Pray, Praise, & Pursue

Scripture: James 5:13-20

Complementary Reading: Luke 18:1-7

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Sermon Outline

• Prayer is Powerful and Proper for Every Situation (verses 13-18)
  • Prayer and praise is proper across the full range of human experience
  • Prayer is powerful because it calls on the unlimited power of God
  • Prayer is powerful because it aligns our hearts and minds to God’s
• Prayerfully Pursue Those Walking Away from Truth (verses 19-20)
  • There are many kinds of people in a typical church, not all are truly saved
  • Every believer is encouraged to prayerfully pursue friends and relatives who seem to wander from the truth
• Deepen  Your Practice of Prayer and Praise
  • James lived what he wrote here
  • Intentionally grow in your practice of prayer