The Prayer of Faith (God Hears the Prayer of the Righteous, Part 1)
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Intro
Intro
Text - Psalm 34.17; Proverbs 15.29; James 5.16
17 The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears, And delivers them out of all their troubles.
29 The Lord is far from the wicked, But He hears the prayer of the righteous.
16 Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.
Series - God Hears the Prayer of the Righteous
Background
Background
Misunderstandings about prayer
“Prayer is powerful.”
“God answers all prayers.”
Part 1 - The Prayer of Faith
Part 1 - The Prayer of Faith
13 Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms.
14 Is 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.
15 And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.
16 Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.
The Main Point
The Main Point
God hears the prayer of the righteous because it is the prayer of faith.
What is the prayer of faith?
Sermon Points
Sermon Points
Are all prayers “faith”?
Faith is the meeting point between God and man
Faith is the meeting point between God and man
God meets man at the point of faith, not just in prayer.
6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.
6 But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind.
7 For let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord;
8 he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
let him ask in faith
double-minded = instability
God meets with a man whose faith acts.
13 Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms.
Pray - prayer itself is action
14 Is 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.
call for the elders - involve people who are themselves believers of God, and be willing to be prayer over
16 Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.
confess your trespasses to one another - be willing to recognize any in that may have caused the problem
Faith is more than just believing
Faith is more than just believing
Faith must become your way of life, not just a belief that you bring out in time of need.
15 The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, And His ears are open to their cry.
16 The face of the Lord is against those who do evil, To cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
17 The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears, And delivers them out of all their troubles.
God is “watching” over our lives, not just discerning what we believe in our heart
31 Now we know that God does not hear sinners; but if anyone is a worshiper of God and does His will, He hears him.
God does not hear sinners
Proverbs 28.9
The righteous is the person who lives according to what is right or acceptable before God.
Noah, the righteous preacher
1 Then the Lord said to Noah, “Come into the ark, you and all your household, because I have seen that you are righteous before Me in this generation.
9 This is the genealogy of Noah. Noah was a just man, perfect in his generations. Noah walked with God.
Lot the righteous
7 and delivered righteous Lot, who was oppressed by the filthy conduct of the wicked
8 (for that righteous man, dwelling among them, tormented his righteous soul from day to day by seeing and hearing their lawless deeds)—
Abraham
9 So then those who are of faith are blessed with believing Abraham.
believing - indicates a continuing practice or exercise of faith
The righteous are especially favored by God
12 For You, O Lord, will bless the righteous; With favor You will surround him as with a shield.
15 The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, And His ears are open to their cry.
God’s eyes are on them
16 The face of the Lord is against those who do evil, To cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
17 The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears, And delivers them out of all their troubles.
the righteous cry out and God hears them
19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous, But the Lord delivers him out of them all.
20 He guards all his bones; Not one of them is broken.
God delivers the righteous
21 Evil shall slay the wicked, And those who hate the righteous shall be condemned.
God defends the righteous
17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, But the Lord upholds the righteous.
God upholds the righteous
Faith is the substance behind the prayer of the righteous
Faith is the substance behind the prayer of the righteous
16 Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.
Faith makes the prayer of the righteous “effective”
16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much.
Faith makes the prayer of the righteous “work”
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.
Faith makes the prayer of the righteous “powerful” and “effective”
Conclusion
Conclusion
If you want to pray “effectively”
become a believing person - don’t just believe, live your faith!
live righteously - according to God’s standards
seek God’s will and follow them
do not conform your life to the world you live in
do not entabgle your life with the world (warning - Lot)
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