Sermons on James 5 13 20:

Powerful & Effective Prayer Series

Contributed by Jeremias Fababier on Sep 1, 2008

There is a power in prayer but we need to know how to make it effectibe and powerful.

TOPIC: POWERFUL AND EFFECTIVE PRAYER Text: James 5:13-20 Introduction: (ILL. Answer to Prayer Require Preparation! – A rather lazy student noticed that a fellow student always recited her lessons well, so he said to her, "How is it that you always say your lesson so perfectly?" She replied, "I ...read more

Scripture: James 5:13-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Stained-Glass Masquerade

Contributed by Scott Johnson on May 16, 2008

So often in the Church we pretend that everything is perfect, but truth is, it isn’t. The book of James offers insight into how to cure this ailment.

Stained-Glass Masquerade (James 5:13-16) Intro: Do you ever walk in to a church service and begin to question the validity of the perfection that’s displayed? Do you ever look around at the people and ask “Is there anyone in here who fails?” or “Has anyone fallen down in their walk with God ...read more

Scripture: James 5:13-16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God Won't Answer Prayer

Contributed by Brian Harvison on May 29, 2008

Prayers in order to be heard, must not be hindered by sin in our life

James 5:17-18  17 Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.  18 And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit. Ok what sport ...read more

Scripture: James 5:17-18

Denomination: Baptist

Your Prayer Quotient Series

Contributed by Bong Baylon on Jun 7, 2008

Your attitudes toward prayer determine your devotion to prayer.

Title: What’s your Prayer Quotient (PQ)? By Bong Baylon Text: James 5:13-20 Big Idea: Your attitudes toward prayer determine your devotion to prayer. Tagline: Your PQ measures your spiritual health. How’s your PQ lately? Introduction: Interest: Years ago, I heard about IQ (Intelligence Quotient). ...read more

Scripture: James 5:13-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Fugitive

Contributed by Eric Ferguson on Jun 12, 2008

Helping One Who’s Gone Astray.

The Fugitive: Helping One Who’s Gone Astray Question: When did you leave home for the first time? Did you ever run away from home? Where did you go and what happened? James 5:19-20 My brothers and sisters, one of you may wander away from the truth. And another person may help him come back to the ...read more

Scripture: James 5:19-20

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Prayer: Why?

Contributed by Neil Richardson on Mar 12, 2008

Why do anything- why pray, why don’t we pray?

‘Prayer: why?’ (James 5:13-20) Brunel Runnymede, 13/11/02 1. Why do anything? Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus “It happens that the stage sets collapse. Rising, streetcar, four hours in the office or the factory, meal, streetcar, four hours of work, meal, sleep, and Monday Tuesday Wednesday ...read more

Scripture: James 5:13-20

Denomination: Baptist

Test 9: Afliction Test, Part 1 Series

Contributed by Jim Drake on Feb 12, 2008

This sermon looks at the first key to passing the affliction test--the individual key.

1. When experiencing affliction, your first individual responsibility is to pray (13) 2. When experiencing affliction, your second individual responsibility is to call (14) A few weeks ago, our family went to see a movie called National Treasure. I won’t go into all the details with you, but it ...read more

Scripture: James 5:13-14

Denomination: Baptist

Test 9: Affliction Test, Part 2 Series

Contributed by Jim Drake on Feb 12, 2008

This sermon looks at the second key to passing the affliction test--the corporate key.

1. Corporate confession 2. Corporate prayer I saw a sports headline a couple of weeks ago that really surprised me. It turns out that one of the freshmen for the University of Tennessee’s football team got into some trouble with the law. That’s not really the surprising part. It seems that ...read more

Scripture: James 5:15-18

Denomination: Baptist

Remediation Series

Contributed by Jim Drake on Feb 12, 2008

As we’ve taken these nine tests of faith througout the book of James, we haven’t gotten the results we were hoping for. That’s why we need to show God’s grace by remediating each other.

1. Results that show the need for remediation 2. Responsibilities for providing remediation 3. Rewards for giving remediation As many of you know, I used to write curriculum for our military schools. And one of the things you have to do when you write curriculum is that you have to write tests. ...read more

Scripture: James 5:19-20

Denomination: Baptist

The Kind Of Prayer That Changes Things Series

Contributed by Grant Van Boeschoten on Feb 13, 2008

The world that we live in desperately needs God’s intervention, and so we need the kind of prayer that changes things. This sermon builds a case for why we need prayer and then discusses characteristics (honest, fervent, rises to take action, salvation)

The Kind of Prayer that Changes Things Grant van Boeschoten February 10, 2007 One of my favorite topics to talk about in life is prayer. One of my favorite things to do is to pray. Some people don’t see what all the commotion and fuss is about though. They don’t think that prayer is anything ...read more

Scripture: James 5:16

Confession Is Good For The Soul Series

Contributed by James May on Feb 13, 2008

#22 in the Book of James Series Confess your faults to one another and let the healing and forgiveness process begin. Pray for the healing of wounded spirits.

22 Confession is Good for the Soul The Book of James Series By Pastor Jim May “Alright, “fess up. You do the crime, you serve the time!” Have you ever heard someone say that to you? Perhaps when you were a kid and you did something you weren’t supposed to and then the time came to face the ...read more

Scripture: James 5:16-18

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Elijah The Man

Contributed by Colin Coombs on Feb 16, 2008

Elijah the Man- The Model - The Method. What an example and challenge for us. In a time when our nation seems to be so far away from God, here is a call to return to Biblcal standards.

Elijah The Man James 5:16b-18. 16b. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective. 17. 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. 18 Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth ...read more

Scripture: James 5:16

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Power Of Persistent Prayer

Contributed by Richard White on Feb 16, 2008

We have not because we ask not. There is power in persistent prayer.

The Power of Persistent Prayer James 5:13ff Luke 18:1-18 Recently there has been much information in the media about the Islamic faith. You might have learned more about the Muslims in the last year than you did all the rest of your life. I was interested to learn about one of their “Five Pillars ...read more

Scripture: James 5:13-18

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Secret Of Christ

Contributed by Monte Brown on Feb 19, 2008

Examining the secret of Christ prayer life and how we to have the same rain stopping prayer life like Elijah had.

The Secret of Christ James 5:17-20 2/24/08 Heart O’ the Hills Monte T. Brown Prelude I preached from this same text on January 11, 1987 at Heart O’ the Hills. The message was titled “The Secret of Christ.” This morning we will look at these same ...read more

Scripture: James 5:17-20

Denomination: Baptist

Christians In Need Of Conversion Series

Contributed by James May on Mar 2, 2008

#23 and the final message in the Book of James Series. Being a Christian has to be much more than just in word, but in action and in commitment to Christ.

23 Christians in Need of Conversion The Book of James By Pastor Jim May James 5:19-20, "Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him; Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of ...read more

Scripture: James 5:19-20

Denomination: Independent/Bible