…when you know of a fellow believer suffering (1 Cor 12:26); and when you are cheerful, praise prayerfully in song to the Lord (Eph 5:19). James 5:13-15 (emphasizing v13; see 1 Cor 12:26; Eph 5:19)
…for humility to call upon church leadership for prayers when you are sick, depressed, troubled, confused, have sinned, lack understanding from a portion of God's Word, etc. James 5:13-15 (emphasizing vv14-15; "sick" is Gk. word ἀσθενέω [as-then-E-ō], meaning: feeble, diseased, sick, weak)
…for one another to be made whole after confessing sins and faults to each other because our flesh opposes such open humility and vulnerability. Why? See next point. James 5:16 (emphasizing v16a; "healed" is Gk. word ἰάομαι [ee-A-o-mī], meaning: cure, heal, or make whole)
When we pray as above, it causes us to lean more firmly and faithfully upon Christ Jesus for His strength and cleansing power. This is why our flesh, the faithless world, and the foul minions of Satan hate Christ, hate God's grace, hate Christ's gospel. James 5:16 (emphasizing v16b; see Eph 6:10, 12; 1 Jn 1:9)
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Jon Cardwell was saved by God’s grace on June 3, 1985 while serving in the military as a deep sea diver in the U.S. Navy. The call to ministry came 8 years later when he was invited to serve the Lord in the Philippine mission field. Jon’s entry into pastoral ministry came...