James Part 12

THE BOOK OF JAMES PART 12

James 5:13-20

1. INTRODUCTION - James 1:1

VII. THE DANGER OF FRIENDSHIP WITH THE WORLD: JAMES 4:1-12

VIII. THE WARNINGS IN LIGHT OF JUDGMENT: JAMES 4:13-5:6

IX. HOW TO LIVE UNTIL THE LORD RETURNS: JAMES 5:7-20

A. Patient Endurance: James 5:7-11

B. Do Not Swear By an Oath: James 5:12

C. Conduct in Prayer: James 5:13-18

1. Prayer in Response to Suffering: James 5:13a

a. Suffering? - Pray (v13a)

2. Prayer in Response to Joy: James 5:13b

a. Cheerful? - Sing Praises (v13b)

3. Prayer in Response to Sickness: James 5:14-16a

a. Sick (from sin)? Call the elders to pray (v14)

b. Faith will restore the repentant, the Lord heals (v15a)

c. Committed sins will be forgiven (v15b)

d. Confess the sins (causing illness) to each other (v16a)

e. Pray for one another to be healed (v16a)

4. The Example of Righteous Prayer: James 5:16b-18

a. Prayer from a righteous man accomplishes much (v16b)

b. Elijah was just like us and caused rain to stop and start 17-18

D. The Restoring of the Backslider: James 5:19-20

1. If any of you strays from the truth and one turns him back (v19)

2. The one restoring will save his soul and a multitude of sins will be covered (v20)