The End is Where We Begin “James”
Matthew 18:19-20, “Again, I tell you that it two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by My Father in heaven. For where two or three come together in My name, there am I with them.”
- Meet ____________ in your life with prayer. James 5:13, ”Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise.”
- You can pray for ______________________ and receive it. James 5:14-15a, ”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….”
What are the steps for this Kind of prayer?
a) It’s for those who are ______________________.
b) Go to the ______________ of your church .
See 1 Peter 5:1-2; Acts 20:17,28.
c) They will _______________________________.
d) Then, pray for ___________________________.
3. You can pray for ________________ and receive it. James 5:15b-16,“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.”
See Isaiah 59:2 and Psalm 66:17-19.
- There is prayer and then there is _________________prayer. James 5:16b, “The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.”
- The power of prayer and the ______________ of the person praying are linked. James 5:16b-18, ”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.”
- You are to uphold this prayer in ________________________. James 5:19-20,”My brothers and sisters, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring that person back, 20 remember this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of their way will save them from death and cover over a multitude of sins.