{"id":852,"date":"2013-11-11T11:11:34","date_gmt":"2013-11-11T16:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.faithlafayette.org\/4twelve\/?p=852"},"modified":"2014-07-25T13:37:47","modified_gmt":"2014-07-25T17:37:47","slug":"stewardship-of-prayer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.faithlafayette.org\/4twelve\/stewardship-of-prayer\/","title":{"rendered":"Stewardship of Prayer"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This year in our Sunday School lessons we are going through the books of James and Proverbs to look at the Practical Living from God\u2019s Word. \u00a0What is located below are the high level points we discussed this week. \u00a0Please use this tool to follow up with your teens and see how they plan to apply this to their life.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

James 5:13-20<\/p>\n

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Why do we pray?\u00a0 Is it necessary for us to pray?\u00a0 Doesn\u2019t God already know what is going to happen?<\/p>\n

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I can think of countless times in my life when God has done some amazing things in my life and I later found out that people were specifically praying for me at that moment.\u00a0 After I got married I found out of a sweet prayer warrior who had been praying for me to find peace in God\u2019s plan regarding a wife, and if possible for me to have a wife.\u00a0 When I had a freak attack on my breathing by my uvula (long story) I found out that at that moment God had put me on the mind of a sweet lady from my home church and she had been praying for me that morning.<\/p>\n

We need to pray and we need to use prayer on a more regular basis.<\/p>\n

How often do you pray?\u00a0 Do you pray just for the food you are about to eat?\u00a0 Do you only pray for a good night\u2019s sleep?\u00a0 Do you pray for all your needs?\u00a0 Do you pray for God to show you what to do?<\/p>\n

Today we want to talk about the Stewardship of Prayer.<\/p>\n

What are the 4 principles of Stewardship?<\/p>\n

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  1. God owns everything, you own nothing.<\/li>\n
  2. God entrusts you with everything you have.<\/li>\n
  3. You can either increase or diminish what God has given you; God wants you to increase it.<\/li>\n
  4. You can be called into account at any time, and it may be today.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    One of the areas of stewardship we should be thinking about is how do we use our prayer life.\u00a0 Did you know that right now as we meet for Sunday School there are 2 ladies who get together every Sunday morning to pray for you for an hour and a half as we meet?\u00a0 This is the way we should be thinking about prayer, it is an opportunity to talk to God and to plead with Him.<\/p>\n

    Read James 5:13-20<\/p>\n

    Praying through Life\u2019s Circumstances (13)<\/h1>\n

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    So we need to pray when life is rough as well as when life is good.\u00a0 In this verse we are reminded of that very thing.<\/p>\n

    Is anyone suffering, he should pray.<\/h2>\n

    So when a tough circumstance comes along we should pray about.\u00a0 Why?<\/p>\n

    Do we pray for this awful thing to be taken away?\u00a0 Sure we can pray that if it is God\u2019s Will that this thing be taken from us.\u00a0 Even Jesus asked God if the suffering could be removed from Him.<\/p>\n

    Mostly we need to pray for wisdom from God to be able to understand why God is putting us through this suffering.<\/p>\n

    James 1:5 (NASB95)<\/p>\n

    5<\/b> But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him.<\/p>\n

    \u201cPrayer can remove affliction, if that is God\u2019s will. But prayer can also give us the grace we need to endure troubles and use them to accomplish God\u2019s perfect will. God can transform troubles into triumphs<\/i>. \u201cHe giveth more grace\u201d (James 4:6). Paul prayed that God might change his circumstances, but instead, God gave Paul the grace he needed to turn his weakness into strength (2 Cor. 12:7\u201310). Our Lord prayed in Gethsemane that the cup might be removed, and it was not; yet the Father gave Him the strength He needed to go to the cross and die for our sins.\u201d[1]<\/sup><\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n

    Is anyone cheerful, he should pray.<\/h2>\n

    Prayer is not just for the bad times.\u00a0 We need to pray even during the good times.<\/p>\n

    Not all of life is suffering so learning how to rejoice even in the midst of suffering is a crucial part to handling trials well.\u00a0 Think of Paul in a prison and yet he still found joy in Christ.\u00a0 Acts 16:25 (NASB95)<\/p>\n

    25<\/b> But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns of praise to God, and the prisoners were listening to them;<\/p>\n

    Pray through sickness<\/h1>\n

    So if someone is sick we are to call the church and have the elders pray over that person.<\/p>\n

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    There is a couple interesting notes about the specific ill person in this verse.<\/p>\n

    The person has sinned (15b \u2013 16)<\/h2>\n

    The Greek text says, \u201cIf he has been constantly sinning.\u201d This parallels 1 Corinthians 11:30, \u201cFor this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep\u201d (have died). James has described a church member who is sick because he is being disciplined by God. This explains why the elders of the assembly are called: the man cannot go to church to confess his sins, so he asks the spiritual leaders to come to him. The leaders would be in charge of the discipline of the congregation.[2]<\/sup><\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n

    Pray until the person confesses their sin (16)<\/h2>\n

    When a person has fallen ill because of a sin in their life the elders should continue praying for them until they have sought forgiveness.<\/p>\n

