James 5:14-18: The sick and prayer Lesson 21, 11/24/19 I. Why trials?

A. The Bible ______promises C. Some Christians will go through a trial that Christians will have an easy life. specifically ______by God. B. The Bible does ______that • John 9:1-3 we will have afflictions and troubles. 1. Do you think it was worth it to this man, to be blind all his life so that Jesus could use him 1. The world, naturally, does not like Christians. and save him? • John 15:18-25 2. Do you not think that God is capable of using 2. Because the world ______your affliction? Christians, it will give them trouble. 3. What is the purpose of God allowing • John 16:33 affliction in your life? 3. Jesus didn’t ask God to take us ______of the world so that we wouldn’t have trouble. D. Removing your affliction is not He asked for protection and promised, but the grace to ______. ______it is. • John 17:13-26 • II Cor. 12:5-10 II. Is there any sick among you?

A. Some afflictions, trials, and sickness 3. Sometimes this is the result of our sin come because of our ______. against other ______. 1. Sometimes these are natural consequences • James 5:14-16 for our sin. • 1 Corinthians 11:28-33 But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and • Galatians 6:7-8 Be not deceived; God is not drink of that cup. For he that eateth and mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he body. For this cause many are weak and sickly that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap among you, and many sleep. For if we would life everlasting. judge ourselves, we should not be judged. But 2. Sometimes this is a result God’s when we are judged, we are chastened of the ______. Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world. Wherefore, my brethren, when ye • Hebrews 12:4-6 Ye have not yet resisted unto come together to eat, tarry one for another. blood, striving against sin. And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him: For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. III. A lesson of unity

A. You know that God has brought B. Not a church ______to chastisement upon you for sinning prepare someone for death. against your brother. You’ve repented 1. Notice what the promise is. V. 15 and are still ill. Now what? V. 14-15 C. Be quick to ______. V. 15 1. Call for the elders of the church. 1. Not referring to a priest or pastor 2. Have them pray over you, anointing with oil. 2. This is referring to other believers • Matthew 18:15 Moreover if thy brother shall • “The word ‘anoint’ is the common word for trespass against thee, go and tell him his “massage”; it is used in Mark 16:1, where the fault between thee and him alone: if he shall women wanted to prepare the body of Christ hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. for burial. Oil was a common medicine in that day; physicians often anointed the sick • Acts 19:18 And many that believed came, with oil (Luke 10:34). The picture here is of and confessed, and shewed their deeds. saints not only praying for one another but also using the means God has supplied for D. The picture here is one of unity. their health.” Warren Wiersbe When we’re at odds with one another, 3. The prayer of faith will heal the sick. lets confess our sin and pray for one another. IV. A lesson of prayer

A. A righteous person knows how to pray 3. Elijah’s prayer of no rain would also hurt according to the ______of God. himself. 1. James believed in prayer. C. It is not a man’s natural gifts that make 2. Tradition tells us that he spent so much time him a great man of prayer; it is his in prayer that his knees became hard and ______and faith. calloused. B. God works ______through prayer. 1. It must come from a clean, dedicated heart. 2. Elijah was a man of “like passions” as we are. • Acts 14:15 And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein: