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Power of Prayer - James 5:13-18

Introduction Prayer. So often neglected, yet so powerful. It has been said "You can tell a lot about a Church by observing how many people come to the prayer meeting." This is a very good comment because if somebody really understand the Gospel and is truly in Christ, prayer will be a priority. It has also been said that Prayer is to the Christian life as breathing is to the human life. This is yet another excellent observation because it highlights just how important prayer is. Why Should We Pray? If we take a minute to think about this question, it becomes clear that culture has shaped us more than we realise. Culture tells us that prayer doesn't work, even taking it as far as to say that prayer is pointless. To an extent, we've accepted this. Society sometimes prays when disaster occurs, even if they don't believe in prayer. We must return to Sola Scriptura, the belief that God's Word is enough, that His Word is inerrant, and that it is our only autho...