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The Book of James

Contents
1 James, the Lords Brother
2 The Perfection of Our Faith
3 Enduring Temptation
4 Being and Doing
5 Love and the Law
6 Faith That Works
7 Taming the Tongue
8 The Humanity of Heavenly Wisdom
9 One Lawgiver and Judge
10 Weep and Howl!
11 Getting Ready for the Harvest
12 Prayer, Healing and Restoration
13 The Everlasting Gospel

The Book of James

Our Goal

Our journey this quarter spans the

entire Christian era, as it includes
some of the earliest preaching, as
well as special insights for these
last days.
Let us not miss these insights.

The Book of James

Lesson 12, Dec 20

Prayer, Healing, and

Restoration

Prayer, Healing, and Restoration

Key Text

James 5:16 NASB

Therefore, confess your sins to

one another, and pray for one
another so that you may be
healed. The effective prayer of a
righteous man can accomplish
much.

Prayer, Healing, and Restoration

Initial Words

The Spirit, by which Jesus effected

miraculous healings, is not simply a
power to be used; we are to be
instruments in His hands. God would
gladly heal everyone who is sick, but
He is interested in a more substantial,
lasting healing.
Is there a relationship between healing
and forgiveness in answer to prayer?

Prayer, Healing, and Restoration

Quick Look

1. Prayer and Healing

(James 5:13, 14a, 17)
2. Forgiveness and Healing
(James 5:15)
3. Confession and Healing
(James 5:16)

Prayer, Healing, and Restoration

1. Prayer and Healing

James 5:13, 14a, 17 NKJV

Is anyone among you suffering?

Let him pray. Is anyone among you
cheerful? Let him sing psalms.
Is anyone among sick? Let him call for
the elders of the church, and let them
pray over him....
Elijah was a man with a nature like
ours, and he prayed earnestly....

1. Prayer and Healing

The Essential Christian Toolkit

The word for suffering in James

5:13 is from the same root as the
word used to refer to the suffering of
the prophets (vs. 10). It refers to both
physical and mental suffering.
Prayer is especially essential in facing
difficulties, but singing or playing
sacred music (psalleto-, can mean
either) is also helpful.

1. Prayer and Healing

Prayer for the Sick

Two different Greek words are used

for the sick: first (astheneo- in vs. 14)
is also used of Dorcas who became
sick and died (Acts 9:37, NKJV);
second (kamno- in vs. 15) refers
generally to the patient, but it is also
used of those who are dying and, in
this context, seems to mean someone
physically worn out or wasting away.

1. Prayer and Healing

Prayer for the Sick

The desire for healing requires full

surrender to Gods will, whatever it is.
However, the references to sav[ing]
and rais[ing] the sick (compare
shall save...from death in James
5:20) point unmistakably to the
resurrection as representing the only
complete healing, when this this
mortal shall have put on immortality.

1. Prayer and Healing

Model of Prayer

Elijah was a righteous man and

even translated to heaven, but he had
the same passions and feelings that
we have. The fact that God heard his
prayer should encourage us that our
prayers will be heard too.
Elijah

prayed earnestly.

Prayer, Healing, and Restoration

2. Forgiveness and Healing

James 5:15 NKJV

And the prayer of

faith will save the
sick, and the Lord
will raise him up.
And if he has
committed sins, he
will be forgiven.

2. Forgiveness and Healing

Healing for the Soul

More important than the healing of

the body is the healing of the soul.
Our purpose is not to make people
healthier sinners but to point them
to the eternal life found in Jesus.
The word for healing in this verse
(iaomai) can refer to healing that
goes beyond the cure of
physical illness.

2. Forgiveness and Healing

Healing for the Soul

Having already in verse 15 hinted at

a broader understanding of healing
(the resurrection), James makes the
connection between illness and sin,
the latter being the root cause of all
our problemsnot that every illness
can be traced back to a particular sin
but that sickness and death are the
results of us all being sinners.

2. Forgiveness and Healing

Healing for the Soul

Faith in Jesus brings healing from

spiritual weakness and sin. In a sense,
every healing Jesus performed was a
parable meant to draw peoples
attention to their deeper need of
salvation.
In the case of the paralyzed man in
Mark 2, Jesus immediately assured
him that his sins were forgiven.

2. Forgiveness and Healing

Healing for the Soul

While Gods healers today should

employ all available medical means
to cure disease, efforts should be
made also to heal the whole person,
not just for this life but in view of
eternity.

Prayer, Healing, and Restoration

3. Confession and Healing

James 5:16 NKJV

Confess your
trespasses to
one another, and
pray with one
another, that
you may be
healed.

3. Confession and Healing

Healing Relationships

Healing includes the healing of

relationships, which is why we are
exhorted, confess your sins to one
another (James 5:16, NRSV),
meaning those we have wronged
(Matt. 18:15, 21, 22).
That is, if you have wronged or
offended others, confess to them.

3. Confession and Healing

Healing Relationships

Then the blessing of the Lord will

rest upon you because the process
of confession involves a dying to self,
and only through that death to self
can Christ be formed within you.

3. Confession and Healing

Healing Relationships

Gods Spirit worked through Elijah to

restore the relationship between
Israel and Himself.
Elijah carried it forward in small
villages and homes and in training
future spiritual leaders through the
schools of the prophets to multiply
his work of revival and reform.

Prayer, Healing, and Restoration

Final Words

James appeals for his brothers in the

church to do a work similar to that of
Elijah in leading people back to God.
Saving souls from death is possible
only through the covering of sins,
by applying the gospel to our lives,
and becoming instruments of mercy
(Prov. 10:12).