James Teaches Prayer and Healing James 5:13-18

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


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.


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,


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.”


1 Timothy 2:5 For there is one God, and

there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ

Jesus,


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.


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.


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.


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 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.


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.


“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


“Therefore when I admonish you to confession, I’m admonishing you to be a Christian!”

Martin Luther


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.


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.”

James Teaches Prayer and Healing James 5:13-18

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