“If Anyone Is Sick…” — Part One
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“If Anyone Is Sick…” — Part One

James 5:14-18  (ID: 2618)

What are we to do when faced with serious illness? James instructed his readers to make prayer a matter of great importance, asking leaders of the church for their prayers of faith. Alistair Begg stresses that the power in prayer comes directly from God and that He will heal as He desires. Recognizing God’s sovereignty in sickness or in health will bring us comfort.

Series Containing This Sermon

A Study in James, Volume 4

Patience, Prayer, and the God Who Cares James 5:7-20 Series ID: 15904

Dangers, Toils, and Snares

Series ID: 22702


14Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. 15And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. 16Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.2 17Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the earth. 18Then he prayed again, and heaven gave rain, and the earth bore its fruit.

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Scripture taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. Copyright ©2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Text provided by the Crossway Bibles Web Service.

Alistair Begg
Alistair Begg is Senior Pastor at Parkside Church in Cleveland, Ohio, and the Bible teacher on Truth For Life, which is heard on the radio and online around the world.