JAMES 5:13-18

James 5:13-18 Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms. 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. And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain; and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months. And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit.

James 5:13-18 Anyone suffering 2 Tim. 2:9; 4:5 feeling hurt Let him pray (pray = ask) 1:6; 1 Jn 5:14-15 Anyone cheerful Eph. 5:18-19 Let him sing psalms Psalm 118:21-29 Anyone sick (weak) physically sick John 11:1 or spiritually unable 1 Cor. 8 off course 1 Cor. 11:30 emotionally incapacitated v. 15; 2 Cor. 11:29; 12:7-10

James 5:13-18 Call for the elders of the church Ac 14:23; 1 Peter 5:1-3 spiritual leaders let them pray over him (on his behalf) they are righteous men v.16; Titus 1:5-9 Anointing him with oil Matt. 6:17; Mk 6:13 “sick” in Mk 6:13 = “sickly” in 1 Cor. 11:30 Not ceremonial anointing; grooming oil was also a medicine Luke 10:35 In the name of the Lord Col. 3:17

James 5:13-18 The prayer of faith v.6-8; Heb. 11:6 Will save the sick Heb. 12:3 connected with discouragement (a spiritual need) 1 Thess. 5:14 The Lord shall raise him up Rom. 13:11; Eph. 5:14-17 And if he has committed sins Jm 4:17 another spiritual need They shall be forgiven 1 John 5:14-17; 1:9

James 5:13-18 Confess your sins Matt. 3:6; Acts 19:18 to one another is reciprocal John 13:34 Pray for one another 1 Tim. 2:1 That you may be healed 1 Peter 2:24 context is spiritual The effective, fervent prayer (energetic) Col. 1:29; 4:12 prayer is work Of a righteous man John 9:31 avails much Neh. 1:4-2:7

James 5:13-18 Example of prayer’s power to avail much - 1 Kings 17-18 Elijah was like us v.17 He prayed it not rain (spiritual purpose) It did not rain for 42 months Eight times he prayed it would rain then it did 1 Kings 18:42-44 fervent, persistent How about you? Luke 18:1-8 In Christ Ac. 8:22-24; not in Christ Gal. 3:26-27