The Prayer of Faith

Sermon Scripture:  James 5:13-20

A.  Experiences are opportunities to begin your daily worship: verses 13-16a

• Start wherever you really are!
• If you suffer under evil/hardship – Pray: verse 13 
• If you are in good spirits – Sing Psalms: verse 13
• If you are sick – Call for the elders: verses 14-16a
  1. They pray over him
  2. Anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord: emphasis on the name of the Lord, not anointing!
• Prayer of faith: Pray for one another
  1. Shall raise up the sick
  2. If sin sick? Then forgiveness is promised to those of faith
• If you are in sin- Confess faults to one another

B.  Every Christians should worship privately and corporately!

• Two dealing with individual worship
• Two dealing with worship in community

C.  Encouragement to pray for one another in righteousness. verses 16b

• Much
• Effectiveness
• Prayer: Admission of need! 
• Righteous people
• Powerful    

D.  Example of effective prayer. Verses 17-18

• Elijah was just like you!
• Real men can pray!
• Real men of faith can pray with power!

E.  Encouragement for disciplinary intervention alongside prayer: Erring from the truth – convert him: verses 19-20

• Confront the sinner: one walking away from the truth
• Convert from the error of his way: bring back to the truth
• Convert to save from death:
• Cover sin: 

So What????

• Seek righteousness
• Pray often
• Pray Big Prayers
• Worship every day
• Restore someone