This Friday (05/23) we'll be meeting at the Westermann's @ 7pm for a teaching night. Daniel will teach James 5:13-18. We want to learn about praying for each other. Please prepare by answering the questions below.
Please RSVP to Juliane if you come.
We look forward to seeing you on Friday!
Do you pray for your brothers and sisters in our Bible study group?
James 5:13–18 (NASB95)
13 Is anyone among you suffering? Then he must pray. Is anyone cheerful? He is to sing praises. 14 Is anyone among you sick? Then he must call for the elders of the church and they are to pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord; 15 and the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up, and if he has committed sins, they will be forgiven him. 16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much. 17 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 earth for three years and six months. 18 Then he prayed again, and the sky poured rain and the earth produced its fruit.
Let us learn 4 commitments to a prayer-filled lifestyle in order to serve each other.
I. Choose prayer in all seasons (13)
13 Is anyone among you suffering? Then he must pray. Is anyone cheerful? He is to sing praises.
What is the difference between the two seasons?
Which of the two commands do you neglect more often?
II. Request prayer in sickness (14-15)
14 Is anyone among you sick? Then he must call for the elders of the church and they are to pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord; 15 and the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up, and if he has committed sins, they will be forgiven him.
Why does the person need the prayer of elders to get well again?
How are sickness and recovery related to sin?
III. Use prayer in serving each other (16)
16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much.
What is the purpose of confessing sins to one another?
What keeps you from praying effectively right now?
IV. Learn prayer in Scripture (17-18)
17 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 earth for three years and six months. 18 Then he prayed again, and the sky poured rain and the earth produced its fruit.
Read 1 Kings 16:29-18:46 (especially 17:1; 18:1-2 and 40-46).
What about Elijah made him just like us?
How does Elijah's example encourage you to pray?
