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WHAT DOES GOD SAY?

James 5:13-16 - Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise. 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. 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. 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.”

THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
1) God still heals people.

Hebrews 13:8 – “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever.”


Isaiah 55:8 - “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the LORD.


Hebrews 11:39-40 - “All these people earned a good reputation because of their faith, yet none of them received all that God had promised. For God had something better in mind” (NLT)


2 Timothy 4:18 - The Lord will rescue me from every evil attack and will bring me safely to His heavenly kingdom. To Him be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

2) God is more concerned about my spirit.


Matthew 10:28 - Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.


Luke 10:20 – “However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”

3) God wants me to grow in faith.


Hebrews 11:6 - And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.

UNDERSTANDING YOUR FAITH JOURNEY


James 5:17-18 - 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. Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops.


1 Kings 17:1 - Now Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, whom I serve, there

1) Faith begins with a Word from God.



Romans 10:17 - “So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. (NJKV)


John 6:63 - “The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life.”


Hebrews 4:12 – “For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.”


1 Kings 18:43-44 - “Go and look toward the sea,” he told his servant. And he went up and looked. “There is nothing there,” he said. Seven times Elijah said, “Go back.” The seventh time the servant reported, “A cloud as small as a man's hand is rising from the sea.” So Elijah said, “Go and tell Ahab, ‘Hitch up your chariot and go down before the rain stops you.’”

2) Faith continues regardless of what I see.



2 Corinthians 5:7 – “For we walk by faith, not by sight.” (NKJV)


Hebrews 10:35-38 – “So do not throw away this confident trust in the Lord. Remember the great reward it brings you! Patient endurance is what you need now, so that you will continue to do God’s will. Then you will receive all that He has promised. For in just a little while the Coming One will come and not delay. And My righteous ones will live by faith.” (NLT)


1 Kings 18:45-46 - Meanwhile, the sky grew black with clouds, the wind rose, a heavy rain came on and Ahab rode off to Jezreel. The power of the LORD came upon Elijah and, tucking his cloak into his belt, he ran ahead of Ahab all the way to Jezreel.

3) Faith goes from a small beginning to a grand finale.



Zechariah 4:10 – Do not despise these small beginnings, for the LORD rejoices to see the work begin...” (NLT)

2 Corinthians 12:8-9 – “Three different times I begged the Lord to take it away. Each time he said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me.” (NLT)

The process is the point.


All scripture is from the New International Version (NIV) unless otherwise noted. NLT = New Living Translation