    This is why we do things like church discipline.\u00a0 Is church discipline necessary?\u00a0 Why or why not?<\/p>\n

    In the early church, the believers practiced church discipline. First Corinthians 5 is a good example. Paul told the believers at Corinth to dismiss the sinning member from the assembly until he repented of his sins and made things right. The little word \u201ctherefore\u201d belongs in James 5:16\u2014\u201cConfess your sins therefore to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed\u201d (literal translation). The word faults<\/i> in the Authorized Version<\/i> gives the impression that the man\u2019s deeds were not too evil; they were only faults. But it is the word hamartia<\/i> that James used, and this word means \u201csin.\u201d It is the same word used in James 1:15, where the subject is definitely sin.[3]<\/sup><\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n

    The Prayer of Faith Will Save Them (15)<\/h2>\n

    It is not the anointing that heals, but the praying. The Greek word translated \u201canointing\u201d is a medicinal term; it could be translated \u201cmassaging.\u201d This may be an indication that James suggests using available means for healing along with asking the Lord for His divine touch. God can heal with or without means; in each case, it is God who does the healing.<\/p>\n

    But what is \u201cthe prayer of faith\u201d that heals the sick? The answer is in 1 John 5:14\u201315\u2014\u201cAnd this is the confidence that we have in Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He heareth us: and if we know that He hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of Him.\u201d The \u201cprayer of faith\u201d is a prayer offered when you know the will of God<\/i>. The elders would seek the mind of God in the matter, and then pray according to His will.[4]<\/sup><\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n

    This is a bit different than going to a healer.\u00a0 Notice this is a group of men praying and they are asking God to do the work.\u00a0 The power to do it does not reside in one of them but rather in God.\u00a0 The men are there pleading with God to do this.<\/p>\n

    Pray for our Nation<\/h1>\n

    In 1 Kings 17 and 18 we are given the story that this verse is referencing.<\/p>\n

    Read 1 Kings 17-18<\/p>\n

    Elijah say a need in his nation and he prayed for it.<\/p>\n

    Without getting to political what are some of the things we can be praying for today in our nation?<\/p>\n

    Pray for Those Stuck in Sin (19-20)<\/h1>\n

    Such a condition is, of course, very dangerous. It is dangerous to the offender because he may be disciplined by the Lord (Heb. 12). He also faces the danger of committing \u201csin unto death\u201d (1 John 5:16\u201317). God disciplined the sinning members of the Corinthian church, even to the point of taking some of them to heaven (1 Cor. 11:30).<\/p>\n

    But this backsliding is also dangerous to the church. A wandering offender can influence others and lead them astray. \u201cOne sinner destroys much good\u201d (Ecc. 9:18, nasb<\/a>). This is why the spiritual members of the church must step in and help the man who has wandered away.[5]<\/sup><\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n

    hat are we to do when we see a fellow believer wandering from the truth? We should pray for him, to be sure; but we must also seek to help him. He needs to be \u201cconverted\u201d\u2014turned back into the right path again. Do believers need to be converted? Yes, they do! Jesus said to Peter, \u201cWhen thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren\u201d (Luke 22:32).<\/p>\n

    It is important that we seek to win the lost, but it is also important to win the saved. If a brother has sinned against us, we should talk to him privately and seek to settle the matter. If he listens, then we have gained our brother (Matt. 18:15). That word gained<\/i> means \u201cwon.\u201d It is the same word translated \u201cget gain\u201d in James 4:13. It is important to win the saved as well as the lost.<\/p>\n

    If we are going to help an erring brother, we must have an attitude of love, for \u201clove shall cover the multitude of sins\u201d (1 Peter 4:8). Both James and Peter learned this principle from Proverbs 10:12\u2014\u201cHate stirreth up strife: but love covereth all sins.\u201d<\/p>\n

    This does not mean that love \u201csweeps the dirt under the carpet.\u201d Where there is love, there must also be truth (\u201cspeaking the truth in love\u201d says Paul in Eph. 4:15); and where there is truth, there is honest confession of sin and cleansing from God. Love not only helps the offender to face his sins and deal with them, but love also assures the offender that those sins, once forgiven, are remembered no more.[6]<\/sup><\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n

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    [1]<\/a> Warren W. Wiersbe, vol. 2, The Bible Exposition Commentary<\/i> (Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1996), 382.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    [2]<\/a> Warren W. Wiersbe, vol. 2, The Bible Exposition Commentary<\/i> (Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1996), 382.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    [3]<\/a> Warren W. Wiersbe, vol. 2, The Bible Exposition Commentary<\/i> (Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1996), 382.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    [4]<\/a> Warren W. Wiersbe, vol. 2, The Bible Exposition Commentary<\/i> (Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1996), 382-83.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    b<\/a>asb New American Standard Bible<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    [5]<\/a> Warren W. Wiersbe, vol. 2, The Bible Exposition Commentary<\/i> (Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1996), 384.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    [6]<\/a> Warren W. Wiersbe, vol. 2, The Bible Exposition Commentary<\/i> (Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1996), 384-85.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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