Power Lifts

Scripture Reading: James 5:12-20

 

Scripture Memory Verse: Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective. James 5:16 NIV

 

Memory Tool: Tcysteoapfeo, stymbh. Tpoarmipae. James 5:16 NIV

 

Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord's coming… James 5:7 NIV

 

Above all, my brothers, do not swear-not by heaven or by earth or by anything else. Let your "Yes" be yes, and your "No," no, or you will be condemned. James 5:12 NIV

 

Live Prayerfully

 

Is any one of you in trouble? He should pray. James 5:13a NIV

 

In times of trouble, may the Lord answer your cry. Psalm 20:1a NLT

 

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7 NIV

 

Is anyone happy? Let him sing songs of praise. James 5:13b NIV

 

I know the Lord is always with me. I will not be shaken, for he is right beside me. No wonder my heart is glad, and I rejoice. [and my tongue shouts His praises.] Psalm 16:8,9 NLT

 

Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up. James 5:14,15a NIV

 

Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 NIV

 

If he has sinned, he will be forgiven. James 5:15b NIV

 

Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. James 5:16a NIV

 

We must lay before Him what is in us, not what ought to be in us. C.S. Lewis

 

So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most. Hebrews 4:16 NLT

 

The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective. James 5:16b NIV

 

Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops. James 5:17,18 NIV

 

Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. 2 Corinthians 4:16, 17 NIV

 

Personal Benefits of a growing prayer life:

A sense of God’s presence 

A sense of God’s provision 

A sense of God’s purpose