“The Prayer of Faith” (James 5:13–20)

“The Prayer of Faith” (James 5:13–20)
Pastor Cameron Jungels
Eastside Baptist Church
Sunday AM, August 23, 2015

          13 Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise.  14 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. 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.  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.  
          19 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.
(James 5:13-20, NIV)

1.    Christians should pray at all times in all circumstances (v. 13).

2.    Christians should pray for one another in times of need (vv. 14–18).

3.    Christians should confess our sins to one another (v. 16).

4.    Christians should seek to restore wayward brothers and sisters (vv. 19–20).

Main Idea: Christians should be known by their concern for one another in the faith through prayer, confession, and restoration.