerchiefs or aprons that had touched his skin were carried away to the sick, and their diseases left them and the evil spirits came out
of them.
REFLECTION 28: Pray at all times
REFLECTION 29: Powerful prayer is pure and passionate
REFLECTION 29: Powerful prayer is pure and passionate
James 5:16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed.
REFLECTION 29: Powerful prayer is pure and passionate
Matthew 5:23 So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there
remember that your brother has something against you, 24 leave your gift there before the altar
and go. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer
your gift.
REFLECTION 29: Powerful prayer is pure and passionate
“Sin demands to have a man by himself. It withdraws him from the
community. The more isolated a person is, the more destructive
will be the power of sin over him.” Dietrich Bonhoeffer
REFLECTION 29: Powerful prayer is pure and passionate
“Therefore when I admonish you to confession, I’m admonishing you to be a Christian!”
Martin Luther
REFLECTION 29: Powerful prayer is pure and passionate
James 5:16b 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.
REFLECTION 29: Powerful prayer is pure and passionate
Matthew 21:13 He said to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer,’ but you make it
a den of robbers.”
REFLECTION 29: Powerful prayer is pure and passionate