Praying for the Sick
James 5:14-18
1st - The sick person is to call for the elders
James 5:14b
Let him call for the elders of the church,
2nd - The elders are to pray over the sick person
James 5:14c
and let them pray over him,
3rd - The elders are to anoint the sick person
James 5:14d
anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.
1st - It is an act of obedience
2nd - Oil is a symbol of the Holy Spirit
1 Samuel 16:13 (NIV)
So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and from that day on the Spirit of the LORD came upon David in power.
3rd - Jesus instructed his disciples to anoint people with oil
Mark 6:4,12,13 (NIV)
Calling the Twelve to him, he sent them out two by two and gave them authority over evil spirits. They went out and preached that people should repent.They drove out many demons and anointed many sick people with oil and healed them.
James 5:15
And the prayer of faith will save (sozo: make well, heal, cure) the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.
“The Lord will raise him up.” “raise” egeiro: implies an act of God
James 5:15b
And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.
John 5:14
Afterward Jesus found him in the temple and said to him, "See, you are well! Sin no more, that nothing worse may happen to you."
1 Corinthians 11:29-30
For anyone who eats and drinks without discerning the body eats and drinks judgment on himself. That is why many of you are weak and ill, and some have died.
James 5:15b
And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.
1st Step: You go to the Lord and repent
2nd Step: You confess what you repented overI
James 5:16a+b
Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed.
James 5:16c
The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.
James 5:17a
Elijah was a man with a nature like ours,
James 5:17b
and he prayed fervently that it might not rain
James 5:17c-18
and he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the earth. Then he prayed again, and heaven gave rain, and the earth bore its fruit.
