Sunday's Message - 01/16/2011

Prayer and Praise

James 5:13-20 ¹³ Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise. ¹⁴ Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. ¹⁵ And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven. ¹⁶ Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. ¹⁷ Elijah was a human being, even as we are. 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 produced its crops. ¹⁹ My brothers and sisters, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring that person back, ²⁰ remember this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of their way will save them from death and cover over a multitude of sins.

PRAYER

Elijah was an ordinary human being, just as we are and after he prayed God did not let it ran for three and a half years. Christians have lost the art of prayer and are simply not praying enough.

" NO PRAYER NO POWER. LITTLE PRAYER LITTLE POWER. MUCH PRAYER MUCH POWER."

We need to get back to the basics. Saints of God knew this a long time ago. Like Jesus, they prayed to God all night, until they received a break through. God still longs for a people that want to spend time with him. TITHE your time. Without obedience the saint does not have much of prayer life.

God’s word says: The effectual fervent prayer of a RIGHTEOUS man (not unrighteous). Sometimes God does not answer prayers because those that are praying need to get in right standing with God. We will see the difference when the power of prayer is going forward. If we want to see deliverance in the lives of our friends and family members, we have to PRAY.

PRAISE

When the prayers have been prayed, then the praises can GO forth. The word of God advises us to sing spiritual songs. Songs inspired by the Holy Ghost. Let God inspire you how to give thanks to Him. We do not have to stick to the conventions of the songs on the Christian/Gospel Radio Station to praise the Lord with.

THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX SAINTS.

Become inspired. Sing God’s word.