1. let us pray James 5:13-20

2. Pray and Praise

3. “Don't pray for the persecution to stop! We shouldn't pray for a lighter load to carry, but a stronger back to endure! Then the world will see that God is with us, empowering us to live in a way that reflects his love and power.” Heavenly Man, 287

4. Pray Acts 4:29 “And now, Lord, take note of their threats, and grant that Your bond- servants may speak Your word with all confidence....”

5. Pray and Praise

6. Praise Ephesians 5:18–20...be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord; always giving thanks for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God, even the Father.

7. Pray for one another

8.  Seek prayer  “salvation” = healing Pray for one another John 5:14 Afterward Jesus found him in the temple and said to him, “Behold, you have become well; do not sin anymore, so that nothing worse happens to you.”

9.  Seek prayer  “salvation” = healing  forgiveness Pray for one another 1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

10.  Seek prayer  “salvation” = healing  forgiveness Pray for one another “It is important to tell at least from time to time the secret of who we truly and fully are...because otherwise we run the risk of losing track of who we truly and fully are and little by little come to accept instead the highly edited version which we put forth in hope that the world will find it more acceptable than the real thing.” Telling Secrets, Fredrick Buechner

11.  Seek prayer  Give prayer  Why pray? Pray for one another

12.  Seek prayer  Give prayer  Why pray? Pray for one another Theology of Suffering with Joni Eareckson Tada on February 11, 2009 in DTS Chapel Joni Eareckson Tada, Founder and CEO of Joni and Friends International Disability Center, discusses the theology of suffering. She encourages us by explaining how suffering can be redeemed in a manner that glorifies God. Video: www.dts.edu/media/play/theology-of-suffering-joni-eareckson-tada Audio only: www.dts.edu/download/media/20090211.mp3

13. Rescue one another

14. Proverbs 27:6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but deceitful are the kisses of an enemy.

15. Application ① pray for one another ② pray specifically for one another ③ pray for everything for one another ④ pray humbly before God