James 5 to god said

JAMES 5

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JAMES 5‘GOD SAID’

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JAMES 5:13-20

13Is anyone among you suffering hardship? Let him pray. Is anyone

cheerful? Let him sing praises. 14Is anyone of you sick? Let him call

the elders of the church and let them pray over him, having

anointed him with oil in the name of the Lord. 15The prayer of faith

will save the one who is sick and the Lord will raise him up. If he

has committed any sin he will be forgiven. 16So confess your sins to

one another and pray for one another so that you can be healed.

The faithful prayer of a righteous man accomplishes great things. 17Elijah was a man like us and he prayed a prayer that it would not

rain and it didn’t rain for three and a half years. 18Then he prayed

again and the heaven gave rain and the earth caused fruit to

sprout. 19My brothers, if anyone among you is straying from the

truth and someone enables him to return, 20the one who turned

him back from the error of his ways will have saved his soul from

death and will have covered a multitude of sins.

STAND ALONE STATEMENTS

Key Words In

13Is anyone among you suffering hardship? / Let him pray. Is

anyone cheerful? Let him sing praises. 14Is anyone of you sick? Let

him call the elders of the church and let them pray over him, having












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anyone cheerful? / Let him sing praises. 14Is anyone of you sick?

Let him call the elders of the church and let them pray over him,

having anointed him with oil in the name of the Lord. 15The prayer

of faith will save the one who is sick and the Lord will raise him up.

If he has committed any sin he will be forgiven. 16So confess your

sins to one another and pray for one another so that you can be

healed. The faithful prayer of a righteous man accomplishes great

things. 17Elijah was a man like us and he prayed a prayer that it

would not rain and it didn’t rain for three and a half years. 18Then

he prayed again and the heaven gave rain and the earth caused

fruit to sprout. 19My brothers, if anyone among you is straying from

the truth and someone enables him to return, 20the one who

turned him back from the error of his ways will have saved his soul

from death and will have covered a multitude of sins.


anyone cheerful? / Let him sing praises. / 14Is anyone of you sick?

Let him call the elders of the church and let them pray over him,

having anointed him with oil in the name of the Lord. 15The prayer

of faith will save the one who is sick and the Lord will raise him up.

If he has committed any sin he will be forgiven. 16So confess your

sins to one another and pray for one another so that you can be

healed. The faithful prayer of a righteous man accomplishes great

things. 17Elijah was a man like us and he prayed a prayer that it

would not rain and it didn’t rain for three and a half years. 18Then

he prayed again and the heaven gave rain and the earth caused

fruit to sprout. 19My brothers, if anyone among you is straying from

the truth and someone enables him to return, 20the one who

turned him back from the error of his ways will have saved his soul

from death and will have covered a multitude of sins.



/ Let him call the elders of the church / and let them pray over

him, / having anointed him with oil in the name of the Lord. / 15The

prayer of faith will save the one who is sick and the Lord will raise

him up. If he has committed any sin he will be forgiven. 16So

confess your sins to one another and pray for one another so that

you can be healed. The faithful prayer of a righteous man

accomplishes great things. 17Elijah was a man like us and he prayed

a prayer that it would not rain and it didn’t rain for three and a half

years. 18Then he prayed again and the heaven gave rain and the

earth caused fruit to sprout. 19My brothers, if anyone among you is

straying from the truth and someone enables him to return, 20the

one who turned him back from the error of his ways will have saved

his soul from death and will have covered a multitude of sins.



/ Let him call the elders of the church / and let them pray over

him, / having anointed him with oil in the name of the Lord. / 15The

prayer of faith will save the one who is sick and the Lord will raise

him up. If he has committed any sin he will be forgiven. 16So

confess your sins to one another and pray for one another so that

you can be healed. The faithful prayer of a righteous man

accomplishes great things. 17Elijah was a man like us and he prayed

a prayer that it would not rain and it didn’t rain for three and a half

years. 18Then he prayed again and the heaven gave rain and the

earth caused fruit to sprout. 19My brothers, if anyone among you is

straying from the truth and someone enables him to return, 20the

one who turned him back from the error of his ways will have saved

his soul from death and will have covered a multitude of sins.

SEEINGTHE ISSUESJames 5:13-20

ISSUE #1: Some of the people were experiencing hardship and suffering [and others were not] but were not

taking the issues to God !

Is anyone among you suffering hardship?

Let him pray.

ISSUE #2: Some of the people were experiencing blessing but were not honouring God by giving praise to him !

Is anyone cheerful?

Let him sing praises

ISSUE #3.1: Some people were sick but were not calling on the faith of others – in this case the leaders!

Is anyone sick? Let him call the elders of the church and let them pray over him, having

anointed him with oil in the name of the Lord. The prayer of faith will save the one who is sick

and God will raise him up.

ISSUE #3.2: Some people whose sickness was a result of their sin were not wanting to take ownership of their sin and confess it openly.

If he has committed any sins he will be forgiven. So confess your sins to one another and pray for

one another so you may be healed.

ISSUE #3.3: People were limiting what God could do through their lack of righteousness and faith.

The faithful prayer of a righteous man can accomplish great things.

Elijah was a man just like us and

He prayed a prayer that it would not rain and it didn’t rain for three and a half years.

Then he prayed again and the heaven gave rain and the earth caused fruit to sprout

ISSUE #4: Followers of Jesus were not seeking after the brothers and sisters who had dropped out and providing a way for them to return to faith

My brothers, if anyone among you is straying from the truth

and someone enables him to return

the one who turned him back from the error of his ways

will have saved his soul from death

and will have covered a multitude of sins

MAKING KINGDOM [OF GOD] CHOICES

Human Situation Kingdom [of God] response

HARDSHIP AND SUFFERING

BLESSING

SICKNESS

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Make sure you FIRST call on God and seek to resolve all of the issues that are important in his presence.

BLESSING

SICKNESS

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BLESSINGMake sure you honour God by offering praise and worship to him for his goodness.

SICKNESS

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SICKNESSGo after all of the collective faith that is accessible (e.g. Elders)

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Go and seek anointing and prayer with the confidence that God will resolve the situation and bring healing.

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Where the sickness is a result of your sin, make sure you deal with the sin so that it will no longer have power to cause the sickness.

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Be encouraged by the testimony of Scripture to allow God to build your faith and don’t think that Elijah was an exception.

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Be encouraged by the testimony of Scripture to allow God to build your faith and don’t think that Elijah was an exception.

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Treat people who turn from the faith with redemptive love –and relate to them in a way that will enable them to return to the path of following Jesus.

Checking it Out !

Making the presence of God the first port of call when you are experiencing hardship and suffering.

Honouring God by praising him when you are experiencing blessing.

Transparently mustering all the corporate faith you can get when you are sick.

Keep offering people a way back when they have let go of their faith in Christ.

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,And sorry I could not travel bothAnd be one traveler, long I stoodAnd looked down one as far as I couldTo where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,And having perhaps the better claimBecause it was grassy and wanted wear,Though as for that the passing thereHad worn them really about the same

And both that morning equally layIn leaves no step had trodden black.Oh, I kept the first for another day! Yet knowing how way leads on to wayI doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sighSomewhere ages and ages hence:Two roads diverged in a wood, and I,I took the one less traveled by,And that has made all the difference.

JAMES 5‘GOD SAID’

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JAMES 5

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