Pray! Pray! Pray!

Why We Need Evangelism Within The Church

1 Jn. 2:18-19 Heb. 3:12 Acts 20:29-31 1. THE SITUATION DESCRIBED James 5:19 Titus 3:3 Matt. 22:23-29 1 Pt. 2:25 James 5:19 1 Jn. 2:18-22 Jude 3-4 Jn. 8:31 James 2:14-21 James 5:20 Prov. 11:31 Prov. 13:6 Prov. 13:22 Ps. 1:1 Ps. 1:5 Rom. 5:8 Ps. 51:13 Ps. 51:13 Lk. 18:13 Mark 8:36 James 5:20 Ps. 5:10 Jer. 5:6 Isa. 59:12 Rom. 2:5 1 Jn. 3:7-10 2. THE SOLUTION DETERMINED James 5:20 James 5:19-20 Lk. 1:16 Acts 14:15 James 5:20 Rom. 11:14 3. THE SALVATION DESIRED James 5:20 Rev. 20:11-15 Rev. 21:8 James 5:20

Pray! Pray! Pray!

1. THE ENCOURAGEMENT TO PRAYER James 5:16 James 5:17-18 2. THE EXAMPLE OF PRAYER James 5:17 James 5:17 1 Kings 18:1-19 1 Kings 18:41-46 Lk. 11:5-10 2 Kings 1:1-17 3. THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PRAYER James 5:17-18

When The Body of Christ Ministers to One Another

1. A LESSON ABOUT MUTUAL MINISTRY James 5:16 1 Cor. 12:4-19 1 Cor. 12:16 1 Cor. 12:15 1 Cor. 12:20-27 Eph. 4:14-16 Eph. 4:11-13 2. A LESSON ABOUT TRANSPARENCY & HUMILITY James 5:16 - Mutual Confession of Sin Acts 19:14-20 2 Cor 2:4-11 Lk. 17:4 Matt. 5:24 2 Sam. 12:9-13 Prov. 28:13 Josh. 7:19-26 - Mutual Ministry of Prayer James 5:16 Matt. 13:15 Heb. 12:12-13 3. A LESSON ABOUT POWERFUL PRAYER James 5:16 James 5:17 James 5:16

Powerful Prayer

1. A REALITY CONSIDERED    We have to do away with every superficial assessment of the Christian life.    2 Cor. 6:1-10    2 Cor 11:21-30    Acts 14:21-22    2 Cor. 7:5-6    James 5:13    We’ve got to learn to use our present situation for spiritual good.    James 5:13 2. A RESPONSE COMMANDED    The essence of praise    Eph. 5:18-21    Col. 3:16    The explanation of praise    Eph. 5:18-21    Col. 3:16    The expression of praise    James 5:13

Powerful Prayer

- v. 13 - “he must pray” - v. 14 - “call for the elders of the church & they are to pray over him” - v. 15 - “and the prayer offered in faith will restore the 1 who is sick” - v. 16 - “therefore, confess your sins to 1 another, & pray for 1 another” - v. 16 - “the effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much” - v. 17 - “Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly” - v. 18 - “then he prayed again” James 5:12 James 5:13 1. PRAYER & SUFFERING James 5:13 James 5:10 2 Tim. 2:9 2 Tim. 4:5 A. The Ultimate Source of Comfort is God 2 Cor. 1:3-4 B. This Comfort is a Supernatural Comfort 2 Cor. 1:5 1 Pt. 4:12-14 1 Pt. 5:6-7 Jer. 12:1-3 Ps. 6:1-10 Ps. 7:1-13 C. This Comfort is a Correcting Comfort Ps. 73:3-4, 13-24 Rom. 8:18 Job 42:10 D. This Comfort is a Pursued Comfort James 5:13 Lk. 18:1-8 Eph. 6:18 E. This Comfort is an Exhorted Comfort James 5:13 F. Prayers of Comfort Ps. 78:5-8 Ps. 34:4-11 Ps. 42:1-11 Ps. 77:1-20